Google may not be evil, but it's also not trustworthy The Los Angeles Times | You've heard all about how banks present a danger to the financial system once they become "too big to fail" (I'm looking at you, JPMorgan Chase). Here's the equivalent question about a much different company: Has Google become too big to trust? | To ask the question is to answer it, but in case t...
Study sees social media growth falling in India Zeenews New Delhi: India may be embracing latest technologies like mobility and cloud, but factors like privacy concerns and cultural fabric could restrain social media growth in the country as compared to other nations, a report by research firm Gartner today said. | The report suggests that four significa...
Facebook Builds Network of Friends in Washington The New York Times | SAN FRANCISCO — For nearly five years, Facebook has quietly and deftly befriended the nation’s top lawmakers by giving them a little tech support. Enlarge This Image Facebook | Representative Bob Goodlatte, center, with Joel Kaplan, lef...
Raven Industries Reports Record Fiscal 2013 First-Quarter Results Seeking Alpha | SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Raven Industries, Inc. (RAVN) today reported record sales and earnings for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended April 30, 2012. | The sales and earnings trends Raven experienced in the 2012 fiscal ...
How to succeed in the enterprise without really trying: Apple's crunch ZDNN | By Joe McKendrick | May 18, 2012, 11:04am PDT | Summary: Companies are now crawling with Apple sales representatives — not paid representatives, but end-users. | Author’s note: This is a modified version of I recently ran at the Insurance N...
Cash from Facebook IPO Likely to Fund More Startups Newsfactor Facebook shares are officially trading. The social media giant set its initial share price at $38 and offered 421 million shares. That means Facebook could make IPO history with an $18.5 billion offering on a $104 billion valuation. | Facebook boasts...
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Facebook Beefs Up Patent Arsenal Ahead of IPO Jakarta Globe San Francisco. Facebook struck a $550 million deal Monday to get its hands on hundreds of AOL patents from Microsoft as the social network hardened its defenses before it goes publ...
'Inexact' computer chip 15 times more efficient than current models unveiled Newstrack India | Washington, May 18 (ANI): Computing experts including Indian origin researchers have created an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's 50-year pursuit of accuracy. | The design improves power and resource efficiency by allowing for ...
Twitter agrees to adopt Do-Not-Track privacy option Canada Dot Com | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter will honor requests from users who do not want their online behavior tracked, the company said on Thursday, in contrast with Web companies such Google Inc and Facebook Inc whose business models rely heavily on collecting user data. | Twitter said it will officially support "Do Not Track," a standardized privacy i...
Drinking coffee linked to lower deaths: research The Daily Telegraph Coffee drinkers may live longer as research has found they were less likely to die during the 14-year study period than non-coffee drinkers. | Drinking coffee was found to be linked with a lower risk of dying over 14 years, in a research study. Photo: Alamy tag --> | By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor | 7:30AM BST 17 May 2012 | Comments | Resear...
