Daily Blitz
The following is an excerpt from David Goldman | July 12, 2012 | CNN.com |
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- If it wasn't clear before, it certainly is now: Your username and password are almost impossible to keep safe.
Nearly 443,000 e-mail addresses and passwords for a Yahoo site were exposed late Wednesday. ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Kara Swisher | November 30, 2012 | allthingsd.com |
It’s hard to say how serious this is right now, but Yahoo was ordered to pay $2.7 billion in a lawsuit related to a breach of contract and lost profits of a yellow pages listing service ... Read More
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Excerpt from Amir Efrati | October 19, 2011 | WSJ.com
As Strategic Review Continues, Profit Fell 26% Amid Weakness in Display Ads
Yahoo Inc. has taken numerous steps—including the firing more than a month ago of Chief Executive Carol Bartz—to get back on a growth trajectory. But it promises to be a ... Read More
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Excerpt from Sandra Block | November 17, 2011 | usatoday.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The new Citibank branch in Washington's Foggy Bottom neighborhood, around the corner from a Whole Foods and Roti Mediterranean Grill, looks more like an Internet café than a place you'd go to cash a check.
There are no brochures ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Devin Coldewey | October 13, 2012 | msnbc.com |
The controversial WikiLeaks service has lost what some might consider a powerful ally after the site restricted access to leaked information behind a donation paywall. The hacker collective known as Anonymous called the paywall "wholly unethical" ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Laura Rowley | First Published on November 2, 2011 | DailyFinance.com |
Like many Americans, Al Checchi is fed up with Wall Street. But the 63-year-old isn't joining the protestors at Occupy Wall Street. Checchi is a multimillionaire. His beef is with the institutions that ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Jonnelle Marte | April 23, 2012 | Smartmoney.com |
Stocks fell Monday as concerns over political upheaval in Europe unsettled investors. And this volatility may continue even after ballots are cast in upcoming elections, advisers say.
The sudden resignation of the Dutch prime minister Monday, coupled ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Mike Isaac | July 25, 2012 | Allthingsd.com |
All eyes will again focus on Facebook tomorrow, as the social giant gears up for its first earnings call.
Yes, the expected attention will rest on the company’s admitted weaknesses: Facebook’s young advertising business faces stiff challenges ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Tanya Lewis | July 20, 2012 | Wired.com |
Imagine a creativity cap. A device that would free you, if only momentarily, from your mindsets, from your prejudices, from the mental blocks to creativity.
These words are emblazoned on the website Creativitycap.com, and they represent the ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Chris Barth | June 29, 2012 | Forbes.com |
Social media addicts may be dismayed to learn today that Twitter updates will no longer automatically sync with LinkedIn accounts. In a blog post earlier today, Ryan Roslansky, Head of Content Products at LinkedIn, noted that ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from CAROLYN COHN, Reuters | July 11, 2012 | thefiscaltimes.com |
Investors are criss-crossing the increasingly smudged line between emerging and developed markets as the euro zone crisis challenges traditional perceptions of a safe investment.
This blurring of distinctions was illustrated last month by index compiler MSCI's ... Read More
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The 10th Richest American
Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764–1839) was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and landowner. He is listed as the 10th richest American of all time and heir to one of the largest estates in the New York area at the time.
Van Rensselaer ... Read More
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