Archive for November 7th, 2008

Twitter business models: They’re out there

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Twitter could easily make money. Here’s how.

Yahoo Buzz plugs into social network

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Yahoo’s Buzz site for recommending and finding interesting sites now is integrated with the social connections enabled by the Yahoo Open Strategy.

More about printer ink rip-offs

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

More about printer ink rip-offs–One HP printer lets you use all the ink you paid for.

To win in the cloud, Microsoft needs developers–Microsoft’s Azure offering is too narrow at the moment. Developers need to get on board to make the offering meaningful.

Obama appoints lobbyist to head FCC transition, reports say–President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of a lobbyist and DC insider to head FCC transition team could be bad news for the tech community.

Nvidia profit plummets as revenue slips–The chipmaker comes in a penny below analysts’ predictions for earnings, but beats estimates for revenue.

Yahoo shares plummet post Ballmer comments

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Microsoft’s CEO makes it clear a merger is not in the cards for Redmond and Yahoo, sending the Internet search pioneer’s stock down as much as 16.5 percent.

Google, Xerox CEOs on Obama economic team

Friday, November 7th, 2008

A 17-member economic advisory board for the president-elect includes Eric Schmidt, Warren Buffett, Paul Volcker, Larry Summers, and other notable figures.

Earnings alert: Lenovo revenue plunges 78 percent

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Plus: Time Warner performance is flat…Pioneer predicts greater loss…Motorola losses return…Comcast shows resilience.

‘60 Minutes’: Following the trail of toxic e-waste

Friday, November 7th, 2008

A crew from the CBS News program gets roughed up while reporting on electronic waste shipped illegally from the U.S.

Ballmer backs Obama, seeks ’sense of optimism’

Friday, November 7th, 2008

During a visit Down Under, Microsoft’s CEO says he has confidence in the leadership of the U.S. president-elect and hopes to see a “positive psychology loop” return.

Hell freezes over: Ballmer considering open-source browser?

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been an ardent critic of open source, but in Australia he actually makes a rational, pragmatic comment on the topic.

Geotagging plug-in shows maturing Lightroom

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Lightroom can’t match Photoshop for customization and plug-ins, but growing beyond its original abilities. Also, it’s getting more popular for editing raw images.