Ex-AOL exec calls Facebook new 'walled garden'
A former AOL executive says Facebook is doing what the Internet portal should have done: It is keeping its structure as a "walled garden."For years, AOL tried its best to keep users hooked with ...
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Facebook Follies: How Not To Get Burned
Do you have Facebook fever yet? If you do, here are some sobering warnings from investor arbitration lawyer Andrew Stoltmann on how not to get scorched on the company's upcoming initial public offering (IPO): "We need look no further than IPOs in 2012 of "sexy" online companies to see burned retail investors who sustained significant losses. Online coupon company Groupon and Internet radio ...
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Gizmo Guy Jonathan Takiff’s Internet TV picks
WHAT’S REALLY hot on Internet TV? Roku CEO Anthony Wood recently shared the top 10 channels on his platform. Netflix remains No. 1, followed by Pandora, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, the ad-supported Crackle movie channel, HBO Go, the casual video game Angry Birds (playable on the top Roku 2 XS box), Disney, NBC News and Glenn Beck TV. Let me tack on some personal faves.
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Bob Pittman Addresses AOL's Downfall, Surviving Digital Change
Paul Bond The former co-COO of AOL Time Warner was among the panelists at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Tuesday. read more
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Facebook a cultural as well as business phenomenon
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Facebook goes public — as it’s expected to do this week in what is almost certain to be the biggest stock debut for an Internet company — it will be more than a financial milestone. It will also reflect how tightly a company launched eight years ago in a college dorm room has been woven into the fabric of society. In its ability to shape how people around the world ...
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