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Ping: A Friend’s Tweet Could Be an Ad

Tuesday was another typical day for John Chow, blogger and Internet entrepreneur in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Chow treated his 50,000 Twitter followers to a photograph of his lunch (barbecued chicken and French fries), discussed the weather in ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Facebook Inc.,  Charter Communications, Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Kim Kardashian

Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

Twitter again innovates based on what its users are doing, changing its prompt to "What's happening?" - Claire Cain Miller Bloomberg reports the value of Facebook stock on private exchanges has nearly doubled. - Brad Stone Top-of-the-line ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California,  Barnes & Noble, Inc.,  Oprah Winfrey,  Twitter Inc,  Google Inc.

BigDeal Puts a New Spin on 'Entertainment Shopping'

The lucky and determined winner of these contests can usually score a product like an SLR digital camera for a few dollars; but everyone else either loses the money they spent on bids, or must funnel that investment into buying the product at full ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California,  Google Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Gap, Inc.,  David Gallagher

New Sony Reader May Miss Christmas for Some

The Sony Daily Edition Reader might seem like a fine holiday gift. Unlike the other Sony e-reading devices sold in stores now, it has a spacious 7-inch touchscreen and wireless access to Sony’s online bookstore and newsstand. The only problem: Sony, ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sony Pictures,  Sony,  AT&T Inc.,  Damon Darlin,  Barnes & Noble, Inc.

The Argument for Free Classes via iTunes

The music, videos and mobile applications available through Apple’s iTunes Store get all the attention, but it might be time to acknowledge the increasingly varied and popular offerings of iTunes U, Apple’s catalog of lectures from colleges and ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: AT&T Inc.,  Damon Darlin,  Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Charles Darwin

A Co-Founder of Microsoft Has Lymphoma

Paul Allen, a private investor and co-founder of Microsoft, has been told he has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to an e-mail message sent to employees of his investment firm, Vulcan. This month, Mr. Allen, 56, received the diagnosis of diffuse large ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Paul Allen,  Forbes Magazine,  Seattle Seahawks,  Portland Trailblazers

Google and Partners Revise Terms of Digital Book Deal

SAN FRANCISCO Google and groups representing book publishers and authors filed a modified version of their controversial books settlement with a federal court on Friday. The changes would pave the way for other companies to license Google’s vast ...

From BRAD STONE AND MIGUEL HELFT, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Denny Chin,  Authors Guild

Clicking for a Cause

BRAD SUGARS says he believes that cancer can be defeated, one birthday at a time. On his 38th birthday this year, Mr. Sugars, a skin cancer survivor and chief executive of the professional coaching firm ActionCoach, decided to raise money for the ...

From BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc,  Google Inc.,  Sean Parker,  Mark Zuckerberg

Electronic Arts Buys Playfish, a Social Games Start-Up

Electronic Arts, the video game company, announced Monday that it had acquired Playfish, one maker of the social-network-based games that have become so popular this year. Games are becoming more lucrative as people get accustomed to buying things as ...

From CLAIRE CAIN MILLER AND BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Electronic Arts Inc.,  TechCrunch,  Mark Pincus,  Google Inc.,  Washington Times

Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays

SAN FRANCISCO Silicon Valley may have discovered the perfect business: charging real money for products that do not exist. Sara Merrill of Parsonfield, Me., with her cat, Demon Baby, bought for the game Pet Society. These so-called virtual goods, ...

From CLAIRE CAIN MILLER AND BRAD STONE, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Mark Pincus

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