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Internet Explorer QA The browser you loved to hate is making a comeback
Internet Explorer's tight integration into Windows 8, coupled with the fact that IE10 is actually pretty good, means the veteran browser is enjoying something of a resurgence these days. Humorous advertising poking fun at the browser's past (while distancing itself from it) has also encouraged many ex-users to take a fresh look. I chatted with Internet Explorer's Marketing ...
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Fly here often Virgin breaks the ice
Fans of Virgin America have said they feel like they are stepping into a nightclub when they enter the planes cabin. Mood lighting and ambient music greet passengers as they take their seats. Now the Burlingame-based airline has taken the club feeling a bit further by helping passengers work on their pickup lines. OK, thats not how they are pitching it. But much as at a club, where you can send ...
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Google faces display ad antitrust suit report
Sources told Reuters that the investigation has to do with tools Google got in its Doubleclick purchase, and complaints from other companies to the Federal Trade Commission. Google Inc. could soon be facing an antitrust investigation into whether some of its advertising sales violate antitrust law. Sources told Reuters that the investigation has to do with tools Google got in its Doubleclick ...
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Twitter trolls target Rooney baby
Sadly for Klay Rooney, times have changed. His parents chose to share their joy at his birth on Tuesday on Twitter – and it didn’t take long for the internet trolls to ...
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5 Content Lessons SEO Opportunities From Bloomingdales
Bloomingdale's is a leader in fashion in the brick and mortar world. But how does a store with history back to the 1800s adapt to the new online world? Let's look at a few tactics Bloomingdale's uses in content marketing to find a few SEO ...
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Stiles sells Sawgrass Technology Park for 34 discount
Stiles Capital Group has sold the Sawgrass Technology Park in Sunrise to a Miami-based investor for $52 million, a 34 percent discount on what it paid. Stiles bought the 12-building, 63-acre campus at 1601 N.W. 136th Ave. for $79 million in 2005. The campus, including office, flex and warehouse space, was once the headquarters of Racal-Milgo (Nextira One Solutions). The buyer of the industrial ...
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How much for an Apple I This auction thinks at least $116k
An Apple I computer will show up in an auction in Germany on Saturday, and the minimum sale price is $116,000, according to the New York Times. Apple I computers are bringing in big cash at auctions lately, with one last year taking home $640,000. An Apple I computer will show up in an auction in Germany on Saturday, and the minimum sale price is $116,000, according to the New York ...
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The Funded Caring Inc. Peloton Technology Aviacomm
Caring Inc. raised $3.5 million,Peloton Technology raised $840,000 andAviacomm raised $500,000. Here are the latest fundings from Silicon Valley companies, announced or filed recently with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Funded is a recurring feature where we post new fundings that cross our desks, as well as an archive of past fundings. Click here to search the database. San ...
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Ohio program to repay building owners for energy efficiency upgrades
The Council of Smaller Enterprises is launching a program to recoup building owners in Ohio for the cost of energy efficiency upgrades. The Council of Smaller Enterprises will offer a first-ever program to recoup building owners in Ohio for the cost of energy efficiency upgrades through regular monthly billing, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Under the Ohio Energy Resource Fund, the ...
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Facebook delays Home in Europe seeks stronger First impression
IDG News Service - Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback. Facebook is wise to delay the rollout, one analyst said, rather than release the product to other markets and ...
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Russias leading social network banned by mistake
social network with 210 million registered users, was put overnight on a "black list" of sites barred from distributing content inside Russia. Hours later, the ban was lifted. The company's ...
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Google attempts to trump Facebook $1bn bid for Waze
USA Google are among a number of companies circling Israeli mapping software company Waze after Facebook put in a $1bln takeover bid. Bloomberg reports that none of the bidders are close to clinching a deal, and the start-up might remain independent.Founded 4 years ago, Waze makes a navigation application for iPhone and Android used by roughly 45 million people. Its mapping service is ...
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Meet Vin Ryan King of the mountain
Meet Vin Ryan, the Boston billionaire youve never heard of. In roughly a month, Iron Mountain Inc. will hold a shareholder vote to make yet another exception to its 75-year age limit for corporate directors, a nod to the important advisory role played by longtime board member Vin Ryan, 77, whose term expires this year. Classified as an independent director, Ryan is Iron Mountains largest ...
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Nuance analysts cheered by Icahns growing clout
On the heels of a dismal quarter plagued by poor execution and a spike in operating costs, Nuance Communications received yet another wake-up call earlier this month when it was disclosed that activist investor Carl Icahn has added to his ownership stake in the company. While some analysts have since suggested that a little shareholder activism is exactly what the Burlington-based company needs ...
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City tech job commutes that compute
Nicholas Reid used to have a horrible commute. Every morning, the Society Hill resident bicycled to a SEPTA station, took a train to Wilmington and then biked to the headquarters of SevOne, where he directs product management and design. Then, every night, he reversed the process. It was a 20-mile bike ride in total, Reid said. Now, Reids commute is a 10-minute walk. Thats because SevOne, which ...
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CEO File Tim McLaughlin
Tim McLaughlin CEO Intuitive Company on a custom made staircase in it self-designed studio in the historic Waterworks building in Manayunk. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Tim McLaughlin. Age: 38. Title: Principal, relationship strategy. Company: Intuitive ...
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Software startup scripts the art of the deal
Michael Halper of SalesScripter LLC Michael Halper knows its not easy being in sales not all salespeople are born with the ability to sell the shirt off their own back. He has, however, developed a software tool designed to give some salespeople a leg up. In 2012, Halper founded SalesScripter LLC, a Web-based software application that helps sales professionals create and manage scripts for ...
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Peak Facebook British users lose their Liking for Zucks ad empire
Facebook's popularity is slumping in the UK as users become fed up with being bombarded with advertising, a YouGov survey has revealed. In a report examining social media use among web-savvy Brits, the market research firm found a 9 per cent drop in Facebook usage since April ...
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Russian regulator blacklists social media site VK
The future of Russia's biggest social media site was thrown into a state of flux Friday after the country's communications regulator moved to shut it down.The site, VKontakte, is similar to Facebook and has roughly 200 million registered users. On Friday a notice on the website of Russia's Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass ...
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TV-related tweets may attract ads with new Twitter campaign
A new advertising method from Twitter will watch for tweets from you about certain TV shows and allow those shows' advertisers to target you. Of course, you can always ignore their tweets the way you ignored their commercials.The new way to target ads was described ...
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CIPC vows to resolve backlogs
CIPC commissioner Astrid Ludin says system problems have created some backlogs, but nothing that will take the commission long to resolve. The backlogs created by technical problems with its IT system will not take long to resolve, says the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). The CIPC has also denied reports that a backlog in company registrations exists, but admits to a ...
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Five ways to avoid bill shock
Bill shock is on the increase as smartphone use in SA surges. Unexpectedly exorbitant cellphone bills are increasingly being reported as smartphone penetration grows in SA. Telecommunications service provider Nashua Mobile says these bills are mostly caused by the automatic downloading of data. "This can be expensive on home turf, but if you're abroad, it can turn an enjoyable trip ...
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Long walk to spectrum
A policy finally paving the way for more spectrum allocation will go to Cabinet next month. Several years after government first mooted spectrum allocation in high-demand frequencies, the industry is still waiting for action. ITWeb has compiled a timeline of the process so ...
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Google considers Waze purchase
Google is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billion and is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties, said Bloomberg, citing a ...
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Fujitsu Pan-European Retail Survey 2013 The store will remain the hub for engaging with connected customers
News facts: * Fujitsu shares findings of survey with European retail senior managers on the future of stores in a multichannel environment * Sixty-five percent of European retailers interviewed believe the importance of stores is rising, despite the fact that online shopping is considered the most attractive distribution model today * When rating the importance of distribution models for the ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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