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Taser CEO sees big bump in pay
Rick Smith saw a bump in pay in 2012. Taser International Inc. CEO Rick Smithmore than tripled his pay in 2012, but the leader of the high-tech stun-gun manufacturer still has yet to collect more than $1 million in annual compensation. Smith earned compensation totaling $898,801 last year, a huge increase from the $276,344 earned during 2011. Much of that was due to stock awards and incentive ...
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Tech roundup Google inquiry iPhone urinalysis the Amazon paradigm
Get caught up on the days biggest tech news: The feds have cranked up a new antitrust investigation into how Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) handles its advertising sales, Reuters reports. Google seems to be following the lead of online e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), getting into the business of selling industrial and B2B goods, The Wall Street Journal reports. Will wonders never ...
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Next week Space hacking Startup Conference Instagram unfiltered
The calendar is a bit light next week after the three-day Memorial Day break, but there are a few good opportunities for founders and funders nonetheless. The big one is in Redwood City on Thursday when the annual Startup Conference is held in Redwood City. If your group is hosting something you think we should include in our daily and weekly TechFlash Silicon Valley calendar, send me a note at ...
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Who to follow on Twitter in Wichita
Who to follow on Twitter in Wichita Think Twitter is just about self-shot photos and what people are eating for lunch? There's some of that, but in this week's cover story, the Wichita Business Journal highlights some local tweeters who talk about much more than that. The report focuses on nine individuals who are among the most effective drivers locally of intelligent conversation. They ...
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Top Twitter practices for business marketing
Feel like a twit instead of a Twitter expert? Youre not alone. Businesses are having a difficult time cracking the code to successful marketing via Twitter. However, executive education and conference company Global Strategic Management Institute tackled the topic in its Social Media Strategies Summit Blog. The blog recently offered the Top 10 Twitter Marketing Tips to Remember. Check them out, ...
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Reports Dell buyout group to amass $7B in financing
Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. are reportedly amassing up to $7 billion in financing to counter Michael Dells investor groups offer of $2.4 billion for Dell Inc. shareholders. Thomson Reuters LPC is reporting that Icahn and Southeastern want the financing before Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) shareholders meet in July to vote on a prospective buyout and move to take the ...
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Two bailed after arrest over Woolwich attack Twitter comments
Two men have been released on bail after their arrest for allegedly making offensive comments on Twitter about the murder of a British soldier in ...
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Guest Blogging vs. Guest Posting – Imagine A World Without Links
For several months now debate has continued about the merits of guest posting, the relationship between content and links, backlinks, publishers and signature links, guest posting, and comments. It's sad to read articles; many by bloggers and people who run sites based on contributions from guest bloggers, as to the decline in the importance in guest blogging. It's pure drivel and the ...
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Mass. Energy invests in energy efficiency-promoting tech startups
Ambri, led by CEO Phil Guidice, is one of six young companies that will share a $734, 134 in seed money from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to showcase their ideas to potential investors. A half-dozen young companies that have developed energy-saving technologies -- from storage batteries to improved solar panels -- will be sharing $734,134 in seed money from the Massachusetts Clean ...
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Ashton Kutcher says the media messed up Twitter
It's not me, it's you. That was the message from actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcher, who was on hand at CTIA 2013 to discuss his views on the mobile industry and social networking. During the keynote, Kutcher was asked how he thought Twitter was monetizing the mobile market. The star of the upcoming film, "jOBS," said the media messed up the social ...
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Jennifer Lopez teams with Verizon on retail startup
Jennifer Lopez is getting into the mobile phone business with Viva Movil, aimed at Hispanic consumers. Jennifer Lopez may not be an expert on mobile technology just yet, but the star claims deep knowledge of the Latino consumer and says she will be using that insight to form a partnership with Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) on a chain of targeted mobile-phone stores called Viva Movil. Lopez, whose ...
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Twitter users should learn lessons from Sally Bercows libellous tweet
the Sally Bercow libel verdict you should beware letting your fingers and thumbs run away with themselves.The high court ruling, though specifically dealing with Bercow's tweet ...
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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 ...
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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