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How Is a Facebook-Like Site Actually Created From Scratch
and is open source. You can download it yourself and play with it (though you'll clearly be a few iterations behind what we're really using). There is also some fancy HTML5 and JavaScript on the front end to allow you to interact with the site without constantly posting back and reloading. Everything I've said so far is public information, and you can figure out after a few hours ...
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This week in D.C. tech InTheCapitals big shindig
InTheCapital leaps into the tech meetup business this week with the launch of DC UpFront at House of Sweden. Also: "Social" appears to be the word of the week. (Full disclosure: IntheCapital is owned by the Washington Business Journal's parent company.) Tuesday, May 21 Get It Online: The Second Screen: How Social is Revolutionizing TV Eliza Kern of GigaOM and other panelists lead a ...
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Target opens San Francisco tech center
Target on Friday unveiled its new technology office in San Francisco that will be its West Coast hub for development of mobile and online services, the Mercury News reports. The office will give the retailer a foothold in the Bay Area, where other companies including Walmart have set up tech centers to take advantage of local talent in developing online technology. Target has hired nearly 20 ...
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Dubai visitor escapes jail in Facebook photo threat
Dubai: A visitor has won a suspended imprisonment after he obtained a waiver from his ex-fiancé whom he was accused of threatening to publish her naked photos on ...
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How to Use a Military Concept to Manage SEO in a Data-Scarcity Reality
realm of uncertainty . Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian military thinker, widely acknowledged as the most important of the classical strategic thinkers, wrote this saying in his seminal book ...
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Teens Arrested after Posting Rape Video on Facebook
Three Chicago-area teens are facing charges of aggravated sexual assault after they allegedly raped a girl and posted the video on Facebook. Justin Applewhite, 16, Kenneth Brown, 15, and Scandale Fritz, 16, are named in the attack. According to prosecutors, Fritz lured a 12-year-old girl to his home, took her into the basement, and sexually assaulted her. Reports indicate that he then took ...
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Yahoo makes Tumblr deal official Video
May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Industries U.S. director of research Paul Sweeney examines Yahoo's $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr and how it can monetize and grow the acquisition while retaining its "cool factor" with users. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." Yahoo confirmed that it will pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr on Monday in a nearly all-cash ...
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UFC Suspends Nate Diaz for Posting Gay Slur on Twitter
A fighter with the UFC as was given a lengthy ban and a sizeable fine after he posted several offensive messages on Twitter in violation of the UFC's conduct ...
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Maker Faire draws crowds in San Mateo
The Maker Faire Festival this weekend drew tens of thousands of people to the San Mateo County Fairgrounds to check out the latest do-it-yourself technology and projects. More than 120,000 people were expected to attend the annual event over the ...
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In the money May 20 Austin startup funding wrap-up
ProspX Inc., Wisegate Inc., Zebra Imaging Inc. and Postmaster Inc. pulled in funding over the past week. At least four Austin-area companies received funding last week to take their businesses to the next level, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Software maker ProspX Inc. received $8.2 million of a planned $9.2 million financing from 39 investors. Online ...
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5 challenges Marissa Mayer faces on TumblrYahoo deal
Tumblr's traffic has grown rapidly since its founding, but has dipped in recent months. Its official: Yahoos Marissa Mayer cut a deal to acquire microblogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The site gives Yahoo instant access to some 108 million bloggers, most under the age of 25. But the deal isn't without its share of challenges. Here are Mayers five biggest hurdles to overcome: 1: You ...
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Slideshow Steampunk Google Glass other fun from Maker Faire
Sign at entry to the Maker Faire shows the way to a few of the many attractions that covered the sprawling San Mateo event center grounds. Lock-picking anybody? "I leave my mind at home so I won't lose it at work," read a sign at the Maker Faire in San Mateo over the weekend. The annual mashup of Burning Man, science fair and gadget makers' heaven had on full display what its ...
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Exclusive 49ers COO on Super Bowl Santa Clara as the next SoMa
Paraag Marathe is the COO of the San Francisco 49ers. On Tuesday, team owners for the National Football League will decide between Santa Clara and Miami for the 2016 Super Bowl L. In an edited interview, Niners COO Paraag Marathe, a 12-year veteran of the team, shares his thoughts on Super Bowl prospects at the new $1.2 billion Santa Clara stadium and drops hints about a new, high-end 49ers ...
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Karyopharm names investors behind Series B round
Michael Kauffman, CEO, Karyopharm Karyopharm Therapeutics Monday named the investors of its $48.2 million Series B round of funding . The Natick, Mass.-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company said the Series B round, reported by Mass High Tech last week, was led by a private investor with additional investors participating in the round including Delphi Ventures. The funding will be used ...
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SA retailers slow to adopt e-commerce
retail strategy, EMEA, at JDA Software, who notes that local retailers are observing the transition that has taken place in more mature markets; learning from what has worked, avoiding costly mistakes, and shaping this into a strategic roadmap that can create a true ...
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Websense to go private for $907 million
Vista Equity Partners in a deal that values the online security firm at about $907 million. The offer of $24.75 per share represents a roughly 29 percent premium ...
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Yahoo confirms $1.1B acquisition of Spark-backed Tumblr
Spark Capital general partner Bijan Sabet has led his Boston-based firm's investments into Tumblr, which Yahoo has acquired for $1.1 billion. When New York-based blogging platform Tumblr raised its first funding, of $750,000, in 2007, Boston-based Spark Capital was among the two venture capital firm investors. On Monday, after massive growth (and continued funding by Spark) over six years, ...
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BizNext 7 things you need to know 05.20.13
Is Google coming to town and brining 500 or more jobs? The rumors began flying over the weekend courtesy of @nextstl. BizNext's @stlbizakurtovic is on it and trying to get a response from Google. We'll let you know what happens. Hope people aren't getting it confused with word last week that 500-600 Boeing IT workers are coming here over the next few years. Yes, what we told you ...
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Which Online Flower Stores PPC Ad Won Mothers Day 2013
Every Mother's Day, the pressure is on for online flower stores to use elements of persuasion throughout their PPC ads and websites to engage and convert visitors. With more than $2.3 billion forecast to be spent ...
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Yahoo will pay $1.1B for Tumblr
Yahoo Inc.s deal for the blogging site will provide the Internet power with a bigger foothold in the thriving social networking and communications space, as well as tap a much younger demographic, The Wall Street Journal reports. Right now, Tumblr generates only about $13 million in annual revenue, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is expected to move quickly to boost that number, the Silicon Valley ...
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Dont buy that MacBook Air Product refresh apparently coming in June
Supplies of Apple's MacBook Air are dwindling at retailers, which means a product refresh could be imminent. Apples Worldwide Developers Conference is coming next month, and the product rumor mill is in full swing. One of the top rumors today is that the Cupertino-based company will reveal a new MacBook Air, running Intels forthcoming Haswell chip. Apple Insider reports the available ...
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Matrix and Pilot House-backed Qualtre lands new round of funding
Nearly two years after it landed an $10 million round of funding, motion sensor maker Qualtre Inc. has landed another round, bringing the total funds raised to $26 million. Marlborough, Mass. -based Qualtre Inc. has landed $3 million in funding, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The funding comes after the developer of solid state motion sensors for ...
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How to Start YouTube Advertising in 9 Steps
video viewing doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. If you're ready to advertise on YouTube for the first time – with one of those ads that pop up before you watch your video – then this basics guide is for you. Although there is a lot more intricate information that goes into getting the best ROI from YouTube ads, this nine-step guide is simply a beginner's ...
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1 billion
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has agreed to buy Tumblr Inc. in a $1.1 billion, all-cash deal. The board of directors for Yahoo Inc. has agreed to buy social-networking and blogging site Tumblr Inc. for $1.1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. Its the biggest deal yet for Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, after a series of smaller deals since she took control last year, according to the Silicon Valley ...
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English Helper collects $750K fundraise
Westwood, Mass. based English Helper Inc. has secured a new round of funding. The developer of software to help non-English speaking people learn the English language raised $750,000, according to documents filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Used by schools, higher education students, skill-building organizations, companies, and other individuals, English Helpers products ...
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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