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* Google (GOOG) is still getting flack for its recently-introduced "Search Plus Your World" feature, which emphasizes Google+ over Twitter and Facebook in Google search. While the move would have likely been controversial regardless, the fact that Google has always positioned itself as being "unbiased and objective" doesn't help its cause. Also: to further drive home the point that "Search Plus" is skewed, developers from Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace created a "bookmarklet" that swaps out "Search Plus" results with results from Google's standard search algorithm. (Pandodaily and CNNMoney)
* Apple (AAPL) hired Anderson Teixeira, formerly President of Sony Ericsson U.S and Head of Region North America, as the new head of Apple's Latin America region. (9 to 5 Mac)
* The average Silicon Valley salary rose nearly 5% to $104,195. (The Wall Street Journal)
* The luxury flash sales site Gilt Groupe laid off 10% -- or up to 90 -- of its employees as part a move to get the company profitable by the fourth quarter. (All Things D)
* Twitter acquired the spam and malware protection service Dasient. According to Twitter, the team will be integrated into the social network's revenue engineering team because "they have a deep understanding of advertising-platform security issues." (Mashable)
* Do-it-yourself online fashion mag Polyvore raised $14 million from investors and plans to use the money to expand abroad, go mobile, and cover new areas like interior design and weddings. (The New York Times)
* Virgin America named one of its jets after Steve Jobs and emblazoned the Jobs quote "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" on it. (MacRumors)
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"Simple answer - we screwed up in every way possible, learned lots of valuable expensive lessons." - Rupert Murdoch on MySpace (The Hollywood Reporter)
* Republican Representative Lamar Smith is pushing ahead with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), aimed at combating online piracy overseas, despite criticism from tech companies MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Jan 13, 2012 11:39 AM ET
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* Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for the company's final C.E.S. keynote, which mostly played up eccentricity and flash over substance, including an appearance by Ryan Seacrest and a "Tweet Choir" (see video above) that sang Microsoft- and CES-related tweets. Ballmer did make mention of progress on the MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Jan 10, 2012 11:19 AM ET
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"Little startups are ridiculously overfunded... The market is ridiculously overcrowded with early stage investors. This results in a talent drain, where the best talent gets diffused and work for their own startups." -- Entrepreneur Sean Parker (TechCrunch)
* According to John Stanton, chairman of the venture capital firm Trilogy MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Nov 16, 2011 6:02 AM ET
At this point, the ultimate fate of the beleaguered Internet company is anybody's guess. But here are some of the executives that may get a chance at taking the top spot.
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* Smartphone maker HTC is investing $300 million in Beats Electronics, the same company that releases various Beats by Dr. Dre audio products. HTC reportedly plans to incorporate the technology into future handsets. (All Things D)
* Twitter is updating the social network with two new features. Replacing the "@Mentions" MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Aug 11, 2011 7:00 AM ET
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* In recent months, Google has come under attack for lashing out at Apple, Microsoft, and RIM, which in turn led those companies -- not to mention Silicon Valley insiders -- to criticize the Internet giant right back. Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan penned an excellent MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Aug 8, 2011 6:30 AM ET
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"I'm just hoping this doesn't end like 2000 again. The desire to make a buck does help fuel innovation, but it can also wipe out people's nesteggs if they get too greedy." -- MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson (Google+)
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JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Jul 18, 2011 3:30 AM ET
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* One third-party reported it, but now it's official: Google+ grew to 10 million in two weeks, with users sharing more than 1 billion items being shared daily. "We're only at 1% of what's possible," Google CEO Larry Page said during this week's conference call. "Google's just getting MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Jul 15, 2011 8:58 AM ET
Signs of exuberance are everywhere: Tesla roadsters, soaring real estate, overpriced vinegar - and eye-popping valuations for pre-IPO companies like Facebook and Zynga. So why are so many Silicon Valley denizens reluctant to use the B-word?
By David A. Kaplan, contributor
FORTUNE -- Michael Dreyfus, 49, is a leading real estate broker in the heart of Silicon Valley. During the winter he sensed the housing market was coming back, though he hadn't MORE
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| Company | Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp... | 7.95 | -0.16 | -1.97% |
| Microsoft Corp | 31.27 | -0.17 | -0.54% |
| Ford Motor Co | 12.28 | -0.25 | -2.00% |
| General Electric Co | 19.39 | 0.17 | 0.88% |
| Citigroup Inc | 32.36 | -1.00 | -3.00% |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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| Dow | 12,938.67 | -27.02 | -0.21% |
| Nasdaq | 2,933.17 | -15.40 | -0.52% |
| S&P 500 | 1,357.66 | -4.55 | -0.33% |
| Treasuries | 2.00 | -0.04 | -1.96% |
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