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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr

2013-05-20 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...

Google Play marks subscription music service for internet giant

2013-05-16 04:00:00

Google Inc. upended the Internet with its search engine. It launched its own email service, made roads and highways easier to navigate, developed the world's most popular operating system for mobile devices and took a shot at Apple Inc.'s iTunes with...

Fox, Twitter team up to promote TV shows, sell ads

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Fox and Twitter have entered into a partnership to promote the broadcaster's programs and help advertisers reach TV audiences as they discuss shows on the social network. Twitter Inc., which has established itself as the water cooler where America...

Will Twitter's new #Music app boost the recording industry?

2013-04-19 14:00:00

Twitter Inc. says its new music service helps users discover songs and artists. But the music industry isn't sure it's something to sing about just yet. The #Music app recommends songs based on the artists Twitter users follow. It also shows what...

Will Twitter be music to users' (and the music industry's) ears?

2013-04-18 09:32:00

Will a song be worth more than 140 characters to Twitter users? After testing out a new music discovery service with celebrities such as Ryan Seacrest, Blake Shelton, Ne-Yo and Moby, Twitter is clicking play on Twitter #Music. The free service will be...

Tracking workers' every move can boost productivity — and stress

2013-04-08 05:00:00

Second of two parts Phil Richards used to like his job driving a forklift in a produce and meat warehouse. He took pride in steering a case of beef with precision. Now, he says, he has to speed through the warehouse to meet quotas, tracked by bosses...

Silicon Valley start-ups criticize state money transmission law

2013-04-01 19:30:00

California is applying money-transfer laws to high-tech start-ups and others in the business of moving funds, subjecting them to the same strict regulations and heavy scrutiny as financial service companies. And that has some Silicon Valley...

Facebook to unveil HTC phone with Google's Android software

2013-04-03 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready for the Facebook phone. The company is close to unveiling a smartphone whose software keeps the social network front and center. It is part of an overall strategy to advance Facebook's ambitions to dominate mobile devices...

Dedicated e-readers 'irrelevant,' say many publishing executives

2013-01-17 10:06:00

Is your Kindle e-reader "irrelevant"? Yes, says a significant share of publishing executives. That's one of the most interesting pieces of news to come out of Digital Book World, publishing's annual e-reading conference, which got underway Wednesday...

YouTube's top 10 viral videos of 2012 have 'Gangnam Style'

2012-12-17 21:05:00

South Korean pop sensation Psy's "Gangnam Style" has become the most-viewed YouTube video of all time, with the infectious music video approaching 1 billion views worldwide. The wildfire popularity of the four-minute song and dance video, uploaded...

Time Warner Cable, Blockbuster on Demand to launch on Roku

2013-01-07 09:23:00

Roku, the maker of devices for streaming music and video in the home, bolstered its entertainment offerings with the addition of Time Warner Cable, Blockbuster on Demand and Fox Now -- among other services. The company said it has surpassed 700 channels...

Will SoftBank buy other U.S. telecom firms after Sprint?

2012-10-16 00:00:00

In a soda market completely dominated by Coke and Pepsi, it wouldn't make much business sense to purchase Royal Crown Cola unless you also had plans to get your hands on Mountain Dew or Dr Pepper. I'm guessing Japan's SoftBank has just such an idea in...

Mary Shea has been named to the new position of chief commercial officer at InContext Solutions. Shea will develop commercial strategy, direct sales and marketing and positioning the company for expansion.

2011-05-02 00:00:00