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Small Investors Seek Answers to the Confusion of Facebook Trading
By NATHANIEL POPPER
Scott Eisen/Bloomberg News
An unusually large proportion of the trading on Friday was done by ordinary investors through brokers like Scottrade.
Nasdaq said 30 million Facebook shares were executed improperly Friday because of technical flaws, and retail investors have spent the week looking for someone to address their losses.
Bits Blog
Mark Zuckerberg Officially a Billionaire
By NICK BILTON
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, officially became a billionaire Tuesday after selling more than 30 million Facebook shares.
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Battle Over Dish’s Ad-Skipping Begins as Networks Go to Court
By BRIAN STELTER
The major television networks are fighting to preserve the traditional model of paying for their programming.
DealBook
Questions of Fair Play Arise in Facebook's I.P.O. Process
By EVELYN M. RUSLI, BEN PROTESS and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Lawmakers are questioning a process in which the banks involved in Facebook's I.P.O. shared a negative outlook about the company only with select clients.
Bits Blog
Google Cleared of Infringing on Oracle's Java Patents
By QUENTIN HARDY
Jurors in Oracle’s lawsuit against Google found that the search giant violated no patents on the Java programming language when it created the Android operating system.
French Data Regulator Chides Google
By ERIC PFANNER
After a meeting with Google executives on Wednesday, the regulator said the company’s answers to a questionnaire about the new policy had not addressed many of its concerns.
As Computing Changes, Hewlett-Packard Struggles to Follow
By QUENTIN HARDY
Finding it hard to keep up with radical shifts to new modes of computing, the technology company reported sharply lower net income and confirmed a plan to pare its work force.
DealBook
Sequoia Capital Said to Be Expanding to Brazil
By VINOD SREEHARSHA
By setting up a regional office, likely in São Paulo, Sequoia Capital would be the latest Silicon Valley stalwart to tap into the region’s growing economy.
Advertising
When Marketing Links Web and TV Dramas
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN
“Daybreak,” a Web-only series from the marketers of AT&T, will be promoted with a 15-second commercial during the season finale of “Touch,” on Fox.
Front Row
Trying to Click Online
By ERIC WILSON
As fashion companies explore new ways to engage consumers online, some experiments that might sound strange are having unexpected results.
Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96
By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Polley, a Zenith engineer, invented the Flash-Matic remote control for television, and spent years reminding people he was the device’s sole inventor.
Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation
DealBook: Facebook Debut Raises Questions on I.P.O. Process
Partnership to Bring Ultrahigh-Speed Internet to Six Communities
If Video Sites Could Act Like Cable Companies
Bits Blog: Venture Capital Partner Claims Sexual Harassment
Dell Misses Estimates as Computer Sales Slump
Mobile Phones Offer Indian Women a Better Life
Europe Weighs Antitrust Case Against Google, Urging Search Changes
State of the Art
Going Beyond Search, Into Fetch
By DAVID POGUE
Microsoft and Google are jostling for bigger shares of the search market by including more data on search subjects.
May 25, 2012
New York School Discusses Social Media Guidelines
May 24, 2012
Video: Was Facebook's I.P.O. Fair?
Scuttlebot »
News from the Web,
annotated by our staffThe First Video Taken with Google Glasses| mashable.com
Video quality is quite impressive - but I still can't imagine getting over the geek factor of wearing a pair in public. - Jenna Wortham
RIP webOS: Again and for good this time| zdnet.com
Google poaching of the core Enyo team from Hewlett Packard effectively kills H.P.'s WebOS ambitions, such as they were. - Damon Darlin
Rooftop urban farm may sprout at Microsoft’s Redmond campus| GeekWire
Vegetables grown hydroponically on Microsoft's parking garage roofs will be served in corporate kitchens. - Damon Darlin
Which Facebook Insider Is Poking This $50 M. Tribeca Townhouse?| observer.com
The Observer is just shooting in the dark about who is buying it, from Sean Parker to a WSJ reporter's fiancee. - Damon Darlin
Disruptions
A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children
By NICK BILTON
It is refreshing to find a standout start-up called DIY, which is developing a do-it-yourself community for children that is like Never Never Land. Children learn to make things, fun things.
The Media Equation
Maturing as Publisher and Platform
By DAVID CARR
The Atavist, which helps produce multimedia storytelling for digital devices, has a content management system that has turned into a business opportunity.
The Facebook Offering: How It Compares
What has happened after 2,400 technology, Internet and telecom I.P.O.’s.
Could These Start-Ups Become the Next Big Thing?
The start-up scene is on fire, flooded with apps that are attracting backing from venture capitalists. But a few stand out from the crowd.
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- Small Investors Seek Answers to the Confusion of Facebook Trading
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- Bits: Mark Zuckerberg Officially a Billionaire
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25 May ' 04:09
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24 May ' 07:40
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Questions of Fair Play Arise in Facebook's I.P.O. Process
By EVELYN M. RUSLI, BEN PROTESS and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
News about Facebook appeared on the ticker at Morgan Stanley's headquarters in Manhattan on Wednesday. The share price closed at $32.
Lawmakers are questioning a process in which the banks involved in Facebook's I.P.O. shared a negative outlook about the company only with select clients.
Bits Blog
Google Cleared of Infringing on Oracle's Java Patents
By QUENTIN HARDY
Jurors in Oracle’s lawsuit against Google found that the search giant violated no patents on the Java programming language when it created the Android operating system.
French Data Regulator Chides Google
By ERIC PFANNER
After a meeting with Google executives on Wednesday, the regulator said the company’s answers to a questionnaire about the new policy had not addressed many of its concerns.
As Computing Changes, Hewlett-Packard Struggles to Follow
By QUENTIN HARDY
Finding it hard to keep up with radical shifts to new modes of computing, the technology company reported sharply lower net income and confirmed a plan to pare its work force.
DealBook
Sequoia Capital Said to Be Expanding to Brazil
By VINOD SREEHARSHA
By setting up a regional office, likely in São Paulo, Sequoia Capital would be the latest Silicon Valley stalwart to tap into the region’s growing economy.
Advertising
When Marketing Links Web and TV Dramas
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN
“Daybreak,” a Web-only series from the marketers of AT&T, will be promoted with a 15-second commercial during the season finale of “Touch,” on Fox.
Front Row
Trying to Click Online
By ERIC WILSON
As fashion companies explore new ways to engage consumers online, some experiments that might sound strange are having unexpected results.
Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96
By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Polley, a Zenith engineer, invented the Flash-Matic remote control for television, and spent years reminding people he was the device’s sole inventor.
Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation
DealBook: Facebook Debut Raises Questions on I.P.O. Process
Partnership to Bring Ultrahigh-Speed Internet to Six Communities
If Video Sites Could Act Like Cable Companies
Bits Blog: Venture Capital Partner Claims Sexual Harassment
Dell Misses Estimates as Computer Sales Slump
Mobile Phones Offer Indian Women a Better Life
Europe Weighs Antitrust Case Against Google, Urging Search Changes
State of the Art
Going Beyond Search, Into Fetch
By DAVID POGUE
Microsoft and Google are jostling for bigger shares of the search market by including more data on search subjects.
May 23, 2012
Google's Comment on Street View Data
Scuttlebot »
News from the Web,
annotated by our staffANALYST: If Zuckerberg Hadn't Worn That Hoodie At The Roadshow,| Business Insider
If the woes of Facebook's stock are really due to Zuck's hoodie, that can't speak highly of Wall Street investors. - Joshua Brustein
Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman Hiring For Offensive Cyber Ops | threatpost| threatpost.com
Defense contractor is looking for a few good hackers for what it vaguely calls "offensive" cyber ops - Somini Sengupta
Apple Maintains Top Mobile PC Share in Q1’12| DisplaySearch
Group tablets in with PCs and Apple has 22% of the market. It is growing 124% year over year. - Damon Darlin
Sequoia’s Greg McAdoo Says Venture Business Is A “Meritocracy”| TechCrunch
"...an all-male panel of VCs...said that sexism isn’t that much of an issue in the industry." - David Gallagher
Disruptions
A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children
By NICK BILTON
It is refreshing to find a standout start-up called DIY, which is developing a do-it-yourself community for children that is like Never Never Land. Children learn to make things, fun things.
The Media Equation
Maturing as Publisher and Platform
By DAVID CARR
The Atavist, which helps produce multimedia storytelling for digital devices, has a content management system that has turned into a business opportunity.
The Facebook Offering: How It Compares
What has happened after 2,400 technology, Internet and telecom I.P.O.’s.
Could These Start-Ups Become the Next Big Thing?
The start-up scene is on fire, flooded with apps that are attracting backing from venture capitalists. But a few stand out from the crowd.
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- Bits: Venture Capital Partner Claims Sexual Harassment
- App Smart: Seeing What’s on TV Without Touching the Remote
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- Zuckerberg’s Property Status, Post-Marriage
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- A Second Chance for Idle Electronics
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- Zuckerberg’s Property Status, Post-Marriage
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23 May ' 22:02
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22 May ' 23:11
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation
By DAVID STREITFELD and KEVIN J. O’BRIEN
Gero Breloer/DPA
A Google Street View car taking photographs in Berlin. German regulators sought information on data Google collected.
All sorts of private Internet communications were casually scooped up as Google Street View cars photographed the world’s streets.
Partnership to Bring Ultrahigh-Speed Internet to Six Communities
By JOHN MARKOFF 12:09 AM ET
A start-up company will work with an alliance of universities to build faster networks to foster economic development and to promote services like education and health care.
If Video Sites Could Act Like Cable Companies
12:09 AM ET
The Federal Communications Commission is considering giving online distributors like Hulu and YouTube the same rights and responsibilities enjoyed by cable companies.
Dell Misses Estimates as Computer Sales Slump
The computer maker’s business suffered as smartphones and tablets took over the market.
SAP Agrees to Acquire Ariba for $4.5 Billion
By WILLIAM ALDEN
SAP, which battles with Oracle as the rival titans in enterprise software, will be expanding its cloud-based services with the acquisition.
Venture Capital Partner Claims Sexual Harassment
By NICOLE PERLROTH
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the blue-chip Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for its early investments in Google, is being sued by an investment partner.
Mobile Phones Offer Indian Women a Better Life
By NILANJANA S. ROY
In India, researchers are beginning to study the effects that the explosive growth in the mobile phone market has had on women's lives, in some cases, breaking the pattern of marital isolation.
Big Day for a Space Entrepreneur Promising More
By KENNETH CHANG
The launch of the rocket ship built by his company, SpaceX, is the latest achievement by Elon Musk.
Quarterly Sales Rise 2.3% at Vodafone
By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN
The improved results in emerging markets, as well as in Germany and Britain, helped offset declines in Italy and Spain.
Eugene Polley, Conjuror of a Device That Changed TV Habits, Dies at 96
Media Decoder Blog: Supreme Court Passes on File-Sharing Case, but Still No End Is in Sight
Media Decoder Blog: Cable Operators to Expand Their Plan to Share Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Media Decoder Blog: Time Warner Cable Head Sides With TV Networks Over Ad-Erasing Technology
DealBook: Yahoo Will Sell a Stake in Alibaba
Link by Link: Professor Makes the Case That Google Is a Publisher
The Zuckerberg Wedding Gown Is Going Viral| fashionista.com
Priscilla Chan's Claire Pettibone designed wedding dress is now highly sought after. It's like a royal wedding dress.
Facebook on SecondMarket| secondmarket.com
An illustrated timeline that shows pre-I.P.O.share price. Facebook's shares are now where they were in 2010.
Let's Sing| letssingapp.com
Described by a friend as "Draw Something with singing," this app is either a brilliant twist or a nightmarish spin-off.
- Bits: Venture Capital Partner Claims Sexual Harassment
- Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation
- Partnership to Bring Ultrahigh-Speed Internet to Six Communities
- Dell Misses Estimates as Computer Sales Slump
- Bits: Twitter Implements Do Not Track Privacy Option
- Bits: Facebook I.P.O. Raises Regulatory Concerns
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22 May ' 12:38
After months of waiting for approval from various regulatory bodies, Google said it had officially closed its $12.5 billion deal to acquire Motorola Mobility.
Hungarian Start-Ups Defy Economic Climate
By PALKO KARASZ
Many young Hungarian entrepreneurs are trying to emulate firms like Prezi, which makes cloud-based software for more dynamic presentations.
A Conversation With Kickstarter Co-founder Perry Chen
A wide-ranging interview with a co-founder of Kickstarter. It may expand into new categories like urban design.
Even in the Digital Era, Teens Are Still Teens| The Daily Beast
Despite the ubiquity of Facebook and iPhones, the basic elements of high school are the same as they were decades ago.
- State of the Art: Taking Beats Anywhere, by Bluetooth
- Pogue's Posts: How to Track Your Smartphone Data Usage
- Bits: Verizon Clarifies: Unlimited Data Plans to Die Slow Death
- App Smart: Digital Guardians That Help Ease the Fears of Parents
- Bits: CEOs and CIOs Are Increasingly Disconnected
- How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet
- Bits: Google Closes $12.5 Billion Deal to Buy Motorola Mobility
- How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet
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- Bits: Widespread Virus Proves Macs Are No Longer Safe From Hackers
- The Education of Mark Zuckerberg
- Novelties: For Hard of Hearing, Clarity Out of the Din
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22 May ' 00:59
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
As Facebook's Stock Struggles, Fingers Start Pointing
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED, EVELYN M. RUSLI and SUSANNE CRAIG
Richard Drew/Associated Press
Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 I.P.O. price.
Much of the blame for Facebook's initial public offering debacle is landing on Morgan Stanley, the lead banker.
Zuckerberg’s Property Status, Post-Marriage
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD
Whatever Mark Zuckerberg earned before marrying his college sweetheart is still solely his property afterward.
Europe Weighs Antitrust Case Against Google, Urging Search Changes
By JAMES KANTER and DAVID STREITFELD
The European Commission warned Google to propose changes in “a matter of weeks” to its method of answering user queries, or possibly face an antitrust lawsuit.
Media Decoder Blog
Supreme Court Passes on File-Sharing Case, but Still No End Is in Sight
By BEN SISARIO
The court effectively let stand a jury's $675,000 damages award against Joel Tenenbaum, a former Boston University student who admitted to downloading some 30 songs on the unlicensed file-sharing service Kazaa. But there could be another trial.
Media Decoder Blog
Cable Operators to Expand Their Plan to Share Wi-Fi Hot Spots
By BRIAN STELTER
Five of the nation's biggest cable operators announced they would collaborate so that customers of one company can use the Wi-Fi of any of the others in public places like malls, arenas and parks.
Media Decoder Blog
Time Warner Cable Head Sides With TV Networks Over Ad-Erasing Technology
By BRIAN STELTER
Glenn Britt, the chief executive of Time Warner Cable, said he opposed services like Auto Hop, introduced by the Dish Network, as a danger to the system that produces television programming and distribution.
Kodak Loses Patent Case Against Apple and RIM
By BLOOMBERG NEWS 10:56 PM ET
A judge said that RIM and Apple had not violated Kodak’s patent for digital image-preview technology, because the patent was invalid.
Cities offer free rent to bring in an Apple Stores| arstechnica.com
City Creek Mall in Salt Lake City reportedly offered Apple five years of free rent. Stores bring foot traffic.Damon Darlin
FTC names Internet privacy expert as senior adviser| The Washington Post
Paul Ohm, a University of Colorado Law School prof, will advise FTC on consumer protection and competition policy.Damon Darlin
Five cable companies cut the cord, offer free Wi-Fi roaming| gigaom.com
The catch is that to get free roaming Wi-Fi from the cable companies, one needs to subscribe to cable.Damon Darlin
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21 May ' 14:00
Monday, May 21, 2012
Europe Offers to Let Google Settle Potential Antitrust Charges
By JAMES KANTER 2:57 PM ET
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg News
Google's office in London.
The European Commission said Google might have abused its dominant position in online search but gave the company a chance to settle without facing formal charges.
Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED 2:27 PM ET
Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent in midday trading on Monday, to around $33 a share.
- Stocks Surge Broadly 4:02 PM ET
Troves of Personal Data, Forbidden to Researchers
By JOHN MARKOFF 3:26 PM ET
Huge repositories of data collected by Internet companies are not accessible to scientists, leading some to complain that studies based on these data can’t be peer-reviewed.
DealBook
Nasdaq Concedes Facebook Missteps
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
The chief executive of the Nasdaq stock market contended that the missteps had not affected the performance of the company’s shares.
DealBook
Link by Link
Professor Makes the Case That Google Is a Publisher
By NOAM COHEN
A law professor, Eugene Volokh, argues in a paper that Google is a publisher, with First Amendment protection. But sometimes it benefits Google to be seen as a mere connector.
China Clears Google Purchase of Motorola
Chinese regulators attached a big condition: that Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices remain available at no cost for the next five years.
May 21, 2012
CEOs and CIOs Are Increasingly Disconnected
May 21, 2012
Daily Report: A Facebook Founder's Next Venture
How Facebook's IPO Got Hijacked by Computers| buzzfeed.com
Main takeaway from the stock market glitch during Facebook's IPO? In the war against machines, we don't stand a chance.Jenna Wortham
Leap Motion| leapmotion.com
This is truly amazing: add multitouch, in the air, to your Mac.Nick Bilton
The Story of Send| google.com
An animated journey of what happens to e-mail after you hit send.Jenna Wortham
I Put My Family Business on Facebook. Here’s What Happened.| thejournal.ie
A small business owner gives Facebook advertising a try and gains a new appreciation for Google.Nicole Perlroth
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