Monthly Archives: December 2011
China-Based Hacking of 760 Companies Shows Cyber Cold War
By Michael Riley and John Walcott (Updates with countries where attacks have occurred in 45th paragraph.) Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc. and Intel Corp. were logical targets for China-based hackers, given the solid-gold intellectual property data stored in their … Continue reading
SurveyMonkey Valued at $1 Billion as TPG Joins as Investor
BY EVELYN M. RUSLI SurveyMonkey is all grown up. The online survey service announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with TPG Capital to acquire a rival, MarketTools. Under the terms of the complex deal, TPG will transfer some MarketTools assets … Continue reading
Seven Signs of a Customer-Focused CEO
This is a guest post from James Slavet of venture firm Greylock Partners,which invested in LinkedIn, Groupon, Pandora, Redfin and One Kings Lane. Slavet represents Greylock on the boards of Redfin and One Kings Lane. James Slavet “A man … Continue reading
Three Steps To Building The Right Audience Through E-Mail
TECH | 7/19/2011 @ 1:46PM James Slavet, Greylock This post was written by James Slavet, a venture capitalist at Greylock Partners. Greylock is an investor in companies mentioned in this post, including Constant Contact and Facebook. Many people (including me) have written … Continue reading
Five New Management Metrics You Need To Know
TECH | 12/13/2011 @ 10:58AM James Slavet, Greylock Partners This is a guest post from James Slavet of venture firm Greylock Partners, which invested in Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, Pandora, Redfin and One Kings Lane. Slavet’s investments include Groupon, Redfin and One Kings … Continue reading
Here’s Why The New Path Will Make You Want To Delete Facebook
Matt Lynley | Dec. 11, 2011, 9:36 AM For starters, the app looks flat out gorgeous. Path already wows you with an absolutely gorgeous interface. When you pull down on the screen, it will show you what time each post — … Continue reading
Six Social Media Trends for 2012
10:25 AM | Monday | December 12, 2011 | by David Armano Each year at this time, I look forward and predict trends in social media for the coming year. But first, I look back at mypredictions from last year. How’d … Continue reading
Unlock the Secrets of LinkedIn
What do the 135 million people and more than seven million companies on LinkedIn know that you don’t? By Marla Tabaka | @marlatabaka | Dec 12, 2011 All too often I receive resistance when I suggest to a client that she utilize LinkedIn to … Continue reading
Twitter Is A Big Mess, Says Fleeing Engineer
Matt Lynley | Nov. 22, 2011, 2:13 PM Image: Twitter Former Twitter engineer Adrien Gaarf said he left the company because it was becoming too difficult a place to work. He’s one of several that have left Twitter in the past few months.Things may not be as … Continue reading
Why Twitter Engineers And Execs Keep Quitting – One Insider’s Explanation
Nicholas Carlson | Dec. 12, 2011, 3:02 PM From the #twitterati party at the Blush night club in Las Vegas From the outside, Twitter seems like it’s doing very well. It has 2,400 advertisers and 100 million active users, 50 million of whom send … Continue reading
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