Posts Tagged ‘Print’
FEDERAL RESERVE WANTS TO MONITOR FACEBOOK, TWITTER—ARE YOU REALLY SCARED YET?
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is recognizing social media’s potential to shape public opinion, and requesting monitoring and analysis of Facebook and Twitter conversations.
The Fed’s “Request for Proposal for a Sentiment Analysis and Social Media Monitoring Solution” aims to identify online conversations by the public, bloggers, and other influencers for the department’s Communications Group. The program seeks to monitor billions of conversations on social media, generate text analytics, and also determine the sentiment of a speaker or writer with respect to some topic or document.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mobiledia/2011/09/30/federal-reserve-wants-to-monitor-facebook-twitter/
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KODAK SAID TO WEIGH BANKRUPTCY FILING TO SPUR PATENT SALE
Eastman Kodak Co , the unprofitable 131-year-old camera maker, is weighing options including a bankruptcy filing because of concerns raised by possible bidders for its patent portfolio, said three people with direct knowledge of the process. The shares plunged.
Some potential buyers of the patents are reluctant to proceed with bids because a purchase may amount to a so-called fraudulent transfer if Kodak becomes insolvent, said the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are private.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-30/kodak-said-to-weigh-bankruptcy-filing.html
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MURDOCH SONS’ RE-ELECTION TO NEWS CORP. OPPOSED
James Murdoch and his brother Lachlan, sons of billionaire Rupert Murdoch, should be replaced on the News Corp. board to improve accountability at the company, an Australian pension fund group said.
The brothers and four other board members shouldn’t be re- elected because the company needs “credible skilled outside directors,” the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, whose members manage more than A$250 billion ($244 billion) in pension assets, said on its website.
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THE 10 STARTUPS THAT COULD SELL FOR MILLIONS OR BILLIONS TOMORROW
Inside this year’s Digital 100, Business Insider found a number of companies that are ripe for an acquisition.
Content distribution, sports blogs, and e-commerce are all areas where the big guys could use their hefty balance sheets to snatch up some smaller companies.
These private tech companies could be the next Zagat.
http://www.businessinsider.com/digital-100-acquisition-targets-2011-9
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10 FOUNDERS UNDER 30 WHO GREW THEIR STARTUPS TO $100M+ AND THEIR EXITS
Business Insider dug through recent and late tech bubble stars and found some truly impressive young founders.
A handful sold their companies for $100 million or more before the age of the 30.
Others took their companies public — also before the age of 30.
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-under-30-founders-who-has-100-million-exits-2011-9
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THE DIRTIEST HOTELS IN THE US
A fear of bed bugs has gripped the country for years. And for some, that fear became a reality.
Trip Advisor released in January its 2011 Dirties Hotels list and topping reviewers’ concerns were complaints of bugs, grime and overall gross conditions.
http://www.businessinsider.com/america-grossest-hotels-2011-9
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AND NOW IBM HAS BLOWN PAST MICROSOFT, BECOMING THE SECOND-MOST VALUABLE TECH COMPANY IN THE WORLD
A few months ago, Apple (AAPL) completed the humiliation of its long-time foe, Microsoft (MSFT)—surging past Microsoft’s market capitalization and becoming the most valuable tech company in the world.
As Bloomberg Radio observed this morning, at the close of trading yesterday, IBM was worth more than Microsoft: $214 billion vs $213 billion.
http://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-bigger-than-microsoft-2011-9
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THE 50 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS
FORTUNE’s 2011 annual ranking of America’s leading businesswomen.
#1. Irene Rosenfeld
Chairman and CEO
Kraft Foods
2010 rank: 2
Age: 58
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/most-powerful-women/2011/snapshots/1.html?iid=SF_F_Lead
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