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Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B (Update)
(AP) -- Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.
May 21, 2012 |
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Web will be 'critical' revenue source for Times: publisher
Charging online readers will give The New York Times a critical second revenue stream but the print newspaper will be important for "many years to come," publisher Arthur Sulzberger said Thursday.
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Google, Bing deals make Twitter profitable: BusinessWeek
Twitter has reached profitability after signing deals with Google and Microsoft to make the micro-blogging service searchable on the Internet, BusinessWeek magazine reported on Monday.
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Amazon aims to wring deep discounts from publishers
The bad news came to McFarland & Co. in an email from Amazon.com Inc. The world's largest Internet retailer wanted better wholesale terms for the small publisher's books. Starting Jan. 1, 2012 - then only 19 days away - Amazon ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Facebook sets engineers to work on grown-up search
(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook is planning to get serious about its search engine. Sources tipped off reporters this week about Facebook plans to upgrade its search engine and run toward the money that can be gained ...
Mar 31, 2012 |
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Study: family-controlled companies more socially responsible
Do family-controlled public companies behave differently than other publicly owned businesses? A new BYU Marriott School of Management study shows more socially responsible initiatives in public companies where the founder, ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Study: Entrepreneurship rankings are very flawed
High school students searching for information on the best undergraduate programs in entrepreneurship would do well to ignore published rankings, according to a paper in the fall issue of the Journal of Entrepreneurship Education ...
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Sep 22, 2011 |
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Media heavyweights spar over charging for news online
With The New York Times and Rupert Murdoch poised to start charging for newspapers online, media heavyweights sparred on Thursday over whether readers will pay for news on the Web.
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Media need multiple platforms, revenue streams to thrive
Multiple platforms and revenue streams are going to be key for media industry players hoping to survive and thrive in the fast-changing digital landscape, top media executives said here Wednesday.
Mar 11, 2010 |
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MIT economist finds temporary jobs may actually reduce workers' income and employment prospects
While the U.S. economy struggles, one form of employment is on the rise: Temporary jobs. In December, the country lost 85,000 jobs overall, but added 47,000 temp positions, according to the Bureau of Labor ...
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Jan 22, 2010 |
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Apple may replace Google with Bing on iPhone: report
Apple is in talks with Microsoft to make Bing the default search engine on the iPhone instead of Google, BusinessWeek magazine reported on Wednesday.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new format
(AP) -- Google Inc. is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Dangers grow on Web from attacks
When people worry about the dangers of the Internet, a Web site built by the producers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" is probably not what they have in mind.
Jul 09, 2009 |
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