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Tech Employees at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Get Bigger Raises
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has recently announced that everyone in Microsoft would be getting a raise. The announcement was made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who went on to say that the company would be using money made from stocks to increase the employee’s base salaries. Ballmer also said future bonuses would be tied to overall [...]
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) And Facebook Announce New Ways To Enhance Web Privacy
Internet users have been screaming for better privacy features and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Facebook as well as other companies are looking to help add features to their software that will help protect internet user’s privacy. This past week Microsoft has endorsed the idea for adding into their web browsing software a tool that would [...]
Internet Company Values: Facebook Worth More Than Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Second Only to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
As companies begin posting their fourth quarter revenues and valuations, the three top internet companies are revealed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) tops the list of US internet companies with $192.28 billion valuation, followed by Facebook Inc.’s valuation of $82.9 billion on the secondary exchange SharesPost Inc., and Amazon at $75.2 billion (a 9.5% drop). Amazon.com is [...]
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Connection With Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and developer of Facebook turned down Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) bid to buy the company for $15 billion. Senior director of Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions at Microsoft, Fritz Lanman, told the Le Web 10 conference audience on December 9th 2010, “We tried to acquire Facebook. Facebook had a lot of the similarities to [...]
Facebook Versus Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has enjoyed a certain amount of immunity from competition as Americas favorite search engine. Though there are other search engines available, surveys show that Google gets the most visits time and time again. Recently however a “new” challenger may have thrown down the gauntlet to challenge Google’s supremacy. Facebook has recently announced [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Faces Challenge from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)and Facebook
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Facebook are allies. They are joining as a competitor against the supremacy of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Microsoft, software specialist and Facebook, social networking, have recently announced a number of collaborative ventures. One is including Facebook user data into Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. Microsoft Office applications are to be used in Facebook’s [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Now Lets Users Send Gift Cards Via Facebook
Just in time for the holiday season, Amazon.com, Inc. announced a brand new method of allowing users to send Amazon.com Gift Cards to their friends on Facebook. According to Amazon.com’s press release, Amazon.com customers are now able to connect to their Facebook account on Amazon.com and create a personalized electronic gift card that will be [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) To Limit Access To GMail Contact Information
Google has recently decided that GMail contacts will not be automatically given to other websites and services, such as social networking sites like Facebook. Instead, Google will now only share their user’s information if the site that wants access also provides them with reciprocal data feeds. This new policy switch for Google was mainly aimed [...]
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) One of Many Major Brands Joining Facebook Deals
Facebook continues to grow in popularity with hundreds of millions of individuals logging onto the social media site daily. Businesses both big and small are wise to take advantage of this one stop location to reach a huge percentage of their customer base. As such, major brands are utilizing the website’s popularity by participating in [...]
MySpace Revamps Site for Entertainment, Not Profiles
Today MySpace revealed its revamped site that now places a focus on content and entertainment instead of profiles of users. The site also uses social elements similar to Foursquare and Twitter rather than its competitor Facebook. The competition between MySpace and rival Facebook has been ongoing. MySpace claims a user-ship of 100 million users compared [...]
Facebook, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to Topple Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)?
This week Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) upped its partnership with Facebook in a move that may threaten Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) search standing. The announcement was made that Facebook and Microsoft plan to team up to make Internet searches more of a social event. Using the Microsoft Bing search engine will allow users to see what their [...]
Gap (NYSE: GPS) Dumps New Logo Idea After Protest
The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) received so much criticism from customers about their redesigned logo, the clothing company decided to scrap the October 4 launch and the accompanying marketing campaign. The original log, a blue square emblem featuring the Gap name in white was replaced with a white backdrop featuring a blue square in the upper [...]
Facebook Made Error in Disabling ‘Boycott BP’ Page
Facebook is facing some criticism after it disabled a page set up calling for a boycott of BP Oil Company (NYSE:BP). The company’s officials say the page removal was an error stemming from a glitch in technology. The page has since been reinstated. The Boycott BP Facebook page was organized as a boycott around the [...]
Is Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Building Facebook Rival?
There has been rumblings that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is working on a project that is said to compete with Facebook. Industry watchers are taking notice and wonder what the success will be for a new social networking site. Google has been in the social media circle for some time. Their current sites include YouTube, Blogger, [...]
Social Networking Can Damage You Outside Your Social Circle
Think your daily rants about your egocentric boss are funny? Well your next employer may not think so. The social networking phenomenon may seem like all fun and games until it ends up costing you your current job, your future job, or even your next line of credit. How can it work against you? Here [...]
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