Media
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Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg’s Bizarre Ode to Hackers
In a letter along with the IPO filing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says there’s a lot to learn from “the hacker way”
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Huffington Post to Launch Live Online Streaming Network
AOL and the Huffington Post showed a demo of the Huffington Post Streaming Network to reporters on Thursday
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News Corp. Names Bloomberg Executive Lex Fenwick CEO of Dow Jones
Lex Fenwick, a 25-year Bloomberg veteran, will oversee the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and other properties
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Super Bowl Parties: Only Hefty Wallets Will Huddle in Indy
For this year’s pre-Super Bowl events in cozy Indianapolis, the trend is toward bigger bashes that are open to the public — for a very steep price
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Ellen Supporters Counter Conservative Moms’ JC Penney Campaign
They are showing their support for Ellen DeGeneres in wake of group’s call her to be fired as JC Penney spokeswoman
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Shazam’s Super Bowl Launch Party: Free Cars, Live Stats and Exclusive Music
Shazam will cap its transition from a simple music app to a TV companion offering in-depth ad links and more will culminate with Sunday’s Super Bowl
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Super Bowl Pre-Game: Feds Seize, Arrest Online Sporting-Event Pirates
Days before the Super Bowl, a Michigan man was arrested for streaming live events, and 16 sites seized
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N.Y. Times Profits Drop Despite Online Subscriber Growth
Advertising revenues continue to fall at the New York Times, but digital subscribers continue to buy into the paywall
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Viacom Profits Fall 65% in Q4
Charge related to sale of “Rock Band” maker Harmonix to blame for drop; profit from continuing operations down 5 percent
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Sony Reports Another Loss for Q3 — Downgrades Annual Forecast
After another tough quarter, Sony has downgraded its annual forecast to a $2.9 billion loss
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Facebook IPO: Over-Hyped or a Good Investment?
Facebook opened its books for the IPO and the balance sheet was impressive indeed, but analysts say its shares could still be overvalued
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IMG Fallout: JPMorgan’s Greg O’Hara Out After Ovitz Maneuver (Exclusive)
O’Hara angered bank vice chairman James Lee when he associated with Michael Ovitz to take over the sports agency
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Cyber-Jamming to Reach a New Level With WholeWorldBand
New WholeWorldBand app will allow users to musically collaborate with other users and well-known bands — and possibly make some money in the process
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Facebook Files $5B IPO on 8th Anniversary, Sits on $4B in Cash
Facebook filed its long-awaited IPO with the SEC Wednesday, revealing that it has close to $4 billion in cash and generated almost $4 billion in revenue in 2011
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Taiwanese Ad Featuring Fake Steve Jobs: Funny or Offensive?
A computer firm’s ad featuring an actor impersonating the late Apple co-founder was meant to be funny. But is it?
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Dan Bloom