September 2011
10 posts
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Rumor Debunked, Microsoft Is Not Headed for Mutiny
There is a report circulating the tech blogosphere that claims that Microsoft is headed for mutiny. Apparently Microsoft employees stood up and walked out on Steve Ballmer as he spoke at the company’s annual employee meeting earlier today.
I spoke to a friend who works for Microsoft and was at the meeting in Seattle:
P: Yep, I was there. Not sure how much I’m actually allowed to...
Color Pivots: Enters Private Beta and Removes...
Color, the startup that raised $41 million prior to launch, is introducing a fully revamped version of its iPhone app.
This should come at no surprise as Color had previously failed to live up to its investors’ expectations. As Color CEO Bill Ngyuen explained at f8, “Although 1 million people downloaded the original app, barely 10 percent are still using it.”
The new Color...
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Yelp CEO in Senate Testimony: Google Acted...
The sleeping giant is in trouble.
Earlier today, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman testified before the US Senate against Google’s monopolistic practices. Stoppelman is arguing that Google strongarmed Yelp into making an unfair deal.
Here’s some background. In 2005, Google sought a license from Yelp to use portions of Yelp’s rating and review content in Google Local. This relationship...
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Trippy Is Travel Planning Done Right
Trippy is a new startup that launched earlier today at TechCrunch Disrupt. Trippy hopes to make travel planning a social experience shared amongst friends.
For example, let’s say Andre was planning a trip to Thailand. Andre would use Trippy’s Facebook integration to ask his friends who have been to Thailand what he should do while visiting the country. This makes sense as...
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