Snapdeal, A 3-Year-Old Startup In India, Had Amazon And eBay Battling To Give...
Snapdeal is an online marketplace that is only two years old, but it's the highest-trafficked e-commerce site in India. Investors just gave it $50 million in a Series C financing; it has raised more...
View ArticleThese Are Google's 2013 April Fools' Pranks
Google has a lot of big news today — but the 4/1 release date might be a sign of April Foolery.Last year Google convinced the internet unsavvy that it had developed the highly anticipated Google...
View ArticleBitcoin Just Broke $100
The digital currency Bitcoin just hit $100.The coins have been on a gigantic tear, as you can see only recently they were around $40.Interest and buzz is absolutely exploding, as people see a...
View ArticleGoogle Invented A Really Cool Zooming Gesture For Your Smartphone (GOOG)
Here's something new (or at least new to us) from Google that isn't a lame April Fools' Day joke. A lot of people are passing around a tip about a new zoom gesture Google quietly added to Google Maps...
View ArticleWho Will Win As Mobile Payments Go Mainstream? [Slide Deck]
The old dream of the digital wallet is coming true — on mobile. Credit cards and cash are being disrupted by payments made directly from mobile phones. U.S. consumer adoption remains moderate, but...
View ArticleThe Bitcoin Economy Is Going Through A Massive Bout Of Hyperdeflation That...
The price of a bitcoin -- the uber-buzzy digital currency -- is surging.A few weeks ago it was at $40.This morning the price of a Bitcoin hit $100.It's now over $104, as this pretty chart from...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes To China For Warranty Policies (AAPL)
Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an apology for the company's warranty policies in China.It is posted on Apple's Chinese site.Apple says it's going to change its warranty policies.China's...
View ArticleHere Are The Major Players In Mobile Advertising
We are in the post-PC era, and soon billions of consumers will be carrying around Internet-connected mobile devices for up to 16 hours a day. Mobile audiences have exploded as a result.Mobile...
View ArticleBitcoin Is The Perfect Asset Bubble -- Prices Could Go Vastly Higher From Here
If you're like most people, you have probably been hearing a lot about "Bitcoin" recently.And, if you're like most people, you probably do not know what it is or what the fuss is all about.Here's a...
View ArticleMeet The Gorgeous Musician Who's Engaged To Facebook Billionaire Sean Parker
After a two-year engagement, Alexandra Lenas and Sean Parker will get married on June 1 in Big Sur, California.Last year they had a child together, Winter Victoria Parker.The theme for the wedding is...
View ArticleHere's The Real Reason SendGrid Fired The Woman Who Complained About 'Dongle'...
When SendGrid landed itself on the wrong side of a debate about sexism in the tech industry, I was shocked.I live in Colorado and know the folks at SendGrid. SendGrid is the anchor of Boulder's...
View ArticleBillionaire Sean Parker And His Gorgeous Fiancée Are Having A Medieval Themed...
Alexandra Lenas and Sean Parker have been engaged since February 2011, and last year they had a child together, Winter Victoria Parker.They've settled on a date for their wedding, which will be in Big...
View Article5 Things I Just Learned About My Boss
The New Yorker has a profile of Business Insider Editor-In-Chief/CEO/Founder Henry Blodget written by the legendary Ken Auletta.Auletta's biographical chops are really on display here, as he coaxes out...
View ArticleThe 12 Funniest Google Searches Ever (GOOG)
Google's powerful search engine answers more than one billion questions each day. The search giant even says, "15 percent of the searches it sees everyday have never been seen before."Because of this...
View ArticleWanted: Business Insider Seeks PHP Developers
Business Insider is looking for two awesome experienced backend PHP developers to join the fast-paced and exciting world of being an engineer at a journalism startup.We're looking for strong PHP...
View ArticleAmazon Strongly Defends Banned Ad That Uses The C-Word
Amazondefended an ad's use of the c-word as "light hearted" after the UK's ban-happy Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) pulled it from the site. The controversial online ad in question appeared on...
View ArticleTHE IPHONE 5 EFFECT IS OVER: Apple Trailing Android In U.S. Market Share...
Apple is now trailing Android in the U.S. market share by eight percentage points, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech data for the three months ending in February.This might seem like blah news...
View ArticleLEAKED: Here's Facebook Home, The New Android Phone App Facebook Will...
More details about Facebook's Android-related product came to light today after a version of the company's tweaked mobile operating system leaked to Android Police. The version of Android is called...
View ArticleThe Patent Wars Begin Over Graphene, A Material That's About To Change Our Lives
There is a substance that is about to change our lives: in some ways perceptibly, and in others hidden from view, but nonetheless profound in application and implication for future technology based...
View ArticleTV Will Reach 'Tipping Point' in 2014 As 50% Of Americans Watch Online
Fifty percent of Americans will watch digital TV online — via iPad, laptop or internet TV — next year, according to eMarketer in conjunction with regular cable TV.They won't have given up cable, but...
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