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CHART OF THE DAY: Peak Texting! (T, VZ, AAPL, S)
Text messaging and text messaging revenue has fallen for the first time in the U.S., according to mobile analyst Chetan Sharma's latest report. He tells us, "the dip in volume coincided with revenue...
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$150M In Facebook Business Gets Spruce Media A $15M Funding Round (FB)
Facebook ad buyer Spruce Media says it has secured a $15 million in "debt financing" from Square 1 Bank on the back of a $150 million billings run rate in Q3 2012. (In this case, "billings" are the...
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New Google Mars Images Are Even Sharper Than Google's View Of Our Own Planet
Google Mars is a spin-off of Google Earth that shows interactive maps of the Red Planet's surface. The feature was released in 2009 as part of the free downloadable Google Earth app, but until now,...
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Another Microsoft Shuffle: Ex-Windows Phone Chief Andy Lees In New Job (MSFT)
More changes afoot at Microsoft as it adjusts to life without Steven Sinofsky, the one-time star who ran its Windows Division until he abruptly left this week.Andy Lees, the onetime chief of...
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Here's How To Get One Of The Most Powerful Women Investors To Invest In Your...
Joanne Wilson or Gotham Gal, as she is known through her popular blog, is one of NYC's most interesting angel investors. (She is also the wife of Fred Wilson, another prominent investor in New...
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BII MOBILE INSIGHTS: The Most Powerful People In Mobile
Mobile Insights is a new daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Who Are...
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The Android Conundrum: People Buy More Phones And Do Less With Them (AAPL, GOOG)
It's been a little over four years since the first Android phone went on sale. Despite Apple's one-year lead, devices running Google's mobile operating system now regularly beat Apple's iPhone in sales...
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Scrappy Games Startup Kixeye Admits Employee Copied Zynga Files (ZNGA)
Kixeye, a San Francisco-based startup that's challenging Zynga in online games, has admitted that one of its employees, Alan Patmore, copied files when he left Zynga and may have used two of them in...
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Why Israel Is Fighting A Social Media War
When Israel first began its military assault on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip today, it announced it with a tweet:The IDF has begun a widespread campaign on terror sites & operatives in the #Gaza...
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One Startup Has Figured Out How To Disrupt The $35 Billion Flower Industry
New York-based startup H. Bloom has taken the flower industry by storm since its launch in February 2010.Their subscription-based flower delivery company, which caters to hotels, restaurants and other...
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How Iceland Solved The Problem Of The Dirty Data Center
The world loves Google and Facebook. But exploding Internet usage comes with a nasty price: data centers that suck up a lot of electricity and pollute the planet.It doesn't have to be that way. The...
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Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Now Thinks Microsoft Might Be More Innovative...
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says he's "worried" that Microsoft might be more innovative than Apple, reports TechCrunch.Speaking at the TEDx Brussels conference, Wozniak said that Microsoft has...
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Why Your Carrier Owns Your Smartphone, Not You
Two different representatives from two different smartphone companies happened to tell me the exact same thing this week:"The carrier is our customer."Think about that.Smartphone makers don't see you,...
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Now Andrew Mason Is Onto His Third COO (GRPN)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc said on Wednesday that it promoted Kal Raman to chief operating officer, giving the executive more power as the world's largest daily deal company tries to turn...
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Texas Instruments Lays Off 1,700 People
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Instruments said on Wednesday that it would eliminate 1,700 jobs worldwide to cut costs in its wireless chip business as it is moving away from making application chips for...
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Here Are Jessica Alba And Gwen Stefani In The New Windows Phone 8 Campaign
Microsoft is rolling out its new ad campaign for Windows Phone 8 tonight, and it features a star studded group of spokespeople. The agency is Crispin Porter + Bogusky.The spots airing during "Modern...
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BII REPORT: How To Solve Mobile Advertising's "Monetization Problem"
Despite its potential, legitimate questions surround the widespread assumption that mobile ad spend will skyrocket to meet engagement.Mobile faces a big gap in advertising dollars vs. consumer "eyeball...
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Paul Tudor Jones Reveals Big Moves In Facebook, Apple, Groupon, And More
Hedge fund legend Paul Tudor Jones isn't the type of investor who likes to talk about what his fund, Tudor Investments, is holding (or letting go of).But on 13F filing day, no one can avoid disclosing...
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Here's The Real Reason Andreessen Horowitz Is Dumping Facebook Shares (FB)
Andreessen Horowitz, the venture-capital firm, is distributing some Facebook shares to its limited partners today, we just learned from an SEC filing.Some Facebook watchers will say that, like board...
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George Soros Discloses A Big Stake In Groupon
George Soros has filed his quarterly 13F with the SEC.Last quarter, he revealed a new position in Facebook, so we were waiting eagerly for his disclosure today to see how that played out.Well, nothing...
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