Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Goldman Invests in Facebook at $50 Billion Valuation

Time Magazine’s Man of the Year, being the main feature in a likely Oscar winning film, FB surpassing Google as the most visited site in US, $50B valuation for FB. What a year for FB founder Mark Zuckerberg. [Read more...]

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Apple Surpasses Microsoft as Most Valuable Tech Company

The day of reckoning has finally come. Microsoft, once the most valuable and arrogant tech company in the world, has lost half of its corporate value since 2000 and has had to finally surrender the crown to Apple, the funky tech company with a heart. Bill saw the writing on the wall and was very [...]

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Google & Silicon Valley vs. China

Does the China internet space exist in a different sphere whereby rules, policies, market forces, and user habits are so different from rest of the world that no Silicon Valley giants can master? It appears to be the case in this insightful article. http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=141555

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Nexus One Starting on the Wrong Foot with Customers

Word of mouth can make or break a new brand. For Google’s Nexus One, complains are piling up due to the limited channels for customer support. In fact there is only one channel – online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8451473.stm Let’s hope Google can ratify the situation quickly.

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Nexus One?

What a boring and ordinary name. Surely Google could have chosen a better name? The logo is not that hot either.  A good name is half the battle. I would choose a Blackberry over a Nexus One any day. Although iPhone is by no means original, at least it has a reason for being as the name is linked [...]

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Google Enters the Mobile Fray

Google has partnered with mobile device maker HTC to launch the Nexus One, a  new smart phone brand built on the android platform. The new brand will soon be available in Singapore.  Will you buy it? The Nexus One has a larger screen than iPhone. It is also thinner, narrower, and lighter. It has a better camera and [...]

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