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Goldman Sachs Boosts Tech Investments After Facebook IPO May 21, 2012

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the bank which last week doubled its money from a 2010 bet on Facebook Inc. (FB), is ramping up investments in Web ...

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It’s Official: Twitter Hires Ex-Google Designer Douglas Bowman March 30, 2009

Turns out the Web rumors were true for once. In a meeting last Friday afternoon in Twitter's San Francisco office, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone told me that the ...

EBay Sells Stake in Skype September 01, 2009

EBay is selling a 65% stake in Internet calling firm Skype to private investors for $1.9 billion. The Deal values the company at $2.75 billion. BW's Douglas MacMillan ...

EBay Sells Stake in Skype September 01, 2009

EBay is selling a 65% stake in Internet calling firm Skype to private investors for $1.9 billion. The Deal values the company at $2.75 billion. BW's Douglas MacMillan ...

What Does LinkedIn Really Get You? December 24, 2008

BusinessWeek reporter Douglas MacMillan's recent article, "The Recession: My Facebook, My Therapist," was a very telling commentary about the Internet isolating, ...

Mobile 'Superapps' Are the New Web Sites April 20, 2010

Back in October of 2009, BusinessWeek reporter Douglas MacMillan argued here that although it was easy to dismiss the growing "app economy" as a fad, apps were in fact...

Innovation & Technology - Consumer Electronics Show Highlights January 07, 2010

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Amazon's E-Book Price Reversal: A Mixed Blessing February 02, 2010

Buyers of electronic books on Amazon's Kindle store rave about the convenient wireless downloads, the device's easy-to-read screen, and the $9.99 average price for new...

Facebook Trades Are Said to Be Halted for Three Days This Week January 25, 2012

Shareholders face a three-day suspension of trading on secondary markets this week. Yet that doesn't mean Facebook's IPO filing is imminent

Google Readies Next Version of TV Software for 2012 Release January 12, 2012

The system will eventually be able to track viewers’ choices and recommend programs to them, says Google’s director of product management

Groupon Adds 'Thumbs Up' Feedback in Revamp of Website February 13, 2012

The company is testing a new design of its site to help the daily coupon service do a better job tailoring offers to its 33 million active users

Facebook Governance Challenged by Pension Fund February 06, 2012

The California State Teachers' Retirement System, or Calstrs, intends to question in a letter the controlling power amassed by Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark ...

Clara Shih's Hearsay Social February 02, 2012

Her startup helps large companies control how workers interact with customers on Facebook and other social media outlets

Zuckerberg Controlling 57% of Facebook Seen as Risk to Investors February 02, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg's majority control puts too much power in the hands of one person and may deter potential IPO investors, corporate-governance experts say

Yahoo Is Said to Consider Selling Most of Its 40% Alibaba Stake December 21, 2011

The company is considering cutting its 40% stake in China’s Alibaba Group Holding to about 15%

RIM Gains After Reports Say It May Have Been Takeover Target December 20, 2011

Research In Motion rose 11% in late trading after news reports of Microsoft and Nokia mulling a joint bid, while Amazon considered buying the BlackBerry maker

Tip for Bad Guys: Burn, Don't Shred December 15, 2011

Coders win a Darpa challenge to reassemble shredded documents

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