CEO Jeff Weiner Explains Why LinkedIn Is Winning, And What The Facebook IPO Will Mean
15 Feb 2012 1:03am GMT
YOU TELL US: What's It Like When Someone You Know Suddenly Becomes Rich And Famous?
14 Feb 2012 11:24pm GMT Hollywood and the tech industry. Both of them can take ordinary people and ... wham! ... turn them into famous zillionaires. A comment string on Quora.com got us thinking. It asks: What is it like when someone you know suddenly becomes rich and famous? Film director Heather Ferreira gave a long answer, saying she's had several friends make it big as actors. The friend drifts into a new circle. The friend may invite you to hang out with the new crowd, but it's uncomfortable. You...
Why Gay Guys Love Using Grindr To Hook Up And Make Friends
14 Feb 2012 11:17pm GMT Joel Simkhai is gay, but has always felt like a hidden minority. As he roamed around town, he wondered: Who else is gay? How should he interact with them? "It was frustrating and I wanted an easier way to meet guys," he said, explaining the inspiration for his fast growing startup Grindr. It may sound like a niche product, but last month it won the Crunchie award for best location-based app of 2011, beating out prominent tech startups like AirBNB and Foursquare. Today, with 3 million users in...
Here's The Secret To Locking Down Your Facebook Timeline So Only Friends Can See What You Post
14 Feb 2012 10:53pm GMT It can be pretty tough to discern who exactly can see everything on your new Facebook Timeline profile. Here's how to find out who can see what, and how to lock everything down so you can get some peace of mind. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="ooyalaPlayer_9yiwv_gynhgute" width="618" height="348" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab"><param name="movie"...
Tim Cook: I'm Not Going To Witness The Slow Death Of Apple On My Watch (AAPL)
14 Feb 2012 10:12pm GMT The number one risk for Apple going forward is that it will lose its way now that Steve Jobs is dead. Tim Cook tried his best to put all of that to rest today telling investors he would not "witness, or permit" the slow death of Apple's unique culture. What makes Apple special, and what was "grilled" into him by Steve Jobs, is that Apple revolves around "great products." And that is not going to change any time soon. Here is our live transcription of what Cook said. It's not word for word...