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Politico’s Mike Allen reports that Facebook has just launched a “Congress on Facebook” page that will “highlight the innovative uses of Facebook by members of Congress, list members' official pages, and communicate news and information about Facebook and Congress," according to the page.
An existing page called “Facebook and Government” already shines a light on the way that government departments are using the social network, as well as to disseminate news and information of interest to agencies.
Today, Wired stumbles onto an interesting survey by the U.K.-based market research firm YouGov, one that suggests twentysomethings like Facebook’s direction a lot more than older users. The data point derives from YouGov’s BrandIndex, a survey that measures daily public perception. How it works: 5,000 people each weekday are asked if they’ve heard anything in the […]
Evidently, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen only needs one of the world’s largest yachts right now. Last week, the 57-year-old billionaire put his 301-foot-long vessel, Tatoosh, on the market through a Florida-based broker. It’s reportedly the biggest yacht ever to be put up for sale on the open market. (So gauche!) Allen is hanging on to The Octopus, […]
I kind of doubt that Mark Zuckerberg will much care what Jason Calacanis thinks, but I still enjoyed watching this video, posted earlier this afternoon, by the Mahalo CEO. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb6wcSDjW-s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Earlier this year, law firm DLA Piper sent an email to hundreds of senior executives and advisers to the tech industry. It asked seven questions, including whether changes in the M&A and IPO markets have permanently altered the VC industry (or should), what they anticipate IPO volume to look like through the rest of this year and their general outlook.
The survey results are here. Some of the more interesting points on cloud computing include: 56% of respondents believe cloud computing will be pervasive for organizations of all sizes within the next three to five years. Another 33% percent think those deployments could happen faster if not for reliability concerns. And 22% think cloud computing will remain attractive to consumers and small to midsize businesses, rather than to the Fortune 500. (Fyi, respondents could provide multiple responses, which is why the percentages don’t add up to 100.)
Sunday morning, some of the 2,301 Facebook friends of venture capitalist and Facebook board member Jim Breyer received a message from him, through Facebook. “Would You Like a Facebook Phone Number?” it asked, presenting a link to “see more details and RSVP.” While no one would be surprised by a service that allowed users to call […]
There’s no shortage of companies that could — and probably are — being adversely impacted by some recent changes at Facebook. For obvious example, Facebook’s official new currency, Facebook Credits, allows Facebook users to earn credits through credit card reward programs, to trade in unwanted gift cards, and to sign up for third-party offers — […]
Internet coupons have become a very lucrative market, and plenty of VCs have awakened to the opportunity in the last six months. It was hard to miss the trend. Borrell Associates, a consulting firm that tracks local advertising, expects the value of online coupons being redeemed to triple between now and 2012, from roughly $7 […]
CNet co-founder Halsey Minor isn’t too popular in Silicon Valley or his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia. And he's in a world of financial trouble. Among other woes, he’s embroiled in a lawsuit with the auction house Christie’s (he recently lost a case against Sotheby’s); he owes $21.6 million to creditor ML Private Finance (the Merrill Lynch affiliate will collect proceeds from the sale of Minor’s contemporary art collection next week); and he was recently identified as California's biggest tax scofflaw.
Still, you have to say this for Minor: he has a sharp eye for talent.
A number of investors and entrepreneurs believe Facebook’s efforts to wrap itself around the Internet are a “fast and dirty” and “alienating” grab at revenue that’s rooted in “bulls_t,” and they are starting to talk about it — privately. “A lot of people are worried about mooning the giant,” said one prominent VC whose firm […]