On-demand-software giant Salesforce.com just acquired a cloud software startup called Heroku for $212 million in cash. That’s par for the course these days as cloud computing goes from buzzword to reality. And venture capitalis…
Youku, the highly promising Chinese online-video site, had the strongest first-day rally of anyone on a U.S. exchange since China’s Baidu in 2005. But the flip side to promise is risk — and the risks of pinning big hopes on Yo…
When Google (GOOG) offered to buy Groupon for $6 billion, board members stood to make millions of dollars each. Co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky could have walked away with $2.4 billion between them.
So why did they say no?
The answer, it…
In the eyes of 8- to 24-year-old consumers, M&Ms are cooler than Google. That’s according to a new poll by Harris Interactive, which found that sugary snacks made up four of that age group’s top 10 favorite brands.
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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz called Facebook a bigger rival than Google. The surprising admission shows how Facebook’s size and dominance in display advertising presents a challenge to the major portals.
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