Recession Lingers On in Silicon Valley

Much has been made recently of the huge valuations of Internet players like Facebook, Twitter and Zynga, but while Web 2.0 is doing well, the Silicon Valley region itself is not. A new report shows compensation and unemployment…

Daily Blogwatch: Google 2000 vs. Google 2011

Among the top online stories for investors: See a young Steve Jobs prepare for his first television appearance, a look at Google now and Google more than a decade ago, the smartest machine on Earth.
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Google, Twitter to Let Egyptians Tweet by Voicemail

Google (GOOG) and Twitter have launched a phone service that will let people in Egypt send out tweets, even though the country’s Internet service has been effectively shut down.

Users will be able to call a phone number and leave a voice message, whi…