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Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...ondly, there are political machinations. As this New York Times piece point out, 84% of the $1.05 billion in "green" stimulus funding distributed since September had gone to foreign companies buildi...
OpenOffice.org Portable 3.1.1 简体中文版
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-04
...Gets Streamlined In An Attempt To Fend Off Facebook And Twitter
• DVR, Once TV's Mortal Foe, Helps Ratings
• Do-It-Yourself iPhone Apps
• Skype for Linux to go open source... eventually
• ...
India goes for gold: dollar to lose out
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
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Extraordinary developments with India paying $6.7 billion for IMF gold , giving its bank the about the tenth largest gold holdings of all the central banks. At the moment, gold now makes up a...
Dubai's Technosphere Concept Would Fit Right Into a Disney Park
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-02
...卡拉OK侵权经营场所执行证据保全
• 27-inch iMacs reported to have Flash playback issues
• Google's fade-in homepage confuses
• How Google Voice Is Growing
• Bing for mobile now live at m.bing.com
• Twi...
Infonetics: VoIP Providers Earning Billions
in The VoIP Weblog, on October 31, 2009
... According to a recent report from Infonetics Research , revenue from VoIP worldwide reached $20.7 billion in the last six months alone.
That's billion, with a b...
"Residential VoIP servi...
Abu Dhabi 的 Yas Marina 赛道前瞻：设计效果图一览 (14P)
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-31
...avy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载84
• Amazon PayPhrase Tries to Make Paying Online Easier
• Nyko's DSi Zoom Case is A Little Bit On The Ridiculous Side (but I still want one)
• Cast...
Virtual Goods Becoming Real Money
in Web 2.0, on October 31, 2009
...ig money. Virtual goods in games and social apps have taken off and revenues are expected to hit $1 billion in 2009. The summit focused on "the emerging market opportunity for virtual goods and econom...
$1.26 billion: PepsiCo pays the price of not turning up to court
in Sox First, on October 30, 2009
...m PepsiCo stole their idea to sell bottled water and sued the snack and drink maker and won a $1.26 billion judgment last month after the company didn't respond. As the National Law Journal reports,...
Heavy Metal auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff
in Kreuzfahrten, on 30.10.09
...e Music Cruises Inc. eine Kreuzfahrt im Geist des Heavy Metal plant:
Unter dem Titel "70.000 Tons of Metal Festival" geht es für die Passagiere im Rahmen einer fünftägigen Kreuzfahrt in Nordamerik...
Cap & Trade 101
in IfEnergy, on October 28, 2009
...emissions of various pollutants, with emphasis on greenhouse gases, in absolute terms like metric tons, barrels, stones, drams, etc. (depending on where you are in the world). This total is then be di...
Seen that? - The weekly trend in US stocks
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 24, 2009
...at The Hedge Funds Weblog The fight is on..If Goldman paid 6.8 billion for a specialist unit on the floor. Can members let their exchange go for half the price , 3...
Pay cuts for auto firm executives. What about banks?
in Sox First, on October 23, 2009
...ices firms. The Economist reports that despite the fact that Citigroup and Bank of America lost billions of dollars in the last quarter, they still ended up paying a combined $13.7 billion in comp...
Sun Microsystems to Cut 3,000 Jobs
in Java Entrepreneur, on October 22, 2009
... workforce -- are the latest in a series of cuts by the struggling company, which reached the $7.4 billion deal with Oracle in April," writes Times Online's Mike Harvey . "Sun said in a fil...
Pink Power Moms and Bright Starts' Pretty in Pink Collection
in The Parenting Weblog, on October 22, 2009
... multiple textures and fabric accents make the flower tons of jingling fun
• Busy Bee™ Photo Book – Baby’s first scrapbook holds five 4x6 photos and features a teether handle
More "pink" gif...
Seen that? - How to act in a company takeover ?
in Tech Intelligence, on October 21, 2009
...days, EA has revealed that it has launched a takeover bid for GTA creators Take Two, worth up to $2 billion, showing just how much money the games industry is really worth nowerdays. However, Take Two...
Seen that? - New Elder Scrolls Oblivion Screenshots Leaked
in XboxSpace, on October 19, 2009
...t featuring Patrick "Make it So" Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation fame. There is tons of stuff to do in the game making it open ended and playable for hours (and [...] Read More ...
Did brilliant minds create the recession?
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
...ue of Harvard’s General Operating Account, a pool of cash from which bills are paid, fell to $3.7 billion from $6.6 billion. Intellect and finance don't necessarily go together. Whether it's because ...
Privatization - Not a Silver Bullet
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 17, 2009
... privatization experts. Apparently, it didn't turn out that way, as Indiana canceled its US$1.34 billion dollar deal this past Thursday (see AP Report ).
Like any other process, outsourcing isn't...
Big Picture: Venture Capital, Private Equity Still Drying Up
in TJ's Weblog, on October 17, 2009
I wrote recently about how rosey the venture capital picture was for greentech firms. Several stories (Venture Beat here and here , TechCrunch ) have stressed the continuing downturn in private equity and venture capital fundng.
In the world of venture capital funds, only 17 funds even r...
Could YouTube Finally Find a Way to Monitize the Site?
in The Search Engine Weblog, on October 17, 2009
... TechCrunch noted as a few days ago that YouTube could be on the way to monitizing its billion-video online library in the near future. How do they know? Google says so... YouTube is on the path to p...
Lie To Me Season 2 : Ep. 3 - Control Factor
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-17
...illion Mobile Users, Twitter Strikes SMS Deal With Largest Indian Carrier
• Acer Android smartphone hands-on!
• Is Steve Jobs more popular than Jesus?
• Five tips to help ease the migration f...
iPhone and Blackberry squeeze Nokia
in Sox First, on October 17, 2009
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Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker has suffered a whacking $1.36 billion loss - its first loss in more than a decade - with sales plummeting 20%. Nokia has a smart phone problem ...
Seen that? - Generic Allegra from Mylan Laboratories
in Allergies, on October 16, 2009
...adine hydrochloride tablets, 30mg, 60mg and 180mg. Uh-oh. Aventis won't be happy to share this billion dollar market. As it is, there [...] Read More Generic Zyrtec Syrup Gets Tenta...
Louisiana Tech Researchers Seek to Improve Biofuel Processing
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 16, 2009
...estimates range from approximately $32 million for each cellulosic ethanol plant to a total of $7.5 billion if a federally-established goal of 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol is achieved.&quo...
Shared folders and more in Google Docs
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-14
...ur PR Pitch Plan
• Venture Funds Raise Only $1.6 Billion In Third Quarter. Most Of That Went To Vinod Khosla.
• StatsMix
• Logo, Flyer, Web site, Banner, Business cards, advertising creation ...
Dubai can't meet debts
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...oes not have resources to pay its debts. The sheikdom and state-controlled companies cranked up $80 billion of debt building man-made islands and opulent high rises, and $50 billion of that needs to b...
Soros invests $1 billion in clean energy
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...This is why it's not surprising to read reports that George Soros has announced he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology and donate $100 million to an environmental advisory group to aid...
Seen that? - Roulette, a laser, a cellphone and 1.3 million later
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 12, 2009
...888.com, Pacific Poker and Reef Club Casino looks to be the next online gambling giant to have a $1 billion floatation, following the footsteps of PartyGaming Looking for a quick IPO in September, the...
Seen that? - Ridge Crossing in the Dunes
in Under My Helmet, on October 11, 2009
...d plum tones with just a hint of vanilla from the French oak in [...] Read More $1.45 Billion Blue Ridge Fund to Focus on China at China Venture News ...
Seen that? - VIDEO POKER PLAYER WINS THEN LOSES
in Play Las Vegas, on October 11, 2009
... of slot machines is analysed in the local press According to the Miami Herald, Americans put in $1 billion per DAY into slot machines as casinos generate $30 billion annually in profit from slots - w... ...nt and activity going on around you in a casino it's easy to be distracted and hit the wrong buttons [...] Read More LAS VEGAS CASINO OFFERS CLASSES ON VIDEO POKER at Pl...
Seen that? - Taste The Forbidden Fruit
in Daily Diabetic, on October 11, 2009
... contain more carbs (sugars) and calories then you think. Although 100 percent fruit juice contains tons of vitamins, minerals and other healthy stuff, women tend to forget that these drinks contain c...
Seen that? - Nanotech market to top $1 trillion by 2010
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 12, 2009
...e world market by the end of 2010. Government spending on nanotech R&D has increased to over $3 billion per annum, and venture capitalists have increased their investments six times over the previ...
Seen that? - Generic Allegra is coming
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 11, 2009
...adine hydrochloride tablets, 30mg, 60mg and 180mg. Uh-oh. Aventis won't be happy to share this billion dollar market. As it is, there [...] Read More Allegra Oral Suspension Now FDA...
Thailand Joins the Renewable Energy Push
in IfEnergy, on October 11, 2009
...ergy expects investment over the 15-year period, from public and private sources, to be some 488 billion Baht (US$ 14.6 billion).
...
Greentech Sees Venture Capital Growth
in TJ's Weblog, on October 11, 2009
...nd the greentech sector. Q1 this year saw 59 deals worth $826 million. Q2 saw 85 deals worth $1.2 billion. Q3 saw 112 deals worth $1.9 billion. So the flow of money has more than doubled since the ...
Seen that? - Digital music is 6% of industry sales
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 9, 2009
...ble from last year * Mobile music sales are over $400 million * Total digital music sales were $1.1 billion, up from $380 million in 2004 * Total digital downloads were 420 million singles, 20 times t...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
...ame( 2 min rule by the SEC which will be gone after this biding game ), minus physical value, the 1 billion dollars in the NYSE account and the building...The ARCA deal is valued at [...] Read More ...
Palm's Full Monty
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-09
... Come This Year
• Schmidt: We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube
• SparkPeople
• How to Handle Illegal Interview Questions
• Office 2007 Theme Builder
• The Camelizer
• Arora Is an Open-S...
Seen that? - Saif Partners Picks China TV Home-Shopping Network as the Next Big IPO
in China Venture News, on October 6, 2009
...twork in China.The venture partners predict that TV home shopping is projected to gross close to $2 billion by 2008, and [...] Read More SAIF Partners is China's Number One Venture Capit...
Hambourg: Se laisser porter au gré d’un port fascinant
in Les Explorers, on octobre 7, 2009
... traversée gratuite du vieux tunnel sous l'Elbe (Alter Elbtunnel), ouvert aux piétons comme aux voitures. Après les ascenseurs de bois et le carrelage début XXème, on ressort de l'autre côté, ...
建国 60 周年庆典集锦
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-03
...y to replace Google Maps?
• Cry Us A River: Timberlake Bails On His Own SF Party To Go Dress Up As Sean Parker
• Twitter's Geolocation API Appears To Be Live. But Most Of You Are Lost.
• Twi...
Seen that? - Poker Billionaires
in Internet Poker, on October 2, 2009
... Poker Billionaires at Internet Poker Forbes Magazine recently posted its latest list of the world's richest people. Among the 746 billionaires ...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...nfident a change in the [...] Read More British Rail Pension Fund Plans to Invest One Billion In Hedge Funds at The Hedge Funds Weblog Railp...
The Rich Not Quite So Rich At the Moment
in Bizinformer, on October 1, 2009
... took a look at the numbers... Warren Buffett's wealth took a dive this past year, losing $10 billion in value on his shares in Berkshire Hathaway. At least he's not alone. More than three-qu...
Long live Youtube.
in Digital Music - The Future, on September 30, 2009
...seeing once more just how big Youtube has become; the site becoming a literal giant of the net. Ten billion video views in the month of August, almost 2 for every person on the planet. A staggering 81...
Writedowns reduced but bad loans to increase
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
...l writedowns for banks and other financial institutions to a mere $3.4 trillion. So that's $600 billion less of writedowns. The bad news is that the number of bad loans will increase because of u...
Unicom says to sell iPhones in China from October
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-30
...cs store NewEgg files for $175M IPO
• Xerox to buy Affiliated Computer for $6.4 billion
• Google Wave Faces Tougher Test in Rollout to 100K Users
• Apple's App Store Downloads Top Two Billio...
IPO boom out of sync
in Sox First, on September 29, 2009
...erse, the market for IPOs is booming . Just in the US alone this week, IPOs are set to raise $3.5 billion. It will be the busiest week for IPOs in nearly two years. But the biggest IPO market is in...
Xerox makes managed services move
in The CIO Weblog, on September 28, 2009
...cquisition. The company announced today its plans to purchase Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion in a deal projected to triple the company's services revenue over the next year.
Xerox ...
美国南方洪水泛滥
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-28
... Frame makes IE less secure
• 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT
• The Beatles Rock Band Sales "Exceeding Expectations"
• New Twitter Funding
• Twitter Ap...
China's Outbound Investment Surpases Inbound Investment
in China Venture News, on September 27, 2009
...rs, according to Seeking Alpha . According to Peoples' Daily, this year China could invest 150 billion U.S. dollars overseas. This is three times more than last year's figure of US$52 billion...
Why Sky-High Valuations Can Make it Difficult to Actually Run a Business
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-27
...Resume
• Twitter to Become Tech's Newest $1 Billion Company
• Billboard: Maximum Exposure
• Adobe releases Photoshop Elements 8
• Nocs is a Google Docs-Powered Notepad Clone
• Google Sit...
Is Twitter really worth $1 billion?
in Sox First, on September 26, 2009
...eived $100 million in venture capital funding that actually values the social networking site at $1 billion, providing the investors with a 10% stake. Now how is that possible for a site that isn'...
Luxury hotels the latest victims of the recession
in Sox First, on September 25, 2009
...e market. Bloomberg reports that more than 1500 hotels with a total outstanding balance of $24.5 billion may be in danger of default as once loyal customers cancel or stay away. Examples include a ...
Ellison Sez EC Delays Costing Oracle $100 Million a Month
in Java Entrepreneur, on September 24, 2009
...Oracle is seeking European approval for its takeover of Sun, one of the last hurdles for the $7.4 billion acquisition announced in April," writes Bloomberg's Rochelle Garner . "Earlier this...
Swine flu "could kill millions"
in Sox First, on September 22, 2009
... Bloomberg reports that wealthy nations and development banks are being asked to donate to a $1.48 billion United Nations plan to help poor countries in light of this report. The global security con...
Dell acquires services firm Perot Systems
in The CIO Weblog, on September 21, 2009
... buy its way into the services market, Dell has announced the acquisition of Perot Systems for $3.9 billion. This comes on the heels of numerous smaller services-related acquisitions by Dell as it has...
FBI probes BoFA-Merrill deal
in Sox First, on September 21, 2009
...to pay $33 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading shareholders about the billions of dollars of bonuses paid to executives at the failed financial services firm Merrill Lync...
Twitter 最新融资 5000 万
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-18
TC 消息 ，Twitter CEO Evan Williams 近日在一次全体员工大会中透露，最新一轮 5000 万美元融资即将到位，此前 Twitter 曾融资 5500 万美元，本次融资对 Twitter 的估值为 10 亿美元。
尽管增长非常迅速，但 Twitter 和其他社会化网站一直面临如何证明自身商业价值的压力。 Twitter 融资的消息将能提振投资者对社会化网站的信心， Facebook 本周称已经实现正现金流 。
Twitter 联合创始人 Biz Stone 2 月份在一篇 Blog 文章中表示，该公司通过第三轮融资获得约 3500 万美元投资，估值约为 ...
Final Fantasy XIII Character Serah Fallon Detailed
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-17
...be to buy Omniture for $1.8 billion
• Microsoft's vision for a"next-gen newspaper" looks like TweetDeck
• 300 Million and On
• The US Government Is Going Google
• Intuit to Acqui...
Prague, la bien-aimée de l’Est
in Les Explorers, on septembre 17, 2009
...ille Ville et Mala Strana, le chef-d'oeuvre architectural est réservé aux piétons. Portraitistes, photographes, marionnettistes et musiciens en tout genre y accueillent les touristes, nombreux à v...
California's Alternative Energy Bill
in IfEnergy, on September 15, 2009
...truction of new power plants, transmission lines and other infrastructure (costing as much as $115 billion), forcing utilities to raise their rates and hurt consumers already grappling with a tough ec...
World Habitat Day - Oct. 5
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
... supply and without adequate security.
Global poverty facts
* By the year 2030, an additional 3 billion people, about 40 percent of the world's population, will need access to housing. This tr...
喜马拉雅南麓风光美如画
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-15
...-time search on Google
• Home Delivery: The New York Times Serves Up Some Malware
• MMS For iPhone Rollout Begins, 2 Weeks Early
• Silence of the Foxes
• Make a Kegerator
• Should Twitter re...
Nothing learned from Lehman collapse
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
...nks is back with a vengeance with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and others - which received tens of billions of dollars in federal aid - once more betting big on bonds, commodities and exotic financia...
Taxes: A Big Picture
in Bizinformer, on September 13, 2009
...ccording to the blog post, 9.5% of Federal revenue comes from corporate income tax. That's $221 billion collected last year.
In contrast, 85% of federal revenue comes from personal income tax or ...
Google and Mongolia: leading the way in solar power
in Sox First, on September 11, 2009
...2019. One of the reasons they are building it there is it's cheaper. In the US it would cost $6 billion, but in China it's a lot cheaper. The second big development is the report that Googl...
Unemployment boosts marijuana trade
in Sox First, on September 11, 2009
... decline in pot cultivation over the last two years. Plants with a jaw dropping street value of $12 billion (that's a lot of plants) have been chopped down this year and police are blaming it on t...
