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Apple shareholders are going long [Infographic]
Apple reported impressive financial results on Tuesday, setting new records in its quarterly revenue and profit. Now, data from online portfolio manager SigFig indicates that the old Wall Street adage of "buy on the rumor, sell on the news" did not hold true in this case.…
Read MoreFacebook data: Thousands of journalists now have a Subscribe button
According to Facebook, reporters have been especially receptive to the Subscribe button feature launched in Sept. 2011. The number of journalists who have enabled the subscribe button is now in the thousands, and the average journalist has seen a 320-percent boost in subscribers since November.…
Read MoreGadget warranty provider SquareTrade lands $238M from Bain Capital
SquareTrade, a San Francisco-based company that provides warranties for gadgets like the iPhone, landed a $238 million investment from Bain Capital. The new investment is being made jointly by Bain's private equity and venture capital affiliates. Further financial details about the deal have not been disclosed.…
Read MoreCan Yahoo’s new CEO really end the media vs. tech debate?
Yahoo's newly appointed CEO Scott Thompson wants the discussion over whether Yahoo is a media or tech company to come to an end -- according to him, Yahoo can be both. But in this age of increasing specialization, is that a realistic goal?…
Read MoreFormspring doubles down on mobile to fight unique user dip
Social Q&A site Formspring has experienced a dip in monthly unique visitors, as the two-year-old startup transitions out of the role of hot newcomer. The company is looking to aggressive mobile web and app development and an updated design to get the growth back on track.…
Read MoreFacebook starts converting all profiles to Timeline
Facebook said Tuesday it will convert all users' profiles to the new Timeline interface over the next few weeks. Soon Timeline, which shows each user's life over an expandable Timeline that dates all the way back to his or her birth, will be the only design available to all Facebook users.…
Read MoreLuxeYard puts a social spin on high-end flash sales
LuxeYard, a site selling high-end home decor products, is launching Tuesday. Yes, it's technically another flash sales site. But what's interesting about LuxeYard is that it's doing things a bit differently from the established players in the space such as One Kings Lane and Gilt Groupe.…
Read MoreHow Codecademy got so hot, so fast
Codecademy, which teaches users how to program for free with an interactive and social web application, has garnered more than 1 million users in less than five months. We talked to co-founder and CEO Zach Sims about how Codecademy started and where it's going.…
Read MoreNews.me, Percolate vie for Summify users after Twitter buy
Summify's sale to Twitter this week was good news for the startup, but bad news for many of its users, who expressed frustration that the news aggregation service would be mothballed post-deal. But startups News.me and Percolate are now vying to take on Summify's users.…
Read MoreVC funding to web startups hits decade-long high in 2011
If you thought 2011 seemed like a big year for web startup funding, you were absolutely right. According to the latest MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, 2011 saw the highest level of VC investment in Internet companies over the past decade.…
Read MoreFacebook debuts 60 new Timeline apps, now approving apps from all developers
At a press event in San Francisco on Wednesday evening, Facebook unveiled a host of new apps -- more than 60 in total -- that integrate with its Timeline user interface. The social networking company also announced it will begin approving Timeline apps from all developers.…
Read MoreEater and HowAboutWe launch dating service for foodies
Eater.com, the popular blog network that covers bar and restaurant news across 15 metropolitan areas, has teamed up with online matchmaking service HowAboutWe to launch "Eater Dating." The service will encourage people to set up foodie-centric first dates, such as "Eat oysters at the Ferry Building."…
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