Business

Do Bad Economic Times Benefit LinkedIn?

by Jeff Weisbein February 10, 2012
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Do bad economic times benefit LinkedIn’s bottom line more than a good economy? We examine some of LinkedIn’s revenue streams.

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Spotify Listening Limitations to Start Soon

by Jeff Weisbein January 6, 2012
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Spotify will soon start to impose more limitations on its free music streaming service.

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What’s The Future for Music Streaming Services?

by Jeff Weisbein December 11, 2011
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Here’s an interesting question: can independent music services such as Spotify, Pandora, and MOG survive long-term? Or are they doomed for failure? That is a question many people (and investors) are wondering.

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This Is What Separates Google from Everyone Else

by Jeff Weisbein December 8, 2011
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What is it that makes Google so successful? And why hasn’t any company tried to mimic the company’s success?

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Twitter Exodus Proves Jack Dorsey Is Taking Control

by Jeff Weisbein November 11, 2011
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Twitter is currently experiencing some employee shakeup, since late July Twitter has either been clearing house or losing talent such as Loren Brichter (developer of Tweetie, acquired by Twitter), Mike Abbott (VP of Engineering), Sean Garrett (Head of Communications), and most recently Pam Kramer (VP of Consumer Marketing).  Even some investors are heading for the [...]

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How Safe Is Starting A Business?

by Jeff Weisbein November 6, 2011
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Found this infographic interesting and thought it was worth sharing.  Is starting a business safer than a job?  Definitely a worthwhile topic to examine with unemployment still above 9% and still a somewhat bleak immediate future.  Obviously, starting a business may be difficult for someone with not much experience, but I still think it’s doable. I started [...]

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MG Siegler Joins CrunchFund As General Partner

by Jeff Weisbein October 3, 2011
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According to the Michael Arrington’s new blog, UnCrunched, as well as an article on TechCrunch posted by Erick Schonfeld, MG Siegler has joined CrunchFund as a general partner.  The news doesn’t come as too much of a surprise as most people who have been following the recent drama at TechCrunch probably expected something like this [...]

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Qwikster: A Rushed and Reactive Launch

by Mike Mansell September 20, 2011
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With everything in our day-to-day lives having become focused more and more around our connection and utilization of the Internet in the last few years, there’s not a single part of me that thinks Netflix – the online streaming service that started its venture with DVD-by-mail service – would still be around today had they [...]

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Will A Google Acquisition of Hulu Provide Worthwhile Synergy?

by Mike Mansell September 7, 2011
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If there’s one aspect of our day-to-day lives that I am sure will change dramatically over the next few years I honestly think that thing would be television.  I mean, think of what TV was like fifty years ago – a bulky little box with bunny-ears and a black-and-white picture that families circled around in [...]

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My Problem With Affiliate Links

by Mike Mansell September 5, 2011
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While most of the people who take the time and effort want to write a valuable review choose to do so in order to assist other users in making their buying decisions, the fact of the matter is that just like in the streets of the real world the Internet is filled with people looking to make a buck off of your trusting them. This is where the abuse of affiliate links comes into play.

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