LinkedIn now has 90 million users and the IPO information about the Social Media site is most interesting, including revenue over $161 million for the first 9 months of 2010 which was twice the total revenue for 2009. The current estimated IPO value of $2.51 billion is pretty astonishing with
January 2011
10 Billion Apps Downloaded – Wow!
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Apple claims 160 million iPhone, iPod, and iPad users world-wide and given the popularity of Apple apps- it’s no surprise at Apple’s announcement of 10 billion apps downloaded. The 10 billion apps comes on the heels of Steve Jobs’ announcement of his departure for medical leave, once again. Which is not…
Amazon.com Sues Texas to get Sales Tax Audit
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Amazon filed a lawsuit in Texas state court as part of its challenge of a $269 million claim for uncollected Internet sales taxes dating back to 2005 when Amazon opened operations in Texas. In September 2010 the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts demanded the $269 million of Internet sales taxes…
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Prosecutor Charges Husband with Crime for Reading Wife’s eMails!
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While a Michigan couple was married the husband and wife shared a computer and the husband had access to his wife’s email password…. but according to the Detroit Free Press he ex-husband has now been charged with a felony for looking at his ex-wife’s emails.
Should it be a crime…
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Google Gets Injunction Stopping Microsoft’s eMail Service
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The Department of Interior (DOI) was enjoined from awarding Microsoft a contract to provide a Cloud email service following Google’s bid protest. US Judge Susan Braden issued a temporary injunction because the DOI failed to comply with federal procurement laws. Google and Microsoft both offer Cloud email services, but apparently…
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