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Chris Nerney writes about the business side of technology market strategies and trends, legal issues, leadership changes, mergers, venture capital, IPOs and technology stocks.

From 'the land of poets and thinkers,' a comment flashmob hits WSJ right in the Facebook

Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 10:24 am

A German group that claims to be part of the hacker collective Anonymous led a "comment flashmob" in an assault on some <i>Wall Street Journal</i> Facebook pages.
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Is Facebook flunking as a storefront for retailers?

Posted Feb 21, 2012 - 05:28 pm

Major retailers such as Nordstrom, The Gap and J.C. Penney have abandoned their Facebook storefront in the wake of disappointing sales.
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- Software, F-commerce, Facebook
PlayBook 2.0 update is here, and does it really matter?

Posted Feb 21, 2012 - 01:26 pm

Research in Motion finally releases its long-promised update of its PlayBook tablet OS, but will it matter to anyone not already an RIM fanboy?
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Is Apple going 'thermonuclear war' in iPad China trademark battle?

Posted Feb 20, 2012 - 07:34 pm

Apple is threatening to sue Chinese manufacturer Proview for defamation in the ongoing battle over the iPad trademark in that country. But is that a strategic mistake?
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Facebook's troubling trend Down Under

Posted Feb 20, 2012 - 04:34 pm

Has Facebook Fatigue hit Australia? Data shows that time spent on the social networking site is down 21% in the land down under.
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Apple's App Store nears 25 billion downloads. That's a lot of downloads.

Posted Feb 20, 2012 - 12:40 pm

Apple's App Store is nearing its 25 billionth download in just 3 1/2 years.
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What's up with the Demand Media surge?

Posted Feb 17, 2012 - 06:17 pm

Shares of Demand Media, the company that put the term "content farm" on the map, soared nearly 34% on Friday after fourth-quarter results narrowly topped expectations.
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Brightcove shares soar 43% in Wall Street debut

Posted Feb 17, 2012 - 02:05 pm

Cloud-based video platform provider Brightcove raises $55 million in its initial public offering of 5 million shares on Friday.
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Meet Cyborg Steve Jobs

Posted Feb 17, 2012 - 11:07 am

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs inspired millions, including a Tennessee artist who created a fascinating illustration of Jobs and Bill Gates engaging in scorched-earth, cyborgean battle.
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Kindle Fire goes from zero to 14% tablet market share

Posted Feb 16, 2012 - 02:58 pm

Amazon.com ships 3.89 million Kindle Fires in the fourth quarter, second only to Apple's iPad.
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