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Archives for February 2014

Technology
Is Start-Up Culture Derailing the MBA?Is Start-Up Culture Derailing the MBA?
Technology

Building a startup from scratch, winding it up and letting it go is the new MBA.

By Mike Jones
Technology
Why Are We Letting Strangers Sleep in Our Beds?Why Are We Letting Strangers Sleep in Our Beds?
Technology

Why does the sharing economy work?

By Aaron Hirschhorn
Technology
Messaging Company Line to Expand Voice-Calling Feature to All PhonesMessaging Company Line to Expand Voice-Calling Feature to All Phones
Technology
Zynga Beats IPO LawsuitZynga Beats IPO Lawsuit
Technology

A small win for the social gaming company.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
BlackBerry CEO: I Would Take $19 Billion for BBMBlackBerry CEO: I Would Take $19 Billion for BBM
Technology
Meet Facebook’s Graveyard of Dead ProductsMeet Facebook’s Graveyard of Dead Products
Technology

R.I.P.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
LinkedIn Launches a Chinese-Language Site -- But Government Censorship LoomsLinkedIn Launches a Chinese-Language Site -- But Government Censorship Looms
Technology

Let’s be fair, there is no easy out for any U.S. Internet business when it comes to China.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
The Great Facebook Email Experiment Is OverThe Great Facebook Email Experiment Is Over
Technology

Adios, @facebook.com email addresses.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Why WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion, and Why the Telecom Industry Should Be AfraidWhy WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion, and Why the Telecom Industry Should Be Afraid
Technology

And the only thing people hate more than telecom companies is cable companies.

By Andrew Busey
Technology
SXSW Adds Politics to Its Mosh Pit of Tech and MusicSXSW Adds Politics to Its Mosh Pit of Tech and Music
Technology

Steve Case will be joined onstage by immigrant entrepreneurs representing the #BuiltByImmigrants campaign.

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Don’t Expect Facebook’s WhatsApp to Make Any Real Money for YearsDon’t Expect Facebook’s WhatsApp to Make Any Real Money for Years
Technology

Show me the money -- later.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Kids May Be Leaving Facebook, but They Love YouTubeKids May Be Leaving Facebook, but They Love YouTube
Technology

At the world’s biggest video site, teens and tweens rule.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
WhatsDown: WhatsApp Suffers Extended OutageWhatsDown: WhatsApp Suffers Extended Outage
Technology

The outage comes three days after Facebook announced acquisition plans.

By James Temple
Technology
Re/code on TV: King’s IPO, WhatsApp’s $19B Deal and Instagram’s New AdsRe/code on TV: King’s IPO, WhatsApp’s $19B Deal and Instagram’s New Ads
Technology

Re/coders take to the tube to discuss the big tech news of the week.

By James Temple
Technology
WhatsNotApp: When Ignoring LinkedIn Messages Is a Bad IdeaWhatsNotApp: When Ignoring LinkedIn Messages Is a Bad Idea
Technology

That’s gotta hurt.

By Kara Swisher