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Money Archive

Archives for November 2014

Technology
Holiday Gift Guide: What to Buy a BoomerHoliday Gift Guide: What to Buy a Boomer
Technology

Buying a tech gift for a Baby Boomer may seem daunting. Here’s some help.

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
Holiday Gift Guide: Cool Tech for Teens and College StudentsHoliday Gift Guide: Cool Tech for Teens and College Students
Technology

Not sure what to get your teen or college student for the holidays? Check out Re/code’s gift guide for some of our favorite tech picks.

By Bonnie Cha
Technology
Holiday Gift Guide: Tech Relief for Parents of Young ChildrenHoliday Gift Guide: Tech Relief for Parents of Young Children
Technology

What to get the parent who has everything except eight arms.

By Katherine Boehret
Technology
Holiday Gift Guide: Gadgets for Fitness FreaksHoliday Gift Guide: Gadgets for Fitness Freaks
Technology

Discover the best gifts for active people -- or those who want to be more active in the new year -- with this Re/code guide to top health-and-fitness gadgets.

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Amazon Promotes Handyman and Installation ServicesAmazon Promotes Handyman and Installation Services
Technology

They will come to your house!

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
AOL Loses Ad CMO Erika NardiniAOL Loses Ad CMO Erika Nardini
Technology
By Kara Swisher
Technology
We Shouldn’t Have to Give Away Our Identity to Use the InternetWe Shouldn’t Have to Give Away Our Identity to Use the Internet
Technology

Selling data has never been as invisible or sneaky as it is today.

By Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan
Technology
PayPal Co-Founder’s Holiday Gift for Millennials: LoansPayPal Co-Founder’s Holiday Gift for Millennials: Loans
Technology

Levchin’s latest venture, Affirm, is an online lender that’s offering a new way for consumers to buy goods.

By Ari Levy
Technology
Hootsuite’s Next Play: Ads and E-CommerceHootsuite’s Next Play: Ads and E-Commerce
Technology

Hootsuite is building products to help brands determine when to show you ads or sell you goods.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
ESPN Gets Ready to Launch Its First Web Video Subscription Service -- For Cricket’s World CupESPN Gets Ready to Launch Its First Web Video Subscription Service -- For Cricket’s World Cup
Technology

The cable giant wants to sell sports to people who don’t have cable. It wants to start in February, with one of the world’s biggest events.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Apple and App Developers to Raise Funds for Global Fund to Fight AIDSApple and App Developers to Raise Funds for Global Fund to Fight AIDS
Technology

Apple has donated $75 million over the past eight years.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Urban Outfitters and 200 Others Start Selling Directly in Shopping App WaneloUrban Outfitters and 200 Others Start Selling Directly in Shopping App Wanelo
Technology

The move comes as mobile apps like Twitter and Spring are adding e-commerce capabilities to attract clothing brands that want to reach their customers outside of their own e-commerce site.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Investors: Damn Ubergate and Full Speed Ahead With Mega-FundingInvestors: Damn Ubergate and Full Speed Ahead With Mega-Funding
Technology

Did last week’s online outrage hinder the ongoing Uber funding round? Apparently not.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
“Also, Prince Albert Is Not Really in a Can”“Also, Prince Albert Is Not Really in a Can”
Technology
By Peter Kafka
Technology
And on the 10,000th Tweet, Confetti Rained DownAnd on the 10,000th Tweet, Confetti Rained Down
Technology

SNL celebrates the oversharers among us.

By Liz Gannes