Epic dancing video ‘Where The Hell is Matt’ reaches 10M views in 10 months

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Since today is International Dance Day, what better time to talk about Matt Harding, the dude behind the global dancing phenomenon Where The Hell is Matt? Harding’s most impressive video, a compilation of him dancing all around the world in place like Afghanistan and Haiti, has garnered more than ten million views in ten months on YouTube and is a… Read More…

Google strikes back with ‘Now’ for iPhone and iPad

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Which online service will be the primary hub on your phone? Google this morning released its “Google Now” service for iPhone and iPad as a new feature of its existing Google app for Apple devices. It’s available by downloading or updating the Google app for iOS. The service, previously available for Android, features a series… Read More…

Why I won’t buy another subsidized Android phone (and why you shouldn’t, either)

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Guest Commentary: In the past few weeks, T-Mobile has been trying to shake up the mobile phone industry by offering no-contract plans in conjunction with the iPhone 5. Notably, their USA CEO John Legere put the issue of subsidized phones front-and-center, saying, “This is the biggest crock of shit I’ve ever heard in my life!… Read More…

Wavii shutting down service after Google acquisition

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Reports of Wavii’s acquisition by Google surfaced earlier this week, and now that’s been confirmed. But in a more interesting piece of news coming today, Seattle-based Wavii announced that it will be shutting down its news aggregation service as part of the deal. Wavii, which helps you find personalized feeds of the news, confirmed the deal… Read More…

5 Reasons Google Shut Down Its Affiliate Network

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Industry veterans will tell you that affiliate marketing is about relationships. So when the head of the Google Affiliate Network (GAN), J. J. Hirschle made a brief announcement that Google planned to shutter the network just shy of its fifth birthday, it shouldn’t surprise anyone since relationships have never been Google’s strong suit. What was… Read More…

Google CEO Larry Page: Google Glass ‘gives me chills’

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Larry Page is excited about the potential of Google Glass — so much so that he gets the chills when wearing them. On the first quarter earnings call today, Google’s CEO touched on several different aspects of his company, including Google’s high-tech augmented reality spectacles. He said he gets the chills because he thinks it represents… Read More…

Google beats profit expectations as Q1 revenue increases 31% from 2012

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Google just released its 2013 first quarter earnings and posted $3.35 billion in profits, up from $2.89 billion in the first quarter of 2012. Revenue for 2013 first quarter was $14 billion, up 31 percent from last year. Non-GAAP earnings were at $11.58 per share compared to $10.08 in the first quarter of 2012. Google CEO Larry… Read More…

Search stats: Google slips, Microsoft continues slow growth

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The monthly U.S. search stats from comScore are out for March and it shows Google slipping just a bit with Microsoft continuing to grow its search share, albeit slowly. Google dropped 0.4 percentage points last month, falling to 67.1 percent of the U.S. search engine market. Microsoft, meanwhile, grew 0.2 percentage points to 16.9. That’s… Read More…

No more free lunch? IRS considering taxes on free food at tech giants

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Free food is almost synonymous these days with technology companies, the fuel that helps HR recruiters attract and retain employees. In Kirkland, Google hired world-renowned chef Jason Wilson to run the kitchen, while Seattle startup Has Offers last year brought on board chef Chris Blanco to keep the geeks well fed and hydrated. But could the… Read More…

Microsoft pokes at Facebook, says new ‘Home’ is like Windows Phone in 2011

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Microsoft is a longtime Facebook partner and investor, but that isn’t stopping the Redmond company from making some jabs over Facebook’s choice of Android for its new “Home” user interface — a replacement home screen centered around the user’s social network and friends. In a post this morning, Microsoft communications chief Frank Shaw says he… Read More…