Matthew Lynley
Soft Landing For Boxee Backers In Samsung Deal
Not every startup turns to gold, and not every exit ends up generating millions of dollars in profit for the founders. Case-in-point, Friday's sale of Boxee to Samsung.
Matthew Lynley
5 People Former Groupon CEO Name Checks On His New Album
'Hardly Working,' Andrew Mason's album of motivational music for business executives dropped last night, complete with shout outs to Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, and Will Farrell.
Matthew Lynley
Zynga's New CEO Won't Succeed Unless Its Old CEO Can Give Up Control
Zynga founder Mark Pincus bowed to investor pressure Monday and relinquished his CEO role, bringing in Microsoft's Don Mattrick to replace him. For the move to work, Pincus has to also give up management control, something he has had trouble doing in the past.
Matthew Lynley
Turning Around A Tech Company Is Hard, Just Ask These 7 CEOs
Smartphone maker BlackBerry has lost about $3 billion in market value during Thorsten Heins' less than two years as CEO. Has anyone fared worse in attempting a turnaround?
Matthew Lynley
The Post- Mark Pincus Era At Zynga Is About To Begin
A top Microsoft gaming executive is headed to Zynga. He could even be taking over as CEO of the company, according to AllThingsD.
Matthew Lynley
BlackBerry Has Lost About $3 Billion In Market Value Since Its New CEO Took Over
BlackBerry delivered its first-quarter results today. They're basically scorched earth, with a huge miss on BlackBerry 10 sales, which has sent the stock down nearly 30%.
Matthew Lynley
Hipster Startup App Combines All Of Tech's Worst Cliches
At last, there's a game built around running a startup. What's more scary: It's closer to reality than you might imagine.
Matthew Lynley
Google Inches Closer To The $1,000 Per Share Stock Price Club
A JP Morgan analyst thinks Google's stock is worth more than $1,000 per share, which would make it one of the most expensive stocks on the market.He's not alone, as nearly a dozen other analysts have a similar price target on the search giant's shares.
Matthew Lynley
Michael Dell Basically Lays Out Why It Sucks To Be A Public Company
Dell is trying to convince his investors to authorize a buyout of the company that would take it private. Here's the rationale.
Matthew Lynley
When Zuckerberg Speaks, Facebook Investors Yawn
Just moments ago, Facebook unveiled a new video-sharing option for Instagram. It's the fourth big "product unveiling" the company's had this year, none of which has significantly moved the stock in either direction.
Matthew Lynley
Inside The Surprisingly Non-Evil Ad System Saving Facebook's Business
Nearly half of all top developers now use Facebook's mobile app install ads as a main channel to acquire traffic.
Matthew Lynley
Why Balloons Are Key To Expanding Google's Core Business
Google aims to bring wireless internet to parts of the unconnected world with newly launched "Project Loon." But the initiative isn't entirely philanthropic.
Matthew Lynley
8 Things You Need To Know About Apple's Eddy Cue
Apple's "Mr. Fix It" is back in the news, this time for comments on Apple raising e-book prices.
Matthew Lynley
Facebook Hashtags Have More To Do With Ad Targeting Than Twitter
On the surface, hashtags will help Facebook users engage in "public conversations." More importantly, they will help brands target advertising more precisely, which will benefit Facebook's business as well.
Matthew Lynley
The Disconnect Between Facebook And Its Average Shareholder Is Both Alarming And Hilarious
Facebook held its annual shareholder meeting today. On deck: questions about mobile, advertising, and why doesn't my News Feed do what I want it to do?
Matthew Lynley
Google Won Waze In Part By Keeping Team Intact And In Israel
After months of rumors, Waze has finally been bought. Google beat out Apple and Facebook for the traffic app maker.
Matthew Lynley
Behind The Scenes Of Zynga New York's Implosion
As part of sweeping layoffs, Zynga's New York operations were completely shut down. Here's an inside look at the implosion.
Matthew Lynley
The Purging Of Scott Forstall From Apple
Apple has a new version of its iPhone operating system. Basically every element from former SVP Scott Forstall is gone.
Matthew Lynley
Verizon's Internal Memo On The NSA Surveillance Snafu
A huge report revealed that Verizon had to hand over call logs to the NSA. Basically, the company says when dealing with the government its hands are tied.
Matthew Lynley
Shares Of Verizon Unaffected By Surveillance In Early Trading
Investors shrug off report of massive collection of Verizon phone records by the NSA. But it's still early.
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