Facebook founder Zuckerberg Too Programmed On 60 Minutes
60 Minutes did a good job with a segment on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg considering that Mark had very little to say. He seemed overly briefed by lawyers and PR types and as a result was stiff and uncharismatic for someone who has accomplished so much. Mark is definitely more of a Bill Gates than [...]
Bill Gates Rocks Out with Slash at CES
Bill Gates talked about how this was his last CES keynote, and his last year at Microsoft. read more More: continued here bill gates rocks out with slash at ces
Bill Gates Pours $390 Million Into Mexican Brewer
Bill Gates has invested $390 million dollars in Mexican brewer Femsa through his Cascade Investment Fund, according to the brewer. read more More: continued here bill gates pours 390 million into mexican brewer
Bill Gates on Innovation
Bill Gates met with some bloggers Tuesday, and Jonathan Snook decided to go at him with the age-old question about whether Microsoft is an innovator, or a bullying copycat. Gates proved that underneath the ill-fitting shirts and the underwhelming stage presence lies a strong debater who can disarm even the toughest of questions with facts [...]
Gates, Jobs, Dell Named Top IT Personalities
Another “tops in tech” list has come out, and most of the names you’d expect to see are on it. What’s surprising, though, is that no one closely connected to Google made the top three; instead, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Michael Dell were voted the most influential IT personalities. Gates, Jobs, Dell Named Top [...]
Live Search Continues Down Relevance Road
The Live Search team at Microsoft has been working on making their centerpiece product more effective at recognizing equivalences, and knowing when ‘the’ needs to be part of the query.Live Search team, where have you been all of Microsoft’s life? We know it took a few years for Bill Gates and company to recognize that [...]
Some Employers Use Email To Layoff Workers
Some U.S. workers may experience anxiety about opening email from their boss. Ten percent of U.S. employees say their company has used email to fire or lay off employees. Another 17 percent indicated their boss used emails to avoid other difficult conversations. The national survey of 752 U.S. workers was done in May and June [...]
Oh No, There Goes Google Video!
Google’s nineteen-month experiment in selling online video ends in a few days, as the company shuts down Google Video and all of the videos purchased from it by consumers. “They are more like us than anyone else we have ever competed with.” — Bill Gates on Google, from a 2005 Fortune Magazine interview. Digital rights [...]
Bill Slawski Uncovers Possible Barter System Patent At Microsoft
Bill Slawski, of SEO By the Sea, has posted more patent applications. This time Microsoft has applied for a bunch, including Bill Gates himself on one. The patents cover click fraud as well as what could be the groundwork for a barter system between publishers and advertisers. Great reading as per usual Bill. More: continued [...]
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