CNN’s foray into social media backfired when one of the debut posts turned out to be a bogus report claiming that Apple’s boss, Steve Jobs, had suffered a heart attack.
Apple shares fell as much as 5.4% percent after the post appeared on CNN’s iReport.com and circulated around the Web at warp speed. Apple shares rebounded after a company spokesman released a statement saying that the story was false.
The SEC is investigating the matter to determine whether the posting was intended to push down Apple’s More»

Labels: cnn, social media, Steve Jobs

Apple’s Boss Steve Jobs told the WSJ that iPhone apps are making the company $1 million a day. So far the company has made $30 million over the past month. I is pretty good I must say given that most of the apps are free and only a small percentage actually purchase apps.
If sales stay at the current pace, Apple stands to reap at least $360 million a year in new revenue from the App Store, Mr. Jobs said.
“This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon,” he added. “Who More»

Labels: applications, iPhone, Steve Jobs

Tag Clouds categories content on a website. Many tags can be used to describe the same content. The font size of a word or phrase in a tag cloud conveys the popularity the content being referenced to on that particular website.

Below are some tag clouds generated from speech transcripts and blogs of famous people.
A More Perfect Union – by Senator Barack Obama

Future of Web Applications More»

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Forbes has an interesting article on how companies can beat Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) when it comes to recruiting talent.
By Brian CaulfieldLet’s just call the Googleplex what it really is: the ultimate recruiting tool. Employees are shuttled to Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters for free. Once they arrive, they’re treated to massages and free gourmet meals. Plus, they’re surrounded by thousands of young, type-A employees from the best schools.
Oh, and then there’s the ultimate status symbol: Google’s soaring stock price.
Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) has been grabbing talent at a ferocious pace. It’s More»

Labels: Amazon, Apple, Bill Gates, eBay, Eric Schmidt, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, Yahoo