This is a guest post from Gregor Schauer, who has worked in tech in Silicon Valley since 2000. Gregor has also recently spent 2 years in equity research at JMP Securities and Jefferies, covering the Internet sector and enterprise software. You can follow him on Twitter here. Disclosure: Gregor owns Apple and Google shares. Read more...
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What is Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow’s height? Who is George Clooney’s arm candy? Why is Jeff Bridges’ Oscar acceptance speech so trippy?
Those were some of the questions Googlers wanted answered last night, according to Google’s results for hot trends in searches during the Academy Awards broadcast. Read more...
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The amazing things going on in New York’s digital scene have finally bubbled their way up to the New York Times.
The thesis, essentially, is that Silicon Alley is back. This isn’t surprising, considering that it never left. But the last few years have indeed seen a major and more sustainable resurgence, one that is clearly here to stay. Read more...
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Engadget landed a mega-scoop today grabbing pictures and video of Microsoft’s slick looking tablet, the Courier.
Except, it didn’t really feel like a mega-scoop. The pictures — enough for a gallery! — were crystal clear, and the video — in hi-def! — looked just like marketing materials. Read more...
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