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October 27, 2009

Microsoft Drops 'Family Guy' in Windows 7 Push

Microsoft has canceled its deal with those crazy "Family Guy" guys to promote Windows 7, reports TechFlash.   It quotes the company saying: the content was not a fit with the Windows brand. A... More >

October 26, 2009

Carl Icahn Resigns from Yahoo Board

Carl Icahn has resigned from Yahoo's board of directors. In his resignation letter, the billionaire investor wrote: I don't believe that it is necessary at this time to have an activist on the board ... More >

October 22, 2009

Can Windows 7 Ad Campaign Change the Picture in Your Head?

Microsoft is kicking off a new advertising campaign to go with its Windows 7 operating system, though the challenge is to get that "PC Guy" that Apple created out of people's heads, according to Bl... More >

October 20, 2009

Accenture in Web Advertising Partnership

Accenture is teaming up with Silicon Valley startup Adchemy , which uses advanced statistical techniques to provide targeted advertising, on an enterprise marketing platform, reports The New York Ti... More >

October 19, 2009

Advertisers Back Microsoft-Yahoo Deal

Advertising heavyweights have thrown their support behind the Microsoft-Yahoo partnership , reports TechFlash .   It reports that Publicis Groupe, WPP, Interpublic Group and Omnicom Group were... More >

Google Going Global in Enterprise Apps Push

Google is kicking off a global push for its enterprise apps . Actually, it's a continuation of its "Going Google" billboard campaign with messages that change daily, reports PCWorld .   Google... More >

October 14, 2009

'Family Guy' Talent Join Windows 7 Push

Product placement is everywhere these days, but Microsoft is taking it to a whole new level. It's teaming up with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane and co-star Alex Borstein on a 30-minute varie... More >

October 12, 2009

Venture Capital Fund-Raising Takes a Dive

Venture capital companies raised $1.56 billion in the third quarter, the least amount in six years, reports Bloomberg . In the quarter a year ago, 63 funds raised $8.5 billion. The number of funds ... More >

Levinson Quits Google's Board, Stays on Apple's

Former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson has stepped down from the board of Google amid a federal investigation of possible antitrust issues between Google and Apple, reports The Washington Post . L... More >

Fasthosts and Microsoft Partner on WebsiteSpark Program

Web hosting firm Fasthosts announed it will partner with Microsoft to promote the new Microsoft WebsiteSpark program for Web professionals. The initiative aims to help small businesses adopt Web to... More >

October 8, 2009

Common Mistakes in Outsourcing RFPs

Dennis Winkler, managing consultant for Alsbridge Inc., in a post on Outsourcing Leadership , addresses some of the most common mistakes companies make as they write requests for proposals . (Free ... More >

October 7, 2009

Razorfish Employees Take a Hit in Stock Options

Further evidence that working for a tech company isn't the same as working in the "real world": Employees at Razorfish, the digital media agency that Microsoft is selling off to Publicis Groupe , wi... More >

Survey: Most Companies Ban Social Networking

According to a study by Robert Half Technology, more than half of U.S. companies have banned workers from using social networking sites while on the job, reports Computerworld . Nineteen percent a... More >

Google Launches AdSense for Mobile

Google launched a mobile version of its AdSense program. The move enables ads to be displayed on high-end smartphones just as they would on a PC. The advent of larger smartphone screen sizes and hand... More >

October 6, 2009

Using the Data Warehouse in Real Time

A piece by Teradata India's Ashok Ekbote on PCQuest discusses the emerging field of pervasive business intelligence, a kind of real-time merging of BI and knowledge management.   In effect, it... More >

October 5, 2009

How to Make Diversity Part of Organizational Culture

Diversity programs don't have to only be annual seminars that urge managers to hire and promote employees from a variety backgrounds, says Kristina Draper, chief application officer at Wells Fargo &... More >

October 2, 2009

Maintaining Momentum on ITIL

This piece on SearchCIO.com addresses keeping momentum going with ITIL beyond incident management, problem management and change management.   Oftentimes companies lose steam once problems and ... More >

October 1, 2009

Venture Exits Still Weak

Though there seems to have been a lot of acquisitions lately, a report by the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource says the number of financial exits by venture capitalis... More >

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