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The Wall Street Journal 50 Women to Watch in 2008 - WSJ.com According to a survey by Catalyst, a New York research group, women hold 15.4% of Fortune 500 corporate-officer jobs -- positions of vice president or higher that require board approval. That number has inched down from 16.4% in 2005. Wome... (original story)
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Google Makes Up 88 Percent Of Mozilla’s Revenues, Threatens Its Non-Profit Status
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 17 hours ago
Today, the (for-now) non-profit Mozilla Foundation released its financial statements for 2007 (embedded below). Revenues for the organization behind the open-source Firefox browser were up 12 percent to $75 million, with search-related royalties from Google accounting for 88 percent of the total,... (original story)
Quote of the Day
Posted from Susan Mernit's Blog 1 day 17 hours ago
"despite the external environment we face, the fact remains that yahoo! is now a significantly different company that is stronger in many ways than it was just 18 months ago. this only makes it all the more essential that we manage this opportunity to leverage the progress up to this point as effect... (original story)
Links for 2008-11-17 [del.icio.us]
Posted from Susan Mernit's Blog 1 day 17 hours ago
dotcomdivas.net "Dotcomdivas.net is a supportive, open forum for women Internet entrepreneurs. Benefit from the knowledge, resources, and information shared by members! Membership is FREE." Women in Technology This series is comprised of articles written by women on the topic of "Women in Technolog... (original story)
New: Abrams Media research-Where PR, consulting, and crowdsourcing blur
Posted from Susan Mernit's Blog 1 day 17 hours ago
Are you a corporate entity looking for a "trusted media advisor"? Do you feel the need to go to a consultant company to plan your event panels? Are you someone who wants to supplement your firm's damage control of an event with good advice from a blogger or member of the press?If the answer is yes, ... (original story)
SnapTell: Instant Product Lookup From The iPhone. You Want This.
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 17 hours ago
If you have an iPhone, you'll probably want to check out SnapTell Explorer, a free application now available on the App Store. The premise is simple: take a photo of the cover of any CD, DVD, book, or video game, and the application will automatically identify the product and find ratings and pri... (original story)
It’s Time For The Crunchies!
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 17 hours ago
It's hard to believe that nearly a year has gone by since we gave out those crazy gorilla awards to the best startup and product successes in Silicon Valley and around the world. Some of the photos from last year are here. The Crunchies are back. We are once again partnering with some of our favori... (original story)
Is Diet Coke Poison?
Posted from Susan Mernit's Blog 1 day 17 hours ago
So, over the summer at TechStars, my Diet Coke addiction grew. My 1 can a day went to 3 or more, and since I've been back, I've definitely been swilling 2+ cans a day. And I don't need anyone else to tell me this is bad.It is bad.So, as of right now, I quit. I quit sugar for six weeks this sum... (original story)
This Week on the Crunch Board
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 17 hours ago
Make sure to look at the latest job listing on CrunchBoard. While doing that take a look at our new Crunchboard Service and Sales Directories. They are a great way to connect with the start-up community. Click through for some of jobs posted in the past week. (original story)
Win media training for progressive women's voices in NYC
Posted from Susan Mernit's Blog 1 day 17 hours ago
This just in from the Women's Media Center in NYC--the WMC's 2009 Progressive Women's Voices program is accepting applications with a December 15th deadline.Here's what the call to action says:The Progressive Women's Voices program has become a cornerstone of The Women's Media Center. We are "changi... (original story)
Lori Drew's Lawyers Worried About Finding Jury That Hasn't Prejudged Drew
Posted from Techdirt 1 day 17 hours ago
With the judge agreeing that the information about Megan Meier's suicide can be included in the computer fraud lawsuit against Lori Drew, Drew's lawyers are discovering that the emotional aspects of the case may be difficult to get past. In fact, in reviewing questionnaires that potential jurors we... (original story)
Should It Be Illegal To Sell A Keylogger? Or Just To Use It?
Posted from Techdirt 1 day 17 hours ago
A court has issued an injunction temporarily banning the sale of a keylogger product called RemoteSpy. The ruling probably makes sense under the current FTC law, but it does raise some questions about whether it really makes sense to ban the sale of such a program, versus just the use of one. I ca... (original story)
Yellow-Pages Publishers Teetering On The Brink
Posted from Techdirt 1 day 17 hours ago
A few times a year, I find a copy or two of Yellow Pages directories sitting on my doorstep. Never mind that I haven't used one in several years, they just keep on coming, from multiple publishers. Personally, it's far easier -- and better -- to just search online for whatever I'm looking for. There... (original story)
First Guns N’ Roses Album In 17 Years Debuts Tonight On MySpace Music
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 17 hours ago
Chinese Democracy, the first new Guns N' Roses album since 1991, debuts tonight at 9 PM PST exclusively on MySpace Music, where fans can listen to it for free. Well, actually it debuted on BitTorrent a while ago, but we're not talking about that. Also, the band has previously released two songs, Ch... (original story)
Off the Bus morphs in to HuffPo blogging army
Posted from Susan Mernit's Blog 1 day 17 hours ago
Jay Rosen and Ariana Huffington have a great post up, congratulating the 12, 000+ people who worked on Off the Bus, the HuffPo/NewAssignment.net participatory journalism elections project. Big news: it worked. Next news: HuffPo is inviting all the participants who want to continue to write for ... (original story)
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