News tagged with executive
Twitter co-founders are mum on revenue plans
May 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Twitter Inc.'s co-founders say the rapidly growing online communications company will eventually charge fees for its services, but it's unclear which ones and what will drive revenue.
Online magazine tries to be a lab for media future
May 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Web edition of a cover story from Fortune this spring took a sharp turn from what you might expect at a 79-year-old magazine.
IBM backs full-year profit forecast
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- IBM Corp. is again backing its forecast for profit of $9.20 per share this year.
Ask.com CEO leaving, president to take over role
May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The chief executive of Internet search engine Ask.com, Jim Safka, is leaving for personal reasons a little more than a year after he took the post.
Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors
May 11, 2009 |
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Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.
Thomson Reuters says profits rise in first quarter
May 07, 2009 |
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Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that profits climbed in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.
Yahoo! summit champions human rights online
May 06, 2009 |
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Human rights trump doing business, Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz insisted at a summit of Internet allies combining forces to battle censorship by oppressive regimes.
Despite prepaid lift, Sprint Nextel loss widens
May 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Despite a widening net loss, Sprint Nextel Corp. finally got some good news in its long recovery Monday, as a big surge in "prepaid" customers offset another nightmarish drop in valuable subscribers ...
Congress concerned about privacy over cable TV ads (Update)
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Congress put cable TV operators on notice that it will scrutinize their plans to roll out targeted advertising to viewers, questioning whether they will use set-top boxes sitting in millions of homes to monitor and ...
MySpace co-founder DeWolfe to step down (Update)
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe will step down soon as the social networking site's chief executive, amid the site's stalled user growth and the rapid rise of rival Facebook.
Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists
Apr 20, 2009 |
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MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.
Cost-cutting at NY Times, reorganization at WPost
Apr 16, 2009 |
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The New York Times unveiled plans on Thursday to eliminate several weekly sections of the newspaper in the latest cost-cutting move at the prestigious but financially troubled daily.
eBay to take controlling stake in SKorea site for 1.2 bln dlrs
Apr 16, 2009 |
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US online auction giant eBay will take a controlling stake in South Korea's biggest online marketplace Gmarket in a deal worth up to 1.2 billion dollars, the two companies announced on Thursday.
Next version of Microsoft Office coming in 2010
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s next version of its Office desktop programs will reach consumers next year, though not likely in conjunction with the Windows 7 operating system.
EBay plans IPO for Skype, undoing $2.6B-plus deal
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- EBay Inc. plans to spin off its Internet communications service Skype through an initial public offering, undoing a $2.6 billion acquisition that puzzled analysts and eBay struggled to justify.
