Google’s new year’s revolution: Six products slashed or maimed
Well, Google picked a good day to announce layoffs and kill a bunch of products. While everyone is busy reading about Apple chief executive Steve Jobs’ leave of absence for health related issues, Google has more or less killed six of its products. Let’s survey… Continue Reading
Roundup: Layoffs at Sitoa, GrandCentral gets knocked offline, and more
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Big layoffs at Sitoa? — San Mateo-based Sitoa has laid off approximately 40 out of 70 employees in order to get to breakeven, we’ve heard from a source. The company has tens of millions in revenues, but fees are only 10% so the… Continue Reading
Roundup: Scribd hype, Stockpickr, Red Herring, Cozmo and lots more
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Scribd hype — Maybe because it calls itself the “YouTube for documents,” the young Scribd is getting a lot of interest from Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists. We’ve talked to some eager to invest. Rumors are leaking out, including at Gigaom and Techcrunch that… Continue Reading