Web Success in the LinkedIn Era
By now everyone has heard about LinkedIn’s spectacular IPO this week, quite possibly the most significant public offering by a Web business since Google. Other Internet companies such as Groupon and Facebook are almost certain to follow suit in even grander fashion, but what makes the love for LinkedIn so striking is what it reveals […]
Baidu CEO: 99% of China Uses Our Search Engine
The CEO of Baidu, one of China’s largest and most powerful Internet companies, believes Baidu is China’s largest search engine, doubled in value since January and is worth just as much as Facebook and eBay. It has been kicking Google’s…
U.S. to Allow Export of Web Services to Iran and Cuba
According to The New York Times, the United States Treasury Department will tomorrow give Internet services license to export consumer-aimed services like instant messaging and photo sharing to countries with which trade has previously been restricted, including Iran, Cuba and Sudan. The United States defines these nations as “closed societies” because their governments sometimes try […]