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2012 in Preview: Technology


Evolution of coupon sites

Coupon websites such as Groupon Inc., LivingSocial Inc. and local variations had a lot of buzz last year.

Maybe too much buzz.

“It’s inevitable during these booms — you’ll get a …

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AT&T, Tivo settle patent dispute

AT&T, Tivo settle patent dispute AT&T Inc. has agreed to pay TiVo Inc. a total of $215 million in the next six years to settle a patent suit concerning digital video recorders (DVRs),  MSN Money…
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Art’s Way Scientific sees increase in sales

Art’s Way Scientific Inc., which designs and manufactures laboratories and research facilities, saw an increase in sales during the fourth quarter in 2011.

In addition, the wholly owned subsidiary of Art’s Way Manufacturing Co. Inc. …

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A Year in Review: Tech & Innovation


StartupCity provides new avenue for technology start-ups

Christian Renaud and Tej Dhawan saw the need for a space that entrepreneurs could use to grow and cultivate their tech ideas. The two opened up shop at …

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Chinese e-commerce company moves closer to Yahoo bid

Chinese e-commerce company moves closer to Yahoo bid   Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce company, has hired a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm in a sign that the company  would be willing to make a bid…
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Facebook could lead way for big year of IPOs

Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are set to lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) by Internet companies since 1999, Bloomberg reported.

 

Facebook is considering the largest Internet IPO on record, …

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Google’s social site could reach 400 million users

Google’s social site could reach 400 million users Google Inc. is adding 625,000 new users a day to the Google Plus social networking website, which may total 400 million members by the end of 2012,…
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SOPA legislation delayed

SOPA legislation delayed A congressional vote on an anti-piracy bill that Internet heavyweights such as Google Inc. say would be an online Armageddon has been delayed until 2012, CNNMoney.com reported. The Stop Online Piracy Act…
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Twitter stake goes for a princely sum

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said today that he and his investment firm, Kingdom Holding Co., are purchasing a $300 million stake in Twitter Inc., CNNMoney.com reported. The billionaire prince said the investment was made …

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Microsoft cloud could rain on profits

Microsoft Corp.’s push into cloud computing will help the company compete with Google Inc., Apple Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. It also will hurt profit margins, Bloomberg said. The company’s cloud software lets corporate customers pay …

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