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Hobot’s technology news blog takes off


Joe Hobot is turning the technology blog website he built into a full-fledged business.

In 2008, Hobot acquired www.MWD.com, a nearly 15-year-old Web domain, and retooled it the following year. Today the technology news site …

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Investor interest boosts values of social media companies

The combined value of venture-backed Web companies Facebook Inc., Groupon Inc., Twitter Inc. and others has risen 54 percent since June, Bloomberg reported.

As investors hurry to purchase stakes in privately held social media start-ups, …

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Facebook caps big year with prestigious award

Wednesday was a big day for popular social media website Facebook Inc., which is in the middle of unveiling a slew of changes to the site.

First, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was named Time …

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Electronics boost November manufacturing

Industrial production in the United States increased more than forecast in November, helped by gains in computers, home electronics and appliances, signaling that factories will support economic growth into next year, Bloomberg reported.

Output at …

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Apps are apt to trigger billions of downloads by 2014

The number of applications downloaded to smartphones made by Apple Inc., Motorola Inc. and other manufacturers will surge by 60 percent a year and generate more than $35 billion by 2014, a report says. Mobile-phone …

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Links in the wind energy chain


The factory floor at Electrical Power Products (EP2) in Des Moines is about as busy as Santa’s workshop these days. Though you won’t find any elves among the company’s 150 employees, the sense of urgency …

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Symantec: Nine out of 10 e-mails spam

In its 2010 security report released Tuesday, Symantec Corp.  said that the annual average global spam rate was 89.1 percent, an increase of 1.4 percent over the preceding year, the San Jose Business Journal reported. …

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Maturing young companies move downtown


Three young companies with strong ties to the city’s social media and technology scenes are growing up downtown.

Bit Method LLC, Catchfire Media LLC and Lava Row Inc., all of which were formed within the …

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Investors uncertain about gaming industry’s future

Though new technologies could lead non-traditional consumers of video games to embrace new digital platforms, such as mobile and online gaming, investors are uncertain of where they fit in, Reuters reported.

The shift to digital …

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More B2B marketers embrace social media


As social media moves from marginal to mainstream, more companies are integrating applications such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube into their business-to-business marketing strategies.

Beyond building brand awareness and promoting products, social media allows businesses …