In 1971, journalist Don Hoefler coined the name Silicon Valley. And just like every other 40-year-old Gen Xer, Silicon Valley is now having an identity crisis—about identity no less. The…
Yahoo Sports is more than a place for getting the latest scores and stats, says Ken Fuchs. As fans’ appetite for off-the-field action grows, his job at Yahoo is making…
Facebook may be the biggest social network on the planet, but social ad targeting firm 33Across says it now has the distinction of managing the world’s largest social and interest…
It looks like Apple’s back to blowing away Wall Street. After missing its earnings forecast for the first time in years last quarter, the company today reported its greatest quarterly revenue…
Social TV is coming of age. In an announcement today, Cambridge, Mass.-based social TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs said it had raised $12 million in series B financing. The new funding,…
To keep up with the privacy challenges that grow in lockstep with the booming data economy, privacy management firm TRUSTe today announced that it has raised $15 million in new…
For his sake, newly minted Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson better be a quick study. The former PayPal chief is expected to make his debut during the company’s earnings call Tuesday,…
Expectations were high for Google's earnings call Thursday, but instead of blowing analysts away with dizzying gains, the Internet giant dropped a rare disappointment: lower than anticipated earnings and revenue. The…
Powerful though it may be, for marketers, big data can be a big headache. For brands that want to reach audiences across the growing landscape of social platforms, executing effective campaigns…
To hear it from the Federal Trade Commission, an online data collector is an awful lot like a Hollywood paparazzo. Companies that track and collect online consumer data can act like…
