Google: Large and Growing, But Still Not Evil

“Don’t be evil” is Google’s informal corporate motto. Yet, massive and dominant corporations find it difficult to escape being labeled “evil” at some point or another. As Google moves swiftly into markets adjacent to its core search advertising business (here’s our report on Google Fiber), the tech giant risks...

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The Different Trajectories of the Tech Elite

Believe it or not, there was a day when Apple really just was a fruit (and without a missing bite), and Google and Microsoft were inscrutable words that would have induced bemused laughs even at the cocktail parties of tech executives.  If you are reading this, you are all but guaranteed to have used products of at least one, if...

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5 Things to Know About Google Fiber

As of this writing, the United States has the second most Internet users in the world, clocking in at just over 245 million people, behind China (513.1M) and ahead of India (121.0M). In percentage terms, an estimated 78.3% of the American population has access to the Internet, which is far above the world average (32.7%), and...

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What Would a Twitter IPO be Worth?

In recent weeks, the blogosphere has filled to the brim with idioms about Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) IPO flop, and the inability of social media websites to effectively monetize their user bases. It makes sense. There’s something undeniably proletarian about a platform that gives its users a free outlet to share ideas, as long as...

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Buyers Beware: 4 Stocks With Increased Short Selling

In today’s unstable markets, it’s crucial that investors consider a stock’s short interest before buying.  An amplified number of shorting typically means that Wall Street has grown less fond of that particular stock. Overselling, though, sometimes has a positive effect on stock price, as short sellers may be...

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