New BBC Chief Reveals His Vision: Online Is The Future

George Entwhistle, the new director-general of the BBC, addressed staff this morning for the first time in his new capacity as capo di tuti capi of the organization. And, in an about turn from his predecessor's policy, "genuinely digital content" is the key.Entwhistle, a BBC man virtually all his working life, is the first head of the Corporation without a background in original programming--and perhaps it shows.

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Go To Hellman: Stripe, Balanced, WePay for Payments: Not big enough to #fail

When Amazon Payments first told us they wouldn't allow our crowd-funding business to continue using their system, we thought it was a phishing attack. That's because a robot sent it, and what does a robot know? But it turned out they were serious, they had to cut us off, because what if we destroyed civilization as we know it?

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How To Pick A Good Startup To Work For And Negotiate A Solid Salary

The following is an excerpt of a Wealthfront post that promotes a new tool for calculating average startup salaries. We've extracted just the tips, but you can read the full post at Wealthfront. It may sound strange for the CEO of an investment management firm to say this, but managing your career well is much more important than managing your investments well.

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47% in 24 hours: How social media magnified secret Romney videos

A leaked video of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talking frankly about his election strategy has caused an uproar in social media. Mother Jones published clips of the speech yesterday, and followed up with the full, uncut video of Romney's remarks today. Almost immediately, both Twitter and Facebook were flooded with comments about Romney's speech.

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