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Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

From $1.5B to half a trillion dollars: PayPal celebrates a 10th anniversary http://t.co/JHr9zAvB
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

From $1.5B to half a trillion dollars: PayPal celebrates a 10th anniversary

Ten years ago today, eBay announced an acquisition that might rank as one of the most successful Silicon Valley purchases ever. In fact, it sits third on Ranker's list of smartest tech acquisitions. I'm talking, of course, about PayPal, the "subsidiary" that now accounts for well over a third of eBay's total revenue - and gaining.

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Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

Sony Xperia Ion Review: Great Display and Camera, Old Software http://t.co/2EntF5sz
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

Sony Xperia ion Phone Review

The Sony Xperia Ion ($99 with a new two-year contract on AT&T) is an Android phone with exceptional hardware: It has a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 12-megapixel camera, and a massive high-resolution display powered by Sony's own Bravia display engine. But, as we've seen with other smartphones, specs aren't everything.

http://pulse.me/s/b1fFb

Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

If You See Yourself Here, Skip the Startup Dream http://t.co/Qwytbfwm
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

If You See Yourself Here, Skip the Startup Dream

People who can't manage their own lives don't make good entrepreneurs. Small businesses require multi-tasking, work prioritization, and decision-making, with no entourage of assistants and specialists. That's why Fortune 500 executives usually don't survive as startup CEOs.

http://pulse.me/s/b3CcC

Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

How a Man Lived Off Craigslist [Video] http://t.co/Lyt8ZrMn
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

How a Man Lived Off Craigslist

Joseph Garner, a 29-year-old man, decided to see if he could remove himself from his normal life and just live completely off Craigslist. So he cut himself off from everyone he knew and everything he owned to see if the community Craigslist could take care of him. Garner only carried around a...

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Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard in california, blackberry, laptop, software, newsreader

Gadgets and Gizmos Daily is out,Update 2.Stay Tuned http://t.co/yrpyEY7p #california,#blackberry,#laptop,#software,#newsreader
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

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Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

How To Hire for Positions That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago http://t.co/hZukqUob
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

How To Hire for Positions That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago

Sajjad Masud is co-founder & CEO of Simplicant, a cloud-based social recruiting platform transforming talent acquisition. Connect with Sajjad and the Simplicant team on Twitter and Facebook. What do app developers, social media managers, cloud computing administrators, virtualization engineers and Chief Listening Officers all have in common?

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Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

IAmA Request: Tom from Myspace http://t.co/OFXIsMXD
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

IAmA Request: Tom from Myspace : IAmA

1. How fast did MySpace grow for you? 2. Did you ever expect it to reach the size it did? 3. How much activity does the site see now? 4. How was the s...

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Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

DNSChanger shutdown: 5 ‘doomsdays’ from the internet’s past http://t.co/iXhvIdYG
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

DNSChanger shutdown: 5 'doomsdays' from the internet's past

There's nothing like an apocalypse to whip the web into a frenzy. As you've likely seen by the many dramatic headlines, thousands of people whose computers are infected with an especially vicious piece of malware will be cut off from the Internet Monday.

http://pulse.me/s/b2xMO

Posted Jul 08 2012 by Ashok Kumar

Putin orders flood deaths inquiry

www.bbc.co.uk
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an inquiry into whether enough was done to prevent mass deaths in the southern flood-hit Krasnodar region.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18758895

Posted Jul 08 2012 by Andrew Richard

Pulp news reader app updated to support MacBook Pro with Retina display http://t.co/DKILBacL
Andrew Richard (@biz78)July 08, 2012

Pulp news reader app updated to support MacBook Pro with Retina display

Acrylic Software has updated its Pulp desktop app to support the MacBook Pro with Retina display. Available for both the iPad and Mac, Pulp is a news reader app that aggregates stories from RSS feeds...

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