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  Microsoft, Skype, Ebay, and a whole lot of lawsuits? Maybe.
  by dafarian / on May 10, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “acquires”

 

• Yahoo acquires iOS photo app maker GhostBird

  
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    Yahoo on Wednesday announced it has bought a startup that makes picture-taking applications for iPhones to enhance its Flickr photo service.Yahoo did not disclose how much it paid for GhostBird Software, the company behind KitCam and PhotoForge2 apps for Apple’s popular smartphones.”We’ll integrate many of ...
  5 days ago

• A firm that acquires another firm as part of its strategy to sell off assetts, cut costs and operate remaining?

  
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  Question by Saeed : A firm that acquires another firm as part of its strategy to sell off assetts, cut costs and operate remaining? A firm that acquires another firm as part of its strategy to sell off assets, cut costs and operate the remaining assets more efficiently is engaging in? Best answer: Answer by ...
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• Google acquires Waze, Social Navigation app for over $1Billion

  
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  Google has announced acquisition of Waze , the popular crowd-sourced navigation app based in Israel thus leaving behind Facebook and Apple in the race. Waze has over 50 million users globally and offers real-time traffic and road info submitted by these users.The product development team of Waze will ...
  6 days ago

• DIRECTV gets into security, acquires LifeShield www.privateofficer.com

  
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    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. June 12 2013 —Satellite TV provider DIRECTV is getting into home security with the purchase of LifeShield. Formerly known as InGrid, LifeShield is a self-installed, professionally monitored, wireless digital security system. DIRECTV opted to purchase a company instead of partner with one ...
  1 week ago

• Salesforce Acquires ExactTarget: What Does this Mean for Marketing

  
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  On June 4th, Salesforce.com announced that they would be acquiring the marketing automation and email marketing company ExactTarget for $2.5 billion in cash.Making this the largest deal Salesforce... (For the full post, please click the blog title link above.)
  1 week ago

• Mobile Cloud Labs Acquires Snuko Intellectual Property and Releases Security Apps Prior to Public Stock Offering

  
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  (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 Mobile Cloud Labs Plc. today announced the acquisition of Snuko’s intellectual property and partial development team, the creators of antitheft software for portable devices. Mobile Cloud Labs Plc. also announced the release of the absolutely free MyAntiTheft and MyAntiVirus app for the ...
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• In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for June 2 – 9

  
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  Nonresidential Construction Spending Boosted By Private Projects The recovery in private nonresidential construction continued on a slow and steady track this spring according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, with construction spending rising in April from the previous … Related posts: In The Pipeline: ...
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• China Acquiring Smithfield Foods

  
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  By Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Related Entries June 5, 2013 China Acquiring Smithfield Foods June 5, 2013 Holder Happens
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• IBM Signals Intent to Add More Depth to Cloud Computing

  
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  Yesterday, IBM announced its intent to acquire SoftLayer Technologies Inc. in a deal that will add more depth to that company’s future public cloud offerings.  SoftLayer is a privately held company and a cloud IT hosting provider offering on-demand data center and hosting services. As is its custom, IBM did not ...
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• Playhaven Acquires Staq.io To Beef Up Gaming Analytics

  
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  Playhaven , a startup that helps mobile game developers monetize their player bases, acquired a small three-person startup called Staq.io to beef up their analytics offerings. The company, which had came out of the TechStars incubator program, had built an analytics product that helps game developers understand how ...
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• Wizkid and Waje’s manager, Godwin Tom, acquires new ride

  
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  I know what you’re thinking right now…well, here’s your answer! He’s news because he’s the manager of two of Nigeria’s most talented music stars – Wizkid and Waje. . Congrats to him! Tweet ...
  2 weeks ago

• My Take: Salesforce Acquires ExactTarget, Continues Marketing Automation Industry Consolidation

  
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  Ive been in meetings all day and just emerged to hear that Salesforce.com purchased ExactTarget.  Having a had a few moments to digest the news (and some lunch), here are a few thoughts: - Good move for Salesforce.   They have been lacking large-scale email capability, which all types of sales and marketing ...
  2 weeks ago

• Over: Zynga’s now defunct OMGPOP acquisition likely cost the firm around $400,000 per day

  
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  Last year, following Zynga’s $95.5 million writedown of goodwill relating to its purchase of OMGPOP, TNW calculated that its losses at that moment totaled to around $500,000 per day. That specific writedown cam just 190 days after the purchase was announced. We’re here today to recalculate the cost of the OMGPOP ...
  2 weeks ago

• Breaking News: IBM Acquires SoftLayer

  
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  SoftLayer is a major cloud computing provider that focuses on performance, automation and control, and flexibility and choice. Their About Us section on their website gives a good rundown of some possible services: Deploy a global footprint of cloud computing instances for your Web tier, distribute ...
  2 weeks ago

• Rapper 2shotz acquires Bentley

  
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  The newly married rapper shared the photo on his instagram page. Congrats to him. Meanwhile, I’m not feeling very well o. I’ve really been under the weather since Sunday night. That’s why my blogging has been on and off. I took one medicine yesterday evening and it knocked me out completely. Didn’t wake up ...
  2 weeks ago

• M.I acquires Bentley

  
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  The rapper, record mark exec and X-Factor Africa judge bought the Bentley about a week ago but the car came into Lagos this evening. Congrats to him! Tweet ifall ...
  3 weeks ago

• Top news this week: Xbox One unveiled, Amazon Appstore in India, Yahoo acquires Tumblr and more!

  
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  Top news this week We understand you lead busy lives and it’s hard to keep track of everything that goes on in the tech world. So here’s a handy recap of the top news stories this week. Microsoft unveils next-gen console, dubbed the Xbox One Microsoft has unveiled its next-gen console, the Xbox One, and ...
  3 weeks ago

• News: Otterbox acquires LifeProof

  
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  Otterbox announced today that it has acquired fellow case maker LifeProof, one of its main competitors in the protective case market. “This is a big strategic move for us,” Otterbox CEO Brian Thomas said. He said the LifeProof name will remain part of the brand. Thomas cited the move as a way for Otterbox to get ...
  3 weeks ago

• Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion

  
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  Yahoo! Inc. and Tumblr announced yesterday that they have reached a definitive agreement for Yahoo to acquire Tumblr. The deal is approximately $1.1 billion, payable in cash. Tumblr, a microblogging platform similar to WordPress. It has more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, The ...
  4 weeks ago

• Yahoo acquires Tumblr for $1.1 billion, operations remain same

  
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  Yahoo Inc. has announced that it has acquired the popular blog platform Tumblr today. The acquisition deal estimated for $1.1 billion and substantially all of the amount is payable in cash. Even after acquisition, Tumblr still work as separate entities and the operations will remain same as before the deal between two ...
  4 weeks ago

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