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FORD: GM's Facebook Ads Don't Work Because GM Sucks -- Ours Work Fine
A funny comeback from Ford on the heels of news that GM is pulling its entire $10 million advertising campaign from Facebook... GM said it was pulling its ads because… Read more »
We Just Got This Insane Picture Of Color CEO Bill Nguyen
We still don't quite understand what Color is up to—something social, mobile, and local, with video? But we do know this much: Color CEO Bill Nguyen is really, really excited… Read more »
13 Amazing Facts About Smartphone Use Around The World
Business Insider Intelligence is a new research and analysis service for real-time insight and intelligence about the Internet industry. The product is currently in beta. For more information, and to sign… Read more »
Suddenly, Zynga's Communications People Are Quitting (ZNGA)
Since Zynga's initial public offering, three lead communications professionals at Zynga—Lisa Chan, Ashley Lipton, and Adam Isserlis—have all left the company. Isserlis left to join Facebook, while Lipton left to… Read more »
FACEBOOK'S WORST NIGHTMARE: After GM, Here's How The Other Dominoes Could Fall
General Motors' decision to cancel the entirety of its $10 million Facebook ad budget is, arguably, the second major shoe to drop on the social network's ad budget. Back in… Read more »
Etsy's Winning Secret: Don't Play The Blame Game!
Picture this: The board members of Etsy, the hot Brooklyn-based startup that's reinventing handcrafted e-commerce, are meeting by video conference. The connection breaks up. At most companies, the obvious next… Read more »
In Major Change Of Plans, Google Will Let Multiple Companies Release 'Nexus' Phones (GOOG)
In a major departure from its current smartphone strategy, Google plans to let multiple manufacturers make Google-branded Nexus phones, according to WSJ. In previous years, Google would partner with one… Read more »
CHART OF THE DAY: Half Of The American Public Thinks Facebook Is A Passing Fad
Despite the fact that Facebook has 900 million users, almost half of people think it's a passing fad. CNBC and the AP surveyed 1,003 Americans about Facebook and found 46… Read more »
Help! I'm A BlackBerry Virgin! (RIMM)
RIM was nice enough to send me a BlackBerry Bold 9900 to play around with. The FedEx guy just dropped it off. I'll admit right now that I have very… Read more »
Dan Loeb's Third Point Massively Increases Its Stake In Yahoo, Takes A New Stake In Apple
Third Point's founder Dan Loeb, who was recently fighting with Yahoo!'s board, revealed a massive stake in the company in his latest 13F regulatory filing. For the quarter ended 3/31/2012… Read more »
