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| Friday, March 27, 2009 |
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 Google Fires Hundreds In Sales And MarketingGoogle is laying off hundreds in sales and marketing, a source familiar with the situation tells us. A Google blog post puts the number at 200. Our source says its more, but the disparity might have something to do with firing contractors, who aren't technically Google employees. Read > Layoffs At New York TimesNew York Times Editors Told To Take Pay Cut Or Face Layoffs*New York Times Finally Bows To Reality | |||||||
| Apple Likely To Unveil New iPhone June 8 That's the first day of Apple's 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference, which is when we expect the company to unveil its new iPhone and show off the final version of its iPhone 3.0 software. Read > | |||||||
| Google Confirms Surprising Revenue Slowdown According to Google's blog post explaining its sales and marketing cuts, the company appears to have been caught by surprise by its revenue slowdown: "We over-invested in some areas in preparation for the growth trends we were experiencing at the time." Read > | |||||||
| Facebook Wants More Cash For Servers Facebook is looking for more money: Mark Zuckerberg's social networking site wants up to $100 million in debt financing to help acquire computers, BusinessWeek's Spencer Ante reports. Read > More | |
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in early June could be the scene for two important announcements: The next version of the company's wildly popular iPhone, and, potentially, Apple CEO Steve Jobs's retirement. We have no information that Steve is stepping down as CEO. But it's a possibility worth thinking about. Read >6 Features Twitter Users Say They'd Pay For Twitter is working on a paid, optional product for corporations that want to get more out of the messaging service. (Its core service will always be free to everyone.) But regular users -- 'prosumers' or small businesses -- have shown some interest in paying for premium services, too. Read > Microsoft Readies For Another Big Tech Battle We learned major tech companies have been secretly working on something called the "Cloud Manifesto," a new set of standards to define how different clouds might work together. And we only know about it because Microsoft spilled the beans on the secret agreement, to say it wants no part of it. Read > Details On Tesla's Model S Tesla will start production of its sleek $50,000 Model S sedan in the third quarter of this year. Full production is slated for 2012, and will be 20,000 sedans annually. A full charge is expected to have a 300 mile range, and there will be a 45 minute fast charge capability. The batteries will be leased for 7-10 years and for long trips, there's talk of a long range battery being available. Read >Microsoft Slashes 'Office' Prices For Students Microsoft can't afford to see a whole generation of college kids get habituated to other tools like free Google Apps, so it's knocking 91% off its "Ultimate" edition of Office 2007. Read > | World Of Warcraft Studio Blizzard May Be Working On New FranchiseWhat's With Microsoft Billionaire Simonyi's Space Obsession?Actually, Most Facebook Users Are Over 25CollegeHumor Acquires A Sports Satire Site | Digital Job Board The Silicon Alley Insider Job Board is the place to recruit top-notch digital and financial talent. In addition to a 30-day placement on the job board site, your positions will be featured periodically in posts that appear on Alleyinsider.com and in RSS feeds. Reach our fast-growing audience and find great candidates. Find a job > Post a job > |
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