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Walmart enters social media

Posted by dbard on Monday April 18, 2011 @03:47PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/18/walmart-ventures-into-the-social-media-space-with-acquisition-of-kosmix/

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Re:Twitter Announces Fire Hose Marketplace: Up to 10k Keyword Filters ... on Monday April 04, 2011 @11:58PM (#2409639)

Surprised it took Twitter this long to monetize this.

Re:Market Data Firm Spots the Tracks of Bizarre Robot Traders on Monday April 04, 2011 @11:55PM (#2409624)

This is interesting but should hardly be surprising if anyone knows how algorithmic trading works. The smart algorithms would also randomize the way they slice the orders exactly to throw off someone trying to look for a pattern

Living Social v.s. Groupon warchest

Posted by dbard on Monday April 04, 2011 @11:49PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/04/livingsocial-files-to-authorize-up-to-565m-in-series-e-funding/

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Google bids for Nortel Patents

Posted by dbard on Monday April 04, 2011 @11:34PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/technology/05google.html?src=busln

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