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Snapchat Declines $3 Billion Facebook Offer

Posted on November 16, 2013 by sbl125

Snapchat was offered $3 billion to be acquired by Facebook and Snapchat declined the offer. This article is especially interesting because it puts such a high monetary value on an application that still hasn’t figure out a way to monetize … Continue reading →

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Google Helpouts Uses Online Video for Teachable Moments

Posted on November 5, 2013 by sbl125

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10812_3-57610786/google-helpouts-uses-online-video-for-teachable-moments/ Google just launched a new program called Google Helpouts, which use Google+ Hangouts to connect a customer to an expert for a one-on-one online video session. This expert can visually show and talk a customer through various tasks ranging … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Job? Apps Take on Hiring Process

Posted on September 25, 2013 by sbl125

http://live.wsj.com/video/looking-for-a-job-apps-take-on-hiring-process/9EC959A1-316E-4E4F-BF9A-4671211B58AB.html#!9EC959A1-316E-4E4F-BF9A-4671211B58AB This is an article/video about a new app called Apploi that is used for job hiring purposes. This app allows consumers to apply to jobs on any mobile device or tablet. Since the job application process takes time, I … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Cashing In: Social Network To Raise $1B In Share Offering As Stock Flies High

Posted on September 4, 2013 by sbl125

I thought this article was interesting because LinkedIn is planning to raise $1 billion in share offerings. LinkedIn surpassed the second quarter consensus estimates from Wall Street. One reason for this success was the 37% increase in LinkedIn users, up … Continue reading →

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