Tag Archive | "layoffs"

Industry News,Social Networking

Layoff Updates in the World of Social Networking19 Jun

While layoff rumors abound in this economic climate, there is one company that has been hit particularly hard—MySpace. While they are a household name in social networking, MySpace can’t seem to justify being second best to Facebook—the more rapidly growing and popular of the two networking powerhouses. And the severity of the potential layoffs at [...]
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Internet Giants Undergo Tumultuous Staff Changes08 May

There’s little debate that two of the most well known names in internet business are Google and Yahoo. These internet titans proved recently, however, that even they aren’t immune to layoffs, cutbacks, and employee shakeups. For Google, this means they will be saying goodbye to David Rosenblatt. The former CEO of DoubleClick, Rosenblatt had been [...]
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Yahoo Makes Cuts and Company Changes26 Jan

Yahoo is one of the most established internet presences, and this has been a busy week for the online-centered business. While one move represents a company improvement, another feels like a step backwards. The first change marks the company’s concerted effort to improve the spam filter on its mail service. Spearheading the campaign is Mark [...]
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Blogging Killed the Newspaper Star24 Oct

In 1979, the Buggles informed the world that video killed the radio star. Now, the question facing our generation is whether blogging will kill the newspaper star. As the catchy pop song taught us, the golden age of technology past is inevitably swept away for the glitz and glamour of the new. In terms of [...]