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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Can You Decode This Probably Made-Up Text Lingo? [Wtf]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Now BrandYourself Users Can See The Companies Googling Them
BrandYourself, a startup offering a cheap and easy approach to managing your Google results, has added a new feature to answer one of those burning questions: Who are the people Googling me? To be clear, it's not actually plugging in to Google and sending you an alert every single time someone enters your name. Instead, it's revealing data about who's visiting your BrandYourself profile page in a way that's probably more meaningful and comprehensible to your average consumer than, say, Google Analytics. So every time someone visits your profile, BrandYourself can tell you (either via your dashboard or an email alert) what city they're in, how they found you, and what company they work for. Co-founder and CEO Patrick Ambron compares the feature to the way LinkedIn and other social sites can alert you about other members who have viewed your profile, "except applied to the entire web."linda perry world aids day horse slaughter horse slaughter world aids day 2011 chester mcglockton chester mcglockton
Toshiba sings NAND Flash's praises, thinks you should too
Have you taken a moment today to stop and thank NAND Flash for existing? No? Well, Toshiba would like to say tsk, tsk. Today the company launched a full-scale campaign to promote this storage technology -- and by full-scale we mean a dedicated "25 Years of NAND Flash" website, a "NAND Flash Deprivation Experiment" video series, new Facebook and Twitter accounts and a Toshiba Excite 10 giveaway. We must have missed the memo that NAND was dangerously underappreciated, because we're still trying to figure out why it needs a marketing campaign of its own. Toshiba has a slew of laptop refreshes and the Excite 7.7 and 13 tablets just around the corner -- and that interim period between announcement and launch date can be killer -- but somehow talking up NAND Flash doesn't seem the right course of action. Take a look at the campaign's first video below the break and decide for yourself.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Dogwood diplomacy: US gift of trees to Japan is cherry on top of Okinawa deal (+video)
A century after Japan presented the US with a gift of 3,000 cherry trees, the US is reciprocating with 3,000 specially bred dogwoods. But the deal to nearly halve the number of Marines on Okinawa may be even sweeter.
US and Japanese leaders have come and gone, as has a horrific world war that interrupted the two countries? relations, but for 100 years the flowering cherry trees of Washington?s tidal basin have stood ? and blossomed every spring ? as a testament to US-Japan friendship.
Skip to next paragraph The United States is giving Japan 3000 dogwood trees - a thank-you for the 3000 cherry blossoms which bloom each spring in Washington, DC.Now, a century after Japan presented the people of the United States with 3,000 cherry trees, the US is reciprocating by presenting Japan with 3,000 dogwood trees to be planted in a Tokyo park.
The gift of the dogwoods, which were specially developed to thrive in Japan, was announced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at a dinner she hosted Monday night for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the National Geographic Society in Washington.
?We hope that, as a gesture, it will be something that our children and our children?s children, both in the United States and Japan, will have the opportunity to enjoy and treasure, just as we have had the opportunity to treasure the cherry trees,? Assistant Secretary of State for Asia Kurt Campbell said in Washington last week.
The dogwood diplomacy might be the highlight of Mr. Noda?s trip to Washington,which included the first visit by a Japanese leader to the White House in three years. (Japan, passing through a period of higher than normal political turmoil, has had four prime ministers during President Obama?s time in office.) But flowering trees are not all the two leaders are celebrating.
Both are welcoming the agreement reached last week to reduce by about 9,000, or almost half, the number of US Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The military presence has been a source of tension in Okinawa and in US-Japan relations for years.
The reduction in forces stationed in Okinawa is part of a realignment of US forces in the Pacific region that will include shifting some Marines to Guam and Hawaii, and stationing others in Australia for the first time. Laying the issue of the Marines? Okinawa presence to rest will allow the two countries to move a recurring irritant off the agenda and to focus on other issues like North Korea, China?s growing military weight, and regional trade, regional experts say.
Both leaders are touting the Okinawa agreement as a plus for Pacific region security. At a White House press conference Monday afternoon, Mr. Obama said the realignment would result in a ?more broadly distributed, more flexible? US military presence across the region, while reducing the troops? impact ?on local communities like Okinawa.?
Noda said the redistribution of US forces would lead to a more secure region. And while he did not use the press conference to revisit the controversy over US forces in Okinawa, he did take a moment to express appreciation for the rescue and relief work of the US military personnel dispatched to northern Japan in response to last year?s earthquake and tsunami.
At the press conference the two leaders also addressed China?s rise, with both Obama and Noda saying they welcomed a strong and prosperous China as a partner ? even as both emphasized a need for China to abide by the ?rules and norms? associated with membership in the global community.
In elaborating on that theme, Obama cited respect for intellectual property rights and trade dispute resolution as two areas where China would be expected to improve its compliance with the rule of international law.
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Coke says not in talks to buy Monster Beverage
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co took the unusual step of shooting down a report on Monday that said it was in talks to buy energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corp, valued at more than $11 billion (6.7 billion pounds).
The statement from the world's largest soft drink maker came in response to a story in the Wall Street Journal that said Coke was in discussions to buy the fast growing energy drink maker, whose brands include Monster Energy and Java Monster.
Coke and Monster had discussed a possible deal as recently as last year, according to two sources familiar with the matter. However, it is unclear whether the two have been in talks since then.
The Journal's report that the two companies were in current talks, posted on its website Monday, sent Monster's stock up 28 percent to $83.96, an all-time high. Coke later issued a statement disputing the report, and Monster stock fell, closing down 1 percent.
"At this time, we are not in discussions to acquire the Monster Beverage Corp," Coke said in its statement. "We continue to review the best ways to maximize the value of our relationship."
Should it happen, an acquisition would give Coke a bigger footprint in the energy drink market, which is growing faster than traditional soft drinks. Coke's own energy drink, Full Throttle, is small compared with Monster and rivals Red Bull and Rockstar.
"We think Monster is an attractive takeout candidate given it is the fastest-growing brand in one of the fastest-growing global beverage categories," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mark Astrachan.
UBS analyst Kaumil Gajrawala estimated a fair takeout offer for Monster would range from $84 to $100 per share. Based on the number of shares outstanding as of February 24, that multiple implies a deal value ranging from $14.6 billion to $17.4 billion.
Coke already distributes a large portion of Monster's drinks in the United States and in some international markets. Monster has a similar distribution deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev.
In its statement, Coke said the two companies were looking at ways to wring more profit out of their existing relationship. That could include placing Monster in more retail locations, doing additional co-marketing with other Coke brands, or working together to market new products, according to Ken Harris, chief executive of Kantar Retail Americas Consulting.
However, the dueling statements on a possible acquisition left some doubt about whether a deal might be in the works.
Following Coke's denial of acquisition talks, the Wall Street Journal updated its story to say the companies had been in talks recently and that Coke pulled out after the Journal report was published.
A Coke spokesman denied that claim.
A Monster spokeswoman said the company does not comment on market speculation.
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Monster Beverage, earlier known as Hansen Natural, was taken public by current CEO Rodney Sacks in 1992. Sacks, now in his 60s, still has a 7.3 percent stake in the company, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Speculation about whether Coca-Cola would buy Monster has surfaced in the past due to Monster's growth, the companies' distribution relationship, and the fact that Coke does not have a very strong-selling energy drink.
Last year, Monster's sales rose by nearly a third to $1.70 billion. Sales are seen rising a further 21 percent this year.
For Monster, getting bought by Coca-Cola would greatly expand its presence, since it would have access to Coke's sizable international distribution system. For Coke, buying Monster would give it the full profit stream from the product.
Analysts have said buying Monster would give Coke a good brand in North America, where sales of traditional soft drinks have been weak, as well as a good product to sell overseas.
Monster's shares nearly doubled over the past year. As of Friday's close, the company's market capitalization was about $11.4 billion based on the latest number of share outstanding.
Monster shares closed down 0.8 percent at $65. Coke shares closed down 0.4 percent at $76.32 on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Reporting By Martinne Geller, Michael Erman and Soyoung Kim in New York and Mihir Dalal in Bangalore; Editing by Alwyn Scott, Phil Berlowitz, Bob Burgdorfer and Bernard Orr)
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The stigma of being small | Ember Studio
Still, it?s a common complaint of small businesses working in advertising, design, or tech that the team might be too small to do the work. And it?s one that I find difficult to understand when we are inundated with examples of small businesses doing huge things on a daily basis. Here are a few examples of small businesses defying the stigma of their size:
TWiT (This Week in Tech)
In 2005, Leo Laporte and a few friends created a recording of them sitting around discussing technology. In that casual, low-budget homemade recording, a network was inadvertently launched. What began as a weekly internet broadcast distributed under the podcast system of content delivery quickly grew into multiple shows, daily live broadcasts, and big budget ad spots from the likes of Ford, Netflix, Audible, and Citrix. TWiT created an entirely online broadcasting network with a staff of less than 20 and on an operating budget that is a small fraction of their traditional TV broadcast counterparts.
Pinterest
Started in 2008, Pinterest has become a household name and while estimates vary, most put the value of the company at over $1 billion. And with just 7 employees.
Livid Lobster
Similar to TWiT, Livid Lobster is an Internet broadcasting company that produces a few recorded shows and a weekly live show, all distributed online and through podcasting systems. And like TWiT, Livid Lobster is doing things that the large TV broadcast networks simply can?t do. They run a lean business, employing about 10 people (although not all full-time) and produce their shows in a small studio space using relatively inexpensive equipment and techniques to create professional level video content and broadcasts.
Chase Jarvis Inc.
Photographer Chase Jarvis built a name for himself as one of the most sought-after commercial photographers in the business today. No small feat for anyone, especially a photographer working in one of the most competitive creative industries possible. Taking things a few steps further, Chase continued to grow his company and has developed a number of additional products under the Chase Jarvis Inc. name, including a wildly successful iPhone camera app, two books, an online creative education network called creativeLive, and a curator of an ambitious gallery project called?Dasein. He also produces a live web broadcast called Chase Jarvis Live in which he interviews well-known figures from photography, art, music, and entertainment. All on top of an already impressive client list that includes more name-brand companies than even need to be mentioned. Let?s just say you own products by these companies, probably several, including the computer you?re reading this on. And all of this has been done with a staff of 8.
Is there such a thing as ?too small? these days? If a group of people can build multi-million (or billion) dollar businesses with a few computers in a garage, and these success stories are so well-known today, how is it that we still have to struggle through this stigma that some small businesses are too small to deliver high-quality goods and services?
Personally, I?d take the opposite approach these days. I?d prefer to work with companies that are doing a lot with a little. I would rather not pay for the excessive overhead that big businesses are saddled with, and I know that I can get better work faster from a small, nimble, highly creative small business.
Can small businesses to the big jobs? Absolutely. And they can often do it better, faster, and for a lot less money. The question shouldn?t be whether a small business can do the job. It should be, ?What added value does a larger team bring to the table??
Photo by?Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
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