Facebook is buying Oculus VR for $2 billion, plans to ‘unlock new worlds for all of us’ Richard Lawler @Rjcc Mark Zuckerberg is following up his Whatsapp buy with another big acquisition: virtual reality company Oculus VR for $2 billion in stock and cash (curiously, news of the talks may have leaked on Reddit … Continue reading John Carmack leaves Meta with a memo criticizing the company’s efficiency
Key Exec Driving Apple Web Search Leaves To Rejoin Google by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 11, 2022 Four years after Laserlike was acquired by Apple to boost its web search technology, at least one of the three founders has quit to rejoin Google. Anand Shukla, Srinivasan Venkatachary, and Steven Baker were Google employees prior to … Continue reading Key Exec Driving Apple Web Search Leaves To Rejoin Google
Daniel Burrus January 10, 2022 What defines an “extraordinary” individual? To you, is that someone who saves lives, like a doctor or first responder? How about an entrepreneur who completely transforms our lives for the better, like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk? Maybe it is something much simpler than that, such as a friend or … Continue reading A Truly Extraordinary Leader Takes a Profit and Leaves a Mark
Daniel Burrus — July 17, 2019 Follow @DanielBurrus — July 17, 2019 We are no longer in a period of rapid change. We have now entered an amazing inflection point where true transformation happens. For example, we changed how we listened to music and catalogued our media when we went from CDs and floppy discs … Continue reading Redefine and Reinvent Your Career Before It Leaves You Behind
Plugin maker has issued a patch. Site owners cautioned to update their sites and carefully review their databases for possible script injections. Ginny Marvin on March 12, 2019 A vulnerability in a WordPress plugin has left e-commerce sites vulnerable, according to a report Monday from Defiant, makers of a WordPress firewall plugin. What caused the … Continue reading WordPress plugin to win back cart abandoners leaves sites open to attack
Microsoft Reorganizes: Puts Focus On Cloud, AI by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 29, 2018 Microsoft on Thursday announced a major reorganization, putting the focus on two divisions. One will focus on experiences and devices, and the other on cloud and artificial intelligence. Scott Guthrie, head of the cloud and enterprise group, will head the cloud … Continue reading Microsoft Reorganizes With Focus On Cloud, AI, Windows Chief Leaves
Liz MurphyMay 15, 2015 I’m in a chipper mood today, you guys. So if your organization has a blog, have a free high-five. You rock. If you don’t, this is your intervention; we’re here to help. Blogging is awesome for so many reasons, but here at Quintain, we know publishing a steady stream of content … Continue reading What Do You Do With Content Attribution When Someone Leaves?
Scott Monty is leaving Ford Motors after six years as head of its social media group. This is a great loss for Ford, in my view. It also heightens my growing fears about how big brands will handle social media in the coming years. Like me, Monty has long been a champion of using social media … Continue reading Scott Monty Leaves Ford: What it Means to Social Media
