Groupon IPO raises $700 million
November 4th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Groupon’s IPO has become the second largest Internet business. The company has generated $700 million with its initial public offering. When Google went public in 2004, ... Read more...
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Playboy mansion’ Legionnaires outbreak traced to hot tub
April 18th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): Health officials have traced the cause of outbreak of Legionnaires disease at the Playboy mansion to a hot tub on the estate.They found out the cause ... Read more...
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‘Online dating industry to grow by 25 pct in 2010′
January 11th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 11 (ANI): With the increasing popularity of online dating, analysts have predicted that the industry is likely to experience 25 percent growth this year.There are numerous dating sites that enable ... Read more...
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Hewitt suffers over 440 K dollar eSwap Internet loss
January 4th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.4 (ANI): Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt's internet business eSwap has run up losses of over 440,000 dollars, company accounts show.According to the Herald Sun, the business, which runs the auction ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Blackberry maker tops Fastest Growing Firms list
August 19th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Research in Motion (RIM), the developer of the hit Blackberry smartphone, has been named the world's fastest-growing company, suggests business magazine Fortune.The Canadian wireless device company topped the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Sad for Yahoo, gain for Microsoft (Comment)
August 2nd, 2009 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Prasanto K. Roy
A sad day for Yahoo! That's the consensus -- a rare one -- across both global technology and investor communities. Yahoo stock dropped 10 percent, Microsoft rose one ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Microsoft reorganizes its online services
July 24th, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
DPANew York, July 24 (DPA) Microsoft Corp. was to reorganize its online services to try to increase focus on its Internet business as the head of its online division was set to ... Read more...
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Microsoft plan would destroy value, says Yahoo!
July 17th, 2008 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, July 17 (DPA) In a sharp letter to stockholders, Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock and CEO Jerry Yang said that the alliance between investor Carl Icahn and Microsoft would "destroy shareholder ... Read more...
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