TheBizofCoding: February 2008 Archives

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Feb28	Bill Gates has a profile on LinkedIn Ujwal Tickoo February 28, 2008 Know More: Bill Gates Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Social Networks Bill Gates, yes the Microsoft founder, created a profile on LinkedIn, after deleting his Facebook profile. Why? He got too many friend's request on Facebook. Apparently Bill G was spending about 30 minutes daily on Facebook... His LinkedIn profile shows him as Chairman of Microsoft and Co-Chairman of Melinda Gates foundation. His Microsoft stint reads: Chairman Microsoft (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry) 1975 — Present (33 years) I am Chairman of Microsoft, the company I co-founded in 1975. In July of 2008, I will be transitioning out of my day-to-day role in the company and will be focusing more time on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After the transition, I will remain involved at Microsoft on a part-time basis. Do I think Microsoft will buy LinkedIn? Hmmm...wouldn't that be interesting? Posted at 8:11 AM \| Permalink
Feb27	LinkedIn Gets New Home Page -- Review Ujwal Tickoo February 27, 2008 After recently launching its mobile edition, LinkedIn has released a new home page, which looks quite similar to My Yahoo! The new home page is also in line with other Social Networks like Facebook & MySpace. The idea is to give... Continue Reading Posted at 10:27 PM \| Permalink
Feb26	Yahoo! Opens its Search Results Display Ujwal Tickoo February 26, 2008 Yahoo! is accelerating its efforts to further improve its Search results by providing 3rd Parties the ability to add more information over vanilla search results. The idea is that improved search results will draw more users or atleast retain the current loyal ones.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink
	LinkedIn Goes Mobile Ujwal Tickoo February 26, 2008 Professional Social Networking Leader, LinkedIn, has announced support for mobile phones that are WAP enabled. Use this url on your mobile to access LinkedIn mobile http://m.linkedin.com/. Supported devices include blackberry and iPhone.Features launched in the Beta include:Search LinkedIn profiles (including photos... Continue Reading Posted at 10:28 AM \| Permalink
Feb18	How Ruth Kedar made Google's famous Logo Ujwal Tickoo February 18, 2008 Sonia Zjawinski has published a facinating article on WIRED about the birth of Google's famous logo. Ruth Kedar, Brazilian by birth & a Stanford graduate in design, built this logo for Google. Ruth runs a Design Firm (Kedar Designs) and her online gallery... Continue Reading Posted at 11:47 PM \| Permalink
Feb13	Bloodbath at Yahoo! Sr Folks Laid-Off or Jump Ship Ujwal Tickoo February 13, 2008 Its Bloodbath in the truest sense that I have ever seen for a company in turmoil. Yahoo!'s layoff is painting horror stories on the Blogosphere. The twitters from laid-off employees are dark, sad, sickening. Some read:"Signing off from Yahoo! Fade to black...""I'm going... Continue Reading Posted at 8:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb12	Yahoo! Pinkslips for 1000+ Employees Confirmed Ujwal Tickoo February 12, 2008 At a time when Yahoo! is under the threat of a hostile takeover from Microsoft, the company has gone ahead and laid-off around 1100 employees. Elinor Mills in her C\|Net blog has got the actual confirmation about Yahoo! layoffs, the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:39 PM \| Permalink
	Yahoo! Announces Mobile Social Network Aggregator -- Y! OneConnect Ujwal Tickoo February 12, 2008 Yahoo! has announced Y! One Connect -- an application in Yahoo! Go for Mobiles -- that will allow Social Network Aggregation. One Connect will launch in Q2 (pdf announcement). Quite as I had predicted Social Network Aggregation will be super hot... Continue Reading Posted at 4:05 PM \| Permalink
	Microsoft Says "What The..." to Yahoo!'s "No" to be Acquired Ujwal Tickoo February 12, 2008 As expected Yahoo! said No to Microsoft's offer of $ 31 per share. No surprises. None what so ever. Its a negotiation tactic. period.Yahoo! has almost no other real option. Future is bleak even if Yahoo! goes for a poison pill e.g.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:34 AM \| Permalink
Feb 9	3 Waves of Consumer Web - Why Yahoo! Lost its Dominance Ujwal Tickoo February 9, 2008 The Microsoft Yahoo! Salsa is on. The End result will be Microhoo. What is the reason for this result? Yahoo! (YHOO) misread into 2 major waves of Consumer Web Search and Social Networking. Google has been very smart in acquiring Blogger,... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink
Feb 7	3 Sure Ways to Make Hiring and Promotion Blunders Ujwal Tickoo February 7, 2008 Here are 3 common heart wrenching blunders I have witnessed during my career -- on hiring and promotions. Typically, these mistakes are made by Gatekeepers, or the people in power. Often it is not the error of an entire organization but the weakness... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 AM \| Permalink
Feb 6	5 Properties of Successful Social Networks Ujwal Tickoo February 6, 2008 What properties separate a good usable social network from a failed one? What is the magic in Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube?I am summarizing the key points made by Jyri Engeström (Co-founder Jaiku) in his 2 long posts Why some social network... Continue Reading Posted at 3:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 1	Microsoft buying Yahoo! for $ 44 Billion -- This is gonna Happen Ujwal Tickoo February 1, 2008 Microsoft has made an "unsolicited offer" to buy Yahoo! for $ 44 billion. Amidst news that Yahoo! has plans to lay off as many as 1000 employees, this might be a face saver for Jerry Yang -- if Microsoft Corp... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 AM \| Permalink

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Feb28	Bill Gates has a profile on LinkedIn Ujwal Tickoo February 28, 2008 Know More: Bill Gates Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Social Networks Bill Gates, yes the Microsoft founder, created a profile on LinkedIn, after deleting his Facebook profile. Why? He got too many friend's request on Facebook. Apparently Bill G was spending about 30 minutes daily on Facebook... His LinkedIn profile shows him as Chairman of Microsoft and Co-Chairman of Melinda Gates foundation. His Microsoft stint reads: Chairman Microsoft (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry) 1975 — Present (33 years) I am Chairman of Microsoft, the company I co-founded in 1975. In July of 2008, I will be transitioning out of my day-to-day role in the company and will be focusing more time on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After the transition, I will remain involved at Microsoft on a part-time basis. Do I think Microsoft will buy LinkedIn? Hmmm...wouldn't that be interesting? Posted at 8:11 AM \| Permalink
Feb27	LinkedIn Gets New Home Page -- Review Ujwal Tickoo February 27, 2008 After recently launching its mobile edition, LinkedIn has released a new home page, which looks quite similar to My Yahoo! The new home page is also in line with other Social Networks like Facebook & MySpace. The idea is to give... Continue Reading Posted at 10:27 PM \| Permalink
Feb26	Yahoo! Opens its Search Results Display Ujwal Tickoo February 26, 2008 Yahoo! is accelerating its efforts to further improve its Search results by providing 3rd Parties the ability to add more information over vanilla search results. The idea is that improved search results will draw more users or atleast retain the current loyal ones.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink
	LinkedIn Goes Mobile Ujwal Tickoo February 26, 2008 Professional Social Networking Leader, LinkedIn, has announced support for mobile phones that are WAP enabled. Use this url on your mobile to access LinkedIn mobile http://m.linkedin.com/. Supported devices include blackberry and iPhone.Features launched in the Beta include:Search LinkedIn profiles (including photos... Continue Reading Posted at 10:28 AM \| Permalink
Feb18	How Ruth Kedar made Google's famous Logo Ujwal Tickoo February 18, 2008 Sonia Zjawinski has published a facinating article on WIRED about the birth of Google's famous logo. Ruth Kedar, Brazilian by birth & a Stanford graduate in design, built this logo for Google. Ruth runs a Design Firm (Kedar Designs) and her online gallery... Continue Reading Posted at 11:47 PM \| Permalink
Feb13	Bloodbath at Yahoo! Sr Folks Laid-Off or Jump Ship Ujwal Tickoo February 13, 2008 Its Bloodbath in the truest sense that I have ever seen for a company in turmoil. Yahoo!'s layoff is painting horror stories on the Blogosphere. The twitters from laid-off employees are dark, sad, sickening. Some read:"Signing off from Yahoo! Fade to black...""I'm going... Continue Reading Posted at 8:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb12	Yahoo! Pinkslips for 1000+ Employees Confirmed Ujwal Tickoo February 12, 2008 At a time when Yahoo! is under the threat of a hostile takeover from Microsoft, the company has gone ahead and laid-off around 1100 employees. Elinor Mills in her C\|Net blog has got the actual confirmation about Yahoo! layoffs, the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:39 PM \| Permalink
	Yahoo! Announces Mobile Social Network Aggregator -- Y! OneConnect Ujwal Tickoo February 12, 2008 Yahoo! has announced Y! One Connect -- an application in Yahoo! Go for Mobiles -- that will allow Social Network Aggregation. One Connect will launch in Q2 (pdf announcement). Quite as I had predicted Social Network Aggregation will be super hot... Continue Reading Posted at 4:05 PM \| Permalink
	Microsoft Says "What The..." to Yahoo!'s "No" to be Acquired Ujwal Tickoo February 12, 2008 As expected Yahoo! said No to Microsoft's offer of $ 31 per share. No surprises. None what so ever. Its a negotiation tactic. period.Yahoo! has almost no other real option. Future is bleak even if Yahoo! goes for a poison pill e.g.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:34 AM \| Permalink
Feb 9	3 Waves of Consumer Web - Why Yahoo! Lost its Dominance Ujwal Tickoo February 9, 2008 The Microsoft Yahoo! Salsa is on. The End result will be Microhoo. What is the reason for this result? Yahoo! (YHOO) misread into 2 major waves of Consumer Web Search and Social Networking. Google has been very smart in acquiring Blogger,... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink
Feb 7	3 Sure Ways to Make Hiring and Promotion Blunders Ujwal Tickoo February 7, 2008 Here are 3 common heart wrenching blunders I have witnessed during my career -- on hiring and promotions. Typically, these mistakes are made by Gatekeepers, or the people in power. Often it is not the error of an entire organization but the weakness... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 AM \| Permalink
Feb 6	5 Properties of Successful Social Networks Ujwal Tickoo February 6, 2008 What properties separate a good usable social network from a failed one? What is the magic in Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube?I am summarizing the key points made by Jyri Engeström (Co-founder Jaiku) in his 2 long posts Why some social network... Continue Reading Posted at 3:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 1	Microsoft buying Yahoo! for $ 44 Billion -- This is gonna Happen Ujwal Tickoo February 1, 2008 Microsoft has made an "unsolicited offer" to buy Yahoo! for $ 44 billion. Amidst news that Yahoo! has plans to lay off as many as 1000 employees, this might be a face saver for Jerry Yang -- if Microsoft Corp... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 AM \| Permalink

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