Google Gives Everyone $1,000 Cash Bonus and 10% Raise
According to Business Insider, Google has given all of its employees a $1,000 cash bonus and a 10% raise. In addition, each employee will get an additional raise equal to “1X their target bonus for the year.” They will also be eligible for an individual merit increase based on performance. Google will pay the taxes [...]
Read MoreRockmelt Tries the Social Web Browser Thing
Rockmelt is a new browser that aims to add that social twist many users have been looking for. It’s a tough niche to fill, but Rockmelt thinks they have the right formula to make it work this time. According to Andreessen, general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, it’s just about the best thing since sliced bread: [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 11-05-2010
Sharp Launching 3D Android Handsets in Japan 3D is all the rage in the entertainment industry. It follows that the mobile devices we have started carrying around all the time would head in the same direction. Sharp will be launching two 3D handsets in Japan based on the Android operating system. The biggest drawback, of [...]
Read MoreFacebook Takes Location to the Next Level
The initial launch of Facebook Places seemed pretty tame. They added a location check-in feature that was similar to the way the existing photo-tagging features work. Some users got into it, but it hasn’t seem to have made much of a splash. As part of this launch, we saw Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown, and Yelp stand [...]
Read MoreFacebook Makes Mobile More Social With Places, Groups, Single Sign-on, and Deals
Today’s Facebook Mobile event turned out to be more interesting than I thought. This is probably because there was a focus on location and somewhat on Android. While Zuckerberg is still denying rumors of a Facebook phone, we are seeing Facebook take major steps to become dominant in the mobile world. Single Sign On Arguably [...]
Read MoreSCVNGR Goes Global with Google Places API
We first covered Scvngr a couple of months ago. They are a location-based service that is doing things a bit different. Rather than simply earning badges for checking in, their making the road to rewards a little more challenging. One company that has partnered with Scvngr is Tesla Motors. They’ve set up a challenge that [...]
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