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Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Staying on Message

by By NICOLE PERLROTH and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
4 Feb 2012 at 11:44pm
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook?s No. 2 executive, considers herself a role model for women. But her call isn?t simply about mentoring and empowering; it?s also a business strategy.

Slipstream: Employers and Brands Use Gaming to Gauge Engagement

by By NATASHA SINGER
4 Feb 2012 at 7:20pm
More companies are turning to gamification ? offering games that let their customers win points for certain activities ? as a way to build both loyalty and a trove of data.

In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur

by By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and NICK BILTON
4 Feb 2012 at 9:57pm
In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.

Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors

by By RANDALL STROSS
4 Feb 2012 at 7:20pm
On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical ?awards? for their answers.

Video Games: Curt Schilling, Former Red Sox Pitcher, Makes Video Games

by By ETHAN GILSDORF
3 Feb 2012 at 12:31pm
Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, left baseball to start 38 Studios, a video game company, maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

E.U. Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy Changes

by By JAMES KANTER
4 Feb 2012 at 2:11am
Viviane Reding, the European Union justice commissioner, is pressing Google to halt changes to its privacy policies while the implications for personal data protection are being explored.

F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group?s Eavesdropping

by By SCOTT SHANE
4 Feb 2012 at 12:43am
The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.

Steve Appleton, Micron Technology C.E.O., Dies in Plane Crash

by By REUTERS
4 Feb 2012 at 12:20am
Steve Appleton, whose death was considered a major loss for the struggling company, was piloting the small craft in Boise, Idaho.

Zuckerberg?s Big Tax Bill May Benefit Facebook

by By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise stock options with an estimated value of $5 billion ahead of Facebook?s initial public offering, which will translate into a big tax benefit for the company.

Mark Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook

by By SOMINI SENGUPTA
3 Feb 2012 at 12:59pm
Mark Zuckerberg?s success is a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: Stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss.

Incoming Chief Takes On a Sony That Is a Shadow of Its Former Self

by By HIROKO TABUCHI
3 Feb 2012 at 12:37pm
The company warned it expected to post a fourth consecutive annual loss, of $2.9 billion, as sluggish sales and natural disasters weighed on its bottom line.

South Korea Indicts Park Jung-geun Over Twitter Posts

by By CHOE SANG-HUN
3 Feb 2012 at 2:18pm
South Korean prosecutors indicted Park Jung-geun, a social media and freedom of speech activist this week for reposting messages from the North Korean government?s Twitter account.

Indian Court Cancels Contentious Wireless Licenses

by By VIKAS BAJAJ
3 Feb 2012 at 10:01am
The ruling by the Supreme Court was a rebuke to the government and came after years of litigation over a scandal involving telecommunications licenses sold at below-market prices.

The Bay Citizen: GitHire, a Headhunter, Is Swamped After Promising 5 Hire-Wor...

by By SHANE SHIFFLETT
3 Feb 2012 at 12:23am
GitHire, a new source for technology-industry hiring in the Bay Area, promises the names of five great programmers for $1,000, but there are only so many people in this field around.

AOL Profit Declines but Beats Expectations

by By REUTERS
2 Feb 2012 at 4:50pm
Fourth-quarter earnings declined to $22.8 million, compared with $66.2 million a year ago.



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