February 9, 2012
by Ben Popper
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Double Fine Adventure shatters Kickstarter record with $1M raised in first 24 hours (updated)

Updated at 4:30pm PST for record $1 million amount.
Earlier this week, crowd-funding site Kickstarter set a new record when the Elevation iPhone Dock became the first project to close in on the $1 million dollar mark. But that milestone has officially… Continue reading

February 1, 2012
by Dylan Tweney
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How “The Hacker Way” helped propel Facebook to market dominance

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Facebook files its S-1 (Read full filing)
Facebook says “mobile” is big risk — starting with Android and iOS
Mark Zuckerberg owns 28.2% of Facebook, Peter Thiel has 2.5%
Facebook’s monster mobile numbers: Over 425M us… Continue reading

October 29, 2011
by Michael Sinanian
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From smartphones to televisions, how Apple will avoid the fate of RCA

The economics of the consumer electronics industry dictate that on a long enough timescale, all products will become low-margin commodities. The companies that make products household names are destined to fade from the public’s memory. Will Apple su… Continue reading