In Silicon Valley, it’s hard to believe that not everyone follows each shiny new thing on the Web, tracks OS versions as intently as the storyline for “Battlestar Galactica” and remains jacked-in pretty much 24/7. But it’s been known to happen.
For instance, BoomTown was in Rome earlier this week attending a conference on business, brand and innovation that happens only once every seven years–and one of the biggest takeaways? Hardly any Italians have heard of Twitter, and those who have don’t really use it.
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Much ado about the Amazon Kindle 2.0 this week:
After its official unveiling on Feb. 9, the e-book reader started shipping on Monday, and actually managed to grab much–but not all–of the hype that’s surrounded Twitter of late. The device has been met with much acclaim, though it’s by no means unanimous.
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Rumor has it there are big games going on this weekend–at least one of which involves football players. The rest involve the usual players, though they might appear in different positions–and on different teams–from week to week. These games, most likely, will continue through Monday and beyond. Scores will be kept on an ongoing basis.
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Hope AOL CEO Randy Falco doesn’t think a merger of AOL and Yahoo is as big a mistake as a merger of Microsoft and Yahoo, because AOL parent Time Warner has stepped up merger and joint-venture talks with the besieged company. Engineered to thwart Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo, the deal would see Yahoo acquire Time Warner’s AOL in exchange for the media conglomerate taking a large minority stake in the resulting monstrosity.
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Jerry Yang is lucky AOL CEO Randy Falco isn’t a Yahoo board member, because he’s a staunch advocate of a Microsoft-Yahoo merger. Why? Because it will keep Google busy long enough for AOL to make its big move–whatever that is. “I hope they beat each other’s brains out over search and leave the display market [...]
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