2011 April
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Photo album and scrapbook maker Keepsy is releasing Instant Album, a photo book for Instagram photos. The new product, available Tuesday, aims to help users transform those signature stylized, filtered and tilt-shifted square photos into physical keepsakes. (more…)
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Amazon released its first quarter earnings today, and while the ecommerce giant increased sales by 38%, its income decreased by 33%, thanks to a massive wave of hiring and a 42% increase in operating expenses.
Business is booming for Amazon. The company garnered $9.86 billion in net sales in Q1 2011, up from $7.13 billion in Q1 2010 and more than the $9.53 billion Wall Street expected. That wasn’t the only thing that rose in Amazon’s earnings, though. In Q1 2011, Amazon’s expenses totaled $9.54 billion, up from $6.74 billion a year ago. (more…)
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Instead of seeking another round of financing, Yelp is considering an IPO.
After announcing in 2010 that Yelp would not likely go public for several years, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that the company had put an IPO back on the table. (more…)
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Prepare to feel really inadequate about your chosen resume font. This dude has fashioned a custom QR code resume that is sure to break up the monotony of any HR person’s day.
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If you’re a comic book geek, or just enjoy the occasional graphic novel, Graphicly is turning the Nook Color into the e-reader of your dreams.
Barnes & Noble announced major upgrades to its Android-based Nook Color Monday — including Flash, email and an app store. The ability to install new apps on the device made it more tablet-like than ever, at the favorable price of $250.
Nook Color owners can purchase and download Graphicly’s graphic novels as individual apps — such as Archaia’s Mouse Guard, Wanted from Top Cow/Image, and BOOM! Studio’s Irredeemable.
“We’ve worked with Barnes & Noble to specially craft these apps to be optimized for reading on the Nook Color,” writes a Graphicly rep on the company blog, “and I’ve got to say, they’re pretty sweet.”
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