Give us more H-1B visas and we'll give you innovative products. That's the pitch Google exec Laszlo Bock made to Congress as he decried the H-1B visa cap. Projects like also-ran social network Orkut, which was created (or stolen, depending on who you ask) by H-1B hire Orkut Buyukkokten (pictured, right) represent a boon to the U.S. economy, added Google lobbyist Pablo Chavez as he echoed Block's plea for more visas.But this week's SEC filing painted a different picture of orkut, as Google warne....
Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell told analysts that the "chances of us buying Yahoo on a full acquisition basis are so small that they are essentially negligible." He said that Yah ... Discussion
With email, web, video capture, picture messaging and more, BlackBerry smartphones have features you wont find on other by Pheedo Discussion
Perhaps readying itself for a sale to Microsoft or Yahoo, Time Warner company AOL began cutting costs yesterday. One memo, from Kevin Conroy, AOLs EVP of Products and Marketi ... Discussion
Of the 377 stories Digg founder Kevin Rose has submitted to his social news site, 367 went to the site's front page. When I read this, all I could think was: God, those 10 tha ... Discussion
We've been remiss in informing you of this: Cal Henderson, the eminently scalable Flickr engineer, and Leah Culver, the shrill-voiced cofounder of Pownce, San Francisco's favo ... Discussion
Defeated a third time this week: the Child Online Protection Act, a 10-year-old law deemed unenforceable twice by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and once by the Supreme C ... Discussion
If there's a lens, egoblogger Robert Scoble's in front of it. But who's behind it? Rocky Barbanica, the cameraman who Scobleizes the Scobleizer. In this photo, he shows off a ... Discussion
Matthew Firsht, managing director of Applause Store Productions, which finds audiences for television and radio shows, won the equivalent of $33,000 in damages against a forme ... Discussion
Using the right keywords to get a prominent position in search results can do wonders for your small business. However, since Search Engine Marketing (SEM) uses a ... Discussion
The rumors about Apple CEO Steve Jobs's health are a big concern for shareholders. And one would think Apple's head of PR would actively push to clear the air and fight the ru ... Discussion
