By Becky Yerak
TalentDrive, the Chicago-based online resume search engine company founded by a former Leo Burnett executive, has hired former Allstate Corp. manager Jeff Tomaszewski as its chief technology officer.
TalentDrive’s chief executive is Sean Bisceglia, who in 1998 sold his technology marketing firm to Leo Burnett and later became the ad firm’s technology group CEO.
In May TalentDrive was highlighted in a U.S. News & World Report article on “How to Stand Out from the Crowd.” The company’s search engine is called TalentFilter. Get the full story »
Nov. 3, 2010 at 5:50 a.m.
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Internet,
Wireless
By Wailin Wong
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it is launching 4G wireless service in the Chicago area this week, heightening competition among mobile operators to provide the fastest connectivity to laptop- and smart phone-toting consumers. The Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier said its upgraded network will cover the city and suburbs within a 20-mile radius.
T-Mobile first lit up 4G service in September 2009 and is in about 75 metropolitan areas. Chicago is part of T-Mobile’s expansion to six new cities, and the company is aiming to offer 4G in 100 markets covering 200 million people by year-end.
Nov. 2, 2010 at 10:48 a.m.
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Internet,
Media,
Newspapers
By Associated Press
The London Times and Sunday Times say that 105,000 people have paid for access to the papers’ websites.
In its first report on the success of the pay wall, News International said 100,000 other people signed up for a joint subscription to the printed edition and the web. Get the full story »
Nov. 2, 2010 at 10:33 a.m.
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Internet,
Media
By Phil Rosenthal
Tribune Co. is renaming its Tribune Interactive division Tribune Digital, in a reorganization that places Don Meek, who had been chief revenue officer for the company’s publishing and interactive operations, in charge as executive vice president.
Nov. 1, 2010 at 2:54 p.m.
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Internet,
Retail,
Updated
By Sandra M. Jones
Online retail sales rose a solid 9 percent in the third quarter, a healthy sign for Web merchants as they enter the holiday season.
Online retail spending rose 9 percent to $32.1 billion for the three months ended in September, compared to the same period a year ago, according to a comScore Inc. report released Monday. It is the fourth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth, after a year of flat or declining sales, said the Chicago-based digital research firm. Get the full story »
Nov. 1, 2010 at 2:50 p.m.
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Computers,
Internet,
Updated
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
LinkedIn Corp. on Monday plans to launch a new recommendations service that will allow the social network’s more than 80 million members to post reviews of products and services linked to their professional profiles.
Participation is free and voluntary for companies, which would need to set up company profile pages and add products to be reviewed before users could leave a recommendation. The program has some 30 participating companies at launch, including JetBlue, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Microsoft Corp. and Harvard Business School Executive Education. Get the full story »
Nov. 1, 2010 at 8:07 a.m.
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Internet,
Retail
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
As eBay Inc. prepares for a critical holiday shopping season, the company this week plans to unveil new elements of an overhaul in how shoppers find and buy products on its Web site.
Behind the new look, which includes eBay’s first major home-page redesign in nearly four years, is an urgent effort to close a technology gap that has caused the onetime Web pioneer to lag behind rivals like Amazon.com Inc. Amazon for years has had many of the same features that eBay is adding. Get the full story »
Oct. 29, 2010 at 5:19 p.m.
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Internet,
Technology,
Video
By Associated Press
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is stepping down as CEO of the world’s most popular Web site for watching video.
Hurley’s decision to give up the leadership role at the 5-year-old site formalizes a transition that has been in the works for some time as YouTube’s owner, Google Inc., asserted more control. Get the full story »
Oct. 28, 2010 at 12:29 p.m.
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Internet,
Technology
By Associated Press
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer at Thursday's software developers conference. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer pumped up unique features in the company’s new Web browser and smart phone software at a software developer conference Thursday, the company’s annual pep rally for people who will build programs for the Web, Windows computers and phones.
Ballmer is known for his onstage enthusiasm. This year, he joked with the crowd that he wouldn’t repeat the memorable “developer prance” of years past, when he loped around hollering, “Developers! Developers!”
During the keynote address, Ballmer and Dean Hachamovitch, a top executive in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer division, showed off how developers can program websites to take advantage of new features. Internet Explorer 9, which is in beta test form, uses more of a PC’s hardware to make pages load and run faster. A new version of the underlying code is being released for developers Thursday. Get the full story »
Oct. 27, 2010 at 1:47 p.m.
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Computers,
Internet
By Los Angeles Times
Google is making another move to give consumers quick access to information about local places by rolling out Place Search, which clusters search results around specific locations.
For example, if a consumer searches for a museum in Los Angeles, the results will show each museum with relevant snippets of information and links from across the Web, making it easier to compare options. A red pin marks the location of each museum on a map.
Oct. 27, 2010 at 6:05 a.m.
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Computers,
Internet
By Reuters
MySpace launched a new version of its Web site centered around music and entertainment, as the social networking company attempts to regain its former appeal in a market it helped create.
MySpace Chief Executive Mike Jones said that News Corp-owned MySpace is no longer seeking to compete head-on with social networking company Facebook, and is recasting itself as a complimentary service that he hopes the 35-year-old-and-under crowd will flock to to stay abreast of the hottest music and videos. Get the full story »
Oct. 26, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
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Internet
Marketwatch.com | In attempting to remove the foot he placed in his mouth on CNN last week, Google CEO Eric Schmidt assured people they could have their house removed from the search engine’s Street View if its presence there worries them.
Oct. 25, 2010 at 1:26 p.m.
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Internet,
Retail
By Reuters
EBay Inc. said Monday that it has begun listing Groupon.com’s daily deals and allowing its members to collect and redeem points from purchases they make, in a move that will increase eBay’s presence in the fast growing group buying segment. Get the full story »
Oct. 22, 2010 at 2:13 p.m.
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Computers,
Internet,
Privacy issues,
Wireless
By Associated Press
Google is promising to monitor its employees more closely to make sure they don’t intrude on people’s privacy while the company collects and stores information about its users.
The tougher privacy measures announced Friday appear to be in reaction to recent breaches that have raised questions about the Internet search leader’s internal controls and policies. Get the full story »
By Reuters
Verizon Communications Inc.’s wireless business lost more ground than expected to AT&T in the third quarter, pushing shares down 2 percent.
Verizon Wireless, its venture with Vodafone Group is widely expected to sell Apple’s iPhone early next year, but for now it is playing catch-up to AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone carrier. Get the full story »
