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NEWS ABOUT: Henry Blodget

Henry Blodget stories: 3 news summaries
opinion

Gmail Reveals Google's Achilles' Heel: 'Arrogance'

Search giant is starting to look a lot like the companies it toppled in late 90s: Blodget

Sep 17, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Henry Blodget of the Business Insider recently switched from Yahoo Mail to Gmail, mainly because Yahoo had become “buggy, inconsistent, and unreliable.” For basic functionality—and spam-blocking—Gmail performs well. But he hates the "conversation model" for email. Why? "Because I can't easily find the exact... More »

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Yahoo • Google • email • Gmail • search • Henry Blodget

OPINION

Don't Celebrate Yet: Earnings Are Up, but Not Sales

Though first-quarter profit beat expectations, a growth story is absent

May 11, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fact that 66% of American companies beat their first-quarter earnings expectations is good, writes Henry Blodget in Clusterstock, but not as good as it looks. A closer examination of the data shows that while profits increased, revenues did not, and “you can’t fire your way to prosperity.... More »

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profits • earnings reports • corporate earnings • Henry Blodget • revenue • profit margins • financial crisis • Jay-ZTV

Free Phone Service Listens In, Tailors Ads

Startup sparks privacy concerns with marketing that draws on conversations

Sep 24, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - In much the same way that Gmail scans emails to push relevant advertising, a California start-up is using voice-recognition software to translate the strategy to Internet phone calls. Puddingmedia offers free phone service if customers allow eavesdropping on their conversations, the AP reports. The data isn't recorded, but privacy advocates... More »

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technology • cell phones • online advertising • Skype • startup • eavesdropping • VOIP • Puddingmedia • Henry Blodget • Internet advertising • telephone

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