45 posts tagged TechRepublic
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CBS Picks up CNET
http://blog.tmcnet.com/ blog/ rich-tehrani/ mergeracquisition/ cbs-picks-up-cnet…Congratulations to CNET for being acquired by CBS for a 40% premium. I have always admired the company and I am curious to see how it changes as it becomes part of a larger media company which has so many legacy parts to its business.
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CBS buys 12 Websites including CNET, ZDNet and GameSpot
http://os9user.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ cbs-buys-12-websites-including-cnet.htmlCBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks (News.com) in a deal valued at $1.8 billion, the companies said Thursday (today). CNET Networks-owned sites include : CNETZDNetGameSpotTV.comMP3.comCNET News.comUrbanBabyCHOWSearch.comBNETMySimonTechRepublic The purchase price comes to $11.50 per share, representing a 44 percent premium over Wednesday's closing price of $7.95.
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CBS Makes Big Push to the Net
http://testcurrent.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ cbs-makes-big-push-to-the-net/On the news tab of the CNet site, the story isn’t even the lead; CBS Corp has announced it will purchase CNET Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion in cash. All reports say that this acquisition will make CBS one of the 10 most popular internet companies, but what they mean is that it will own properties
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TechRepublic Blogs
http://bonestructure.com/ index.php/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ techrepublic-blogs/I recently found the blogs on TechRepublic and I’m first enjoying the 10 Things Blog. To send you in a direction, I dig the 10 Things entries under the tag Career Development.
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How do I… Add music and narration to a PowerPoint presentation?
http://dihow-tutorials.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ how-do-i-add-music-and-narration-…The best presentations engage the audience using a number of creative tools. Sound effects, such as music and voice recordings can mean the difference between a good presentation and an outstanding presentation. You can energize your audience with a quick tempo, play your company’s latest jingle, or add narration to an on-demand presentation.
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Journalism? Isn't that supposed to be for sissies? I watch too much Fox News.
http://panzertime.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ journalism-isnt-that-supposed-to-be-fo…Well, I accepted the invitation today. For years Mom's been trying to get me to do the newspaper or yearbook. I guess it's because of all the underground papers I've tried to run. She thinks I'll be good at it. So I always got a form and filled it out halfway before summarily forgetting it.
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10 Ways to Make Your VoIP Rollout Easier
http://www.fiercevoip.com/ story/ 10-ways-make-your-voip-rollout-easier/ 2008-05…It's not likely to make David Letterman, but Tech Republic has documented 10 ways to make your VoIP rollout easier. It's nice to save money and provide delivery of voice messages to e-mail boxes, but Read more...
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10 Signs that you aren’t cut out to be a CIO
http://blog.beyond438.com/ 2008/ 05/ 05/ 10-signs-that-you-arent-cut-out-to-be-a…My friend, Matt Brown of CorData recently sent this article my way. Late in 2007 TechRepublic listed 10 things you should consider before applying for a CIO position. Here is the list of 10 signs: You are uncomfortable working with senior management The concepts of financial management totally elude
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Prediction: Microsoft Will Leapfrog Vista, Release Windows 7 Early
http://voices.allthingsd.com/ 20080422/ hiner/By Jason Hiner, Executive Editor, TechRepublic Microsoft is nothing if not responsive to its customers. In fact, it’s hyper-responsive. That’s why we’ve ended up with feature-bloat in both Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, as the company has tried to please everyone by including everything-but-the-kitchen-sink in its software.
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Microsoft Predicted to Back Away from Vista
http://gigaom.com/ 2008/ 04/ 21/ microsoft-predicted-to-back-away-from-vista/When it comes to technology debacles, every major company has a few (remember the Newton?), but right now one of the top spots has to go to Windows Vista, Microsoft’s clunky operating system that has IT shops and consumers desperately clutching at XP for as long as they can.
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