New and notable for August 22nd 2011 through August 24th 2011
What I’m reading and finding for August 22nd 2011 through August 24th 2011:
- Steve Jobs Resigns As CEO Of Apple | TechCrunch-
Title says it all. More to come. For now, the letter from Steve Jobs himself:
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly rec… show all text - Russia plans $65bn tunnel to America – Times Online-
Russia has unveiled an ambitious plan to build the world’s longest tunnel under the Bering Strait as part of a transport corridor linking Europe and America via Siberia and Alaska.
- One Year Later, Facebook Killing Off Places …To Put Location Everywhere | TechCrunch-
It was almost exactly one year ago that Facebook launched Places, their location-based offering. Reading the press at the time, you would have thought it was going to be the Foursquare-killer, the Gowalla-strangler, the Loopt-beheader, etc. Nevermind that Facebook partnered with all of them for the launch — those guys were done.
Fast forward to today: Foursquare recently raised a large round of funding valuing them at $600 million. And Facebook is killing off Places.
To be clear, Facebook is not show all text - Magnitude 5.8 – VIRGINIA-
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- Web Surfing Makes You Work Better, Study Says – WSJ.com-
Don’t feel guilty about browsing the Internet at work—turns out it may actually improve your performance, a new study says. - SimpleGeo Cofounder Matt Galligan Steps Down; Will Focus On Helping TechStars And A Non-Profit | TechCrunch-
Last November, location startup SimpleGeo brought in former Digg CEO Jay Adelson to replace co-founder Matt Galligan as CEO. At the time, Galligan slid into the role of Chief Strategy Officer and became more of a public face for the company. Now he’s leaving the company entirely.
You can read the news on SimpleGeo’s blog here, as well as Galligan’s own thoughts here. But essentially this is something that has been in the works ever since Adelson took over those many months ago, Galligan tells u… show all text - International Wireless Trip Planner – Figure out what you need for wireless communications while on your trip.
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