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Microsoft: The transformation of the world’s largest campus
The “Seattle Times” has an interesting story today on how the “Microsoft” campus has expanded since 1989 and how the buildings are transformed from long hallways of closed door offices to “…flexible pleasant space that fosters collaboration…“.
It also includes an interactive map of the expansion over time and a video with images of the insides and design for the new building(s)…
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Web 2.0: Microsoft buys stake in Facebook
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Those who thought that the times of the “tulip trades” in the IT / Web industries are over could today learn an even new record in company valuation.
Microsoft bought a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook for USD240 million. This would value the three-year-old company at about USD 15 billion. While Facebook is expecting annual revenues of about $150 million this year, most likely the very high price is also related to a competition between rivals Google and Microsoft to buy a stake in the company
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Image: Who owns whom in the car industry
A great visualization of the partnerships and ownership of companies throughout the worldwide car industry…
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USA: The changes of the organic food industry
Phil Howard – a professor with the Michigan State University – has published a set of graphics showing the changes and acquisitions within the organic food industry over the last years. The graphics show the changes that have occurred since the USDA national organic standards were implemented (October 2002), including the introduction of new food labels by major food processors, significant acquisitions of organic brands plus the investment firms involved within these…
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Web 2.0: Reuters will launch financial Social Network
Reuters is planning to launch this year a financial network for fund managers, traders and analysts similar to MySpace. The web site will be exclusive to Reuters’ subscriber base of about 70,000. “…People don’t want to have 100 friend requests from teenage girls in Florida if they are trading the…
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WSJ: Eighth annual survey of U.S. corporations with the best and worst reputations
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal released its latest survey about corporate reputations. Microsoft for the first time overtook long time leader Johnson & Johnson as company with the best reputation – due to the positive effects of Bill and Melinda Gates philanthropy. As the WSJ describes…
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