Acquisitions of startups for their talent has become commonplace over the last few years. Often, the consequences of a startup’s acquisition for talent is that the founding vision or concept is hijacked, altered to fit the goals of the acquirer or abandoned all together. In the past, the acquisition market had been focused on buying startups for their underlying technology, … [Read more...] about Acquisition for Talent – The Death of Innovation?
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Hamza Kashgari Repents to Saudi Court for ‘Blasphemous’ Tweets
Arab News is reporting that Saudi Arabian journalist Hamza Kashgari repented in Saudi court on Tuesday for posting what many in the Muslim world believed to be insulting comments regarding Islam and the prophet Muhammad on his Twitter feed. Kashgari was charged for apostasy last month after tweeting the following, said to be an imaginary conversation between him and … [Read more...] about Hamza Kashgari Repents to Saudi Court for ‘Blasphemous’ Tweets
The Battle of Information – Syria’s Other Struggle
“Regimes of terror cannot stand exposure.” -Wael Ghonim, Revolution 2. As violence continues across Syria, and foreign nations continue to explore the next step in dealing with Assad”s regime, it is important to remember that the people of Syria remain entrenched in a longstanding battle: the battle of information. The Syrian government has been practicing web censorship … [Read more...] about The Battle of Information – Syria’s Other Struggle
Syria on Twitter – Update on Who to Follow
Yesterday, we compiled a list of people, news organizations and government entities to follow on Twitter for those of you who are interested in staying informed on the events taking place in Syria. Today, we’ve taken two more steps towards simplifying things for our readership: Created a new Twitter account devoted solely to news and politics: @SMCNewsPolitics … [Read more...] about Syria on Twitter – Update on Who to Follow
Syrian Twitter Activist Reports from Aleppo
A Syrian activist located in the city of Aleppo has been in contact with SMC today, providing some insight on Syria and helping to improve upon our Syria on Twitter list of accounts to follow. Asked about personal ideals, the activist, whose Twitter handle is @AnonymousSyria, responded: I’m looking for a democratic multiparty multicultural Syria. I believe in peaceful … [Read more...] about Syrian Twitter Activist Reports from Aleppo