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Wikia Gets 50 Million Unique Visitors Per Month

Wikia Gets 50 Million Unique Visitors Per Month

We are so used to seeing Jimmy Wales as the face of non-profit Wikipedia that we could scarcely imagine that he heads up another business that is very much all about making money.

Google Makes $2 Billion Every Year From The iPhone

Google Makes $2 Billion Every Year From The iPhone

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the title of this news story is completely wrong but it isn’t. Google has made more money from the iPhone than it has from its own OS (Android) since 2008. Now you may be wondering “how can this be?” Well, Oracle has you may already know sued Google for infringement of patents and out of that suit came some serious number crunching regarding certain items of revenue that Google makes.

WorldCard HD – An Ideal iPad App To Organize Your Contacts

WorldCard HD – An Ideal iPad App To Organize Your Contacts

Contacts have a major role to play in a business and can determine its success to a large extent. In the past, contact details were printed on business cards which were carried around in wallets or saved in personal diaries

End.com Domain Name Sold For $100,000

End.com Domain Name Sold For $100,000

Domain names can be pretty expensive, costing some companies 6 figure amounts, while others are more affordable and cost only a couple hundred dollars.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Gives $300 Million to Brain Research

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Gives $300 Million to Brain Research

Giving is part of the Microsoft culture so it comes as no surprise to hear that co-founder Paul Allen has given $300 million to help with brain research.

Wikipedia Has 751,426 Contributors

Wikipedia Has 751,426 Contributors

The Encyclopedia Britannica (EB) is dead! And Wikipedia and Microsoft Encarta are the murderous culprits.

OnTime.com Domain Name Sold For $25,000

OnTime.com Domain Name Sold For $25,000

There are a variety of businesses that sell domain names to different companies and individuals seeking to move their business to the world wide web for advertisement purposes, or to keep up with the times, etc.

Amazon Has 164 Million Paying Customers

Amazon Has 164 Million Paying Customers

Everyone knows that the pioneer for the daily deals industry is Groupon, but at the start of the craze many felt that the model itself was flawed.