Jan 30
Microsoft’s search for a new CEO has seen a fair number of rumors go through the doors of the company, where some of these rumored candidates have taken the pro-active step of distancing themselves from such whispers over the grapevine. well, it seems that the committee over at Microsoft who were supposed to pick a Steve Ballmer replacement has taken more time than originally thought by the masses, and the latest rumor concerning this soon-to-be-vacant CEO position touts that the software giant might name its new CEO sometime next week, where it will most likely be someone who is already working with Microsoft. An internal promotion, so to speak.
Microsoft Might Find The Right CEO Fit Soon original content from Ubergizmo. 
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How does it feel like to play the role of a hero? Well, Neil Laybourn certainly stepped into the shoes of a hero when he stopped Jonny Benjamin, 26, from plunging to his death on Waterloo Bridge in January six years ago. The latter was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder when Neil Laybourn actually managed to stop Jonny from taking the final leap. Mr. Benjamin decided that one good turn deserves another, which is why he kicked off a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #findmike so that he can trace down the person who saved his life.
Whenever someone happens to be a sole provider or owns exclusive rights to something, you know for sure that such a company or party would have rather extensive clout in the marketplace, and would more often than not be rolling in plenty of money. I guess you can more or less say that Sky has netted a coup after expanding their partnership with HBO. This means that shows such as ‘Game of Thrones’ alongside other HBO shows will be offered by Sky in the UK – and Sky alone, at least until the year 2020 rolls around.
What does it mean to “trust” a brand? Does it mean that we trust that the company will always work in the best interest of its customers, shareholders, and stakeholders? Does it mean that products/services are reliable? Well depending on what your definition of trust is, it seems that over in India, Samsung has managed to be named as the country’s most trusted brand, beating companies such as Sony and local company Tata in the process. Prior to this, in 2013 Samsung came in second place, Sony in third, and Tata in fifth, at least according to the Brand Trust Award 2014.
It is undeniable that wearable technology will change the way we quantify ourselves. Already, trackers of all kinds can gather more data about us than ever before, and this is going to increase. However, data-gathering is not a goal in itself and making sense of the data to provide meaningful and actionable information to the user should always be the end-game. That’s why Ubergizmo and Gero are joining forces to give away health trackers.
While Yahoo’s share price has not exactly performed according to the expectations of some even with Ms. Mayer at the helm, this does not mean that the company is in trouble so deep that it cannot dig itself out, and neither are they so short on money, they cannot purchase other companies. Apparently, Yahoo has reportedly purchased the company known as Tomfoolery, where upon confirmation of this acquisition by the Internet search giant, Tomfoolery is said to shut down its current business – and that would include its very own social networking app known as Anchor. It however, remains unclear whether Tomfoolery’s core concepts will return as a consumer product, or will it be integrated into Yahoo’s own products? Only time will be able to tell.
