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The new Twitter – web browser versus applications

The new Twitter – web browser versus applications

By now you have all heard that Twitter is rolling out a re-vamped site. It will be shiny with the requisite “All New” bling-i-ness that comes with exciting social media upgrades and premieres. As of today I am still sporting “Classic Twitter” and have decided to embrace my old school as being way cooler than the upgraded kids. I mean, ...

Lesley Lambert | 2010/09/18  | 26 Comments Social Media

Redfin Lays off 20% of Workforce

Redfin Lays off 20% of Workforce

A Very Tough Day… …says Redfin’s Glenn Kelman Today Redfin laid off roughly 20% of our employees. Unlike other startups, our industry’s recession started a year ago, when home prices first plunged. Since then, we’ve fought like starving animals, and with some success: while industry-wide transaction volumes dropped 33%, we grew revenues by nearly 50%. Traffic grew more than 300%. ...

Benn Rosales | 2008/10/13  | 15 Comments News

The new Twitter – web browser versus applications

The new Twitter – web browser versus applications

By now you have all heard that Twitter is rolling out a re-vamped site. It will be shiny with the requisite “All New” bling-i-ness that comes with exciting social media upgrades and premieres. As of today I am still sporting “Classic Twitter” and have decided to embrace my old school as being way cooler than the upgraded kids. I mean, ...

Lesley Lambert | 2010/09/18  | 26 Comments Social Media

Redfin Lays off 20% of Workforce

Redfin Lays off 20% of Workforce

A Very Tough Day… …says Redfin’s Glenn Kelman Today Redfin laid off roughly 20% of our employees. Unlike other startups, our industry’s recession started a year ago, when home prices first plunged. Since then, we’ve fought like starving animals, and with some success: while industry-wide transaction volumes dropped 33%, we grew revenues by nearly 50%. Traffic grew more than 300%. ...

Benn Rosales | 2008/10/13  | 15 Comments News