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Eric Schmidt and Lady Gaga Invest in Social Media Startup
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 11:23am | 164Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt and pop diva Lady Gaga reportedly are among investors in Backplane, a new startup co-founded by Lady Gaga's business manager Troy Carter. The social media platform will power online communities around specific interests, such as sports teams and musicians...
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Four Unlikely YouTube Videos That Rocked the World
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 2:26pm | 440In a world with hundreds (if not thousands) of TV networks, it's almost hard to believe that YouTube (NASDAQ: GOOG) made it this far. But the video site has not merely survived – it has thrived in a world that has become increasingly obsessed with brief bursts of entertainment. But while it's no...