Mediaphyter – A Communications Cocktail

From the blog:

Twitter closes another funding round, backed by Bezos and Sabet
When I spoke with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone a couple of weeks ago, he specifically said “we have plenty of money.” He wasn’t lying. Stone announced on the Twitter Blog earlier this afternoon that the microblogging powerhouse has brought on two new investors — Jeff Bezos and Bijan Sabet.

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Is Microsoft accessible without Bill Gates?
Bill Gates spent the last two years slowly disengaging as he prepared for his final departure from Microsoft at the end of this week. In doing so, he appears to have left the company’s technical direction in strong hands with Ray Ozzie, Craig Mundie and 22 Technical Fellows. However even with stepping out of his role he cannot escape the perception that he is still Microsoft’s sole visionary. The company is going to have to seriously step up its branding efforts – perhaps through social media – to prove that Microsoft has innovative vision and community staying power without Bill at the helm.

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