Sean Garrett

Twitter Marketing Executive Pam Kramer Said to Depart After Brief Stint

Pam Kramer, a marketing vice president at Twitter Inc., has left the microblogging service, becoming the latest executive to depart under Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo, two people familiar with the matter said.

Merck, Teva, Movie Downloads, Poker: Intellectual Property

The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a ruling that lets Merck & Co. block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from selling a generic form of the brain-cancer drug Temodar until 2013.

Twitter Wins Patent Trial Over Virtual Internet Community

Twitter Inc., the biggest U.S. microblogging service, won a trial in which closely held VS Technologies LLC alleged infringement of a patent for building virtual communities.

Hewlett-Packard Shows Hazard of Sharing LinkedIn Profiles: Tech

Hewlett-Packard Co. Vice President Scott McClellan gave away more than his job status when he mentioned the computer maker’s new Web-storage initiative in his profile on LinkedIn Corp., a professional-networking site.

Twitter Is Said to Buy Employee Stock With Half of $800 Million in Funding

Twitter Inc. is close to raising $800 million in funding and will use half the money to buy back shares from its employees and backers, according to two people with knowledge of the plan.

U.K. Police to Review Role of Twitter, Social Messaging in London Rioting

London police will review the role messages sent via Twitter Inc.’s messaging service and other social-networking sites played in two nights of rioting that led to more than 215 arrests and injured at least 35 police officers.

FTC Begins Twitter Antitrust Inquiry

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun contacting software makers as part of a preliminary inquiry into whether Twitter Inc.’s business practices harm competition, two people familiar with the matter said.

Lady Gaga Brags, U2 to Rival R.E.M. for 2011 Rock Crown: Preview

Lady Gaga immodestly predicts her next CD will be “the greatest album of the decade.” Not everyone will agree. She faces tough competition.

Twitter's Financing Round Is Said to Value Company at More Than $3 Billion

Twitter Inc. is considering a funding round that would value the company at more than $3 billion as investors clamor for a stake in the social-networking service, according to three people familiar with the matter.

JPMorgan Twitter Deal Is Said to Value Startup at $4.5 Billion

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has invested in a fund that has bought about $400 million in Twitter Inc. shares, valuing the blogging service at as much as $4.5 billion, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

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- Sean Garrett on Jun 01, 2010

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Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim

Gold Futures Post Longest Slump Since December 2011

NetApp Is Said to Be Pushed by Elliott to Change Board

U.S. Stocks Fall as Data Disappoints Amid Stimulus Bets

House Immigrant Plan Seen as Return to 1940s U.S. Program