Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // January 9, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jan 9, 2013

Coursera Takes A Big Step Toward Monetization, Now Lets Students Earn "Verified Certificates" For A Fee

Stanford professors Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng launched Coursera last year to give anyone and everyone access to courses from top-tier universities -- for... read more

Which Mobile Games Attract The Most Lucrative Players?

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McGraw-Hill & Kno Offer A Peek Into The Future Of Textbooks: They're Dynamic, Vocal, Adaptive & Bring Stats To Studying

For many startups, creating the educational platform (and learning experience) of the future began with reinventing the presentation, distribution -- really,... read more

Hackers, Start Your Engines: Facebook Opens Registration For Its Annual Hacker Cup Competition

Facebook today announced that it has opened registration for the Hacker Cup, its annual competition for programmers with a $5,000 top prize for the best of them... read more

Today We Learned That Verizon Is Going To Save The World

With Microsoft pulling out of the Consumer Electronics Show and Apple nowhere to be seen, the show has become a huge opportunity for other companies to have... read more

Google+ Photos Get Pan And Zoom Functionality, Letting You Really Explore High-Res Photos

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Europe's Telco Giants In Talks To Create Pan-European Network, Reports FT

Europe's largest mobile network operators are considering pooling their resources to create pan-European network infrastructure, the FT is reporting. Quoting... read more

Times Internet CEO Satyan Gajwani Discusses His Company's New Alliance With Gawker Media

Gawker Media, which already has a presence in eight countries, is expanding its international reach even further. Nick Denton, the founder of the company and... read more

LinkedIn Competitor XING Buys Glassdoor-like Startup Kununu For $12.3M, But Will It Fare Well?

The German market for startups never ceases to amaze me. While many European startups struggle with either internal markets that are too small or international... read more

Facebook Removes Instagram User Counts From Developer API After Holiday Traffic Confusion

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