Microsoft to hire 7,000 people, looks to sell Slate

Grok Headline matches for Microsoft to hire 7,000 people, looks to sell Slate

Microsoft set to sell Slate

Microsoft set to sell Slate 07/26/2004 03:33 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 26 2004 7:50AM GMT

Microsoft Trying To Sell Slate

Microsoft Trying To Sell Slate 07/23/2004 03:08 PM
It looks like Microsoft is giving up on the Slate experiment. Launched with great fanfare by Microsoft as an online magazine, it went through its disastrous attempt to charge people to subscribe (a plan that almost everyone involved admitted was a huge failure), and eventually went back to offering it's daily free content. Whenever people talk about independent online magazines, they point to Salon and Slate, and mention that while Salon seems to hang on with last minute investment after last minute investment, Slate keeps going thanks to billions in Microsoft money. That may no longer be the case. Microsoft is apparently talking with a variety of media companies about selling the online magazine. Apparently, Microsoft is looking to use the sale to do a bigger advertising deal with some media company, but if that doesn't work out, selling the whole thing isn't a problem.

Microsoft Looking to Sell Slate Magazine

Microsoft Looking to Sell Slate Magazine 07/25/2004 04:01 PM

Microsoft May Sell Slate, a Pioneer in
Web Magazines

Microsoft May Sell Slate, a Pioneer in
Web Magazines 07/23/2004 11:35 PM
New York Times Jul 24 2004 2:45AM GMT

Microsoft in Talks to Sell Highly Rated
Online Magazine, Slate
(washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft in Talks to Sell Highly Rated
Online Magazine, Slate
(washingtonpost.com) 07/23/2004 11:15 PM
washingtonpost.com - Eight years after Microsoft Corp. launched an online magazine in a groundbreaking attempt at cyber-hipness, Slate may be sold.

MSN to Sell Slate?

MSN to Sell Slate? 07/26/2004 12:51 PM
Sounds like MSN may shed yet another piece of its business, if it follows through with plans to sell its "Slate" online magazine.

IBM plans to hire 18,800 people this
year (AFP)

IBM plans to hire 18,800 people this
year (AFP) 08/12/2004 01:13 PM
AFP - Computer and technology group IBM said it had nearly doubled hiring plans for this year to 18,800 new workers as it expands business services.

The Opportunities To Sell Music The Way
People Want To Listen To It

The Opportunities To Sell Music The Way
People Want To Listen To It 04/06/2005 04:49 AM
For a while now, many people have been trying to point out to the music industry that their ongoing attempts to stop file sharing, rather than embrace it, has put them in the position of actually shutting down a huge opportunity. Mark Cuban's latest post does a good job articulating that sentiment. While his post is officially on why the CD is on its way out, what he's really talking about is the opportunity the music industry has if they just decided to sell straight MP3s, and made it easy for people to get them on whatever devices they use to hear music these days. His problem with the CD is that he doesn't listen to CDs any more. Instead, he listens to his iPod, so buying a CD requires a multi-step process before he can listen to it. The same is mostly true for online download stores: "To buy music these days, I have to make all kinds of choices... Do I want to limit myself to 5 computers. Do I want to always keep my subscription live. Do I want to store the music in a proprietary format that only a couple devices can use. Those are all tough decisions to make when the only thing I know with certainty is that the device I'm using as an MP3 player today, is NOT going to be the device I'm going to be using 18 months from now. There will be players that have more features, or I will consolidate multiple products into a single device. I may be using my phone, my PSP or PDA or something other device for my music." The point is pretty simple (and should be drilled into marketers heads): give people what they want. Music lovers just want music they can listen to without worrying about these hassles. When there's something lots of people want, there are always ways to make money off of it -- whether it's via Cuban's suggestion of selling the MP3s or some alternative means, such as using the MP3s to promote other aspects of the musicians in question (concerts, fan clubs, merchandise, etc.). Instead, the industry wastes time suing everyone and trying to come up with copy protection schemes that lower the value of the music. Embracing the opportunity to give people exactly what they want (reasonably priced music without restrictions in a standardized format) is a recipe for success -- and none of the major labels seem to see it.

Q-C Internet auction service helps
people sell items online

Q-C Internet auction service helps
people sell items online 09/13/2004 07:20 AM
64.4.171.250 - Mon Sep 13, 08:14 am GMT

Microsoft to Hire 7,000

Microsoft to Hire 7,000 07/29/2004 03:05 PM
TheStreet.com Jul 29 2004 6:15PM GMT

Microsoft Says to Hire Up to 7,000

Microsoft Says to Hire Up to 7,000 07/23/2004 02:37 PM
Reuters Jul 23 2004 5:46PM GMT

Microsoft Says to Hire Up to 7,000
(Reuters)

Microsoft Says to Hire Up to 7,000
(Reuters) 07/23/2004 01:22 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O), the world's largest software maker, said on Friday it will hire as many as 7,000 employees worldwide in its current business year as it continues to expand and to fill vacant positions.

Microsoft to hire up to 7,000 employess

Microsoft to hire up to 7,000 employess 07/24/2004 04:43 AM
ExpressIndia.com Jul 24 2004 8:54AM GMT

Microsoft Said to Put Slate On Auction
Block

Microsoft Said to Put Slate On Auction
Block 07/26/2004 02:19 AM
FinancialWire Jul 26 2004 6:13AM GMT

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate 07/23/2004 02:56 PM

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate (AP)

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate (AP) 07/23/2004 02:48 PM
AP - Microsoft Corp. is in talks with five or six potential buyers for its online magazine Slate, an executive said Friday.

Microsoft weighs offers to buy Slate

Microsoft weighs offers to buy Slate 07/24/2004 04:43 AM
Seattle Times Jul 24 2004 8:21AM GMT

Microsoft puts Slate on the block

Microsoft puts Slate on the block 07/23/2004 04:29 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 23 2004 7:44PM GMT

Washington Post Buys Slate From
Microsoft

Washington Post Buys Slate From
Microsoft 12/22/2004 01:19 AM

Microsoft Says It Is Exploring the Sale
of Slate Magazine

Microsoft Says It Is Exploring the Sale
of Slate Magazine 07/23/2004 06:09 PM
Microsoft, which earlier this week announced a one-time cash dividend worth $32 billion to its shareholders, said today that it was exploring the sale of Slate, a pioneer in digital publishing. According to company executives, Microsoft is considering a sale of Slate because the model of creating a Web magazine of cultural criticism and political analysis to attract visitors to its MSN Network has little business salience in an age dominated by search applications. And the site's small size limits its ability to meaningfully contribute to Microsoft's revenues.

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate Magazine

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate Magazine 07/24/2004 04:43 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Jul 24 2004 8:36AM GMT

Microsoft Sells Slate to Washington Post

Microsoft Sells Slate to Washington Post 12/22/2004 01:48 AM
Goodbye, Bill G. Hello, Don G.

Washington Post picks up Slate from
Microsoft

Washington Post picks up Slate from
Microsoft 12/22/2004 01:23 AM
The Washington Post Co. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase online magazine Slate from Microsoft.

In a deal that had been rumored since at least mid-November, the Post will take Slate off Microsoft's hands for an unspecified amount of money. The online magazine, which produces original editorial content on popular topics such as politics, has been controlled by the software giant since Slate first began publishing in 1996. According to Nielsen Net/Ratings, the magazine had 6 million unique users in November.

News source: C|Net News.com

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Microsoft sells Slate.com to Washington
Post

Microsoft sells Slate.com to Washington
Post 12/24/2004 01:15 PM
WASHINGTON Microsoft sold its popular Slate online magazine Tuesday to The Washington Post Co., a move that will make Slate’s political commentary and quirky feature articles more broadly available across the Internet. . Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although the editor of Slate, Jacob Weisberg, said the amount was “a very respectable, impressive price.” Read more……

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Microsoft Adds Another Linux Hire to Its
Roster

Microsoft Adds Another Linux Hire to Its
Roster 06/17/2005 03:38 PM
Microsoft is beginning to assemble quite the Linux alumni roster. The latest addition: Daniel Robbins, the founder of Gentoo Linux.

Wired News: Microsoft Puts Slate on the
Block

Wired News: Microsoft Puts Slate on the
Block 07/26/2004 03:47 PM

Microsoft weighs offers to buy online
magazine Slate

Microsoft weighs offers to buy online
magazine Slate 07/24/2004 06:25 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Jul 24, 09:42 am GMT

Microsoft Puts Slate Online Magazine Up
for Sale

Microsoft Puts Slate Online Magazine Up
for Sale 07/24/2004 06:25 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Sat Jul 24, 08:51 am GMT

Update 2: Microsoft Seeks Buyer for
Slate Magazine

Update 2: Microsoft Seeks Buyer for
Slate Magazine 07/24/2004 04:43 AM
Forbes Jul 24 2004 8:08AM GMT

Slate on the block: Microsoft seeks
buyer for online magazine

Slate on the block: Microsoft seeks
buyer for online magazine 07/23/2004 04:49 PM
National Post Jul 23 2004 8:59PM GMT

Microsoft Puts Slate Online Magazine Up
for Sale (Reuters)

Microsoft Puts Slate Online Magazine Up
for Sale (Reuters) 07/23/2004 08:09 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, wants to sell its online magazine Slate and has begun talks with potential buyers, a source close to the talks said on Friday.

[etech] People-to-People (Microsoft)

[etech] People-to-People (Microsoft) 02/11/2004 09:36 PM
Lily Cheng from Microsoft Research is talking about how people represent themselves on line. The closer the friends, the fuzzier they want the representations. We need to make social tools fluid enough to account for the way people's lives change. We need easy access to friends and people important to us. We want sponatenous interactions. Lily's group went to a mall and asked people to draw their social interactions, and gots lots of circles and lines. Microsoft studied this and built a "personal map" that clusters people based on who they send email to (TO and CC) and how...

Beating the Odds: Aladdin Resort &
Casino, Reduced Recruiting Time and
Costs through JobFlash - Hourly
Recruiting Solution Cuts Time to Hire
and Cost per Hire by 30%

Beating the Odds: Aladdin Resort &
Casino, Reduced Recruiting Time and
Costs through JobFlash - Hourly
Recruiting Solution Cuts Time to Hire
and Cost per Hire by 30% 04/12/2005 02:16 AM
JobFlash, the award winning leader of Voice Recruiting, today announced the successful implementation of their hourly recruiting solution at Aladdin, soon to be Planet Hollywood, in Las Vegas, cutting both cost and time to hire by half. [PRWEB Apr 12, 2005]

Microsoft Wants You to Sell It

Microsoft Wants You to Sell It 04/07/2005 01:18 PM
Wired News Apr 7 2005 5:03PM GMT

Longhorn could be tough sell for
Microsoft

Longhorn could be tough sell for
Microsoft 03/30/2005 07:23 AM
After five years without a major update to Windows, Microsoft will find plenty of willing buyers for Longhorn next year. Or will it?

Microsoft to sell Xbox 360 with WebTv
for $399?

Microsoft to sell Xbox 360 with WebTv
for $399? 04/17/2005 09:18 AM
Dvhardware.net - Sun Apr 17, 07:20 am GMT

HP to sell Microsoft firewall apps

HP to sell Microsoft firewall apps 05/25/2004 06:43 AM
Computer Weekly May 25 2004 10:58AM GMT

HP, others to sell Microsoft firewall
appliances

HP, others to sell Microsoft firewall
appliances 05/25/2004 08:42 AM
SAN DIEGO -- Taking aim at security appliance vendors, Microsoft Corp. on Monday said that hardware makers will sell its forthcoming Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 software preinstalled on hardware appliances.

Microsoft To Sell Low-Cost Windows in
Asia

Microsoft To Sell Low-Cost Windows in
Asia 08/11/2004 09:00 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Aug 12 2004 1:09AM GMT
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