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What brands are winning Super Bowl hype? Two Durham firms to find out

Ad agency McKinney and Internet startup EvoApp are prowling social media to see which companies are performing best heading into and then during the Sunday night football and ad showcase.

Who's winning Super Bowl branding?

In Super Bowl of social media, Patriots win, Triangle firm says

iContact tracks the Giants and Patriots in use of Twitter ahead of the Super Bowl and declares the AFC champs are No. 1.

Pats vs. Giants in social media (iContact graphic)

Big job cuts coming at IBM? Don't be surprised

Updated with workforce numbers: Big Blue's chief financial officer hinted at cost cutting in earnings call last month. Now, the Reuters news service and a German newspaper are reporting that major changes are coming. Meanwhile, U.S. work force at IBM is now estimated to be under 100,000.

IBM slide from 2011 briefing outlines plans for growth

Erskine Bowles is among those who can cash in big time on Facebook IPO

The former head of the UNC System joined the Facebook board last September, and he's already locked up 20,000 shares worth more than $600,000 in addition to an annual retainer of $50,000.

Erskine Bowles

Ignore Facebook hype - Check out 'risk factors,' too

Before you take out a loan against your 401K plan in hopes of buying Facebook shares, take time to read Facebook's SEC filing. It includes a section on "Risk Factors," something required in such documents. There truly are risks, as Facebook points out

A graphic from Facebook's SEC filing

Facebook vs. Google IPO: Which deal ranks better?

Google, says Scot Wingo, the founder and chief executive officer of ecommerce services provider ChannelAdvisor who likes to play in the market.

Wall Street

Triangle StartUp Factory says business already booming

"Startups receive $50,000 in seed capital, hands-on mentorship, and access to our ever-widening network of active angels, veteran startup founders, and experienced technology experts," is what StartUp Factory is promising. Apparently plenty of entrepreneurs are interested.

Triangle StartUp Factory

Entrepreneurship remains at heart of Tech Wire mission

From launch day, coverage of entrepreneurs and the companies that sprout or support or fund them has been the focus of this news site. A review of a archive stretching across 10 years provides some numbers you may find surprising.

Flashback: Tech Wire launched 10 years ago today

On Jan. 25, 2002, a web-only publication called "Local Tech Wire" made its debut. Here's a look back at the opening day announcement.

Silicon Valley's 'most provocative voice' - Former RTP exec Vivek Wadhwa

A profile in The San Jose Mercury News leaves the always controversial, never boring former head of Relativity and now an academic "rarely out of words."

Vivek Wadhwa on CBS

Talking ends, work begins to make Raleigh an innovation hub

An "Innovation Summit" draws a much larger than expected crowd of civic and corporate leaders as well as entrepreneurs. After mulling numerous ideas, the organizers set about preparing a full report and recommendations that will be released next month.

A wall of ideas at the Innovation Summit

Raleigh's innovation event - Call it 'Summit of Smarts'

Civic and corporate leaders are gathering in Raleigh today to discuss how to turn the capital city into a hub for new company creation and growth of more emerging companies. Several committees have already been meeting to plot strategy. The next steps in creating a go-forward strategy will be taken today.

Study seeks to unravel secrets, mysteries of NC startups

A collaborative report by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Public Policy and the First Flight Venture Center could provide useful data for planning the state's future.

Raleigh firm revives dark room, film tricks and treats for digital realm

In these days of digital images and few people "soup" film any more, Alien Skin Software offers a tool to help photographers and website designers regain some dark room tricks and characteristics of old films.

A photo sample from Alien Skin

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