Last week we wrote about some of the concerning reports circulating on the net about group buy site 24quan's, ahem, "restructuring." Amidst the sort of things we've come to expect from group buy sites -- branch closings, location-based layoffs -- there were also reports of vendors and employees going unpaid or being threatened with withheld wages if they didn't sign a separation agreement when their branch was closed. 24quan CEO Du Yinan was nice enough to leave us a comment on that story. In essence, he confirmed the layoffs, although obviously ...
5 Social Media Founders On TV [Videos]
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Many of us have watched our favorite social media sites "grow up" and experience success. But no one could be more proud than their founders. Thanks to these brilliant people, we are able to enjoy social media and have it become a big part of our lives. Now if you missed them on the good old traditional media, the television, you know you can rely on YouTube. 1. Myspace - Tom Anderson It was just 2 years back when MySpace was the current Facebook. 2. Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg The youngest billionaire can be pretty ...
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