Young and Invested

Google Boasts its Backbone

I heard about this in a few podcasts recently and knew it was bound to happen sooner or later – Google finally acted in alignment with its typical image (a fearless, untamed titan) and resisted China’s attempts to continue censoring its search results. Part of Google’s initial entry into the Chinese market was conditional on censorship [...]

Is Skype Ready For Its Own Future?

Note: See important disclaimers below article. Skype was acquired by an investor group consisting of Silver Lake Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on Nov 19, 2009, from EBay. The acquisition gave the investors a 56% majority stake in Skype while EBay held on to a 30% ownership. What made this major move all [...]