Facebook Buying Out Skype?

Friday 6 May 2011 0 comments

Facebook Buying Out Skype? $4 Billion Deal Being Talked About

See who Mark Zuckerberg is after these days. We hear the Facebook CEO is eyeing the takeover of the much popular Skype. If the grapevine is true to what it manages to churn out, Facebook might end up buying out Skype for a price close to $4 billion.

Some observers out there firmly believe some sort of action is actually happening, but then that doesn’t mean there is a take over bid. They feel that the deal may not be a buy out, but a joint venture between Facebook and Skype.
We need not tell you that Skype and Facebook have been associated with each other for some time now. If you would remember, Facebook had been in the scheme of things at Skype and this was demonstrated by Skype when they rolled out their version 5.0 software for Windows.
The software had a dedicated Facebook tab so as to enable users to chat or call Facebook friends via Skype. This was in fact made possible right from “the Facebook newsfeed which can be viewed from within the Skype application”.
By the way, if you are looking at going into what the $4 billion ‘possible’ takeover would bring to Skype, let us also take you to a situation where Skype had been mulling over an IPO. If you would remember, the Skype IPO was recently delayed by its new CEO until the second half of 2011. And that public offer would have brought to the Skype coffers only around $1 billion. Considering such a scene, the Facebook move, if at all that bears fruit, could mean a lot to Skype. We also hear Google too is looking at a venture with Skype. More details are awaited.
What do you think about the Facebook plan for acquiring Skype? Send in your views.

World’s Most Powerful Women

Saturday 2 April 2011 0 comments

They affect what we eat and the way we feel.

World’s Most Powerful Women
Their decisions impact everything from the polls to our purses. Get inspired by our list of alpha-female leaders and moguls who make the world go ‘round.

Michelle Obama
The first lady has the ear and the confidence of the commander in chief. She has made headlines with her nationwide anti-obesity program. (Some of the press has been negative.) Also on her agenda: supporting the arts and helping troops.

Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State Clinton took her oath of office in January 2009. The former first lady and senator now heads up global initiatives, discusses weighty issues at home and tackles grave dilemmas abroad.

Angela Merkel
Chancellor of Germany Merkel — now serving her second term — holds a historically significant title. In her post, she has her finger on the pulse of this major power.

Oprah Winfrey
The media mogul has dominated the talk show scene (for how long?) and tapped into print media, radio and even social networking. Winfrey has exercised political clout and has shown a commitment to both philanthropy and education.

Irene Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld is the CEO of Kraft Foods Inc. and is one of the highest paid women in America (how much?). She turned heads last year when she brokered a sweet international deal.

Indra Nooyi
Indian-born Nooyi (see where she’s from) is the CEO and chairwoman of PepsiCo. She oversees the company’s main munchies-makers and has launched this sustainability strategy as her growth mission.

Sarah Palin
Though she and her running mate didn’t make it to the White House, the former Alaska governor has scarcely left the public eye since she hit the campaign trail in 2008. She now makes headlines as a political commentator and conservative tastemaker.

Anne Lauvergeon
Lauvergeon is the CEO of French conglomerate, Areva (what are they known for?), which has an expansive global presence.

Tina Brown
British-born Brown grew to fame editing revered American magazines in the ‘80s and ‘90s and has set about revamping another newsstand standard. Her new endeavor also includes an online component.

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Since assuming the role of Argentina’s first elected female president in 2007, (who was her beloved successor?) Kirchner has faced domestic unrest and scandal, but has also ushered in historic change.

Dilma Rousseff
Brazil’s first female president has only been in office since January, but in that time, she has already achieved her first legislative victory and has made plans to meet with another famous-first leader.

Gail Kelly
Kelly became CEO of Westpac (what’s that?) in 2008. The African-born (see where) Australian resident went from an unlikely start to a position as a Forbes-ranked powerful force.

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