Roundup: Sony CEO’s power grab, Dell droops, and are Facebook friends real?
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Sony’s CEO takes over presidency: Howard Stringer believes he can run a tighter ship and break down walls between divisions with this latest power grab and reorg. But we believe that Tom Hanks, who is under contract with Sony Pictures and shown here paling around with Stringer at the Consumer Electronics Show, is really the man pulling the strings.
Can we really have so many Facebook friends?: The Economist delves into anthropology to judge whether we are really expanding our social circles by broadcasting news about ourselves to virtual strangers.
Google News now runs small ads: Google may run the risk of angering news organizations who feel the company is using their content and stealing ad revenues.
Dell’s net drops 48 percent: Dell used to widen its lead over rivals during recessions. But now the company is hurting from its dependence on web-based PC sales. The New York Times has more.
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