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Just How Rich Are Those YouTube Guys?

Exactly how much money it took to make YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen giddy as the schoolboys they are in this Google acquisition announcement video? Google’s latest SEC filing shows it’s roughly equivalent to the gross domestic product of Djibouti.

New Search Engine Marketing Certification Choices

As demand increases for skilled workers in the search engine optimization and search engine marketing industries, more educational options have become accessible during 2006. The latest option is called “Certification Pathways”, offered by the Search Engine College

Schwartz To SEC: Can We Blog?

Regulation FD, which regulates the fair disclosure of information material to a company’s operation, needs to be rethought so more CEOs can start blogging like Sun’s top executive, Jonathan Schwartz.

Going Public via Initial or Direct Public Offering

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the most well-known and feared governing body in the financial world. Its very name can be intimidating to a small company hoping to go public, but it doesn’t have to be.

Now Hang On a Sec…

This week it feels like someone must have cursed our house with a Chinese curse and we’ve suddenly been thrust into “interesting times.” Yikes.

Wither Goes the Wire Services

It’s been an active new years for the Wire service.

SEC Vs. The Estonian Spiders

It’s not a pre-season NCAA basketball exhibition matchup, but a case where the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused an Estonian financial firm of spidering confidential Business Wire information and profiting on trades.

SEC Animates Pixar With Info Request

Pixar’s travails with larger than predicted returns of its superhero DVD title “The Incredibles” have attracted regulatory attention.

Harley-Davidson Softtails Profits, Faces SEC

Second quarter earnings declined four percent from the same period last year, but still beat analyst expectations.

DreamWorks Wakes To SEC, Legal Nightmare

The makers of Shrek expect a loss in the second quarter, despite the success of $180 million USD grosses for animated film Madagascar’.

Microsoft Announces Bug In the IE Ointment

Mammoth software company Microsoft announced and itty bitty little bug that can cause a lot of problems for users of Internet Explorer (IE). The bug, reported by SEC Consult hasn’t been utilized yet but Microsoft did confirm the vulnerability.

Glassman Becomes Active SEC Chairman as Donaldson Steps Down

Securities and Exchange Commissioner Cynthia Glassman has been named as acting SEC Chairman by President George W. Bush, as current chairman William Donaldson steps down.

SEC Lightens Up On Quiet Period Rules

A long-anticipated modernization of 75 year-old rules regarding stock promotions has taken place.

IBM Facing SEC Probe

Questions about the technology company’s first quarter numbers have triggered an investigation by the SEC.

SEC Ordered To Reconsider Mutual Fund Rule

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must now reconsider its rule that says mutual funds have to be overseen by independent chairmen.

Five Security Threats Are Very Overhyped

As firms resist rolling out VoIP and “Warhol Worms” threaten to wreck the Internet, Gartner advises security administrators to take a deep breath.

In The Future, Everyone’s PC Will Be Infected For Fifteen Minutes

Gartner research says “Warhol Worms” and four other topics comprise the five most overhyped security threats today.

Some Happy About Bush Choosing Cox For the SEC, Some Not

William Donaldson is stepping down as the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as of June 30. He just turned 74 years old.

Mixed Feelings on Cox As SEC Chairman

After turning 74 years old. current Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman William Donaldson is stepping down from the position as of June 30.

Bush Goes With Cox For SEC’s Chairman Position

William Donaldson, the current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is resigning from the position. President Bush has a replacement in mind

Donaldson Leaving SEC, Bush Has Replacement Plans

William Donaldson is stepping down as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He says that he will leave the agency on June 30.