Why did Steve Ballmer sell 12 percent of his stake in Microsoft? Perhaps he knows something you don’t. I’ve been asking myself the question all weekend, and now I’d like to pose it to you.

Facebook tackles latest privacy slip with encryption Facebook yesterday said it will use encryption to deal with its latest privacy problem, but the question remains as to whether that move is enough for the social network to save face. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that some of Facebook’s most popular applications, including FarmVille and FrontierVille, have been sending users’ personal information to dozens of advertising and Internet monitoring companies. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, noted that the issue affects tens of millions of users, even those who have set their privacy settings to the strictest levels.

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Steve Ballmer IS the right man to turn around Microsoft mobile The headline is my answer to the question “Is Steve Ballmer Really the Best Choice to Run Microsoft’s Consumer Business?” asked by Kevin Tofel at GigaOM on May 25th. There are several good reasons why Ballmer is the right man at the right time, but one stands out. He turned around another important Microsoft product: Windows.

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Who Cares if FOSS Is Profitable? Does money make the FOSS world go round

One of the readers of the blog suggested I ask this question in light of Moniker.com press release today saying that the domain name dating.com would be included in the Domainfest Ft. Lauderdale Auction.