Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’Facebook plants server farm in IA not CAWednesday, April 24th, 2013 April 24, 2013 By John Seiler California remains a fantastic place if you have a 180 IQ and an entrepreneurial spirit. You move to Silicon Valley, live and work in a closet and devour Coke and pizza until you make your first $1 billion. Then move into a mansion and drive a Bentley. California'... Like! Facebook avoids most taxesSaturday, February 16th, 2013 Feb. 16, 2013 By John Seiler A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials were salivating like Pavlov's dog over the $2 billion in new taxes they projected the state treasury would get from Facebook's Initial Public Offering. Then the IPO tanked and the company lost half its value. S... CA strikes blow for privacy rightsSaturday, January 5th, 2013Jan. 5, 2013 By Joseph Perkins Randi Zuckerberg made news recently when a family photo she posted on her Facebook account was reposted on Twitter without her knowledge or consent. The big sis of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was not amused. “Digital etiquette: always ask permission before ... Why California loves FacebookMonday, May 21st, 2012 Silicon Valley is Star CityThursday, May 17th, 2012 May 17, 2012 By John Seiler Why do young nerds angling to be the next Steve Jobs still flock to Silicon Valley? That's where Mark Zuckerberg transplanted Facebook, which he started in his Harvard dorm room. Facebook's IPO this week pegs its value at around $100 billion. But the Facebook own... USA becoming North Korea EastThursday, May 17th, 2012 May 17, 2012 By John Seiler Free countries let their people leave at will. Tyrannies don't let people out without special permission. And if they let anyone leave, they first rob them. A good contrast is North Korea, a tyranny that bans leaving; and South Korea, a free country that let's... How to avoid high U.S., Calif. taxes: LeaveFriday, May 11th, 2012 May 11, 2012 By John Seiler The charlatans who run the U.S. and California governments assume that things are so wonderful here that nobody would dare to leave, even to avoid high taxes. But people are leaving in droves -- not just California for other states with more freedom, but America ... CEOS rank California worst state for businessFriday, May 4th, 2012May 4, 2012 By Joseph Perkins “California is the worst! They are doing everything possible to drive business out of their state. If it were not for the climate, they would have lost half their population.” That was the damning comment of one of the 650 business leaders surveyed by C... Cal State’s Phony Pay CapThursday, February 16th, 2012This article originally was posted on Flash Report. It is a follow-up to a CalWatchDog article. FEB. 16, 2012 By JOHN HRABE The Cal State University Board of Trustees has been busy. When they aren’t raising student fees or blaming the State Legislature for budget cuts, the board is search... |