SiliconBeat

Over the weekend at home, my wife received just about the last thing I ever expected to get from Google: A coupon in the mail. I’ve posted photos of it above. The envelope also contained a helpful brochure explaining how Google AdWords works. Pictures of that are also above.

We were both surprised and amused. Google using snail mail to send me a discount? Huh?

Here’s a couple thoughts on why I find this so odd. And I’ve submitted questions about the offer to the Google press office and will include any response I get here. Read the rest of this entry »

Sunnyvale chip-maker Zoran’s board of directors last week approved a plan to exchange shares held in underwater options for a lesser number of shares of restricted stock, according to a preliminary proxy filing the company made today in advance of its June 26 annual meeting, where it will ask shareholders to approve the plan.

“Like many semiconductor companies, our stock price has experienced Read the rest of this entry »