
Amir Efrati
Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, covering Internet companies.
Occupation: Staff writer
Location: San Francisco
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2013-05-20 17:35:35 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)
Based on +Marissa Mayer's comments, Yahoo paid $3 per active user for Tumblr. Seems like a deal when compared to Facebook-Instagram, which was $30 per active user.

2013-05-19 17:11:14 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)
Looks like +Marissa Mayer is about to make her biggest bet yet at the helm of Yahoo

2013-05-17 23:12:31 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)
Should +Project Glass be worn in the bathroom? Plus other big privacy dilemmas facing Google, developers, politicians.

2013-05-16 03:25:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
In Microsoft's never-ending war against Google, YouTube once again is the battlefield: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/05/15/in-microsoft-vs-google-youtube-returns-as-battleground/

2013-05-15 20:52:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
Here's an easy summary of all the important announcements by Google today:

2013-05-14 22:17:11 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)
At +Google I/O, expect a Spotify-style streaming service to be unveiled...

2013-05-14 18:18:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
About 14 years ago, I got a bad cold, and my voice became hoarse. At the time I didn’t think much about it. But my voice never fully recovered. So I went to a doctor and was diagnosed with left vocal cord paralysis. This is a nerve problem that causes your left vocal cord to not move properly. Despite extensive examination, the doctors never identified a cause — though there was speculation of virus-based damage from my cold. It is quite common in cases like these that a definitive cause is not found.
While this condition never really affected me — other than having a slightly weaker voice than normal which some people think sounded a little funny — it naturally raised questions in my mind about my second vocal cord. But I was told that sequential paralysis of one vocal cord following another is extremely rare.
Fast forward to last summer, when the same pattern repeated itself... more »

2013-05-09 21:05:07 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
Curious whether any YouTube viewers will pay up to watch National Geographic Kids and Sesame Street...

2013-05-07 22:46:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
Mid-2015 seems like the earliest point at which +Yahoo! could exit the Microsoft search deal.
Google says it is happy to step in when Microsoft steps aside.

2013-05-03 18:57:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
+Android (the official, Google-sanctioned kind) gets new ammo in the war against +Amazon.com's Kindle Fire and Apple's iPad.

2013-05-02 04:57:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
+Google and +David Lawee keep on making investments in high-flying late-stage tech companies...

2013-05-02 00:37:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
+YouTube and +Robert Kyncl tout user growth as site's advertising rates (and those of other Web companies) feel downward pressure.

2013-04-30 22:48:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Deal talks between +Yahoo! and +Dailymotion break down.

2013-04-25 04:40:12 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)
I'm studying people's reactions to Glass
I've been on three flights so far, about to get on the fourth, to Berlin. So far no crew has asked me to turn off my Google Glass. Why not? They don't realize it's on. It usually is off, no lights, no indicators. But it's always ready to take a photo.
Which means I got a neat photo that would have otherwise got me in trouble.
Other reactions?
Everyone wants to try it on. Even those who are disgusted by it.
It has not failed to recognize anyone's voice commands, even a guy with a deep Australian accent.
Everyone says that the popularity of Glass will totally depend on the price. Most say they will be interested if it's under $500.
Most don't notice I have anything weird on my face. But the people who do have seen it on TV and are interested in w... more »

2013-04-23 23:53:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
More ammo for Google's +Amit Singhal to bolster Web search results.

2013-04-19 00:14:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
More evidence +***** and +Patrick Pichette have weathered the mobile storm. Plus, Google Shopping ads providing boost.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323809304578431102738122718.html?KEYWORDS=Amir+efrati

2013-04-17 00:32:08 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
Yahoo CEO +Marissa Mayer fortunate to own a piece of Alibaba as her company's ad sales slump continues.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323346304578427052911177678.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

2013-04-13 23:49:29 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)
Google close to settlement with EU in which it would, for the first time, agree to legally binding changes to the look of Web-search engine, provide extra links to rival sites on the search-results page. http://on.wsj.com/12ZZkuK
Most importantly: no fines are in sight, so Google likely will avoid the fate of Microsoft.

2013-04-10 21:59:23 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)
Potentially good news for MOOCs, +Udacity and others like it.

2013-04-10 21:02:06 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
+Google Ventures, +John Doerr, +Marc Andreessen pledge to fund apps for +Google Glass. Plus, +Sergey Brin talks about the apps he'd like to see.

2013-04-09 23:32:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
Here's the updated version of our article, with more details about Apple talking to Web-search experts as it looks to cut off Google and Yahoo's deal with Microsoft standing in the way of some potential Apple-Yahoo partnership over search.

2013-04-09 22:48:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Yahoo and Apple, who have a mutual rival in +Google, are discussing new ways to partner on content for the iPhone, iPad. My story with +Jessica E. Lessin. Check back soon for more details.

2013-04-09 21:21:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
References my WSJ piece on Stanford startup Clinkle

2013-04-09 18:10:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
+AT&T piggybacks on +Google Fiber in Austin to announce it will build its own rival gigabit Internet service... Let the gigabit battle begin!

2013-04-09 17:17:51 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 2 +1s)
As expected... +Google Fiber coming to Austin, as analysts say the economics aren't crazy. Broader impact in U.S. will be limited, though.

2013-04-08 18:47:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Hey, all you Googlers (and Yahoos and Facebookers and Twitterers, etc): Did you know that, technically, you have to pay taxes on all of your free food?

2013-04-04 19:07:09 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)
We interviewed +Frommer's Travel founder Arthur Frommer for our article on his purchase of the brand from Google

2013-04-02 20:00:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-03-29 14:30:52 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)
Don't worry, folks. HTC and Facebook aren't forking Android. Here is what's happening... http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/03/29/facebook-preparing-more-visible-embrace-of-android/?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

2013-03-28 15:38:43 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2013-03-27 22:40:11 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
City-owned Wi-Fi expands in Bay Area and beyond, as Santa Clara, San Jose join Milpitas and Mountain View. Why not San Francisco?

2013-03-26 22:22:00 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)
The theme from +YCombinator: social networking is out, revenue is in. Start-up valuations are down, after a massive run up in recent years.

2013-03-25 15:24:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)
Less than year after Yahoo killed its own Livestand news-reading app, it is getting back in the game, acquiring +Nick D'Aloisio and Summly Ltd.

2013-03-25 14:21:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-03-21 14:56:22 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
+YouTube execs +Robert Kyncl, +Lucas Watson talk about the potential of paid-subscription channels on the site. Meanwhile director Ridley Scott, talent-spotter Simon Cowell and other big names join the YouTube fray.

2013-03-20 01:18:42 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)
+Google Fiber is coming to Olathe, Kansas, marking the first expansion of fiber outside of Kansas City


2013-03-19 20:56:12 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)
Introducing the Hangouts Capture app: snap & save moments as they happen
Google+ Hangouts bring people together, and when they do, all sorts of awesome can unfold. Maybe it's reading a bedtime story to your grandkids across the country. Maybe it's taking a cooking class from your kitchen. Or maybe it's answering questions from your constituents. We hear lots of great stories (http://goo.gl/ENWXo).
The challenge, oftentimes, is capturing your favorite moments as they happen, so today we're introducing the new Hangouts Capture app. With it you can take pictures of your Hangouts-in-progress, including a number of features not available in the usual screenshot workarounds:
- Once you’ve opened the Hangouts Capture app, you can snap photos of your Hangout view with a single click
- All photos are saved to a shared album, visible only to other H... more »

2013-03-14 22:13:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
+Larry Page reorders the "L Team" of his top leadership, adding +Sridhar Ramaswamy to the exclusive group as +Jeff Huber and +Andy Rubin move on.

2013-03-14 15:32:52 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)
Google breaks up its mapping/commerce unit, with leader +Jeff Huber going to Google X. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393304578360260236298242.html?mod=djemalertTECH
Maps goes to Google search division under +Alan Eustace while commerce goes to ads unit run by +Susan Wojcicki

2013-03-14 02:27:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

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