Technology Report: At South by Southwest, fewer startups, more marketers and media

	Click to View in Browser 03/11/2013 At South by Southwest, fewer startups, more marketers and media AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Has "South-by" lost its direction? Insight: On Facebook, app makers face a treacherous path SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Last spring, the future for Viddy, a video-sharing Facebook app, seemed as sunny as southern California's skies. Icahn gets confidential look at Dell's books (Reuters) - Dell Inc has agreed to give Carl Icahn a closer look at its books, less than a week after the activist investor joined a growing chorus of opposition to founder Michael Dell's plan to take the world's No. 3 personal computer maker private. Cyber security a challenge to U.S.-China ties: White House aide NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cyber security has become a growing challenge to the economic relationship between China and the United States and Beijing should recognize the scope of the problem, White House national security adviser Tom Donilon said on Monday. EA says SimCity server issues improve, not yet 'all-clear' SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Server problems that botched the launch of Electronic Arts Inc's new "SimCity" title last week and incensed gamers who could not access the game for days have improved but not yet been fully resolved, the company said. Twitter, social media are fertile ground for stock hoaxes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prominent short-seller David Einhorn raised eyebrows last month when he popped up on Twitter to disavow that he had tweeted about Herbalife Ltd. Tech-savvy Newark Mayor Booker: Government flunking social media AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Cory Booker, the constantly tweeting mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who intends to run for the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday that the federal government needs to reinvent the often overly formal way it uses social media. Publishers oppose Amazon's bid to gain Web names: WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two publishing industry groups, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, are opposing Amazon.com Inc's request to own new domain names, The Wall Street Journal reported. Alibaba Group picks Jonathan Lu as next CEO SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group has chosen Jonathan Lu, its Chief Data Officer who has more than a decade of experience in executive roles, to lead China's largest e-commerce company as it prepares to launch an initial public offering. Australia central bank says no information lost in cyber attacks SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank confirmed on Monday it had been targeted by cyber attacks and that no data had been lost or systems compromised, but would not comment on a media report that a malware virus used in one attack was Chinese in origin. Related Video Rinspeed MicroMAX offers flash-mob commuting future Techquity: More concerns about Apple, more praise for Google Mediafile John C Abell Go Bag grab bag: SXSW survival sundries John C Abell Chromebook Pixel: A netbook to challenge the notebooks A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend