????* Groupon是眼下IT領(lǐng)域發(fā)展最為迅速的一家公司，它擁有7,000多名員工，最近又提出首次公開募股（IPO）申請(qǐng)。但是，該公司的業(yè)務(wù)模式迄今對(duì)多數(shù)人來說仍是個(gè)迷。本文或可幫助你初步認(rèn)識(shí)該公司。如果需要深入了解的話，不妨讀讀《為何Groupon身價(jià)高達(dá)250億美元》以及《Groupon事實(shí)上已破產(chǎn)》。自Groupon提出首次公開募股申請(qǐng)后，業(yè)界對(duì)其觀點(diǎn)可謂截然相反，上述兩篇文章集中反映了兩派觀點(diǎn)。[唐?德羅奇（Don Drodge）論《下一個(gè)大人物》（The Next Big Thing），史蒂夫（Steve）的網(wǎng)絡(luò)日志，以及金融商業(yè)網(wǎng)站Minyanville]

????* 6月6日晚些時(shí)候，蘋果公司（Apple）在該公司的年度全球開發(fā)人員大會(huì)（WWDC）上隆重推出iCloud服務(wù)。為何iCloud對(duì)MobileMe而言就像iPhone與流產(chǎn)了的牛頓（Newton）平板電腦系統(tǒng)的關(guān)系一樣？同時(shí)，亞馬遜（Amazon）已經(jīng)開始提供史蒂夫?喬布斯（Steve Jobs）的授權(quán)傳記《iSteve：喬布斯傳記》（iSteve: The Book of Jobs）的預(yù)定，這比該書的正式發(fā)行日期2012年3月提前了8個(gè)月。（《財(cái)富》）

????* 下面條報(bào)道不必完全信以為真：日本媒體《日本經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞》（Nihon Keizai Shimbun）報(bào)道，任天堂公司（Nintendo）的下一個(gè)視頻游戲機(jī)會(huì)于6月7日早晨，在E3大會(huì)上發(fā)布。該款游戲機(jī)的控制器將搭載一個(gè)6英寸的觸摸屏、照相機(jī)、以及可充電電池，在它上面玩游戲感覺就像在“平板電腦上一樣”靈活自如。（《日本經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞》）

????* 視頻游戲機(jī)的市場統(tǒng)治地位搖搖欲墜？[《洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)》（LA Times）]

????* 美國電話電報(bào)公司（AT&T）首席執(zhí)行官拉爾夫?德?拉?維加（Ralph de la Vega）論哪些智能手機(jī)終將贏得市場。[《數(shù)字化大會(huì)》（All Things D）]

????* Twitter上的一張淫穢照片為何可能終結(jié)安東尼?維納（Anthony Weiner）的政治前途。[《紐約每日新聞》（New York Daily News）]

????* Instagram及照片共享應(yīng)用在日常生活中日益普及的深度分析。《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》（New York Times）

????*為什么說 Facebook將終結(jié)谷歌（Google）。[《數(shù)字季刊》（Digital Quarters）]

????* With 7,000 employees and a recently-filed initial public offering (IPO), Groupon is one of the fastest growing companies in tech right now, but it's business model remains a mystery to most. Here's a primer, and for further reading, check out two opposing critical view points that have emerged since the IPO filing summed up in "Why Groupon is worth $25 billion" and "Groupon is effectively insolvent." (Don Drodge on The Next Big Thing, steve's blog, and Minyanville)

????* Why Apple's impending iCloud service, which will probably get a big unveiling later today at the company's annual Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), will be to MobileMe what the iPhone was to the failed Newton tablet. Meanwhile, Amazon already has Steve Jobs' authorized biography, iSteve: The Book of Jobs, available for pre-order eight months before its March 2012 release date. (Fortune)

????* Take this with a grain of salt: the Japanese publication Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that Nintendo's next videogame console, to be unveiled tomorrow morning at an E3 conference event, will feature controllers packing a six-inch touchscreen, camera and rechargeable battery giving games "tablet-like controls." (Nihon Keizai Shimbun via Joystiq)

????* Are video game consoles' dominance crumbling? (LA Times)

????* AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega on which smart phones are winning. (All Things D)

????* How a lewd Twitter photo may have derailed Anthony Weiner's political future. (New York Daily News)

????* An in-depth look at Instagram and the rise of photo-sharing apps in every day life. (New York Times)

????* How Facebook can put Google out of business. (Digital Quarters)