Links 4/16: QVC expands to France; Did Verizon astroturf in effort to change NJ regs?



QVC To Expand European Presence To France (PR Newswire)

Q&A: SAP's Mike Ettling discusses SuccessFactors cloud HR strategy (Computer Weekly)

Verizon led massive astroturf campaign to end NJ broadband obligation (Ars Technica)

Comcast's Enemy May Be Comcast (Holman Jenkins/WSJ)

TWC To Make Its WiFi Network Looks Like Cellular (Multichannel News)

Aereo Shows Off Their Rooftop Antenna Farm Ahead Of Supreme Court Ruling (TechCrunch)

Barry Diller Talks Murdoch Succession, Pegs Aereo Supreme Court Odds at '50-50' (Q&A) (Hollywood Reporter)
Diller also discusses QVC experience: "I mean, everybody said to me: "You can't do that. You can't go to Philadelphia!."



LevelUp exploits smart bundling to drop credit card interchange fees to 1.95%, saving merchants boatloads (Pando Daily)

Technology Slump Fuels Concern Startup Values May Follow
(Bloomberg)