SiliconANGLE http://siliconangle.com Just another Siliconangle.com weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:06:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tweetdeck to Go True Realtime http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/07/29/tweetdeck-to-go-true-realtime/ http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/07/29/tweetdeck-to-go-true-realtime/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:06:37 +0000 Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/07/29/tweetdeck-to-go-true-realtime/

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]]> This popped up in a few places yesterday – TweetDeck is slated to release a version of the Twitter client that shows updates in real time.

That doesn’t sound particularly impressive until you actually see it in action. Take a gander.

The functionality is soon to be available in a few other clients as well, according to various comments I’ve read about it today. Tweetdeck, so far, has the only demonstration up on the web of what it looks like.

If you want in on this, you’ll need to sign into the site with your Tweetdeck username and password and get on the “private beta whitelist.”

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There’s nothing like bringing back a classic, something that Democrat senators Jay Rockefeller and John Kerry are trying this week at online privacy hearings this week in the Senate.

I almost missed the news, but caught the recap this morning from Frank Reed over at Marketing Pilgrim:

Don’t think that just because Facebook has managed to not completely trample people’s privacy as of late that there is not more activity around the subject. In fact, forces in Washington, this time the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), are speaking at ‘hearings’ that are looking into this issue right now with talk of a “do not track” list. This is not the first time the subject has been raised (2007 it got some attention) but in light of recent online privacy ‘dust-ups’, this idea may have a real chance to develop.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) both expressed concern that privacy policies weren’t giving Web users enough useful information about online ad practices.

Rockefeller proposed that some companies were burying too much information in lengthy documents that consumers don’t read. “Some would say the fine print is there and it’s not our fault you didn’t read it,” he said, adding, “I say, that’s a 19th-century mentality.”

Kerry added that he didn’t know that consumers understood how companies use data. “I’m not sure that there’s knowledge in the caveat emptor component of this,” he said.

Sen. Rockefeller just tossed the advertising business so far into the past regarding their practices that the 20th century was ignored. I guess he made his point.

image I haven’t covered this topic in depth since my early days at Mashable.

My analysis now is more or less the same as it was then:

There are very real privacy concerns with regards to user data, especially with recent developments in advertising relationships with Facebook and Microsoft, not to mention the ever advancing juggernaut of the Google data acquisition machine.

The Center for Democracy and Technology, Consumer Action, and the Consumer Federation of America as well as the Electronic Frontier Foundation are among the privacy advocates proposing for the do-not-track list. The groups are suggesting that there be a requirement that advertisers, as a part of their online ads, give those that they advertise to the details of what they intend to track about them.

It’s as if no one thought about the feasibility of enforcing restrictions on advertising companies, or how, for instance, you’d initiate an agreement to share demographic information with a user downloading an advertising supported podcast. In a world where these privacy advocates have their way, am I going to be inundated with privacy policy pop-ups every time I navigate to a new domain?

It’s simply not feasible for something like this to be executed, and even if it were, would we want the government in charge of enforcing compliance?

Aside from my Geico Caveman reference in my Mashable post, most of what I said stands the test of time. So little has changed. EPIC and CDD are still pushing for ridiculous restrictions on digital business, the FTC still doesn’t seem to understand how the web works, and big government is pushing for more digital regulation to protect us all from ourselves.

The bottom line is that behavioral ad networks sound more scary than they are in practice, and regulating the fundamentals of that business would knee-cap a large swath of the web. It should go without saying that this is a bad thing.

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]]> Part of the Google mobile display ad network? You now have an option of making your business localized. This means your pin-pointed business will show up in local mobile ads, giving a reported 8% increase in click-throughs. AdMob discusses the new AdSense features:

This new ad format is available on mobile devices with full Internet browsers and allows you to expand your advertising campaigns to reach highly engaged mobile users with relevant local information as they use their favorite apps or websites to check the weather, read the news, play games or pursue other mobile interests. Advertising with location extensions on mobile devices is also great value because you’re only charged when a user clicks to call the business or clicks to visit your website. You are not charged when users click to expand the map or gets directions. The cost of a click to call your business will be the same as the cost of a click to visit your website.

Another feature upgrade in Google’s vast sea of features, but one plenty of marketers and businesses will play around with. Localizing data of any sort is the thing to do right now--it seems to be the sensible thing to do with all that information we’ve spent the past several decades collecting.

Social sites have pushed location-awareness into the limelight, with Foursquare, Facebook and Twitter all seeking ways to monetize geo-specific data streams. And the new ad feature isn’t Google’s first foray into location awareness. A recent update to its mobile Maps app has added Latitude and Places layers, incorporating social and other search-related information to a map query.

As far as mobile advertising goes, location-specific campaigns haven’t proven the highest yields compared to other forms of mobile marketing. Both Forrester and Millennial Media have demonstrated higher success with broader mobile targeting methods, dampening the hype around the new omnipresence of advertising real estate.

However, Google’s dive into localized mobile advertising could help carry this trend through to more marketers. A feature release, yes, but one that’s combined with all the other tools and outlets Google provides its advertisers. This allows Google to turn advertising into problem-solving for consumers, though Apple's iAds are reaching towards similar recommendation features in the coming months as well.

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]]> Microsoft is holding its annual Financial Analyst Meeting (FAM) today, offering some mid-year insight to its performance and goals for 2010. So far, one of Microsoft’s big announcements is its new cloud computing customers, which include Dow Chemical, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and the University of Georgia. From the event,

“The Microsoft cloud services ecosystem creates new opportunities for our customers,” Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner said. “It opens up new markets for businesses, improves operational efficiency and productivity, and transforms what IT can deliver to advance business goals.”

There are plenty of businesses that already use Microsoft products, but today’s announcement indicates the company’s growth specifically for its web-supported productivity tools. It’s an area that’s eluded Microsoft during the years of Google Apps domination, and the company has spent the better part of these past couple years turning that trend around.

Already this year we’ve seen a big push for Azure, Office 2010 and Windows 7. The conglomeration strives towards a more complete service from Microsoft products, relying heavily on enterprise cloud concepts to carve channels for future growth.

Security with cloud computing still remains an issue for Microsoft and every other company making a similar shift. The enterprise sector in particular is still hesitant to make the complete move, which is one reason why companies like Microsoft and Google will need to offer an array of services for a continued easing into the cloud. CNET notes that Dow in particular chose Microsoft over Google for security reasons.

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]]> Amazon’s revealed two new Kindle devices this week, for $139 and $189. The less expensive version is wi-fi only, but this third generation release of Kindle has brought some new features as well.

Storage capacity has been increased to 4GB, new custom options for readers have been added (such as line-spacing), and a WebKit-powered browser--the same rendering engine used for Safari and Google Chrome on many mobile devices.

Another important feature is excerpt-sharing, which lets you post interesting bits on Facebook and Twitter. Passages shared by your friends are aggregated in the Popular Highlights section, adding a distinctive social layer to your reading experience.

Given Amazon’s delve into the social networking world for recommendations and gifting, this is just another way in which digital media has been associated with and improved by online sharing tools.

The intersection of social media and consumerism has also enabled an expansion of the types of mobile apps and devices that can be successful. Contrary to early speculation, Apple’s iPhone and iPad did not destroy the Kindle, or any other major eReader devices.

The ability to tap into social networks and existing customer accounts has permitted third parties to build devices and services around this cloud data. As ComputerWorld quotes,

"The e-reader market is expanding, not contracting, despite the emergence of iPad and competitors," said Jack Gold, and analyst at J. Gold Associates. "IPads and e-readers appeal to different market segments."

Other factors have contributed to Amazon’s perseverance despite the rapid uptake of Apple devices--all the major eReaders dropped their pricing in order to compete with smart phone apps. Partnerships and distribution capabilities for published works have become the determining factors around who’s successful in this space. Right now, there’s a battle brewing amongst publishers, as they seek to align themselves with the best digital distributor possible, making the industry the latest to follow in the footsteps of record labels and film studios.

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]]> Millennial Media has released its SMART report this week, offering some insights to the U.S. mobile marketing economy for the month of June. The SMART report, which stands for the Scorecard for Mobile Advertising Reach and Targeting, breaks down Millennial Media’s network activity across several demographic groups, advertising verticals and methods used.

Among the major findings was the influence of the entertainment industry in mobile marketing. The significance around this vertical as far as mobile advertising is concerned, was the creative ways in which campaigns were created around the channel. This has resulted in innovative leads in mobile advertising as a whole.

More specifically, Millennial Media noted a 300% increase in DVD release campaigns since Q2 2009, leveraging mobile ads for more effective marketing tactics. Studios in particular took to the ad network’s Audience Takeover tools, gaining engagement opportunities with consumers and driving ticket sales during premiere weekends.

The Audience Takeover tools, which are more targeted to specialized demographics, were also utilized by the automotive and telecom verticals. Hispanic and multi-cultural audiences are leading mobile data usage, while Millennial’s reach grew 2% overall from May to June.

From this perspective, you can see where the opportunities lay in overlapping demographics. In the SMART reports, Millennial Media makes the inferences towards mobile entertainment marketing across mixed-culture groups clearer;

The SMART report is digging deeper into the details around how and where which ads are seeing the most activity. Millennial Media not only sees the broader spectrum for these marketing channels, but can also improve and make recommendations upon its own mobile ad platform. As you can see from the image above, the break down amongst certain types of mobile ad targeting is becoming an important aspect of consumer outreach and marketing ROI. The broader targeting methods are still preferred, and even that’s a whole lot more targeted than you could have been two years ago.

Another report released from Forrester this week further demonstrates the lag between location-based marketing hype and actual activity. Consumers aren’t quite ready for social local ads, despite pundits and startups insisting all brands’ necessity to market on this level.

That’s not to say we won’t get there--the opportunities around mobile marketing have yet to be achieved. The sentiment is dear to Millennial Media in particular, as the company was founded before the iPhone even launched, in hopes of realizing its potential in mobile-based advertising. The space is still ripe for monetization and network growth, especially for Millennial, as it strives towards an IPO in the coming year.

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]]> A note for web publishers and designers: Google’s launched a new feature for its font directory. A previewer has been added, so you can immediately see how your fonts will display on your website. The previewer acts as a segue for the Google Font API, allowing you to find, test and apply fonts to your website.

From Google's blog,

Now, whenever you visit the font family page of any of the fonts, you will see a link saying “Preview this font” that will load your font selection into the font previewer.

Here you can edit the text, change its size and line height, and add decorations and spacing among other things. You can even apply text shadow to your text.

The previewer will generate the corresponding code for you so all you have to do to start using the font on your own website is to copy and paste the stylesheet link and the CSS into your pages.

There are only a handful of fonts available with the Google Fonts API, so you’re limited in that sense. The real benefit of the tool is being able to perform these functions with pre-filtered fonts, all for free.

The tool won’t replace your professional font tools, but the Google Fonts API is quick for what it is, and is simple enough for regular Joes to get what they need as well.

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]]> Millennial Media, the mobile ad network, has been growing quietly over the past few years, making it to one of the top spots as far as its industry is concerned. With its competitors AdMob and Quatro having been snapped up by Google and Apple to run their mobile ads, Millennial Media is left at the top of the independent food chain. Right now, that’s a great position for the ad company to be in.

Leena Rao sat down with Millennial Media CEO and co-founder Paul Palmeri, going over the company’s beginnings, growth and future. The success story, which took Palmeri from Advertising.com during the first bubble to mobile ads on earlier mobile devices during the second wave, is a fascinating one. However, it’s Millennial Media’s current goals towards an IPO next year that particularly piques my attention.

The interview doesn’t leave us with many details around the possible IPO, but given Millennial Media’s experience and forecast, it could be the right direction for the ad company. Managing private ad networks, hosting mobile ad solutions for large-scale corporations and offering regular reports and analysis, Millennial Media has covered the major bases.

What could take the company to the next level would be fat cash reserves to use towards building out infrastructures, distribution channels and cross-platform analytics. Being able to address the varied methods and demands around mobile advertising means even more than it did 10 months ago. Mobile apps, display ads, shared network information and recommendations have been wrapped up into mobile advertising, creating a range of needs for a given network to address. Millennial Media has considered this as well. From TechCrunch,

“On the device side, Palmieri highlights that Millennial’s platform independence creates more diversification and thus reaches more mobile users. In a given month, 45% of the impressions on the network are from smartphones, roughly 39% from feature phones, and around 16% from connected devices such as tablets and gaming systems.”

Advancing from its independence, particularly with an IPO, would certainly spur growth for Millennial Media’s network, which Palmeri believes will perform as well as, if not better than, Apple’s iAds. That should make investors, including Charles River Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and other leading firms contributing to Millennial Media’s $38.3 in funding, more content.

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It sounds like a Fellowship of the Ring for the internet age – a carefully chosen alliance of technology warriors, safeguarding a mythical key that could one day shut down the internet. According to yesterday's news reports, these keyholders will share responsibility for "rebooting the web" in the event of a catastrophic global meltdown.

Bath technologist Paul Kane – one of the individuals in the "chain of trust" – spent about 15 minutes revelling in his new-found fame before having to set the record straight. "It's just not as sexy as that," he says, in between TV interviews and a chat with Eddie Mair on Radio 4.

Kane, who is chief executive of a Bath-based tech firm called CommunityDNS, is part of a team that has spent 10 years working on a security system (DNSSEC) that companies can use to make their sites safer.

To demonstrate how secure their technology is, the launch included the coronation of seven "keyholders". In the event of a terrorist attack or major disaster, five of those keyholders would meet in a secure location in the US to restart the system.

So would that giant ctrl+alt+delete reboot the whole internet? "Nope," says Kane – only the small proportion of internet sites using DNSSEC. "The rest of the internet would continue to function as normal."

And it's not actually a key – it's a swipe card. And technically, just one fifth of a key. "Yes. I have a fragment of the key," says Kane, whose enthusiasm for dumbing down his hard work is clearly starting to wane.

Is there a chance that this system could be extended to the whole internet – one key to rule them all? "Never. Even if there was such a key, it would trigger the balkanisation of the internet," says Kane. "The EU wouldn't want the US to have it, the Middle East wouldn't want the EU to have it, the US wouldn't want anyone to have it."

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SAP, Europe's largest software company, posted strong revenues and earnings for its fiscal Q2. The results bode well for US IT spending. SAP also said it had completed its acquisition of Sybase.

Eric Savitz at Barrons reports:

SAP (SAP) posted Q2 revenue of 2.894 billion Euros, up 12%, or 5% in constant currencies, and ahead of the Street consensus at 2.75 billion. Software revenue at the German software giant was up 17%, or 5% in constant currencies, while software and software related services revenue was up 16%, or 8% in constant currencies. EPS of 46 Euro cents was one cent below the Street, as operating margin of 27.8% came in about a point below expectations.

The company's results showed strength in the U.S., with software and software-related services revenue up 18% in the U.S. in the quarter on a constant currency basis, but Japan down 9% on the same basis, and EMEA ex-Germany down 1%.

For the full year, the company sees software and software-related service revenue up 9%-11% at constant currencies. The company said it expects to grow 6%-8% excluding the acquisition of Sybase. Non-IFRS operating margin is expected to be 30%-31%, up from 27.4% a year ago at constant currencies.

I spoke with Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO of SAP this morning. Here are some notes from our conversation:

- We benefited from some tail wind from currency effect but revenues were strong.

- We did more than 10,600 deals in the quarter. It shows that we have become a strategic choice for many companies.

- This Friday we will make our cloud offering Business by Design available. We delayed it a year so we could make sure we got things right. We want to redefine the category and we now have a category killer. Our cloud offering will be ahead of many legacy clouds.

- At the moment, the cloud computing market is very narrow in its scope. We hope to change that over time.

- Mobile data is very important and that is something that Sybase will offer. We have a great iPad application (see video below.)

- We want to be the best supplier of hybrid solutions. Not everybody needs cloud computing.

- There is a massive data explosion happening. Data is doubling every 18 months. Companies want to run everything in memory, they want their analytics to run in memory. This will become the next generation cloud. Speed will become very important.

- Business by Design will offer the best TCO (total cost of ownership) savings. But it will be a while before it makes a significant contribution to earnings. We want to make sure we have the best offering, we want to get reach before getting rich. We want great references so that we won't have to push the service but benefit from "pull."

[Editor’s Note: Tom cross-posted this to Silicon Valley Watcher. –mrh]

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