UPDATED 18:02 EDT / MARCH 12 2013

Daily Roundup: Mozilla Shuns iOS, Pinterest Traffic Analytics and More

Today’s most notable consumer tech updates include the launch of a new Pinterest feature for site owners, a bold revelation from Mozilla at SxSW, and the introduction of apps for Google Glass at the same event. SiliconAngle’s Kristin Feledy provided a full summary of the news on this morning’s NewsDesk segment (full video below).

Pinterest Analytics

Pinterest, the pinboard-themed social network that recently closed a $200 million round of funding, announced the availability of a new service that enables users with verified websites to see how people engage their site. The cloud dashboard visualizes the popularity of individual submissions, and displays statistics such as the number of people who visited your site and the number of pins it got over certain periods of time.

Pinterest Web Analytics competes with with Pinfluencer, a third party analytics service that been around since February last year. The startup recently introduced a new tool that leverages image recognition technology to quantify consumer sentiment.

Mozilla doesn’t think too highly of Apple

Jay Sullivan, Mozilla’s senior vice president of products, said during his keynote at SxSW this week that his organization has no intention of relaunching FireFox on iOS. The executive explained that the reason behind this decision is Apple’s policy of forcing Safari on iPhone owners, a policy that goes against Mozilla’s open-source dogma.

Google gets appy for Project Glass

Another company that attended the South by Southwest festival was Google. The search giant showcased a number of apps that are already available for the experimental platform, including a news feed from The New York Times and a configurable Gmail client that accepts voice input.  Both of these applications leverage Google’s Mirror API and Timeline cards interface interface to handle data.


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