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Alibaba’s Net Profit Up by 55%, No Deal for Softbank
Chinese B2B platform operator Alibaba has seen a 55% rise in net profit this quarter in comparison to same period last year. Thanks to a handsome growth in subscribers – 750,937+ paying members – and Alibaba’s added-value services posing 25% of its revenue and including additional advertising options, the company sees more than just one ...
Corporate Tech Marketing Gone Wrong: HP Settles $16.25M Suit
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to settle a government investigation of fraud in the education-related E-rate program, and paid Uncle Sam $16.25 million. After receiving information given by a few whistle blowers, the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission investigated claims that HP contractors gave gifts and special incentives to schools in Dallas and Huston to allegedly ...
Brands Skyrocket Online. How Much is Due to Facebook et al?
A staggering 68% of online branded communications in 2010 are associated with social networks; a staggering figure indeed, especially in comparison to just less than a third back in ’09, according to a study by ComBlu and covered by eMarketer. From the 2010 numbers, Facebook is responsible for 23.1% of the online ad displaying market, ...
Facebook Places on BlackBerry, Speeding Mobile Deals Dash
BlackBerry’s Facebook application has a new version to be introduced to users soon, and it now supports Facebook Places. Some of the features that come with the updated app include the ability to check in, add a place and tag friends as well as follow friends’ check-ins; GPS and BB Maps integration; enhanced search capabilities; ...
Microsoft and Facebook Join Hands in More Ways than One
Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger app has achieved something not many can, having moved its way up the second place in the Zynga-stuffed list of top ten most popular apps on the social network, as reported by Read/WriteWeb. This is all in the light of the mammoth popularity of FB gaming as well as the social ...
Microsoft Introduces Denali, and other Amusingly Named SQL Servers
As announced today by Microsoft at the PASS summit, the corporation is launching new business intelligence and mission-critical workloads offerings with some very amusing nicknames. These include the next gen MS SQL server nicknamed Denali (including web-based data visualization and reporting tool Crescent) , a new Microsoft Critical Advantage Program, the new Community Technology Preview ...
Samsung Galaxy S Sells 3M, Faring Better than New Continuum
As first published in a Reuters report and covered by PCWorld, Samsung has sold no less than 3 million of its Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones since its official launch in July, as it even reached the 7 million mark globally. “Samsung’s announcement that it hit the three million mark comes just two months after ...
Zetta’s $11.5M Round to Rework your Cloud
Leading enterprise cloud hosting services provider Zetta announced $11.5M in its second round of funding, raising its total funding to a handsome $22.5M. Existing investors Foundation Capital and Sigma Partners have participated, as Zetta is definitely on top of the investors’ minds. “The commitment of our initial investors shows the potential they see in Zetta ...
IBM Gets Social with Consultations and other Analysis Tools
As announced by IBM today, it is introducing Lotus Connections 3.0 – the first social network platform with advanced analytics capability – and social networking consultation services, pushing enterprise to the next level of collaboration and connectivity. “To help organizations transform into social businesses, IBM today is unveiling IBM Lotus Connections 3.0, the first social ...
Tremor Media, ScanScout Join Forces to Conquer Online Video
Tremor Media today announced the acquisition of ScanScout, combining two industry-leading technologies to form a top player in the online video sector. The leading advertisement company and video innovator plan on expanding their joint operations against YouTube, Hulu and others. The combination of their Acudeo and ScanScout’s SE2 in-stream video technologies definitely represents a strong ...