Kristen Nicole

Named by Forbes as a top influencer in Big Data, Kristen Nicole is currently a Senior Editor at SiliconANGLE.com. She got her start with 606tech, a Chicago blog she dedicated to the social media space, going on to become the lead writer and Field Editor at Mashable.

Kristen Nicole has also contributed to other publications, from TIME Techland to Forbes. Her work has been syndicated across a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, and MSNBC.

Kristen Nicole published her first book, The Twitter Survival Guide, and is currently completing her second book on predictive analytics.

Latest from Kristen Nicole

Obama Reaffirms Stance Against CISPA Bill, Cites Privacy Concerns

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Despite hundreds of lobbyists, tens of millions of dollars and even a few dozen IBM executives marching on Capital Hill, the White House has shared its decision to veto the highly controversial and hotly debated CISPA cybersecurity bill, which set out to make …

Could a Microsoft SmartWatch Boost Win8 Sales?

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Wearable devices. They’re all the rage, and even as the FitBand continues to grow in popularity, the next gadget craze is expected to be a smart watch: always-there, accessible and conceptually impregnated in our minds through decades of Sci-Fi flicks. So now …

Apple Job Posting Hints at Smart Watch Project : Here’s 6 Ways to Win

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Smartphones? So passe. Tablets? So 2012. The next “it” thing in consumer gadgets is the smartwatch, a device that could become all the more exciting with the use of flexible glass. We’ve seen the technology at CES (thanks Samsung), and we’ve seen …

LIVE : Will Microsoft’s 7-inch Surface Save Win8? Beat Out the iPad Mini?

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Microsoft’s still new to the hardware game, launching with two 10-inch Surface tablets in the past six months. But Microsoft’s also late to the tablet game, entering a severely crowded market that’s ripe with handset variety. So it’s not surprising to hear …

Coinsetter Faces a Tough Crowd : There’s No Demand for Another Bitcoin Market

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin’s paradigm-shifting approach to currency has got the world in a tizzy, spawning a flurry of copycats, if nothing else. Coinsetter launches today with a well-funded entry into an ever-crowding market, where Bitcoin holds a substantial majority share. With $500k in seed …

LIVE : NewsDesk Show : The Sexy Side of Software-Defined Networking

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

The human brain is a silent muse in IT, always inspiring smarter connections throughout the datacenter. Networking isn’t immediately associated with something as complex as the human brain, but this area of the datacenter is getting smarter and more efficient all the …

Magic Quadrant Sapped of Its Powers – Storage Market Has a Complex Future

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

We’re caught in a transition where the datacenter is concerned. The enterprise is reworking datacenter infrastructure from the inside-out, shaking up traditional concepts around software and automation. The same transition must take place for the analysts responsible for contextualizing the IT industry. …

Springpad 4.0 : YouTube + Pinterest Had a Baby

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Springpad is in the air, with a seasonable update to its smart notebook service. Version 4.0 of its cross-platform note-taking app comes with a fresh look, improved search, and embeddable notebooks (see ours below). I’ll tell you right now, my favorite new …

3 Ways Spotify Can Beat Netflix : Mixtapes + Movies

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Though Spotify came on the scene with gusto and rapid adoption, it has yet to fully revolutionize the music industry. Now Spotify could be after the streaming video sector, competing with the likes of Netflix and HBO GO. The streaming music cloud …

A Move into the Modern Web World: NoSQL + the Enterprise

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

The use of NoSQL databases has grown rapidly over the last 3 years. NoSQL’s advantages over relational technologies in scalability, performance and data model flexibility have been a big reason. Internet and mobile applications developed by Intern companies, defined as company’s whose …

Kristen Nicole

Latest from Kristen Nicole

Could a Microsoft SmartWatch Boost Win8 Sales?

Apple Job Posting Hints at Smart Watch Project : Here’s 6 Ways to Win

LIVE : Will Microsoft’s 7-inch Surface Save Win8? Beat Out the iPad Mini?

Coinsetter Faces a Tough Crowd : There’s No Demand for Another Bitcoin Market

LIVE : NewsDesk Show : The Sexy Side of Software-Defined Networking

Springpad 4.0 : YouTube + Pinterest Had a Baby

3 Ways Spotify Can Beat Netflix : Mixtapes + Movies

A Move into the Modern Web World: NoSQL + the Enterprise

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