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Is Ambient Discovery the Radical Transparency We Need? The #SXSW Petri Dish
Is ambient discovery the “radical transparency” the social world needs? There’s been a few conversations cropping up at SXSW this year around ambient social discovery and the future of social media, which is becoming a very data-centric motif. As we share more on the web, we drop nuggets of information about ourselves that’s being swept ...
YouSendIt Launches Workstream: Enterprise Suite and First Corporate Solution
Online file sharing service provider YouSendIt has introduced an early enterprise portfolio, now that it has passed the 28 million user milestone. The name of the suite is Workstream, and the first product is a SharePoint plugin that aims to significantly extend the functionality of the immensely popular collaboration service. It’s generally available now. The ...
2 Big Data Trends to Watch, According to Infineta Product Head
Big data means a lot of things to a lot of people, spanning industries from retail to banking, healthcare to storage. We look at big data’s implications as an emerging sector all its own, and in today’s Snapshot Profile we hear from Infineta on big data’s impact on the enterprise. Haseeb Budhani, VP of Products ...
Android 6.0 Heightens Fragmentation Talk. What’s Google’s Big Plan?
Sometimes we wonder if Google’s not getting ahead of itself with these Android releases. Android 6.0 Key Lime Pie is the latest rumor milling around Google’s mobile OS, just days after excitement began bubbling up around Android 5.0, the Jelly Bean release expected to connect Android devices beyond the smartphone and tablet. We still don’t ...
Big Data Can Turn Content into Context, says Digital Reasoning COO [Video]
There’s plenty of buzz around big data, but it all boils down to being able to turn that content into context. We can tap all the data the world has to offer, but it means little if we don’t understand it’s true value. That’s where Digital Reasoning comes into play, applying machine learning technology to ...
What’s the Key to Simplifying Big Data? Objectivity Founder Tells All
Many of us have an idea of what big data means, but it’s the execution that seems to trip people up. If you ask Objectivity, the company behind InfiniteGraph, one of the biggest challenges around big data isn’t the volume but the relationship between data sets. And if you ask me, relational analysis is what ...
Forecast 2.0 Brings Future Check-Ins to Facebook
The check-in has become a symbol of our mobile turnover, contextualizing our social interactions with the layer of location. Companies like Foursquare have capitalized on the check-in, and now Forecast 2.0 hopes to take the check-in to the next level with the added context of time. Future check-ins allow users to plan for a social ...
Twilio SDK Launches VoIP Starter Kit for iOS Developers
VoIP software maker Twilio is rolling out an SDK today, starting with iOS support and taking numbers for the Android beta. Twilio Client for iOS is a core version of its offering that works as a template for developers building apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. It’s VoIP technology can be integrated with existing apps ...
Fan Appz Unveils a Data-Licious Social Action Propeller
Businesses all over are utilizing social media as a compelling exploration of flipping traditional tactics on their head. Because word-of-mouth and engagement are critical no matter what the era. We just happen to be in a data-licious era. Fan Appz is taking things head on with a suite of applications geared towards large brands to increase ...
A Cloud Niche for Every Trade: Leveling the Playing Field for SMBs
If you’re the owner of a small business, one of your biggest hurdles is competing with larger, established companies. So what’s an SMB to do? Many SMBs are actually doing what the big guys are doing, at least when it comes to the cloud. SaaS, PaaS and other cloud services are leveling the playing field ...