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Social Mobile’s True Value for Super Bowl 2012? Business Intelligence
Neither New York Giants nor New England Patriots will be as big of a winner as the mobile and social sector for this year’s Super Bowl. According to a recent survey by research firm Harris Interactive as commissioned by mobile marketing company Velti, fans are progressively connecting beyond their in-person friends and the game broadcast ...
Facebook IPO Reveals Network Numbers, Zuckerberg Sends a Letter to Investors
It’s finally arrived. One of the most anticipated public offerings in the past decade, Facebook’s filed its S-1 for an IPO. The massive social networking site has reached millions around the world, revolutionizing the way we communicate, manage relationships and do business. As Facebook shifts from a privately held company to a publicly-scrutinized organization, some interesting ...
Mint’s New Android Tablet App Leverages Honeycomb for Data Visualization
Android tablet users can now easily view account balances, track spending and receive alerts with Mint.com’s new personal finance app. It is available for download at the Android market. This launch is advances Mint’s mobile portfolio which now includes both smartphone and tablets app on iOS and Android, giving its 7 million web and mobile ...
3 Things Every Hadoop Startup Should Know: Mike Olson, Cloudera CEO
Cloud. Big data. These are elusive terms to which we pin a myriad of meanings. But Mike Olson, CEO of Cloudera, has a handle on the cloud, big data and how they relate to the enterprise. Cloudera’s been a driving force behind Hadoop’s entrance into the enterprise sector, and Olson’s company is thriving on innovation ...
Facebook IPO: Bubble or Bargain? Success Hinges on Mobile, TV
Job growth and social change are at the core of Facebook’s impending IPO. It’s a heart-warming thought coming from Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO, over the weekend. In today’s market, IPOs in any industry are questioned as sound investments, and the mere mention of Facebook’s IPO will set off a flurry of discussions and comparisons. While ...
The Best View from Mountain View: Why Tailored CEO Loves Tech Girls
Personalized services have become standard expectations in this era of web and mobility, and when it comes to retail, flash sales, daily deals and custom recommendations have taken the stress out of bargain hunting, comparison shopping and more. Sara Morgan, co-founder of a new site Tailor.co, has been a pioneer in this converged sector for ...
Visualize Mobile Threats Across Time, Space: Latest Lookout Labs Project
Launched last year, Lookout Labs today releases an interactive app that allows you to zoom through time and watch thousands of sparks light up the globe, each one representing a real person protected by Lookout. The app will allow you to see a plethora of threats identified by Lookout every day, as well as answer ...
Smart Data Makes Smarter Editors: Parse.ly Launches Dash to the World
Parse.ly has released its first product for general availability: an analytics service called Dash designed specifically for publishers. Throughout 2010 and early 2011, we’ve discussed the struggle of traditional publications to adapt to their new audience by strengthening their digital presence extensively, and in 2012 Prase.ly has taken that to a whole new level. This is ...
Appcelerator Hires Two Adobe Veterans, Infiltrates Europe
Appcelerator hired two new executives to head its R&D operations, both of whom have worked over a decade each for software maker Adobe. Carl Orthlieb is taking over as the new VP of engineering, bringing with him over 25 years of experience in the software industry. Of that time, 17 years were spent working for ...
Splunk Targets Non-IT Users with Latest Version
Splunk released the latest version of Splunk Enterprise today, the company’s machine data search and indexing tool. Version 4.3 addresses a couple of trends in the business intelligence industry, a decision that evidently paid off based on some of the early case studies the company cited. Their theme here is really ease of use, enabling ...