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

Infineta Puts New Tech in Big Data, Optimizes WAN Interactions

There’s a lot of changes stirring about the cloud, and as the enterprise furthers its transition to virtualized services, even eliminating hardware in some cases, optimization is key.  Bridging the standards that got us here with the standards of the future, hardware and software companies alike are seeking the best ways to make their components ...

WWDC 2011: Apple iCloud Is the Consumerization of IT

I remember when I got my first Android phone.  It pulled all sorts of info from my Google account, from contacts to photos.  By the time the Evo came out, Android device interfaces had begun to incorporate social networking accounts, pulling Facebook and Twitter updates and events into my contacts and calendar apps, and even ...

Groupon Files for IPO, Seeks $750M

After months of speculation, and even some on-stage dodging during an interview at the D: All Things Digital conference, Groupon has filed for an IPO.  The development marks one of the most high-profile IPOs of the year, especially after Groupon turned down what would have been one of the most high-profile acquisitions by Google.  Groupon’s ...

Hello Bar Goes Pro, Avoids Becoming Another Ad Unit: INVITES

When it comes to website design, there’s all sorts of tricks you can use to direct users’ attention, call them to action or simply make your site more functional.  Advertisers have known this for years, but website design is something of a lost art for the majority of people using templates or other formatted tools, ...

Apple iCloud Will Run Your Personal Cloud

Apple’s finally revealed more details towards its personal cloud service, including its name; iCloud.  The product is to be unveiled at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6th, along with the release of Lion, the eighth major release for Mac OSX, and iOS 5, the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system. iCloud ...

Xiotech Simplifies VDI for Citrix with Hybrid ISE

Citrix has a great outlook for high-level virtualization, with flagship products like XenDesktop and GoToMeeting.  But as amassing data drives demand for cloud innovation, storage presents itself as an important focal point for Citrix’s supporting products.  At Citrix Synergy this week, the company revealed its vision for the new era of cloud computing, with virtualization ...

A Vision of Social Business Intelligence as Spigit Sees It

One of the great byproducts of the cloud and real-time data analysis is its impact on business intelligence, delivering new and powerful resources to nearly every type of business out there.  Spigit, a company that’s always been ahead of the curve in terms of crowdsourcing and developing actionable services around consumer-related data, is pushing forward ...

Citrix Ushers In 3rd Era of Computing at Synergy 2011: Virtual Mobile

One of the biggest obstacles for the hybrid cloud has been marrying the private and public sectors for enterprise use, particularly around end-user devices, access and IT manageability.  In the past couple of years we’ve seen virtual desktops emerge as larger solutions for entire workplaces, SaaS and PaaS implementations all but take over the enterprise, ...

Business Intelligence Drives Social Game Decisions for Peak Games

Social gaming has turned the world on its head, making networks like Facebook mere hubs for gaming interaction, and driving monetization and advertising trends into a new era.  There are several companies that have been able to take advantage of this emerging market, but on a global scale, very few have grown as quickly as ...

Live Coverage: Citrix Synergy 2011, Mobility & Open Cloud

The Citrix Synergy event is about to kick off today, giving the virtualization company a chance to show off some new products, and highlight its achievements from the past year.  We’ll be at Synergy 2011 live broadcasting interviews and discussing the event’s keynotes and news, delivering you every angle from the floor.  Stay tuned to ...