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Firefox Creative Lead Aza Raskin Departs for New Health Project
Firefox Creative Lead Aza Raskin is leaving Mozilla, nearly two years after they acquired his talents. It was then he sold Humanized, a project he started in our own adopted hometown of Chicago. Moving on to yet another initiative called Massive Health, this one looks to be a hefty departure from other things Raskin has ...
Nymgo Founder Hails App Stores as Key to VoIP Mobile Distribution
There are a lot of companies right now looking to go mobile. These smartphone devices we’re all carrying around? They’re like hand-held computers. And I mean that in the actual sense, not in the way folks have been projecting and hoping for the past several years. From mobile web browsing to security, mobile devices have ...
Android Apps Overpower Apple’s: Millennial Media MobileMix Report
What’s on your gadget wish list? Probably an Apple product. Looking at Millennial Media’s MobileMix report for November 2010, Apple is dominating the mobile device scene, with the iPhone and iPod touch making up the top two individual mobile devices in its network. From a manufacturing standpoint, Apple has retained its leadership position for well ...
Bundle’s New Recommendation Tools Map the DNA of Consumer Spending
“If Mint and Bizzy had a baby…” is how Bundle was first described to me. And after playing around with it for a little while, I tend to whole-heartedly agree. Bundle is a joyous tool to use, at least for a research junkie like myself. Taking real consumer data from CitiGroup, Bundle is able to ...
Juniper VP Doug Murray Gives “Complimentary” Details of Altor Acquisition
The last time I spoke with Juniper Networks, Altor Networks was on the call as well. They’d conducted a study together at VMworld 2010, finding some mutually beneficial client needs to address through their joint product offerings. It was a sign of things to come, as this partnership eventually blossomed into the acquisition of Altor ...
VisualDNA’s No Social Sell Out: Escaping Data Commoditization
Social networks have reached a point of mainstream adoption, which leaves room for lots of compromises in terms of monetization, access and consumer control. Factor in the way in which brands are taking to social networks for their own advertising purposes, and you’ve got an interesting dynamic going on. Caught in the middle are the ...
Citrix Opens Incubator Program on IPO Anniversary
Citrix Systems is celebrating an anniversary today—15 years ago the virtual computing solutions provider launched its IPO, taking its company public. Company representatives are partying on Wall St. this morning, but Citrix is also using this as an opportunity to give back. With the launch of the Citrix Startup Accelerator program, Citrix is presenting developers ...
The Price is Right for Super Rewards, Seeking New Fans on Facebook
Do you still watch The Price is Right? What about Wheel of Fortune (I think Vana White is still around, but I really wouldn’t know)? It’s folks like me these games are still targeting, after years of being away. I’m not too keen on watching TV game shows anymore, though I wouldn’t mind being on ...
Diaspora an “Exciting Attempt” but no Facebook Killer, says PeekYou CEO
Facebook rolled out new profile pages, in what seems to be a never-ending update to its user interface. The changes bring light to Facebook’s sharing and privacy mechanisms, which are continuously being enhanced on the site in order to generate interest, activity, and ultimately revenue for the social network. Any concerns related to Facebook’s privacy ...
Citrix’s Cloud & Consumer Safety Tips for Holiday Shopping
The holiday shopping season is ripe for good sales, which are multiplying like rabbits in the online world. That also gives rise to the seasonal worry of holiday shopping scams, fraud and other misleading pitfalls, which shoppers will need to familiarize themselves with as e-commerce becomes more relevant. Did you see that woman on the ...