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Hewlett-Packard on Security Spending: 8 Tips for the Cloud
Hewlett-Packard isn’t a securities company, but it’s delving deeper into the securities realm, in part to further aid existing clients in protecting their own products, but generally addressing the rising demand for incorporated security offerings within virtual environments. Just yesterday, HP announced its new Application Lifecycle Management 11 services (ALM), designed to provide a software ...
Animoto’s Happy Holidays Spread Cheer Year Round
Just last night I was going over Christmas card designs, helping my boyfriend pick the greetings he’ll be sending to all his clients this year. I’ve always liked holiday cards, and the booming digital era has brought a wave of creativity to the season. So it certainly brought a smile to my face when I ...
vChatter CEO Wants Video Chat to be ‘Pandora for People’
The web has transformed the way we communicate with each other, and until recently, there’s been a lot of worry that online correspondence is making things less personal. But with things like Skype video chat, Apple’s FaceTime and even Chatroulette, talking with someone—anyone—in “person” is as easy as sending an email or carrying on a ...
Marginize Adds Badges and Website “Check-Ins” for Reader Engagement
Marginize is expanding its social interaction features to publishers, with a new widget. The TechStars startup launched over the summer with an engagement tool for bringing readers back in to original content sites, making it easier for them to share and comment on web content. Extending more capabilities to the publisher set means better engagement ...
Murdoch’s Plans for Print – Take it to the iPad
Rupert Murdoch has a new plan for print media – the iPad. Nothing revolutionary here: since the iPad launched over the summer, a handful of major print media publications have taken a liking to the tablet computer that promises to bridge the gap between web-reading and lagging delivery subscriptions. What is a big deal, however, ...
All Hail Facebook (MySpace Sings this Tune Too)
MySpace has added Facebook “Like” button integration to its fading social network, marking the end of an era, in so many words. Many are hailing this as MySpace throwing out its hand, bowing down to Facebook as the reigning social network in town. If that’s all it took, then by all means, all hail Facebook. ...
Apple Still Leads, RIM’s Devices Spread Mobile Market Share: Millennial Media S.M.A.R.T. Report
We may be heading towards an Android future, but Apple’s still holding its own in the mobile market. Millennial Media’s S.M.A.R.T. Report for October reveals Apple’s 13-month run as the leading device manufacturer in its network, taking 25% of market share for ad impressions. Motorola’s seen success with its Droids, working its way up to ...
Where Does Flavors.me Fit Into the Multichannel Media Streams?
There’s a trend moving towards the aggregated web, finding the best mechanisms for organizing, redistributing and purporting your social content beyond your immediate network. The latest in this movement was Facebook’s announcement around its new Message center, which is aiming at becoming a multichannel thread for email, texts and internal messages. Beyond the private messaging ...
Google Gets Fashionable with Boutiques.com, Search & Shop Personal Style Clouds
Google launched Boutiques.com in beta today, a mix of fashion retail, recommendations, and of course, search. I took a good amount of time exploring the new service, which is decidedly unbranded as a Google tool. It’s clear Google’s after the fashion retail industry here, dipping a toe into areas already dominated by Gilt, Net-a-Porter and, ...
Why Public WiFi Should Be a Part of Your Business Model: JiWire Report
Public WiFi and mobile access is a big topic right now, thanks to the spreading of smartphones like a disease with no cure. A number of initiatives, including some massive pushes from Google, have brought this topic to the forefront of tech industry conversations, as access can mean a directional shift in the economy, its ...