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Google Me Wouldn’t Be Any More Private than Facebook
Rumors of a new Google product that could blow Facebook out the water are gaining steam, with social media pundits weighing in on Twitter and elsewhere. Adding fuel is Google’s own CEO making vague comments about the launch of a social network. And as unfounded as the rumors are, the possible project is something that ...
Ding on Bing! Google Acquires ITA Software for $700M
Google has made another preemptive strike with its latest acquisition; ITA Software will soon be part of the Google family. With a $700 million price tag, ITA remained in exclusive talks with Google, weeding out other travel search giants, including Kayak. While Google looks to stay dominant over Bing as well, many in the travel ...
Sprout Integrates with DoubleClick, Offering Full-Service Ads
Remember widgets? Well, they’re still around, they’re just far more interactive. Sprout, the company that launched an impressive widget builder two years ago, is diving deeper into advertising, as it shifts its products to better suit today’s market. This has all led up to Sprout integrating with DoubleClick, adding the ability to serve ads as ...
Microsoft Kin Fail Spreading to Kinect: Wrong Target, Wrong Time
Microsoft has discontinued its Kin line, pulling back on a mobile device campaign aimed at teens. Low sales numbers is the reason Microsoft has given for its decision to discontinue the Kin just 6 weeks after a heavily promoted push, though the move probably does little to detract Microsoft from its long-term goals within the ...
Mobile Web Ads Increase 50 Percent in US: Mobile Mix Report
Millennial Media released its Mobile Mix Report today, confirming a lot of what you already thought of the mobile market–it’s still red hot. In the U.S., the mobile web continues to grow, increasing about 3% in April 2010, from 73.2 million users to 75.3 million. The report goes on to note the increasing levels of ...
Opower Uses Full-Service Approach for Rapid Start-Up Growth
Green tech and the practical can coexist. That’s the concept behind Opower, and so far it’s serving the company well. Opower has recently announced its expansion across the West Coast, reaching a benchmark for the start up as it seeks widespread adoption. With $14M in its latest round of funding and the recently appointed founder ...
EMI Launch on RecreateMyNight, Part of Un-Labeling Strategy
Major music label EMI’s Virgin Records has teamed up with social media platform RecreateMyNight to offer a multimedia outlet for fans to partake in a musical event. This week’s launch is to promote EMI’s band, The Constellations, embarking them on a social journey that comes with direct access to fans. The cooperative ideal towards an ...
Microsoft Office 2010 Validating Nordic River’s Text Flow
Editor’s Note: This post was written by Tomer Shalit, CEO of Nordic River. His company provides computing solutions for managing data, working alongside the tools you already have on your computer. As an enterprise solution, Nordic River is also able to work for team individuals, avoiding the top-down process of implementing new systems or software. ...
AdMob Reports Massive Smartphone Growth Since 2008, Apple and Android Reign
AdMob has released its May Mobile Metrics report today, outlining the rapid growth of smartphones over the past two years. The mobile ad network also noted that while smartphones have been quick to penetrate the global market, there’s still some disparities across regions, for the distribution of devices used to access the Internet. For this ...
Hulu Plus Brining Subscription TV to Xbox 360, iPad and More
The TV revolution continues, with Hulu announcing an upcoming service today. Hulu Plus, as it’s called, will offer a $9.99 subscription service for accessing your favorite television programs, on-demand. Instead of the limited season options and clip restrictions you get on the free site, Hulu is expanding its services to include full seasons of ad-free ...