How Social Media Protect Brands Too
To ensure than consumers are engaging only with the authentic brand and not the fake account, social media monitoring tool Brand Vigil makes sure that companies are able to identify phony pages and abuses…
New Color Competitor in Town: EventJot
Still a newly launched service, Color is a photo-sharing app that enables users to share media only with contacts located within a given distance from them. While the concept is a very simple one,…
HP’s Converged Movement Gains Another Follower
Opus Interactive, provider of managed hosting, dedicated virtual and standard servers, and data storage, is deploying the new HP Converged Infrastructure technology to improve data center efficiency and facilitate delivery of technology services to…
Why the Era of Big Data is About More Than Just Targeted Ads
A recent Bloomberg BusinessWeek feature maintains that we are in the midst of yet another tech bubble. This time, writes BusinessWeek’s Ashlee Vance, “the hype centers on more precise ways to sell.” Following on…
Mobile Competition Intensifying – In China, Too.
Competition in the mobile space is growing as more and more devices and services debut. This is also true on a global scale, and perhaps China in particular. China Mobile Ltd., the world’s largest…
eBay Gets More Local with WHERE
By Kyt Dotson
Online auction company eBay has just announced its deal to acquire location-based service WHERE. Details on the deal are currently under wraps, but it will certainly fill out their portfolio. The deal is expected…
How the Amazon/Overdrive Partnership Changes the Economics of the Kindle
By Jay Livens
I have blogged in the past (here and here) about my frustration with digital books and the Kindle. It is a great device, but I have always struggled with the economics of the platform. …
World Bank’s ‘Mapping for Results’ Propelled by GeoIQ
A project initiated by the World Bank and AidData in order to encourage direct participation from citizens and local communities in World Bank’s programs, Mapping Results, is powered by GeoIQ’s geospatial visualization and analytics.…
RIM’s Blackberry PlayBook: The Businessperson’s Tablet
Much was said in recent days and weeks about Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook, but that was based on the pre-launch software, which was updated yet again on the April 19 launch date. We…
VMware Sees Real Growth: 33% Year-over-Year
VMware had its earnings call yesterday afternoon and just like EMC, it has also reported remarkable growth. The company’s revenues in Q1, 2011 added up to an impressive $844 million, beating its own and…