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Microsoft Embraces Kinect Hacks, Makes the Best of It

By Madalena David Feb 21, 2011

Microsoft announced today that in a few months’ time will release a software development kit for programmers to design software for Windows 7 PCs that can exploit Kinect. This is how Microsoft responds to…

Egyptian Baby Girl Named “Facebook” Marks the Ultimate Acknowledgement

By Cherr Aira Feb 21, 2011

Canadian best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell has been especially vocal in challenging social media and even tagging it as overrated. He feels that it has no significant influence on social activism and is mere weak…

Renren Goes Public Before Facebook & Co.

By Madalena David Feb 21, 2011

Renren, a Facebook homologue in China with over 160 million users, has announced that it plans an initial public offering in the United States. The IPO is expected to go as high as $500…

Gilt Groupe Raises a Fashionable $80-100M Amidst Rumors of Waif Thin Business Model

By Maria Deutscher Feb 21, 2011

Flash-sale company Gilt Groupe is raising $80-$100 million from private-market investors in a deal which may increase the company’s valuation to as much as $1 billion. The company’s revenue is expected to double this…

Constant Contact and WeReward Turn Big Data Into Customer Loyalty

By Kristina Farrah Feb 21, 2011

Aiming to garner more customers, Constant Contact, the trusted marketing advisor to more than 400,000 small organizations worldwide, and WeReward, the leading mobile loyalty and incentive platform, today announced a collaboration to help merchants…

It’s Official: Windows Phone 7 has its First Update

By Steven Hodson Feb 21, 2011

Word is this morning that some people were starting to see an update being made available for their windows Phone 7 handsets, and just now it has become official: Windows Phone 7 has its…

Generating Crowds: Astroturfing Propaganda Software and Social Media Collide

By Kyt Dotson Feb 21, 2011

There’s a lot of research to be done on crowdsourcing—the method of turning minor human actions into large, complex activities or processes; but what about the opposite, certainly marketing could make use of the…

Cloud Giants Bring Comfort to Patients and Healthcare Providers

By Kristina Farrah Feb 21, 2011

In order to painstakingly monitor the condition of patients, SAP AG announced the launch of SAP Collaborative-Care Management application at the HIMSS11 in Orlando, Florida. It keeps care patients, healthcare providers and their families…

Online Travel Services Get Big Data Facelifts, Starting with Zagat

By Maria Deutscher Feb 21, 2011

Online travel and review sites are getting more and more social and data-driven, and Zagat is no exception. The restaurant review site is re-launching, now offering users more free content with a social overhaul.…

Fraud Forces Out Alibaba Execs, Yahoo Still Confident in its Board

By Cherr Aira Feb 21, 2011

Alibaba’s CEO and COO took immediate resignations today. The fire that forced Chief Executive David Wei and Chief Operating Officer Elvis Lee out of the company– fraudulent activities that they were not even involved as…

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Microsoft Embraces Kinect Hacks, Makes the Best of It

Renren Goes Public Before Facebook & Co.

Gilt Groupe Raises a Fashionable $80-100M Amidst Rumors of Waif Thin Business Model

It’s Official: Windows Phone 7 has its First Update

Cloud Giants Bring Comfort to Patients and Healthcare Providers

Online Travel Services Get Big Data Facelifts, Starting with Zagat

Fraud Forces Out Alibaba Execs, Yahoo Still Confident in its Board

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