How Executives Are Using Social Media
Click on the image at right for a larger view. EMC President Pat Gelsinger on power of social media. [via Social Media Graphics]
New York Times Reports Losses, Plans Paywall for Digital Divide
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The New York Times reported its financial results for the third quarter that reflected much lower earnings than expected, particularly in their print advertising segment. The NY Times recently reported a net loss of…
Mozilla Labs Details Open Web Applications for Chrome Have-Nots
By Kyt Dotson
Mozilla intends to bring to the web what apps brought to the mobile sphere with Open Web Apps—but they also seem to be doing it in response to Google’s announcement that they would open…
Baidu and Rakuten: Search Engine Plus Internet Company Equals e-Commerce Pushover
Chinese search engine leader Baidu had teamed up with successful Japanese internet company Rakuten to launch a new and promising online mall for the country, as reported here. The venture was officially announced by…
New Media Minute: How to Get Viewers to Watch the Ads
The digital health network HealthiNation has learned that viewers are actually more likely to finish watching an ad all the way if the as is placed after the content. Completion rates for HealthiNation ads…
All a Twitter: Android Chief Jabs at Steve Jobs, TweetDeck Joins the Fray
By Kyt Dotson
Andy Rubin’s long-dormant Twitter account just came to life today, and with it came one of the most geeky snipes I have ever read. His first tweet, the definition of open: “mkdir android ;…
Verizon Entering Tiered Data Plan Market with $15 Capped Data Subscription
By Kyt Dotson
The addition of a less costly subscription plan for Internet use by smartphone users by Verizon is likely a response to AT&T’s own similar move. With the explosion of handsets that use the Internet…
Intel’s Got $8B for Manufacturing, New Facility in Oregon
Intel is planning to open up a new manufacturing facility in Oregon. This is part of an investment plan of $6 to 8 billion dollars. The money will also fund other developments in Intel…
Microsoft Ascending Into the Cloud with Office 365
By Kyt Dotson
Microsoft Corp is making a move against Google in the cloud-based office product department by moving away from their usual hybrid on-machine/on-web apps (e.g. Outlook vs Outlook Web) by making the jump with Office…
EMC Report High Profits in 3rd Quarter, Staying On Top of the Cloud
Three cheers for EMC as it achieved year end targets early, by the end of third quarter. EMC has a global presence and provides solutions in the areas of network storage, data recovery and…