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Google, Slide and Zynga vs. Facebook: the Race for Social Mobile Gaming

By Kristen Nicole Aug 6, 2010

Now that Google’s acquisition of Slide has been confirmed, it’s obvious that Google is getting more aggressive with its delve into social gaming. Slide has taken advantage of blooming platforms like Facebook’s to carve…

UK Media Brands are Anti-Social

By Tom Foremski Aug 6, 2010

Wildfire, a British PR firm, examined the social media activities of 50 of the fastest growing UK tech brands and found very little that was "social." More than 90% were on two or more…

Windows 7 Slate vs iPad Battle Royale [video]

By Steven Hodson Aug 6, 2010

I imagine we’ll be seeing more of these types of videos as Windows 7 powered slates start hitting the market full force but for now we have this video found by Redmond Pie on…

HP: Influence, Reach and Popularity Tenuously Connected

By Tom Foremski Aug 6, 2010

I’m a big fan of Bernardo Huberman, director of HP Labs’ Social Computing Lab, and the work of his team. HP has been applying rigorous scientific practices to the study of social media and…

Google Should Consider Apple’s “Try Before You Buy” Section

By Kristen Nicole Aug 6, 2010

The Apple iTunes App store has added a “Try Before You Buy” section for mobile apps. Great in concept, and needed for several reasons: The App Store still needs work. Searching and navigating it…

Microsoft-Salesforce Deal is Just Lip Service

By Kristen Nicole Aug 5, 2010

Microsoft and Salesforce may have made public amends over their epic patent battles, but that doesn’t mean the war is over. Microsoft is still seeking out ways to push cloud services to clients, while…

In the Virtual/Cloud Age, Computing Services Replace Applications

By Bert Latamore Aug 5, 2010

Virtualization is part of the strategy that internal IT needs to adopt for competing against Cloud services. A second important part of that strategy is to package and price what it provides as services.…

How Google-Verizon Net Neutrality Blow Could Affect Cloud Enterprise

By Kristen Nicole Aug 5, 2010

Update: Google has released a statement denying a deal with Verizon, or any other telecom for that matter. The company says it remains a supporter of net neutrality, according to The Guardian. Net neutrality…

Engine Yard’s John Dillon: “Don’t Believe the Bad Press! Ruby on Rails Scales!”

By Tom Foremski Aug 5, 2010

I had a fascinating conversation this morning with John Dillon, CEO of Engine Yard, a startup with an agile application development platform that is sold as a service. It’s one of the quickest ways…

RIM Chief Agrees With Us, UAE Ban is Political Contradiction

By Kristen Nicole Aug 5, 2010

The stand-off between BlackBerry maker RIM and the United Arab Emirates received a passionate reply from the company’s head. co-CEO Michael Lazaridis isn’t too happy about it. The Wall Street Journal quotes: “This is…

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Windows 7 Slate vs iPad Battle Royale [video]

HP: Influence, Reach and Popularity Tenuously Connected

Google Should Consider Apple’s “Try Before You Buy” Section

Engine Yard’s John Dillon: “Don’t Believe the Bad Press! Ruby on Rails Scales!”

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