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Springpad and Snooth Make Fine Foodie Pairings
The beauty of curation is the context that builds around your collections, and it’s a social development made popular by the likes of Pinterest, Evernote and to some extent Facebook. One company was built with contextualized curation in mind is Springpad, launching another update today for foodies. If you’ve ever saved a recipe to Springpad, ...
Cloud’s Biggest Impact on Mobile? SOASTA CEO Shares His Vision
It’s easy to overlook the things that run in the background, like the backstage crew pulling strings and flashing lights that make experiencing a stage performance worthwhile. But those back-running systems are a necessity even in the Internet era, where readiness can make or break a consumer experience. Take the Olympics for example. The ...
How Can Pinterest, the Fastest-Growing Site Ever, Become a Data-Driven Business?
Pinterest is the new phenomenon of the Web. Statistics show that Pinterest generates four times more revenue per click than Twitter, and increases revenue by 27 percent more per click than Facebook. Undoubtedly, the success of Pinterest may be due to fact that it provides a component of interest and social exchange that is contextually ...
Tapping the 1 Percent of Twitter Data: FirstRain CEO Penny Herscher Gets It
There is such a thing as the global intelligence stream, and it’s empowering consumers as much as it’s providing valuable data sets to marketers and corporations. It’s a new kind of give-and-take that’s blossoming around consumer-corporate interactions, but it’s probably the first time such a relationship has so much potential to be equally, if not ...
Striking Into New Territory: Google and Others Have Deep Pockets and Big Plans
Want access to that exclusive club, with the long line and thousands of hopefuls? You could just flash a few (hundred) dollars at the bouncer, buying your way in. It won’t guarantee you’ll be the belle of the ball or even the most popular VIP in the club, but at least you’ve gotten in the ...
Thismoment Promises Open Graph Support – Beta Rolls Out Today
Thismoment gave us a sneak peek into one of the main features that will be included in a future release of its Distributed Engagement Channel platform, which rolls out in beta today. The company offers marketers a way to manage their brand across multiple social media sites, and some time down the road they’ll be able to ...
Siri Meets Foursquare with Saga Roll Out: Priority Invite Code!
Saga is not another Siri clone, per se. It’s more similar to Google Now and the recently launched Friday app, offering a utility that intelligently pins down data based on any number of metrics, most prominently your location, and displays it to the user with actionized intent. The service is launching its public beta for ...
Open Source Cloud Misconceptions, Chaos and Evolution: Q&A with Zenoss
The open source cloud territory is a hot button topic for IT in today’s age of transition, as legacy systems struggle to keep up with demand and the underlying infrastructure behind our networks and storage becomes fragmented across a variety of Services. As the enterprise seeks improved solutions, open source cloud offerings deliver hopeful ...
Can’t Get Your Hands on the Sold Out Nexus Q? Watch Us Unbox and Configure It
If you were wondering how the public would take to Google’s first attempt at a home entertainment streaming device, just look at the enthusiasm around its launch. First day on the shelves, and the Nexus Q is sold out. If you try to buy one from the Google Play store, you’ll see a message that ...
Biggest Oops in Data Backup? The “Doh!” Moment, says Spanning CEO
Google rolled out its Cloud Partnership Program this week, marking territory for a massive enterprise play. Plenty of partners have already signed on, anxious to leverage the portfolio of tools powering some of Google’s most successful programs, Apps and services. But even as Google rolls out more features and support around its cloud offering, there’s ...
