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When news broke of Osama bin Laden’s death Sunday night, I expected pundits to analyze the story from every which angle Monday morning, but one I didn’t see coming was the use of gamification by terrorist camps to develop more fervent followers. Nevertheless, …
Twitter Confirms Osama bin Laden’s Death before President Obama Addresses Nation
Osama bin Laden is dead, according to President Obama. The news flashed across the world last night, unsurprisingly getting Twitter all astir. The news of President Obama confirming the death of Osama Bin Laden has Twitter alive with rumors and joy, reflecting …
HP’s Transformation: Hardware to Software Shift Needs Strong Leaders, Key Buys
Even before the current Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker took charge, HP has been making strides in the software and cloud space. Now, the electronics giant is beginning to accelerate its pace in this segment, and one can observe the major moves, opportunities …
Clearspring Serious About Big Data, Makes Audience Platform “Portable”
Clearspring’s been building its big data strategy for a couple of years now, and as it seeks new verticals in the marketing industry, Clearspring is releasing another major feature for its product line up. Giving companies the ability to take their target …
What to do with Your Whrrl Data Now that Groupon’s Shutting it Down
The merger and acquisition scene is pretty hot right now, with significant consolidation around location-based and data-centric applications. Groupon recently bought Whrrl, and hours later eBay snatched up WHERE. There’s a rising profit margin around consumer data, as more verticals build businesses …
OpenStack a Smart Business Move for RackSpace, Speeds Into Year 2
Standards around the open cloud are still in development, under scrutiny and up for debate. But the growing pains are hopefully well worth the outcome, as more companies find their way into open cloud initiatives that have picked up steam, namely OpenStack. …
Unsubscribe.com Puts the Power of Data in Consumers Hands
When it comes to email marketing, it’s a gold mine for data collectors and marketers, all seeking direct access to your inbox. It’s a problem that’s prevailed on the Internet since email first became commonplace, and it’s one that several companies have …
Delicious Quietly Acquired by YouTube Founders
Looks like Delicious has been rescued after all. The social bookmarking service has been acquired by YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, incorporating it into their new web-based company, AVOS. The deal was kept pretty quiet– details of the acquisition have …
Echo CEO Talks Real-Time Data: “We’re Like Amazon for Real-Time”
The real-time web has really begun to chart its industry path, delineating several verticals and tucking data into the most obstinate of places. From local business to virtual services, real-time data and communication methods are shaping our communication mediums as a whole. …
Dell Sleeks Up its Remote Desktop Offerings
Dell’s delivered a remote desktop workstation, increasing its determined efforts to remain relevant in the workspace. The workstation acts like a server, from which remote client PCs can run. With the new release, Dell addresses a primary issue with remote desktops–graphics processing. …