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Magpie Selling Twitter Ad Network. Not for What You’d Think.
Magpie, one of the first ad bidding networks built entirely around Twitter, is now up for sale. Turns out, the team has decided to move onto bigger and better things. Two years after launching, the European startup is looking for an exit. CEO Jan Schulz-Hofen explains in a blog post, We have decided to sell ...
IBM to Pay $480M in Cash for Unica Software
IBM announced its plans to acquire software firm Unica this morning, with a payout of about $480 million in cash. The acquisition will built out IBM’s portfolio of business software and technology services, and comes on the heels of acquiring DataCap. Unica develops enterprise marketing management software, providing tools for companies to organize and track ...
New: Google Voice Action Makes Your Android Phone Even Smarter
We caught wind of the Google press conference this morning for its mobile front, and turns out the company is launching Voice Action. The feature will enable voice commands, searches and dictation for a number of apps and actions on Android devices. Quick look at the features: Send texts using only your voice Voice-activated search ...
Confirmed Twitter Tweet Button: Goodbye TweetMeme
The latest tit-for-tat move between Twitter and Facebook–Twitter’s official Tweet button. We reported on the feature yesterday, but Twitter has confirmed the new feature this morning. For an example of how the new Tweet button works, check out some custom options from launch partner ShareThis. It’s a great way for publishers to include the new ...
More Trouble for RIM; India Blocking BlackBerry at Month’s End
More trouble for Research In Motion as it meets opposition for its global reach and expansion–the Indian government said it will begin blocking encrypted BlackBerry corporate email and messenger services if the company does not provide it with access by the end of the month. The hard deadline comes shortly after the United Arab Emirates ...
Google Android’s Advertising Potential Lies in Consumer Devices, Games
Android is succeeding on its path to take over Apple–according to a recent Gartner report,Google’s mobile platform has already surpassed iOS for in-use units, and its ready adoption by third parties is only boosting its presence and desirability. For mobile gaming, this is encouraging, particularly as Apple has been a dominating leader in this arena. ...
Cisco Shares’ Sharp Decline, Concern over Tech Industry Swells
Cisco shares dropped this morning, after a disappointing revenue forecast was released from the company last night. John Chambers, Cisco’s chief executive, heeded of uncertainty around the economy, outlaying revenue that missed Wall Street’s targets for the quarter. Cisco’s stock, in turn, was off by 7.3 percent at $21.99. Cisco’s stock tumble is weighing on ...
Rackspace Knows What Kind of Email Sender You Are: Funny Report
Rackspace may have a lot going on right now—it’s recently launched a massive cloud initiative called OpenStack, for one. To say that Rackspace is growing out its verticals is an understatement, especially as cloud tools for the enterprise gain in usability, security and budgeting appeal. While the OpenStack release helped boost Rackspace’s sales nearly 24% ...
Official Twitter Tweet Button, Good for Brands Like Amazon
Liking and tweeting. It seems like that’s all social media has boiled down to. For businesses, that could simplify digital marketing and user engagement, offering more direct ways to monetize brand interaction. An upcoming Tweet button from Twitter is the latest step towards this trend. The official Tweet button is expected to become available sometime ...
EMC’s Chuck Hollis: the Cloud Revolution has “No U Turns”
Clouds are fluffy, airy and quite cheery, more often than not. And as scary as storm clouds can be, they often bring an opportunity for watering new growth and clearing away debris. Perhaps that’s too literal of an analogy, but it’s fitting for what EMC is currently going through. Internally and from its clients, the ...
