Kristen Nicole
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Google Should Consider Apple’s “Try Before You Buy” Section
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 still sends you running for a third-party directory. The new preview section encourages more sales by prefacing the “buy” invite with ...
Microsoft-Salesforce Deal is Just Lip Service
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 Salesforce’s stance against the software giant has taken a retaliatory course. So is their out-of-court agreement a sign of a peaceful ...
How Google-Verizon Net Neutrality Blow Could Affect Cloud Enterprise
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 faces yet another compromise, this time by way of a deal between Google and Verizon. The two companies have reportedly entered ...
RIM Chief Agrees With Us, UAE Ban is Political Contradiction
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 about the Internet,” Mr. Lazaridis said. “Everything on the Internet is encrypted. This is not a BlackBerry-only issue. If they can’t ...
Clearspring Turns AddThis Analytics Into an Audience Platform: Micro-Targeting
When Clearspring closed its Launchpad last year and acquired AddThis, I wondered at the type of recommendations the company would eventually be able to provide. We’re beginning to find out now, with Clearspring’s revelation of its Audience Platform. The new exchange presents micro-segments for large audiences.With it, publishers can snap up packaged data sets for ...
So Long, Google Wave. See You On the Other Side.
It’s time to say goodbye to Google Wave. The experimental project from Google was fun while it lasted, but didn’t show enough adoption for Google to keep it going. I know many of you will be saddened by the news; real-time trends have been popping up everywhere, from search to microblogging–but the uptake has not ...
Intel Settles with FTC, Shifting Gears for Mobile Tablet Distribution
The Federal Trade Commission has settled with Intel for the chip-maker to revise some of its business practices. The result is a shift in dominance and methods around the competitive nature of the chip manufacturing and marketing business. First brought forward in December of last year, the FTC’s suit outlined several areas Intel could no ...
JoliCloud Available to Public, Pushing Web OS Device Adoption
JoliCloud is now available for the public–the cloud OS version 1.0 has been lauded as a great example of how HTML5 and web-based access will drive innovation around netbooks in the future. Now that JoliCloud is available for download, we’ll be able to see how the Linux-based cloud client holds up to the hype. Started ...
Apple iDisk and Clearwire iSpot; Buildouts for a Better Cloud
Apple device users are getting more ways to access the cloud, with Clearwire’s new iSpot, and an unearthed iDisk update from Apple. The two announcements are separate, but indicate the growth around improved access points around cloud data. In this larger virtualization trend, infrastructure builds are carving out paths for consumers and brands to access ...
BrightRoll Exchange Brings Scalability to Targeted Video Ads
Video advertising server BrightRoll is launching BrightRoll Exchange, its new ad network. It will be a self-serving platform, with a familiar ad exchange interface for clients, and a wide selection of content and distribution options for publishers. BrighRoll Exchange (BRX) is combining scalability with a simplistic toolkit, addressing multiple aspects of the growing video ad ...
