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Rdio Launch and Lala Delays, Two Ends of the Music-Cloud Spectrum
The cloud has seen a handful of developments this week, latching onto consumers by way of music. Cloud-based music service Rdio launched its public beta, while Apple continues to work on its Lala project. In all, there’s some good, some bad, some ugly. But the cloud remains a prominent catalyst for monetizing the new music ...
BlackBerry Torch Debutes Reworked User Experience, Universal Search
BlackBerry Torch has launched, and it’s running RIM’s latest operating system, BlackBerry OS 6. After months of agonizing debate over RIM’s ability to keep pace with today’s smart phones, the Canadian manufacturer has revealed a product that rethinks much of its old designs. But as with all BlackBerry devices, several messaging and navigation functions are ...
RIM Faces Ban in U.A.E., Is There a Black Box for Consumer Data?
We expect to see a new BlackBerry later this morning, giving RIM a chance to regain its place in the smart phone market. But amidst the excitement of the new product reveal, RIM is also battling governments on the global front. The United Arab Emirates in particular is considering a ban on several RIM products, ...
Echo River Makes News Headlines and Comments Real-Time
Weeks after making Recent Comments a member of the real-time club, Echo’s latest (and biggest) move is Echo River. The new Echo River product is a news stream that turns static websites into dynamic ones, displaying headlines as they come. The “live updating” concept isn’t new for websites, but it’s one that hasn’t been readily ...
Infochimps Launch New APIs for IP-Census and Twitter Cliques
Infochimps, the marketplace for using, buying and selling data, has released two new API calls and a series of updates. The new API’s offer deeper insight into various demographic groups and their social activity. MaxMind GeoLite is for the IP-Census and has 16 fields regarding a person’s neighborhood, looking across income, gender, age and housing ...
The Unintentional Behavior of Social Media: Social DevCamp Chicago, 2010
As a developer, do you ever wonder at the social influence of your sites, services and apps? From the placement of your “sign up now!” buttons to the rewards and incentives built into your product, every aspect has an intentional and unintentional behavioral result. At this month’s Social DevCamp Chicago (August 13-15), I’m going to ...
AT&T and Verizon Want to Be Your Banks, Too.
AT&T and Verizon are teaming up to test a new payment option for consumers–skip the credit or debit card all together. The two service providers are hoping that the centralizing magic of your smart phone will carry over to payments as well–and they’re probably right. From BusinessWeek, The partnership, which also includes Deutsche Telekom AG ...
Twitter Hits 20 Billion Tweets, Nielsen Says Social Networks on the Rise
Twitter reached 20 billion tweets over the weekend. That’s billion with a “b.” To put things in perspective, Twitter reached the 10 billion milestone less than six months ago. That’s a lot of tweets. The summer blockbuster tweet came from a user in Japan, demonstrating the global prowess and influence of the microblogging site. All ...
Dell Teams with Juniper Networks on SMB-Security Expansion
As expected, Juniper Networks has begun announcing new partnerships as it seeks growth this quarter and throughout the rest of the year. The IT securities firm has teamed up with Dell to offer a range of options for mid-sized businesses in need of more security controls. The deal is part of the expansion around Juniper ...
Facebook IPO in 2012: Eventually Affecting Gaming, Mobile Industries
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg danced around the question of an IPO during an interview with Diane Sawyer this week, but Bloomberg has unveiled some additional information that gives a more specific estimate on when the social network may go public. 2012 seems to be the big year for a Facebook IPO. Believe that if you ...
