Today, OneForty officially announced a new direction for the site. The online community and searchable database of Twitter-related apps has grown and expanded beyond its original Twitter focus, and now aims to become a “buyer’s guide” for people looking for social media consultants. Read More »
Archive for February 2011
This morning, Nokia’s and Microsoft’s chiefs announced the two companies were entering into a “strategic partnership” that will see Windows Phone become the primary operating system for Nokia higher end handsets. The two companies are coming together to mix search, maps, content and app stores. Read More »
Nokia Friday said that it would essentially abandon MeeGo — its troubled next-generation operating system — and partner with Microsoft to make Windows Phone 7 its smartphone software of choice. For lower-end phones, the company will stick with Symbian for the time being. Read More »
Large companies are develop a certain culture and a set of ethos, procedures, processes and a work environment that defines them and their future. These define their corporate DNA. It is hard to change. You can’t buy it. And if you don’t know it, you die.… Read More »
Thinking small might not be the best way to build a business — unless you’re Daniel Delaney, who’s come up with an innovative way to work directly with small brands for sponsorship opportunities on his new daily web series, and just maybe make a living at… Read More »
Facebook is said to be considering a private share offering that could top $1 billion, and would value the entire company at $60 billion. If it continues to raise funds through such private deals, there’s a chance the company may never even do an IPO. Read More »
Town managers and landfill directors are starting to catch on that their least desirable land might be the perfect candidate for a commercial scale solar energy system. The overlooked potential of “landfill solar.” Read More »
The Twitter app on Android got a major facelift today, making the app not only nicer to look at but more powerful to use for experienced hands and more inviting for newcomers. Twitter 2.0 shows a lot of thoughtful upgrades that integrate tightly with Android… Read More »
Rackspace reported cloud revenues of $31.4 million during the quarter, up approximately 17.1 percent over the previous quarter, and bringing the company’s total 2010 cloud revenue to $100.7 million. Perhaps more telling, though, is the increasing percentage of overall revenue attributed to cloud computing. Read More »
Apple’s plans for a universal SIM card and allowing consumers to pay for mobile access from multiple carriers via iTunes would turn Apple into a mobile virtual network operator and puts Apple, not the carrier, in control of the customer. It changes everything. Here’s how. Read More »
Apple is working on a smaller, cheaper iPhone, according to a report by Bloomberg. Also in development is an iPhone model that would be easy to use on multiple wireless networks, according to unidentified sources, like the one we speculated might exist on Monday. Read More »
Less than two years after it bought the maker of the Flip video camera franchise for a cool $590 million, the former CEO of Pure Digital is heading for the exits. With Jonathan Kaplan’s departure, it’s time to review the acquisition. Read More »
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