Gigaom Research is advising the EC on what it could do to help app developers create and hold onto European jobs, and inject a little startup juice into the EU app economy.…
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Unleashing the European app economy
GigaOM Research is teaming up with the Digital Enterprise Research Institute at NUI Galway and the European Commission to better understand the potential European opportunity, and to identify potential bottlenecks to growth that EC policies might address. We're kicking off the project with a workshop in Brussels on June 14.…
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The new version of Twitter’s API that struck fear in the hearts of many developers – particularly those who would re-display tweets…
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For iOS, anyway. So much for its HTML5 strategy? Not quite. Some elements – news feed features that will change the most…
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Okay, that headline is too much. Twitter does need to take better care of its apps ecosystem. At the very least, it…
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I thought the return of Jack Dorsey was supposed to prevent random Twitter policy changes. But now LinkedIn can no longer act…
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Facebook officially launched its App Center for the web and mobile app discovery and promotion. It is distinctly not an app store…
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In January, I wrote that Facebook’s app ecosystem lacked a marketplace, and that it should copy features from a handful of companies…
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A long piece in the Wall Street Journal on Google+ is pretty damning. The case against: it’s a “ghost town,” with 90…
Read MoreMeasuring the impact of Facebook’s new initiatives
Facebook’s big “f8” developer event dominated the news, but most coverage focused on individual announcements and missed the big picture. Its revamped platform coupled with new discovery techniques could have a big impact on content and media usage, and just might launch a lifestyle apps market on the same scale as social gaming.…
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The speeches are still going on at Facebook’s f8 developer conference event as I write this, but let me summarize some of…
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Google is testing out social gaming on Google+ with a limited number of developers. Its competitive pitch against Facebook hinges on taking…
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Pundits are advising Facebook what to do next this week. MG Siegler says it’s high time Facebook did a native iPad app.…
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Let’s put a NewNet spin on Nokia-Microsoft. How about inviting Facebook to the party? As the biggest handset manufacturer in the world,…
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News Corp.’s iPad-only “newspaper,” The Daily, debuted today. It’s got a slick, coverflow-like interface and prominent video, and it will even read…
Read MoreWhy Browsers Don’t Matter
You may have heard, a company called RockMelt announced a browser last week, even calling it a “social browser.” Thanks in part to Marc Andreessen's VC firm funding it, the product got a lot of media attention. Big deal. Browsers don’t matter anymore. Here's why not.…
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You might have heard, a company called RockMelt announced a browser last week. The even called it a “social browser.” It got a lot of media attention, partly because Marc Andreessen’s VC firm funded it. Big deal. Browsers don’t matter anymore. Here's why not.…
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Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s soon-to-be-former chief software architect, is a smart guy. His farewell memo is a bit long and labored, but it…
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