It shouldn’t be news that enterprise file storage, sync, and sharing software and services (EFSS) have largely become a commodity. Prices continue…
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Recent Enterprise File Sync and Sharing News
Here is a brief round-up of some recent news from the Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing market segment. EFSS Application Security MobileIron…
Read MoreDropbox Paper is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Last week, I wrote about the commoditization of the enterprise file sharing market and how pure play vendors are being forced to…
Read MoreHightail to a Defensible Niche
It’s hardly news that enterprise file sharing technology has become commoditized. That process has very visibly played out in the tech media…
Read MoreThe viral content problem: Many people don’t care whether it’s true
Author and journalist Craig Silverman looks at the explosion of online hoaxes, rumors and misinformation all around us -- but one of the most powerful factors behind this trend is that many people don't care whether what they share is true or not…
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How much work the NYT has to do on social sharing, in one chart
About half of all BuzzFeed articles that were shared on social networks were shared 1,000 times or more, compared with just 11 shares for half of the articles that the New York Times saw posted to services like Twitter and Facebook…
Read MoreNews flash for the NYT: You and BuzzFeed aren’t that different
In the process of talking about what her job entails, the audience development editor for the New York Times underestimates BuzzFeed and how much competition it is -- and how it got there…
Read MoreHow this Instagram-for-doctors is helping the ebola fight
Doctors without Borders, the esteemed non-profit that sends medics into developing countries, has found an unlikely ally in the war against ebola. It’s…
Read MoreSecret tries to save itself by imitating Yik Yak
Secret’s “dramatic” app update (which I foreshadowed earlier this month) has arrived. The Verge has published an in-depth look at the confessional…
Read MoreRumored Twitter-Foursquare partnership shows Yik Yak is a threat
Twitter is reportedly teaming up with Foursquare to power location-based tweets, according to Business Insider. Location features are key to Twitter’s product roadmap, because…
Read MoreOpera users can now easily share collections of bookmarks
The Opera browser now includes a bookmark-sharing feature, the Norwegian firm said on Wednesday. Instead of having to paste multiple URLs into…
Read MoreGoogle Keep and Slidebean add sharing
Two apps that I use frequently — Google Keep and Slidebean — have recently added sharing options, making them immensely more useful.…
Read MoreThis chart shows why publishers are right to be scared of Facebook
Facebook's traffic-driving power has more than doubled in the past year alone.…
Read MoreHow to keep in touch on long trips with your iPhone
When planning a trip with family and friends, keeping up with each member's last minute schedule changes can be time consuming. Using the following iOS tips will help by keeping everyone well informed during the event.…
Read MorePicture storytelling app Frontback comes out of hiding with new update
After months of relative silence, photo-sharing app Frontback has released an update and claims it's growing fast internationally.…
Read MoreVine finally gets a website of its own, Vine.co
After nearly a year of being mobile-only, Vine users finally have a web platform of their own.…
Read MoreSmall pieces, even more loosely joined
I recently wrote about my work management tools in a post called Small pieces, loosely joined: Why everything should be URLs (again, with apologies…
Read MoreTango users can now enjoy in-app music clips through Spotify partnership
Over-the-top communications app Tango is moving into another new area: music, thanks to a partnership with Spotify.…
Read MorePew: More than half of adult internet users post photos online
A new report from Pew Research shows that more people than ever are creating and sharing photos online.…
Read MoreFon breaks into the U.S. with AT&T Wi-Fi roaming deal
The Spanish Wi-Fi sharing community has scored what it suggests will be the first of multiple carrier deals in the U.S., giving its members access to AT&T's 30,000 hotspots around the country.…
Read MoreSteam unveils a “Family Sharing” program for digital lenders
Steam announced "Family Sharing," which allows users to lend their games to trusted friends via the cloud.…
Read MoreIs there room for another social network for sharing links with friends? Branch says yes, gives birth to Potluck
Branch founder Josh Miller says he launched Potluck because while networks like Twitter and Facebook make it easy to share links, they don't allow for the kind of intimate conversation with friends he thinks many users are looking for.…
Read More‘Tooing’ beats teaming because all work is personal
I am infatuated with the power of the Tomfoolery.com credo, ‘all work is personal’. As we move toward a more cooperative approach…
Read MoreDispatch.io is now at the center of my work flow
I wrote about Dispatch.io last month (see Dispatch is a social layer for file-based collaboration), a small and simple work media tool. At that time,…
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