U.S. Mobile Market: Highly Competitive, and the iPhone Still RocksThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media During the quarter ended Dec. 31 2009, 5.9 million net new subscribers signed up for wireless services, according to data collected by Wireless Intelligence -- the highest number of new adds made during a three-month period in three years. Read more |
Zoompass Trials Mobile Payment TagThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Zoompass, a mobile payment service offered by a group of Canadian telecom companies, is offering a sticker that attaches to any cellphone or handheld device and turns it into a "tap-and-pay" system. It could have better luck than some earlier ventures aimed at the same market. Read more |
Zynga Gets Slammed Over Haiti DonationsThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Zynga, maker of the popular Facebook social game Farmville, has been hit with criticism on Twitter and elsewhere over allegations that it only sent half the money it raised for Haiti to that country. Zynga says this is based on a misunderstanding about its Farmville campaign. Read more |
Zynga Gets Unfairly Slammed Over Haiti DonationsThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Zynga, maker of the popular Facebook social game Farmville, has been hit with criticism on Twitter and elsewhere over allegations that it only sent half the money it raised for Haiti to that country. Zynga says this is based on a misunderstanding about its Farmville campaign. Read more |
Joost Resurrected As a Video Ad NetworkThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Joost, just a few months after having its assets purchased by Adconion Media Group, has found new life as a video ad network. The just-launched Joost Video Network will serve up in-banner and in-stream ads to targeted audiences. Read more |
Nearly 300M VoIP Subscribers Seen By 2013Thursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media There will be 288 million users of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) by 2013, says market research firm, In-Stat. Indeed, while so far, VoIP has been driven largely by the likes of cable companies, the next big VoIP boost is going to come from mobile. Read more |
What Makes Google Apps TickThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Google for the past three years has been trying to upend the enterprise market’s leading software suite, Microsoft Office, with its cloud-based Google Apps. With cloud services now being widely adopted in the enterprise, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s offering is starting to pull ahead. Google currently [...] Read more |
The State of Google AppsThursday, March 4, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Google for the past three years has been trying to upend the enterprise market’s leading software suite, Microsoft Office, with its cloud-based Google Apps. With cloud services now being widely adopted in the enterprise, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s offering is starting to pull ahead. Google currently [...] Read more |
The Oscars Get the Live-Streamed Red Carpet TreatmentWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media The big-daddy awards show, The Oscars, is getting with the social-media picture this year and live-streaming from the red carpet. A two-hour live show on Oscar.com from 3-5 p.m. PT on Sunday will be followed by behind-the-scenes clips and interviews posted that night. Read more |
Google Releases API for Energy Tool PowerMeterWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Another small step for empowered and open access to energy data. Search engine giant Google announced on Wednesday that it has released the API (application programming interface) for its energy tool PowerMeter. Opening up the API means that gadget makers can now freely integrate with PowerMeter [...] Read more |
Bill Gross, Founder of Idealab, to Speak at Green:Net 2010 — Saver Rate Ends This Friday!Wednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media We are proud to announce the addition of Bill Gross, the CEO and founder of Idealab, to our list of speakers at our Green:Net 2010 conference, which will be held April 29th in San Francisco. And until Friday night, GigaOM readers can get a $70 discount! Read more |
GetGlue Expands From Toolbar to PopupsWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media GetGlue, a social network that offers a toolbar with related content to users browsing the web, along with recommendations from their friends on the network, has launched a new feature that provides the same kinds of content and recommendations through popup widgets on any web site. Read more |
Twitter Staffer Stops Blogging After BacklashWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Twitter engineer Alex Payne says he is putting his personal blog on hiatus, in part because of comments he made about additions to the service were misinterpreted. Payne says he will continue to use Twitter, but will be more careful about what he says there. Read more |
UPDATED: Twitter Staffer Stops Blogging After BacklashWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Twitter engineer Alex Payne says he is putting his personal blog on hiatus, in part because of comments he made about additions to the service were misinterpreted. Payne says he will continue to use Twitter, but will be more careful about what he says there. Read more |
Google Gets Tough With EU on Street ViewWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media A senior Google executive has said that if the European Union continues to push the search engine to modify the length of time it keeps Street View images of European cities, it may decide not to produce any further photos for the service in Europe. Read more |
UPDATED: Google Gets Tough With EU on Street ViewWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media A senior Google executive has said that if the European Union continues to push the search engine to modify the length of time it keeps Street View images of European cities, it may decide not to produce any further photos for the service in Europe. Read more |
The Importance of Touch on the Mobile WebWednesday, March 3, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media More than 81,000 mobile touch web sites exist for shopping and services, according to mobile search firm Taptu, a figure that underscores the importance of addressing touchscreen devices as you take your content to the mobile web. Read more |
What Is Novell Worth? $2 Billion, ApparentlyTuesday, March 2, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media On Tuesday afternoon, Elliott Associates, L.P., a hedge fund with a significant position in shares of Novell, placed an unsolicited offer to buy the company for approximately $2 billion. The offer places a high valuation on Novell, and the troubled company must consider it carefully. Read more |
Curling on Mobiles: The Winter Olympics By the NumbersTuesday, March 2, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games were a major hit on the Net, as outlined on NewTeeVee earlier today. NBCOlympics.com clocked 710 million page views and 46 million unique visits. They were equally big on mobiles, too -- far more than when they were held in Beijing. Read more |
Books Now Outnumber Games on the iPhoneTuesday, March 2, 2010Source: GigaOM | Category: Media Books now outnumber games in the iTunes app store for the first time since the iPhone was launched, according to a recent survey by mobile advertising firm Mobclix. The popularity of the iPhone as an e-book reader could help pave the way for the Apple iPad. Read more |
