The emergence of enterprise customer service, collaboration and marketing tools powered by social networks is more than just a buzzword. CRM powerhouse Salseforce.com calls this convergence “the social enterprise.” Companies that… Read more »
While Amazon was looking up, the daily online coupon business is going down, imploding under the weight of too much competition and too little value delivered to merchants. Pre-IPO valuations for… Read more »
Social commerce continues to be a hot market, even if its business models remain unproven. Groupon’s prospectus showed it was capable of explosive growth but was still burdened by huge losses… Read more »
Wal-Mart owned OTT platform VUDU also went toe-to-toe with traditional cable and satellite distributors, securing rights to show movies in a new, premium VOD window being created by the studios alongside… Read more »
But while Android’s momentum is undeniable, it is increasingly hindered by the growing threat of malware and the very real problem of fragmentation. Google is moving aggressively to address both challenges,… Read more »
Some saw Facebook’s upgrade to its Comments service as the next big extension of its network platform outside its own site, akin to Likes or Connect. That’s certainly what Facebook is… Read more »
But HDBaseT can deliver video in cable lengths exceeding 300 feet, and TVs located anywhere in the home can be connected to a computer and the Internet with HDBaseT. Read more »
Each quarter the industry bemoans the fact that so much innovation and control seems to come from so few companies. The third quarter was no different; Facebook remains the chief beneficiary… Read more »
But the Cupertino giant also experienced growing pains in its new mobile advertising business as it began to take on Google and a host of other players. Read more »
Federal economic stimulus led the U.S. Department of Energy to boost greentech funding to $1.75 billion in the second quarter — the most in a single quarter. This accelerated the disbursement… Read more »