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… Read more »
Zynga is in turmoil. Since its IPO, Zynga stock has cratered, and it lost its COO. Its emerging mobile strategy has failed to impress. With increasing competition, it’s worth understanding whether… Read more »
Last week, Facebook and Twitter generated consternation within their respective ecosystems. These uproars illustrate key differences in the two dominant social media platforms. Facebook APIs channel data and technology services, but… Read more »
Today, Facebook joins Twitter in generating discussion, angry words, and hurt feelings around application-platform ecosystems. Mathew Ingram wonders, is platform Darwinism just the way things work? The short answer is yes… Read more »
At its Worldwide Developer Conference yesterday, Apple announced it would integrate Facebook features into the next versions of its mobile and desktop operating systems. Users will be able to Like apps,… Read more »
Yahoo has wisely abandoned any notions about being a technology platform provider. It is not using Axis as a package of APIs connected to Yahoo services upon which third-party developers build… Read more »
These days, the digerati are not showing a lot of love for Google. Last week, a Gizmodo piece summarized much of the criticism of the search giant, and encouraged others to… Read more »
If the on-demand music streamer Spotify is worth $3 to $4 billion, why is MOG, a similar if much smaller service, reportedly being sold for $14 million? The digital music industry… Read more »
Last October, when social gaming leader Zynga started talking about “Project Z,” GigaOM Pro said it sounded like more than a gaming hub site or technology platform, but a distribution network… Read more »
There’s been a debate going on among digerati this week on the perennial question of “open or proprietary?” Mathew Ingram’s thoughtful piece links to some of the high and low-lights. His… Read more »