We’ve just gotten our first look at Assistly , a new startup that’s looking to provide businesses with a robust platform for engaging customers on everything from Email to Facebook and Twitter. We first caught wind of Assistly back in October when its founding members left AOL in tandem, but until now the...
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The dead Crunchpad Tablet PC device resurfaces as the JooJoo by Fusion Garage, a device that doesn't stand much of a chance because of the 3 T's that will hurt it.
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Last week, would-be Windows 7 upgraders noticed that the discounted Family Pack upgrade boxes had all but disappeared from store shelves and online inventories. Is the deal gone for good, or will it return after the New Year? Microsoft's marketing messages are so confused I'm not sure they even know what's coming up next....
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Demonstrators and protesters have technology tools that no Army or secret police can stop. Iran's government has claimed to have shut off all Internet access into and out of the country. Cell phones with Internet access are probably Internet blocked, except they don't need Internet access
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Ned Desmond has gone fishin’ and he wants you to Go FISHn too. Today, Desmond launched a fishing site for the Facebook age. You can sign in with your Facebook ID, share fishing stories and photos with your friends, ask questions to fishing pros and the community, and review all the gear in...
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Andy Budd kicked off the afternoon of Day 1 at An Event Apart 2009 in San Francisco. We all like being seduced. Interaction on the web can take advantage of this idea. There is a notion of "seductive interfaces". It's about surprise and delight
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When Microsoft laid off Microsoft’s Director of Business Development Don Dodge last month we called it a huge mistake . He was Microsoft’s “ambassador” to startups and largely responsible for the success of the Bizspark program (the Bizspark program gives Microsoft products for free to startups, and also funds a number of tech...
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With all of the news surrounding Google’s newest additions to its search technology, Google’s latest upgrade to Google Analytics has been overshadowed. Analytics is the search giant’s free software product that allows website owners and publishers to get detailed statistics about the number, whereabouts and search behavior of their visitors (and much more)....
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The JooJoo/CrunchPad made its debut on December 7 and was largely panned in the process.
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Vic Gundotra / Google Mobile Blog : Mobile Search for a New Era: Voice, Location and Sight
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