For a while now, I have believed that one of the inevitable consequences of the sprawling social networks we see around today, would be niche networks. This is not something we don't see around already – in fact, most of the networks or users address it in their own ways – groups/pages on Facebook, LinkedIn, […]
This week's roundup covers Apple's record label deals, the OS X malware, the Foxconn factory explosion and patents from Freescale; Groupon's deals with Loopt and possibly Foursquare, Foursquare and INQ, HTC's foray into location based coupons; Amazon's Kindle records, Lady Gaga promo, data loss and Oracle; Facebook's photo taggi buy orlistat online ng payment, use […]
Since the Skybags driven conversation on Twitter a few weeks ago (related posts by L.Bhat and Karthik) I have wondered about the presence of Facebook/Twitter icons in print ads. So I decided to do a little research on my own. For a week – from 13th – 19th May, I tracked the ads in Bangalore […]
One of the trends I think will catch on in the next few years is social commerce, despite the buzz. 🙂 Though word-of-mouth has always been around, newer technologies provide scope for newer manifestations. At this point, social commerce is seen as many things – from f-commerce to group buying/daily deals to virtual merchandise to […]
This week’s stories include LinkedIn’s Android app and its developer platform, Bing’s increasing market share and Bing Business Portal, Facebook’s ownership and Open Commute Project, a few apps on the iPad, Larry Page’s reorganisation in Google, acquisitions by Google and YouTube Live. [scribd id=53092158 key=key-22pklg2rd5su5v2ybspz mode=list]