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Google, Facebook, Twitter Go RED For World AIDS Day

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

In an effort to raise awareness for World AIDS Day, which takes place annually December 1, Google, Twitter, and Facebook have all added special features to their sites and homepages.
Google has posted a red AIDS ribbon below the search bar on its homepage that directs users to a list of resources where people can “learn”, [...]

How to Tweet to Multiple Twitter Accounts?

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Nowadays it is a norm to run more than one blogs as well as Tweet to more than one Twitter accounts. By doing this we are able to separate personal life from our business and professional updates, as we manage various projects on absolutely different topics.
So I am sure many people would be willing [...]

Will You Get a Paid Premium Twitter Account?

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Well, Twitter Japan To Introduce Paid Premium Accounts Next January.
The news of the day in social media land: Twitter is apparently going to start experimenting with paid premium accounts through its Japanese subsidiary, which has always been a bit separated from the rest of Twitter and in many ways a playground for the company [...]

Ikea for the win on Facebook

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Marketing on social media can be a lesson in frustration, since each social network has its own strengths and limitations. But really effective campaigns use those rules to their advantage. And Ikea’s most recent Facebook campaign did just that.
By turning Facebook’s tagging system into a contest, Ikea achieved one of those elusive social media [...]

The Kid Behind a $170 Million Website

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Aaron Patzer started Mint.com because was frustrated with Intuit’s Quicken. Two years later, Intuit intends to cut him a very big check.

Aaron Patzer launched Mint.com as a user-friendly alternative to Quicken and other personal-finance software out there. Little did he know that just two years later, Intuit, which makes Quicken, would fork over $170 million [...]

Top 10 Consumer Electronics Innovators

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Everyone loves a list, especially (at this blog at least) one that ranks innovative companies. We publish our own annual Top 50 roster, which you can see here. Strategos, an innovation consultancy that is owned by UTEK, just released a Top 10 list of its own.
The rankings overlap a bit—Apple, LG, Microsoft, Nintendo, and [...]

Android Mobile Platform Gaining Ground

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Though Apple’s iPhone still rules the mobile browsing game, it looks like Google’s Android OS–spread over numerous devices now –is beginning to catch up. Admob’s stats show its actually overtaken RIM to steal second place.
Back in March AdMob’s statistics showed quite how dominant the iPhone was, with 50% of the U.S. smartphone OS market–RIM’s [...]

Ecolean – Lighter Approach to Packaging

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Ecolean is a new packaging alternative dubbed as “A Lighter Approach to Packaging”.
“Lightweight packaging is our answer to the demands of the liquid food industry and consumers asking for modern and clever packages. By using a minimal amount of raw material we create a lightweight package which combines low environmental impact with consumer convenience. [...]

Some Palm Pre Profiles Get Lost in the Cloud

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Several Palm Pre customers have reported major problems with their handset’s online backup system, resulting in the loss of phone numbers, calendar events, memos and other data.
The issue stems from corrupted backups, according to Pre enthusiast blog PreCentral. The Pre backs up its data as a “Palm Profile” online, and it only stores the most [...]

LinkedIn co-founder sees IPO likely, but not soon

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

LinkedIn, the world’s biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman told Reuters.

“Probably at some point a balance will occur when that’s the right thing. That will not occur in the near term,” Mr. Hoffman said at a [...]