Unlike some of the other companies that have filed for IPOs, Zynga appears to be a very big and healthy business. It generated $235 million in revenue for the March quarter, which is up 153% from the same period a year ago when it generated $101 million. The company’s net income is $11.8 million...
Bandicoot is a new set-based programming language. According to the project site: “The language is similar to general purpose programming languages where you write functions/methods and access data through variables. Though, in Bandicoot, you always manipulate data in sets using a small set-based algebra (the relational algebra).” Other set-based programming languages include SETL and...
Music producer Jimmy Iovine not talking about the TouchPad’s enterprise class security. Image: HP See Also: Of Course HP Will Make Windows 8 Tablets MOSSBERG: HP TouchPad “No Match” For The iPad HP TOUCHPAD: “It Looks Like An Oversized iPhone 3GS” HP’s TouchPad tablet launched to tepid reviews this week, and HP is already...
I may have just found gorgeous font replacements for The Next Web after just thirty seconds of trying this new tool from Font Shop. FontFonter lets you test out 40 font alternatives on any website on the fly. Just type in the URL you’d like to test the new fonts out on and you’re...
Clearly, Apple has never copied anyone, they’re awesome. Can Apple produce 1 legit consumer who thought they were buying an iPhone when they bought one of these Samsung’s? Article source: TNW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/gMFvjWcfcHw/
Well, I hate to say it, but Apple do have a point. Samsung (and others for that matter) have tried to mimic the look and functionality of Apple devices. Why these companies can’t be original I have no idea. They just see Apple’s success and try to copy that success rather than innovating, something...
Visit the Qwest resource center for relevant briefs and reports to help you better manage your enterprise. Learn how smart businesses harness the power of customer data to improve satisfaction and sales: Unleashing the Power of Customer Data. I had hoped I could be done writing and thinking about Google Plus for the week...
Every week, it seems there is more evidence that the balance of power in the book industry continues to tilt towards the author and away from the all-powerful publisher. One of the latest examples is John Green, who writes fiction for young adults from his home in Indianapolis, and whose latest novel has hit...
The Essence of Web 2.0 “To put the play macro in perspective, games have become the second most popular internet activity based on time spent, and have even surpassed email,” Mark Pincus, founder and CEO of Zynga, wrote to potential investors. “Our strategy from the beginning has been to build the biggest macro bet...
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