Daily Archives: October 11, 2011

Box.net ropes in SAP Ventures for latest venture round

October 11, 2011
Box.net ropes in SAP Ventures for latest venture round

Cloud storage provider Box.net just closed additional Series D funding that brings the round’s total to $81 million. The latest money came from SAP Ventures–the investment arm of enterprise software giant SAP AG–as well as Salesforce.com , Bessemer Venture Partners and NEA. Box.net CEO Aaron Levie said this latest investment is an extension to the earlier...

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Is Google+ a solution in search of a problem?

October 11, 2011
Is Google+ a solution in search of a problem?

There has been a frenzy of recent reports about the user base of Google’s new social network, Google+, and how it has allegedly declined by a massive amount since it opened to the public several weeks ago. As it turns out, much of that is likely a normal cooling-off period after the initial explosion of...

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iTunes 10.5 comes out of beta, iOS 5 support featured

October 11, 2011
iTunes 10.5 comes out of beta, iOS 5 support featured

Welcome to the party, iTunes 10.5. Today, Apple released this new iteration of its popular media manager which includes several improvements along with Apple support for any devices running iOS 5. This comes in time with Apple’s iOS release tomorrow on October 12th, as the updated iTunes will be required in order for devices...

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Going beyond the Like: How to maximize your follow through

October 11, 2011
Going beyond the Like: How to maximize your follow through

It’s no secret that every brand under the sun is clamoring for red-hot social media channels packed full of loving fans that are hanging on your every word. After setting up the prerequisite Facebook and Twitter channels, the focus of this social media activity usually turns towards upping the numbers via likes and follows....

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Did Google Lie Last Week About Why It Canceled That Big Android Event? (GOOG)

October 11, 2011
Did Google Lie Last Week About Why It Canceled That Big Android Event? (GOOG)

See Also: Windows Phone Boss: iPhone Is Boring, Android Heading Towards Chaos Yes, We’re Already Hearing Rumors About Samsung’s Galaxy S III BAD NEWS: iPhone 4S Has A Lot Less Standby Time Than Previous iPhones Google and Samsung may be delaying the launch of its next big Android OS due to patent issue, according...

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BAD NEWS: iPhone 4S Has A Lot Less Standby Time Than Previous iPhones (AAPL)

October 11, 2011
BAD NEWS: iPhone 4S Has A Lot Less Standby Time Than Previous iPhones (AAPL)

See Also: GOING RETRO: 14 Old School Games You Can Play On Your iPhone Right Now Here Are The Best iPhone And iPad Apps You Missed This Week Apple Always Planned On Making An iPhone 4S, Not An iPhone 5 Despite Apple’s claims that the iPhone 4S has better battery life than its predecessors,...

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Here’s The Scoop On MTV’s Plans For A ‘Silicon Valley Jersey Shore’

October 11, 2011
Here’s The Scoop On MTV’s Plans For A ‘Silicon Valley Jersey Shore’

See Also: The Next “Jersey Shore” Will Be Set In Brooklyn Craigslist Has A Casting Call For A Show That Sounds Like Jersey Shore: Silicon Valley Craigslist Revenue Pegged At $115 Million This Year, Dropping For The First Time In 9 Years Last week, we stumbled on to a Craigslist ad that was casting...

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Is Picasa about to officially become Google+ Photos?

October 11, 2011
Is Picasa about to officially become Google+ Photos?

It would appear that Google’s impending move to phase out Picasa and fold it further into the Google+ suite of tools is around the corner. As the blog Google Operating System points out the Photo link in the Google’s navigation bar no longer links to Picasa Web Albums, when logged in to your Google...

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Twitter May Soon Own The Trademark On "Tweet"

October 11, 2011
Twitter May Soon Own The Trademark On "Tweet"

Image: Flickr See Also: The iPad Accounts For 97% Of All Tablet Internet Traffic The Mythbusters Will Host A New Steve Jobs Documentary Check Out These 11 Vintage Apple Ads Twitter is closer than ever to owning the trademark on the word “tweet,” reports the Wall Street Journal. It’s currently owned by Twittad, a...

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Tradeshift Shifts Up A Gear With Instant Payments For Businesses

October 11, 2011
Tradeshift Shifts Up A Gear With Instant Payments For Businesses

Tradeshift, the free invoicing platform aiming to be a kind of social network for B2B processes, broke cover last year and since raised a significant $7m round from Notion Capital among others, such as PayPal. Dubbed “Skype for invoicing”, now Tradeshift is shifting up a gear to address a big problem. Getting paid fast...

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