Daily Archives: October 12, 2011

Foursquare Adds Real-Time List Notifications With Radar

October 12, 2011
Foursquare Adds Real-Time List Notifications With Radar

Today location-based social network Foursquare announced Radar, a new real-time feature that sends users notifications when they’re close to a place on their to-do lists, or the any other Foursquare lists they follow. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/m2M8TzHcti0/foursquares_real-time_radar_recommends_where_to_go.php

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Sources All Over The Ad Tech Industry Think Google Is Going To Buy Akamai (AKAM, GOOG)

October 12, 2011
Sources All Over The Ad Tech Industry Think Google Is Going To Buy Akamai (AKAM, GOOG)

Image: Flickr/Herkko Hietanen See Also: Google Must Be Feeling Burned For Investing In Intellectual Ventures Yahoo Drops Out Of Hulu Bidding Motorola Has A Big Announcement Next Week And We’re Guessing It’s For The Xoom 2 What’s the next big move for Google? We’re not sure, but multiple ad tech industry sources think Google...

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Snapette, The App That Leads Women To Pretty Shoes In Nearby Stores, Just Raised $1.3 Million

October 12, 2011
Snapette, The App That Leads Women To Pretty Shoes In Nearby Stores, Just Raised $1.3 Million

Sarah Paiji is cofounder of Snapette Image: Ann Lam via Viewsline See Also: SLOVAKIA REJECTS THE EFSF IN FIRST VOTE, Second Vote Expected Later This Week Here’s Why Steve Jobs Wore A Black Turtleneck And Jeans Every Day RIP: Rick Perry For President (August 13, 2011—October 11, 2011) Snapette, a fashion-focused product search tool,...

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With X.commerce, eBay eyes a bigger prize as sales enabler

October 12, 2011
With X.commerce, eBay eyes a bigger prize as sales enabler

EBay and PayPal formally unveiled their X.commerce platform, an ambitious attempt to bridge online and offline commerce and arm developers and merchants with a host of tools to help part consumers from their money. The platform is wide ranging and includes a number of components, from a new PayPal sign-in called PayPal Access that...

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The six data-savvy work personas

October 12, 2011
The six data-savvy work personas

From data scientists to data-savvy managers, data is playing a bigger role in how we do our work. According to a recent study by Factiva, there are at least six different personas that workers take on, illustrating the different ways we relate to this data. We can enhance our chosen data expertise and highlight...

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Beware of Fake Netflix Android Apps

October 12, 2011
Beware of Fake Netflix Android Apps

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Symantec this week has a blog post here showing the differences between the real and fake Netflix Android app that is making its way around the Internet. The fake app is a real Trojan that will steal your account data. The two are very hard to...

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Work is where you are

October 12, 2011
Work is where you are

At Net:Work 2011, we’ll examine the bottom-line benefits of the on-demand workforce and the tools that empower it. GigaOM editors will join GigaOM Pro analysts and technology innovators to discuss and debate the business challenges and opportunities presented by this new global culture of work.

 Speakers include: David Gutelius, Chief Social Scientist, Jive Software...

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AwayFind Raises $800,000 In Seed Funding, Now Available For Google Apps

October 12, 2011
AwayFind Raises $800,000 In Seed Funding, Now Available For Google Apps

Email productivity tool AwayFind announced today that it has closed its seed round of $800,000, led by 500 Startups and CAP Ventures, with participation from several angels, including Ben Lilienthal, Anton Sutton and Amir Banifatemi. The company is also launching its new product for business, available now in the Google Apps Marketplace. This new...

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Jeff Bezos "Makes Ordinary Control Freaks Look Like Stoned Hippies," Says Former Engineer (AMZN)

October 12, 2011
Jeff Bezos "Makes Ordinary Control Freaks Look Like Stoned Hippies," Says Former Engineer (AMZN)

Image: Steve Kovach, Business Insider See Also: INFOGRAPH: The Shifting Digital Media Landscape Amazon Doesn’t Own The Trademark For ‘Kindle Fire’ Yahoo Drops Out Of Hulu Bidding Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is such a control freak he “makes ordinary control freaks look like stoned hippies,” according to a former engineer who worked for the...

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At CMJ in New York City, music tech startups are about to “take it to 11″

October 12, 2011
At CMJ in New York City, music tech startups are about to “take it to 11″

As New Yorkers gear up for the annual CMJ Music Festival in New York City, all ears are turned towards the tech industry. For this year, CMJ tapped Cantora Labs, a yet-to-launch startup incubator, to be the official curators of the week long event. Cantora Labs is the brainchild of the gents behind Cantora...

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