Brazil is the first market for my start-up, Colingo, a service that helps young professionals learn English as a second language. In the process of doing market research in Brazil, I’ve gotten to know many Brazilian entrepreneurs, and a few weeks ago I traveled to Brazil for Startup Weekend Sao Paulo during Global Entrepreneurship...
Daily Archives: December 19, 2011
Facebook introduces private messages between business pages and fans
Facebook has begun introducing a new feature which allows business pages to receive private messages from their fans on the social network. The new communications option, which has appeared for Asia-based admins only so far — although this could be down to time difference — is a significant introduction that will allow businesses to...
fPrivacy Lets You Control Facebook App Permissions
fPrivacy is a Chrome plugin that lets you granularly opt out of stalker-esque Facebook app permissions like “Post to my wall” or “Access profile info” whenever the app authorization dialog appears. Woohoo! Creator Chad Selph made the extension because Facebook apps have been too grabby for far too long — taking an all or nothing...
If You Needed Any More Proof That The Patent System Is Totally Out Of Control… (GOOG, BT)
Image: Euronews via YouTube le See Also: NAUGHTY OR NICE: Which Wall Streeters Deserve A Lump Of Coal This Year? Here’s The Greatest Line From The SEC’s Decision To Appeal Rakoff’s Citi Decision Guess Who Knocked Internet Explorer 8 Off Its Pedestal One of the biggest telecommunications companies in the U.K. has just sued...
Malaysian government to use Internet TV to communicate with public
The Malaysian government has introduced a new Internet video service which will help it to communicate information, news and other updates to members of the public in the country, according to a report from AsiaOne. The IPTV Internet channel — 1MalaysiaIPTV – can be viewed online from a PC or mobile device, while dedicated applications for...
Finance, healthcare jobs most likely to allow personal iPhones, iPads
It’s not news that more and more businesses are allowing workers to bring their smartphones and sometimes tablets of choice to the office. But would you have guessed that two of the most highly regulated industries (finance and healthcare) would be the ones leading the charge for this BYOD (bring your own device) trend? That’s...