Posts In Category News
Read Write Web: Adobe Announces Open-Source Collaboration with Sourceforge
on July 15, 2010 by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
Today, Adobe announced an expansion of its open-source activities and a collaboration with Sourceforge, called “Open@Adobe.” “Open@Adobe is a site aggregating Adobe’s openness programs, which includes source code hosting, such […]
Read Write Web: New App Reveals How Smart, Rich & Frugal Your Neighbors Are
on July 14, 2010 by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
Last week we told you about a new iPhone application from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) that brought its popular ArcGIS software to iOS devices. The app leveraged […]
Read Write Web: A Business Intelligence Tool for Those Who Want More Than a Spreadsheet
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
Tibco has launched a business intelligence tool designed for the small business market that it is making available for free over the next year. TibcoSilver Spotlight is part of Tibco’s […]
Read Write Web: Chatroullete Expands to Location and Channels
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
Chatroulette, the face-to-face random video chat service, is growing slightly less random. The service is adding Localroulette, for location-specific chats, and Channelroulette, for specific topics. Given the surge of interest […]
Read Write Web: How Andreessen-Horowitz Picked Its First Cloud Investment
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
On Monday, the cloud application management service Okta announced that it had secured a $10 million series A investment earlier this year led by Andressen-Horowitz. Okta allows companies to control […]
Read Write Web: Best Small Cities to Live, According to CNNMoney & Gowalla
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
We wrote before of “location as platform.” How much more rich can location-based apps make the mobile experience? CNNMoney and Gowalla are hoping, much. They’ve partnered to make Money’s yearly […]
Read Write Web: Opera 5.1 for Android Outpaces Safari in Side-by-Side Comparison [VIDEO]
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
Back in April when Opera Mini was released into the AppStore, as an iPhone user I naturally downloaded it and checked it out. Yes, some pages loaded faster, but navigating […]
Read Write Web: Why Press Releases Aren’t Always the Best Way to Get Press
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
75% of journalists find well-targeted, well-written news releases useful, according to a recent survey by Oriella PR Network, an alliance of 15 PR agencies from around the world. As Jeremy […]
Read Write Web: How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
How do you take the social web by storm in a day, winning over even the coldest of hearts and gaining international aclaim – with commercials? A team of creatives, […]
Read Write Web: Validation of the Social Enterprise: Atlassian Raises $60 Million
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
Atlassian has raised $60 million from Accel Partners, the venture capital company that has funded such companies as Facebook, Dropbox and Etsy. The funding is one of the most sizable […]
Read Write Web: BlackBerry 6 Preview Features Social Feeds and New Browser
on July 12, 2010 by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
RIM has released a video preview of the company’s forth coming BlackBerry 6 OS. The preview showcases a touch based interface, new social features likely powered by technology RIM […]
Read Write Web: How Do You Define "Startup"?
on by WalterCron in News, Comments Off
What constitutes a “startup”? Is it the age of a company? Its size? Its funding? Its profitability? Its position in the industry? Steve Jobs often speaks of Apple’s “startup” culture. […]