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Cloud, Mobile, Enterprise Featured on Day One of DEMO 2012 #demo12
Dozens of products were launched on day one of the DEMO conference where the emerging technology companies were grouped together in cloud, mobile and enterprise categories.
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Don't Demonize. Monetize: the Genius of APIs, the Trend of Platformification
I pulled many valuable nuggets out of Alan Cooper's talk at SXSW, like the one that explains the rise of the sniper app. Near the end of his talk, I asked him why the business, UX and design communities are not embracing the current trend in API proliferation (a.k.a.
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Facebook Kills Off Gowalla
Only a few months after buying Gowalla, Facebook shuts down the young location-sharing service. Terse Farewell The Gowalla homepage offers no details about the end of the location-sharing service. Back in December when rumors first swirled around the Facebook/Gowalla deal, neither company offered details for a few days.
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Does Your Digital Asset Management System Need an API?
Digital asset management (DAM) helps groups of people manage and find all of their digital media in one location, and APIs promise the same benefits -- but to other computer systems.
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HootSuite Adds Digg, TrendSpottr, InboxQ Apps
HootSuite users can extend the platform's functionality with three new apps available immediately in the App Directory: Digg, TrendSpottr and InboxQ. More apps are expected to roll out soon. Inside the App Directory In November 2011, HootSuite, a popular social media management platform, announced its App Directory. The initial
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Google Shuts Social Graph & Others, Opens Up Sky Maps
Google plans to open source Google Sky Map and close down Social Graph API, the Needlebase data management platform, amongst other projects. Dave Girouard, VP of Product Management at Google, announced the product updates in a blog post last week. Focused Energy Back in July 2011, Google rebranded Blogger and
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New Frontiers in Collaborative Experience Management
As the end of the year approaches, people the world over naturally start thinking on the year that has passed and the year ahead. These thoughts typically center on the big changes of the past year and how they might portend to the year ahead.
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HipGeo Opens API, Evolves Future of Location-Based Apps
There has been a growing debate about the utility of location-based applications. Some say they are the future of the gaming industry, while others don’t think that location-based apps are meeting their potential. However, most agree that location-based native and web app development has never been more popular.
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Google to Charge Heavy Users for Maps Access
Most users (and many businesses) think of Google as an endless source of great free stuff, but that may be coming to an end as the company starts charging for heavy usage of its Maps API service. Off the Map? Companies whose sites provide access to Google Maps (usually in
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New Facebook Insights Gives Fans Something to Talk About
Facebook is giving us more insight into the world of Facebook pages. This week, the social media site announced a new dashboard to measure the reach of individual Page posts. Deeper Insights Insights, while useful, didn’t always allow page administrators to delve deep into their users behaviors. Until now.
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Microsoft Brings Skype Video with Mango, Skype Adds Apps
Still finalizing its acquisition of Skype, Microsoft has announced that its Windows Phone 7 Mango update will include Skype video calling, while Skype itself now has an app store for programs that use Skype APIs.
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Yammer Connect: New Plug-ins for Social Business Integration
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Yammer is hell-bent on being the central hub of the enterprise. Today's efforts come to us in the form of a collection of tools and social plug-ins. Officially deemed Yammer Connect, the bundle spreads social functionality across an organization's entire
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Facebook Opens Marketing API Program, Brands Rejoice
Facebook has opened up a world of good with the official launch of its Marketing API Program. Previously limited to just a few companies, the new welcome mat invites all developers to create tools for campaign management and performance tracking.
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ON24 Brings Real Engagement to Virtual Events
We all know what it’s like when our eyes are bigger than our stomachs. When your ideas are bigger than your technology, it can feel similar.
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