Twitter is pushing ads to the top of the stream – VentureBeat “By integrating the ad (Promoted Tweets) with the content (regular tweets) and by making sure the content of the ad isn’t too divorced from what users might typically want or expect to see in non-commercial content, Twitter is attempting to decrease tune-out, increase Read more about More on promoted tweets[…]
This is starting to get very interesting indeed. BBC News – Alibaba launches new mobile operating software China/Korea will completely lead in mobile phones in a few years time (whatever the type), and especially Americas and Europe will lose out, which is the case already, Apple being the exception. I wonder what will happen to Read more about China provides new mobile platform[…]
Is the “daily deals” phenomenon just a fad- – Techi.com “The easiest way to get people to use a service is to save them money.” But that’s the whole point of a deals service. That desire is not likely to change, is it? People still take loans for buying vanity items, even though they really Read more about Is deals short-lived?[…]
Five Music-Related Things Kids Today Will Never Have – Orange County Music – Heard Mentality And my views on this: Making a mix tape: People do that now via Spotify and similar services, and it’s much easier to do and to share. Music on MTV: Good riddance to MTV, but music needs venues, so I’m Read more about Music listening in the old days[…]
Promoted Tweets Set To Appear in Your Twitter Timeline “Now, Promoted Tweets will show up directly in the stream, with one caveat: You’ll only see ads from accounts that you already follow.” But if that is so, why would companies use Twitter ads? Why not use free regular tweets instead? What am I missing? “Twitter Read more about Promoted tweets, soon in a thread near you[…]
That was fast… Spotify hit with vague patent lawsuit by PacketVideo – VentureBeat “The patent in question, No. 5,636,276, was filed in 1995 and is listed as a “device for the distribution of music information in digital form.” The vagueness of the patent makes it applicable to almost any streaming music service.”
Advice for how to utilize Facebook for your business. It’s not about new features, but better use of existing ones. Facebook for Business
Classical early adopter situation? Generalizing a bit: Men: “Google+ is new and hip and advanced and stuff. Let’s sign up, and get some friends over as well, just for the hell of it.” Women: “My friends are at Facebook, but not on Google+, and it works, hence Google+ is irrelevant.” Google+ Users Are Nearly All Read more about Google+: Early adopter country[…]
Silicon Valley Salaries- What Can You Expect to Earn in the Valley- (Infographic) The living is expensive though.
Angry Birds maker sued by US firm Lodsys for ‘violating patents’ – Telegraph