Salesforce.com Gets Access to Twitter's Messages Feed
Posted by PCWorld
Salesforce.com announced Wednesday a deal with Twitter that will give the enterprise cloud computing company access to Twitter's "firehose" feed of public[...]
Continue ReadingSearch and Social: How The Two Will Soon Become One
Posted by TechCrunch
Bing and Google each recently unveiled its own new search interface, designed to better intuit your intent and help you get to the one best answer more efficiently. �And they?ve meet it ever more clear that search is heading straight for a merger with social.The changes are smart. �Google?s knowledge graph is useful ? when I search for certain things, I just want a cheat sheet. �What is Faraday?s Law, again? �What exactly is a geoduck?But Bing?s new feature ? ?people who might know? ? is even smarter[...]
Continue ReadingOpera 12: new version, new features, new competitive challenges
Posted by VentureBeat
Opera is releasing version 12 of the Opera browser today, with new features for theming, controlling your computer’s hardware from the browser without using a plugin, speed, and security.
VentureBeat talked with Opera’s Jan Standal, vice-president of desktop products to get the skinny on all the latest features, and, perhaps most interestingly, on how Opera is competing in an increasingly tough browser market.
First, the new features.
Opera has always competed on speedy browsing, and that’s not changing now. With addition tune-ups for speed, including experimental hardware acceleration — using your graphics process instead of just your CPU to render web pages —[...]
Continue ReadingVentureBeat talked with Opera’s Jan Standal, vice-president of desktop products to get the skinny on all the latest features, and, perhaps most interestingly, on how Opera is competing in an increasingly tough browser market.
First, the new features.
Opera has always competed on speedy browsing, and that’s not changing now. With addition tune-ups for speed, including experimental hardware acceleration — using your graphics process instead of just your CPU to render web pages —[...]
Fancy teams up with Zaarly to turn craftiness into currency
Posted by Gigaom
Martha Stewart-style crafts and cooking projects generate a ton of ?likes? and ?pins? online, but they might also be able to generate some cash. Social discovery and commerce site Fancy�and peer-to-peer marketplace�Zaarly�announced Monday they are partnering to make DIY items shared on The Fancy available for users to purchase.
Until now, members of Pinterest rival Fancy have been able to share photos and ?fancy? all kinds of items on the site — from Marc Jacobs bags to cupcakes frosted to look like Cookie Monster — but they?ve only been able to actually purchase traditional merchandise made by particular companies and brands. With the new partnership, Fancy users can use the Zaa[...]
Continue ReadingUntil now, members of Pinterest rival Fancy have been able to share photos and ?fancy? all kinds of items on the site — from Marc Jacobs bags to cupcakes frosted to look like Cookie Monster — but they?ve only been able to actually purchase traditional merchandise made by particular companies and brands. With the new partnership, Fancy users can use the Zaa[...]
A Deeper Look Inside Apple?s Secrecy And Its Sustainability
Posted by TechCrunch
Editor’s note:�Derek Andersen�is the founder of�Startup Grind, a 12-city event series helping educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. He?s also ex-Electronic Arts, the founder Commonred, as well as product incubator�Vaporware Labs.
WWDC this past week confirmed that Apple is�as strong as ever. The company?s steady stream of new products and announcements are a good indication that it?s business as usual. But when will Apple face its first real post-Steve Jobs test? It?s hard to say but not anytime soon.
Last week�at Startup Grind�in Palo Alto�I sat down with Adam Lashinsky, the author of�Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired and Secretive Company Really Works. The book is[...]
Continue ReadingWWDC this past week confirmed that Apple is�as strong as ever. The company?s steady stream of new products and announcements are a good indication that it?s business as usual. But when will Apple face its first real post-Steve Jobs test? It?s hard to say but not anytime soon.
Last week�at Startup Grind�in Palo Alto�I sat down with Adam Lashinsky, the author of�Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired and Secretive Company Really Works. The book is[...]
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