What you need to know - 03/14/11

Anonymous releases batch of internal BoA emails; Twitter started exactly five years ago

Technology trends and news by Ronny Kerr
March 14, 2011 | Comments
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The Amazon Appstore for Android will be the exclusive distributor of Angry Birds Rio, a new version of the popular game for iPhone.

Anonymous, the loosely organized group of hackers believed to originate from 4chan, have struck again. This time, instead of bringing down big financial websites like Visa's and Mastercard's, the group targeted Bank of America by releasing a bevy of internal emails related to information on foreclosures.

 

Apple SVP of worldwide product marketing Peter Schiller tweeted confirmation yesterday that the elusive white iPhone will finally be coming. "This spring," the tweet says.

 

SuccessFactors, provider of "business execution software" solutions, acquired social business platform Jambok. Terms were not disclosed.

 

A new Pew Internet report finds that of the American adults who own a cell phone and/or tablet, 56% use their device to access local news and information, which translates to 47% of all adults.

Five years ago yesterday, programming on Twitter first began, according to a tweet from creator Jack Dorsey's account. Eight days after programming began, he sent the first tweet into the world.

Today's featured entrepreneur is Tim Reeth, founder and CEO of Blasterous and Interoctavo.

In a SXSW Interactive panel, Brian Reynolds, Zynga's Chief Game Designer, reveals how the social gaming company used sexual innuendo to promote FrontierVille.


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Description: We build products people love to use
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