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Google shutting down Checkout in favor of...

Google Checkout will be gone in the next six months

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Hearsay Social unveils new social selling platform

by Faith Merino, May 6, 2013 | Comments

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Sales professionals need social media tools just as much as marketers do

There’s no shortage of social marketing solutions for the enterprise and the SMB alike. In fact, a year or two ago it felt like we were in the midst of a social marketing baby boom of sorts. Everyone had a way for you to easily and quickly connect with your customers/users through social media. Hearsay Social has been pretty unique ...

Women in gaming: Ignored or victims of sexism

by Steven Loeb, May 6, 2013 | Comments

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Big Fish Games rode to success by catering to women, only a few others are following suit

In a recent interview I did with Paul Thelen, the founder and CEO of casual and social gaming company Big Fish Games, I asked him what separated his company from the multitude of online game developers out there. His response was simple: women. Women, mostly aged 25 to 75, he said, make up around 90% of the company's four million PC users, and six million mobile ...

Google Glass gets its first YouTube integration app

by Steven Loeb, May 4, 2013 | Comments

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App lets users upload videos directly to YouTube from Glass without having to go through Google+

If I were ever to use Google Glass, one of the first things I would probably want to do it would be to take video of something cool happening right in front of me. I mean, isn't a major selling point that you can take pictures and videos without having to fumble around with a device or camera? And then, ...

Mountain Dew apologizes for ad via promoted tweet

by Faith Merino, May 3, 2013 | Comments

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Mountain Dew's controversial ad has been called the most racist commercial in history

If you were one of the lucky ones who got a chance to see the awful new Mountain Dew commercial before it was pulled for offending like, everyone—congratulations. You’ll be able to tell your grandchildren that this actually happened. Now, not only has PepsiCo pulled the ad, Mountain Dew is literally paying the price: the company has been apologizing to ...

Apple loses dominance of worldwide tablet market

by Steven Loeb, May 3, 2013 | Comments

	Company has lost almost 20% of marketshare in a year While Android seems to have, at least so far, won the war over smartphones over its rival Apple (though that could change within the next few years) the same could not be said for tablets. That was the area where Apple had gotten out way in front and always had a clear lead. But that dominance looks like it has ...
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Are we still innovating? Thiel and Andreessen debate!

by Steven Loeb, May 2, 2013 | Comments

	Peter Thiel: We can do better than throwing angry birds at pigs We live in a time when it feels like new technology is coming out faster than most of us can even keep up with. In just the last decade we have seen the fall of the desktop computer, the rise and fall of the laptop and then the rise of the smartphone. But are we actually creating useful devices or ...
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New Google Glass app takes pictures with a wink

by Steven Loeb, May 2, 2013 | Comments

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Hands free picture taking is sure to rankle those who see Glass as a potential privacy invader

I've expressed my weariness and apprehension over Google Glass, the hands free computer that looks like a Star Trek prop, before. Not only do I think the device looks kind of dumb, but I worry about devices like this isolating people even further, and I also have some concerns over some very real issues having to do with privacy. But, ...

LinkedIn spruces up profiles with new images and video

by Steven Loeb, May 1, 2013 | Comments

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Professional Portfolio allows users to flex their creative muscle

LinkedIn has come a long way from being a very sober-looking, buttoned-up professional site. In the early days, LinkedIn didn't even allow people to put up photos, as the founder Reid Hoffman wanted to maintain a very professional environment. How times have changed. In an attempt to make its pages more visually interesting, and to keep people on the site ...

BlackBerry CEO says tablets will be obsolete in 5 years

by Faith Merino, April 30, 2013 | Comments

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Heins isn't worried about BlackBerry's future in tablets because he doesn't see a future for tablets

As you might recall, the PlayBook didn’t really work out for BlackBerry. The company had to take a charge of $485 million to write down unsold inventory after only selling some 150,000 devices in Q3 2012. Now it looks like CEO Thorsten Heins is playing it cool by saying, “meh, tablets are all whatever.” (That’s me paraphrasing, btw.) In an ...

Twitter opens ad platform to all U.S. businesses

by Steven Loeb, April 30, 2013 | Comments

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Twitter Ads gives small businesses access to Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts

In March of last year, Twitter debuted its self-service ad platform to give small businesses access to Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts to help them grow their business. The program was only made availabile to select businesses, who could access it through invite only. Now, a year later, Twitter has finally opened Twitter Ads to any company that wants to use ...

Finect launches as a LinkedIn for financial services

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, April 30, 2013 | Comments

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NY-based startup wants to be the 'compliant' focused social network for advisors, asset managers

The financial industry is ripe for social innovation and NY-based Finect wants to be leading the charge when it comes to servicing the financial services industry. Finect, which was founded last year, officially launches Tuesday as a professional network for financial service providers, such as investment advisors and asset managers. It's meant to address the growing need for the highly-regulated finance ...

Path reaches 10 million users and counting

by Steven Loeb, April 29, 2013 | Comments

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Path has added seven million users in less than a year, adding one million more a month

Path, the social network built around exclusivity, might not be in the big leagues yet, but it is getting there, passing an important milestone Monday. Path has reached 10 million users, it was revealed in a tweet put out by the company: — Path (@path) April 29, 2013 Dave Morin, the company's founder and CEO, also tweeted the news. — ...

Madison Color gets $4M for personal hair-care delivery

by Steven Loeb, April 29, 2013 | Comments

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Former Maveron VC Amy Errett tackles the hair care business with online subscription service

(Updated to reflect comment from Madison Color) Subscription commerce is a space that is heating up very quickly. There startups for virtually anything you can imagine, from shoes, clothes, craft kits, and educational kid’s toys, to makeup, snacks, tampons, green living, condoms, and sex toys. Things you are either too embarrassed, or too lazy, to go to the store to get yourself. I know plenty ...

Google Now makes its way onto iOS

by Steven Loeb, April 29, 2013 | Comments

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The personal assistant is available on the Google Search app, and is now a direct competitor to Siri

Just as it did with its Maps app, Google is once again looking to take Apple head on on its own turf. And, this time, it is going to be taking on one of Apple's most recognizable features. Google Now, the company's answer to Apple's Siri personal assistant, is now being made available on iOS via an update to the Google ...

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