Twitter CEO Ev Williams posted a blog entry Thursday with an update on the microblogging service’s usage, which continues to grow sharply. More interesting than the numbers, though, was the message written between the lines: Twitter now has 145 million monthly users, and for the marketers who want to reach them, Twitter is the only way to go. The numbers don’t lie. Third-party developers, who played a large role in Twitter’s early growth and buzz, just don’t matter
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Twitter: 300,000 apps, but none of them matter
Yammer, originally launched as a “ Twitter for businesses ,” will soon expand its services into a full-on social network like Facebook — built to help streamline workplaces and network business professionals. Along with a redesign to be more social, the Yammer developers are also providing access to developers in order to attract third-party apps.
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Yammer 2.0: A Facebook for the Warren Buffett set
It’s been less than 24 hours since Apple released iTunes 10 and its integrated social networking functionality, Ping, but spammers and scammers are already starting to spread their messages via the service. The first major instance appears t…
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OnLive is announcing today that it has begun a beta test to let gamers use its games-on-demand service over wireless networking connections. As a technical achievement, that’s pretty cool. OnLive runs its games in the cloud, using beefy servers with graphics processing capability and compression technology that can send the game data back to the user in real time. The result is that the server-based game service feels like a user is playing a game that is stored and processed on the user’s own computer. The cloud-based service offers benefits such as the ability to play demanding games on low-end hardware and the ability to log into the service from any machine
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OnLive announces beta test for server gaming over Wi-Fi connections
After months of speculation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally revealed the new and improved Apple TV today. It has a lot going for it, including a low $99 price, redesigned hardware, and access to streaming media from the iTunes store. At the same time, I can’t help but be disappointed — an opinion shared by Forrester analyst James McQuivey . Instead of being a revolutionary upgrade, the new Apple TV is just a smaller and cheaper iteration on what Apple has done before. Meanwhile, Google announced its Google TV service earlier this year — which will bring many of the Apple TV’s additions (Netflix, Pandora), alongside full access to the web on your TV, the ability to subscribe to audio and video podcasts, and more
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Apple TV is the one you date, Google TV is the one you marry
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There are a heap of travel sites on the Web, but most look to serve to the fixed-date traveller: those with a date and destination in mind. Adioso , funded by the prominent Y Combinator startup incubator, launched a third version of its product Wednesday as a way for open-ended, adventurous travelers to seek out their next destination before they pack their backpacks, dawn their cap and shades, and head out for their next escapade. The site works in a simple way: On its homepage, you are automatically shown your location and a list of various domestic and international destinations based on fares. When you click on one, or alternatively type in your search, you are taken to a page with a graph of ticket prices over time — a useful indicator for the right dates to travel — and flight options for each day. It’s far from the only innovator in travel search. The recently launched Hipmunk shows flights on a grid to eliminate duplicate results and other noise from a search. But Adioso uses natural-language search and an impressive routing algorithm to provide the ability to make open-ended searches like “Los Angeles to anywhere international under $700,” “Los Angeles to anywhere domestic during Oct,” or “Los Angeles to Honolulu next week.” It’s one of few travel sites on the Web without the predictable “destination” and “date” selection boxes, a much-welcomed change
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Adioso opens travel search for the adventurous
Section: Business News , Video It looks like this is going to be a rumor filled morning, first we have mention that Sony is going to try and steal some of the Apple thunder today , and now it looks like Amazon may also be looking to get in on that party. Only while this one may be aimed at Apple, it really looks like it would really be more competition for Netflix and/or Hulu+. The Amazon details are coming courtesy of the Wall Street Journal who are reporting that; “Amazon.com Inc. is working on a new subscription service that would deliver TV shows and movies over the Internet, ramping up the battle among Web companies to control entertainment in the living room.” According to the details, this service from Amazon is going to be targeted at older content and at multiple internet connected devices.
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Rumor: Amazon may launch a subscription video service
September 1st, 2010
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Section: Business News , Apple , Video , Content , Video Providers More Apple related rumors, I know, shocking to see on the day of an Apple event. That said, if you are a fan of the Apple TV and Netflix this one may be of interest though. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is planning to unveil a new Apple TV set-top box that will be able to stream Netflix.
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Report: Apple to announce Netflix-streaming Apple TV later today
Well, there you have it. According to Bloomberg , an Army of people “familiar with the matter” have said that Apple will launch a TV service tomorrow with Netflix inside. iTV? Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers TV to consumers, will include movies from Netflix Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The streaming service would be available on the revamped version of Apple TV, due to be introduced tomorrow in San Francisco, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been made public. Users would pay a subscription fee to Netflix for the service, the people said. Perhaps that’s why the Roku HD player dropped from $129 to $69 with $10 of free content at Amazon overnight.
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Bloomberg: Netflix Streaming on iTV, released tomorrow
Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile , Reviews , Features , Originals Recently, I have spent a few weeks trying out one of Sprint’s latest Android smartphones, the Samsung Epic 4G .? Even after a few hours of testing the device I was really impressed by the Epic and its improvements over the other Galaxy S variants.? Since I have not reviewed the HTC EVO 4G—also on the Sprint Network—I cannot comment on which is a better smartphone, but I’m sure the Epic 4G is definitely tied with the EVO if not better. What is it?
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Gadgetell Review: Samsung Epic 4G on Sprint
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