As we have noted, FourSquare has become an extremely popular way to share where you are. However, unlike yesterday’s hot location-sharing app, BrightKite, FourSquare does not have the ability to share photos. Is this an oversight, or is it an opport…
With Foursquare seeing fast growth and starting to be embraced by elements of the mainstream (like their new deal with Bravo), it might be decision time.A popular part of the gaming element of the service is gaining badges, virtual tokens that show …
Optimizing for universal search offers new opportunities to develop richer content, explore new marketing channels, and sets you up for future success. …
Applications that looked amazing on larger multi-touch experiences like Microsoft Surface may have a more affordable consumer-facing counterpart. While the iPad has been widely criticized, many startups are thrilled by its possibilities. In mid-Nove…
Just when you thought the iPad hype may be winding down, Stephen Colbert opened up The Grammys by pulling out the new Apple device instead of an envelope to present the show’s award for “Song of the Year.”Colbert then jokingly turned to Jay-Z …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc all but waved the white flag in a dispute with publisher Macmillan that could lead to the online retailer raising prices on some of its e-books.
Foursquare’s new frontier isn’t just newspapers, but media companies as a whole. Case in point: Bravo and Foursquare have entered into a must-see TV relationship integrating show personalities and their city tips, as well as a Bravo badg…
While the ebook war between Apple and Amazon has only just again, this weekend’s drama between Macmillan and Amazon has ended decisively in the book publisher’s favor.This weekend it was revealed that Macmillan and Amazon were fighting o…
I sat down with Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week to talk about his business. Brightcove isn’t the sexiest startup out there. They’re a video platform – giving websites the tools they need to h…
Amazon is coming under fire for sanctioning Macmillan, after the book publisher said it wanted to raise prices for its e-books. But in reality, Amazon is just doing to the book industry what Apple did to the record labels in the early days of the iP…