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Microsoft to grow Office 365's capacity to import contacts from third-party tools

Posted May 3, 2013 - 1:56 pm

Office 365 users will increasingly be able to import contacts from external applications after the suite's initial rollout of this capability for Facebook and LinkedIn.
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China cracks down on Internet bird flu rumors

Posted May 3, 2013 - 2:52 am

Chinese authorities have detained two Internet users for allegedly spreading rumors about the new bird flu virus on the nation's top Twitter-like microblogging site, Sina Weibo.
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Facebook rethinks its 'hackathons' with an eye toward mobile

Posted May 2, 2013 - 8:57 pm

Facebook is retooling its famous "hackathon" all-night coding workshops to give engineers more time to conceive new products, hopefully with a focus on mobile.
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Citrix adds IM to Podio enterprise collaboration software

Posted May 2, 2013 - 10:53 am

Citrix has added instant messaging to its Podio enterprise collaboration product so that employees can engage in one-to-one and group text chats while they work on tasks and projects.
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Airpair plays digital matchmaker between startups, developer experts

Posted May 2, 2013 - 9:00 am

Launching a new product or business is hard. Sometimes, even computer nerds need a little tech support.
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P2P piracy putting pressure on Chinese video sites

Posted May 2, 2013 - 5:17 am

After spending millions to buy licensed TV shows and movies, China's top online video site is facing a surge in piracy from a new crop of offenders threatening to cut into its business.
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Yahoo acquires to-do list app Astrid

Posted May 1, 2013 - 11:22 pm

Yahoo has acquired Astrid, a to-do list and personal assistant mobile app, and the developers behind it for an undisclosed sum.
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Facebook revenue rises 38 percent amid continued mobile growth

Posted May 1, 2013 - 4:52 pm

Facebook posted a revenue increase of 38 percent in the first quarter that was bolstered by broad engagement across the site, the company reported Wednesday.
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Dunkin' Donuts brews up strong social response to Boston bombings

Posted May 1, 2013 - 3:41 pm

When Dunkin' Donuts executives were deciding how to respond on Twitter and Facebook to the Boston Marathon bombings, they acted like what they are - members of a grieving Boston community.
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Belgian ISPs sued for providing Internet access without paying copyright levies

Posted May 1, 2013 - 9:00 am

Sabam, the Belgian association of authors, composers and publishers, has sued the country's three biggest ISPs, saying that they should be paying copyright levies for offering access to copyright protected materials online.
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Report: Yahoo drops Dailymotion deal in face of French opposition

Posted May 1, 2013 - 12:51 am

Yahoo has scrapped plans to invest in French online video site Dailymotion, after the French government opposed the Internet giant acquiring a majority stake in the company, according to reports.
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Facebook's big data plans include warehouses, faster analytics

Posted April 30, 2013 - 9:06 pm

Facebook may treasure the data it has on its one billion-plus users for its advertising returns, but the analysis the site performs on that data is expected to continue to pose numerous challenges over the coming year, an engineer said.
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Posted April 30, 2013 - 4:15 pm

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Enterasys boosts productivity with Microsoft SharePoint alternative

Posted April 30, 2013 - 2:40 pm

Enterasys Networks, the Salem, N.H., maker of networking and security products, found coordinating collaboration among staff, suppliers and partners was cumbersome using Microsoft's SharePoint so went looking for a simpler way that wound up saving money by boosting efficiency.
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Google may have smart eyeglasses but Budweiser has smart beer glasses

Posted April 30, 2013 - 2:35 pm

Budweiser is trying to make it easier to make friends -- Facebook friends -- when you're drinking beer.
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Twitter opens self-service ads to everyone

Posted April 30, 2013 - 2:24 pm

Twitter is expanding its self-service advertising platform so that any business in the U.S. can pay the site to promote its accounts and tweets.
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Microsoft previews Skype for Outlook.com

Posted April 30, 2013 - 6:02 am

Microsoft is rolling out a preview version of Skype for Outlook.com, allowing users to make calls and send instant messages from within the webmail service using a browser plugin.
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Alibaba invests in Sina Weibo to build links with users of the Twitter-like service

Posted April 29, 2013 - 11:17 pm

Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group has acquired an 18 percent stake in the Twitter-like Weibo service from Sina, as part of a partnership focused on social commerce and giving merchants on Alibaba the opportunity to connect and build relationships with Weibo users.
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Designing your digital legacy

Posted April 29, 2013 - 2:02 pm

Virtual life can go on. Here's how to set up your online estate through major social networks and useful Web services.
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Gartner: Worldwide CRM revenue grew 12.5 percent in 2012

Posted April 29, 2013 - 1:52 pm

Global CRM (customer relationship management) revenue grew 12.5 percent last year to US$18 billion, a rate three times that of all enterprise software segments on average, as companies look to acquire more business and serve existing customers better, according to a new Gartner report.
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Make your Twitter feed less annoying in 3 simple steps

Posted April 29, 2013 - 1:21 pm

A combination of lists and software clients can help you manage the social and informational irritants of Twitter.
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25 must-have technologies for SMBs

Posted April 29, 2013 - 1:19 pm

Running a small business isn't easy. Here are 25 technologies that will help you make your SMB a success.
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Wolfram Alpha nerd-crunches your Facebook activity, turns your social life into data

Posted April 29, 2013 - 11:10 am

All those likes and posts pics turned into raw data.
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Google to discontinue Meebo social toolbar in favor of Google+

Posted April 28, 2013 - 11:28 pm

Google plans to shut down in June the Meebo Bar for receiving and sharing personalized content from websites in favor of Google+ tools for interaction between websites and users.
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LivingSocial gets hacked, 50 million users told to reset passwords

Posted April 26, 2013 - 6:47 pm

More than 50 million users of the daily deals site LivingSocial are being asked to reset their passwords after hackers attacked the company's servers and potentially made off with personal data.
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