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- Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?
- Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?I agreeWhile I like most believe the cost of text messaging is too high, surely there are other areas in which the service providers can be scrutinized. Unless collusion can be shown, I don't see anything the companies could be doing...
- Tags: Government, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, OK Here, Kohl, phone, Text message pricing, SIM card, cell phone service
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
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- SMS fees impacting Twitter feature
- Just this week, I was applauding Twitter for rejecting an offer from Facebook. One reason I noted was that Twitter's SMS text feature makes alerts from twittering (tweeting?) news outlets such as ZDNet even more valuable. Now, that feature seems headed for the history books as wireless carriers impose fee...
- Tags: Wireless Carrier, SMS, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- SAP's forced march may be good news
- At SAP TechEd Berlin, Leo Apotheker, co-CEO reinforced the message that the enhancement packages will significantly reduce the amount of testing that customers need undertake as part of an upgrade. However, consultants disagreed. Jim Spath of Black and Decker for instance said: "There is no way we...
- Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services
- Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...
- Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Yahoo: What happens if Google deal doesn't go through?
- Yahoo's search advertising deal with Google, which is expected to increase the company's ability to monetize its Web pages, has been delayed to give the Department of Justice more time to evaluate it. This Google-Yahoo partnership has raised hackles from Microsoft as well as others, but the larger question is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Sen. Kohl: Justice should look closely at Yagoogle deal
- Update: Google and Yahoo agree to "briefly" delay the deal to give Justice time to look into it. New York Times Congress continued its poking around in the Google-Yahoo deal with Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) calling on the Justice Dept. to give the deal strict scrutiny. In...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Law, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- News to know: iTunes 8 sneaky upgrade; AMD; CTIA; Text pricing
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade. Gallery Tour: Sneaky iTunes install, step by step right Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: iTunes...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Pricing Strategy, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iTunes, CTIA, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?
- How much do you pay for a text message? In case you didn't know, the cost of a text message has doubled in the past few years - from 10 cents to 20 cents - and suddenly Sen. Herb Kohl wants to know why. Techmeme I specifically ask each...
- Tags: Mobile, Text Messaging, Pricing Strategy, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Sen. to carriers: Why do text messages cost $1,300 per meg?
- Sen. to carriers: Why do text messages cost $1,300 per meg?I don't get it[i]If cell phone users don't like it, call the person, it doesn't cost anything extra. [/i]How does this save me from having to pay for the SMS that some marketer sent me, or the one that was...
- Tags: Cellular phones, carrier
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Sen. to carriers: Why do text messages cost $1,300 per meg?
- Did you see CrunchGear on AT&T's text charges? I found it via Ars It seems at 20 cents per message, AT&T is charging $1,310.72 per megabyte at those rates. The rising rates for texting prompted Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) to write a letter...
- Tags: Text Messaging, Carrier, Ars, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- WA lawmakers try to address cyberbullying
- For all the fears about online predators, schoolchildren in Seattle face a much more pressing concern: cyberbullying. A report from the Seattle School District found that over 40 percent of youths nationwide report that they were bullied online, while 53 percent said something unkind online. Nearly 60 percent of those...
- Tags: Instant messaging, school district
- Blog posts 2007-03-14
- Are Microsoft's online advertising tools enough to trump Google?
- In the Google vs. Microsoft battle, the metric most often compared is search share. In that category, its evident that Microsoft isnt even holding its own; it is losing steadily. But what about in online-advertising tools? Can Microsoft parlay its software-development experience into superior tools for those willing to...
- Tags: Windows Live, Office Live, Corporate strategy, Code names, adCenter, Microsoft Corp., advertisement
- Blog posts 2007-01-17
- Most usable e-commerce sites: Amazon, American Eagle, Banana Republic
- Citigroup rated 44 retail Web sites, judging sites on how easy they were to use, visual appeal, ease of checkout, merchandise assortment, delivery, return options and price. Amazon tool the top spot, followed by American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic and Talbots. Costco, CompUSA, Hot Topic and Kohl were at the...
- Tags: Banana Republic
- Blog posts 2006-01-09
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