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Yammer wins TechCrunch50; enterprises lose

Yammer wins TechCrunch50; enterprises loseTwitter away your business....So, enterprise Tweets are the salvation of e-biz? Me thinks not. Heck, most IT managers are so busy fighting fires, adding tweeting to their list of application nightmares just might be the last bullet in the magazine.By whatever merit it was judged, there...

Tags: E-mail, Instant messaging, TechCrunch50

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

TechCrunch50: Day 1

TechCrunch50: Day 1TechCrunch50 designs!Great post! Says the guy commenting from the exhibition hall. We really liked all of the detail photos of the materials (badges, banners, etc..c) since we were the designers. Our company, DESIGN about TOWN (www.designabouttown.com,) worked closely with TechCrunch to prepare the graphic system that would represent...

Tags: Branding, TechCrunch50, Day 1

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

Startups: Where's the business technology?

Startups: Where's the business technology?The first part of you post...made sense. The second part goes against everything the enterprise is about. They do not want new IT crap that is untested and unproven.This is the problem with IT today - more and more of its proponents don't have a clue...

Tags: business technology, information technology, TechCrunch50

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

Additional Resources

News to know: Skype; reCAPTCHA; Oracle Q1; Zune HD; Bing

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale Dave Greenfield: Skype Founders Sue eBay and...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Phishing, Microsoft Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Internet

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Eight top picks from TechCrunch50

TechCrunch50 came and went quickly after a flurry of demos and presentations from hopeful start-ups. This year's winner, RedBeacon, which helps people match a service to a reputable local business, took home the prize but there were eight other companies that struck my fancy during their presentations. Here's a quick...

Tags: Patient, Health Care, CrowdFlower CrowdFlower, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-09-16

TechCrunch50 2009 in pictures

The now annual TechCrunch50 is a conference that sees the launch of 50 new Web startups and services. This year was no different. Here are some of the highlights, in photos. by CNET News.com

Tags: Highlight, Channel Management, Marketing, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-15

Bing's Visual Search: ideal for great-with-faces, bad-with-names types

Today, Microsoft got me to think differently about search. Until now, I really hadn't had much reason to switch to its Bing decision engine, which launched back in May, for my Web searching needs. Google was doing just fine. For a while, I was making an effort to use...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Visual Search, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-14

News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?

Is the bubble about to burst for the startups shouting "enterprise 2.0" from the rooftops? TechCrunch50 and DEMO and Office 2.0 were full of young, eager companies with fun and frilly applications touting themselves as the next enterprise 2.0 heroes. Some offered white label social network applications...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Enterprise 2.0, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Semantic Web Gang looks at investment opportunities in semantic technology

Joined this month by Erick Schonfeld from TechCrunch, Chris Morrison from VentureBeat, and Brad Burnham from Union Square Ventures, this latest episode of the regular Semantic Web Gang podcast explores views on the investment opportunities raised by semantic technology. Union Square was featured in this weekend's New...

Tags: TechCrunch, Investment Opportunity, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-23

News to know: Google; Text messaging; Spam; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging Garett Rogers: Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts Jason Perlow: Microsoft: It's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Text Messaging, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Spamming, Spam, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-15

Yammer wins TechCrunch50; enterprises lose

While I do believe there is a better business model out there for corporate microblogging, Yammer is not it. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Employee, Network, Enterprise 2.0, Yammer, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-12

InScribe had sliding text entry a decade before Swype, what's the big deal now?

TechCrunch50 was held this week and there was lots of excitement in the press about the Swype text input method. After checking out the Swype site I could have sworn I already saw this same technique used a few years ago where I even tried it out and wrote about...

Tags: Method, Swype, Keyboards, Productivity, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Tablets, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-11

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

Bojam is an open source Wikipedia for music creation

Full writeup is in my live blog from Day 3 at TechCrunch50. by Andrew Mager

Tags: Wikipedia, Bojam, Wiki, Blogging, Open Source, Online Communications, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-10

TechCrunch50: Day 3

Photo by Steve Maller I've been covering TC50 for the past few days, and believe it or not, I'm still hungry for more startup pitches. 6:30 a.m. The final sessions of the conference are posted on BusinessWire: s Akoha...

Tags: Hollywood, YouTube Inc., Video, Photograph, Bojam, Truecar, Playce, Panelist, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-10

News to know: Apple updates; Google antitrust; SAP; Countrywide; Patch Tuesday

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Countrywide warning: Ex-employee may have sold customer, mortgage data Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patched ...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Antitrust, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-09-10

TechCrunch 50 opens Monday

Developers, investors, journalists, and the simply curious gather at the San Francisco Design Center for TechCrunch50, a 3-day company launch conference. CNET's Kara Tsuboi catches up with Jason Calacanis, one of the conference co-founders, to discuss emerging trends and some of his favorite start-up sites.

Tags: TechCrunch, Conference, TechCrunch 50, Financial Accounting, Finance

Videos 2008-09-09

Tired of Google Search? Try SearchMe

The experience of using a search engine hasn't changed in about ten years. In the mid 90s, Yahoo! was the best because they had a simple ontology-based category search. It was all text links and the web fit into that little nook: ...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Google Search, SearchMe, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-09

TechCrunch50: Day 2

Yesterday's presentations were a lot of fun to cover. I'm getting right back into the grind today. 6:30 a.m. Here is a list of today's presentations: Alfabetic Presented by Oded Broshi and Arik Kopelman DropBox (Presented by Drew Houston...

Tags: Facebook, Phone, Tim O'Reilly, Mark Cuban, Mytopia, Swype, Mixtt Redefining, iMindi World, Popego Cut, exchangeP, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Food & Beverage, Channel Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-09