17 posts and columns on businesses

News Byte

Foursquare’s Business Verification Service Checks You Out Before Checking You In

in Social on May 1 at 3:00 pm PT

Foursquare launched a new online verification service on Tuesday, allowing businesses to sign up for the company’s partner toolkit — which includes real-time analytics and loyalty program options — faster than previously possible. For a one-time $10 fee, partners can verify that they are indeed a legitimate local business that potential customers can find on Foursquare and visit in meatspace. Before Tuesday’s launch, businesses were forced to verify themselves the old-school way — via snail mail.

It's Business Time for Apple's iPad

in News on February 14, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Though there’s no dedicated salesforce selling it in the enterprise market, Apple’s iPad has gained significant traction there. Since its debut, more than 65 percent of the Fortune 100 have deployed or piloted the device. If Apple’s not pushing the iPad into the enterprise market, how is it getting there?
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App Way to Gripe (or Praise) About Service

in The Digital Solution on February 8, 2011 at 2:54 pm PT

Katie looks at Tello, a new website and mobile app that encourages users to chime in on their customer-service experiences, good or bad.
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Google Latitude Adds Check-Ins (How 2009!)

in Social on February 1, 2011 at 10:13 am PT

Today Google Latitude will give users the ability to share their location with friends and strangers by “checking in” to a particular establishment.

Amazon Gets Into the Bulk Email Game

in Enterprise on January 25, 2011 at 12:35 pm PT

Why set up a mail server to send messages to customers when you can do the same thing in the cloud?

When It Wasn't Stuffing Cars, EMC Was Doing Real Business

in Enterprise on January 19, 2011 at 6:56 pm PT

Aside from producing oddly funny onstage stunts, storage company EMC launched 41 new enterprise products at its New York event yesterday.

Foodspotting Captures $3M Series A

in Social on January 10, 2011 at 11:51 am PT

Foodspotting, the maker of visually pleasing apps for recommending particular restaurant dishes, has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round led by BlueRun Ventures, the mobile-focused venture capital firm.

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Ring, Ring. Hi, It's Google

in News on December 23, 2010 at 9:33 pm PT

Google Inc., which helped popularize the idea of automated ad sales on the Web, has been quietly turning to an old-fashioned tool–phone calls–to compete in the hot market for local business advertising.

Zynga Chooses Facebook, Yet Again, for Exclusive Launch of Next Game: CityVille

in Social on November 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm PT

Zynga may make “social games,” but they do not foster much in the way of complex or rewarding social interaction. The company is trying to change that, and today is announcing its next game, CityVille, which it calls its most social to date. CityVille (of course) is a cutesy simulation game in which users work to turn a small town into a big city.

Google CEO’s Advice to the Street-View Shy: The Video

in News on October 25, 2010 at 2:34 pm PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s suggestion for those who feel violated by Street View (“Move”) didn’t make the final cut of his interview on CNN’s “Parker Spitzer” show, but here’s the outtake.

Google Adds Cloud Access to Enterprise Search Appliance

AOL Tries Its "Best" in 25 Cities

Yammer Grabs $10 Million More in Funding

in News, February 2, 2010 at 9:24 pm PT

Gartner: The Sky Is Falling

in News, April 1, 2009 at 12:00 am PT

What We Really Need Is a "Stopping Congress From Exploiting For-the-Children Politics" Bill

in News, February 20, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT