10 posts and columns on contact

SurveyMonkey Buys Online Forms Start-Up Wufoo for $35 Million

in News on April 25, 2011 at 8:28 am PT

SurveyMonkey, the quiet but profitable and fast-growing Web survey company, is buying online forms start-up Wufoo. While the terms of the transaction for the Tampa, Fla.-based Infinity Box–makers of Wufoo–were not disclosed, sources said the price was $35 million in cash and stock.

Microsoft and HP Show Off the Fruits of Their Partnership

in Enterprise on January 18, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

One year later, it’s time to see what the world’s biggest software company and the world’s biggest IT company could do with $250 million and a year to collaborate on cloud products.

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That Was Fast: About.Me Acquired by AOL

in Enterprise on December 20, 2010 at 1:30 pm PT

Less than a week after its public debut, About.me, the start-up offering simple personal profile pages that tie together social networking contact info from other sites, is being acquired by AOL. The financial terms aren’t being disclosed, but the company had raised less than a half million dollars from AOL Ventures and True Ventures. Other investors include Ron Conway’s SV Angel and the New York Times Company. It had been in an extended beta trial period since September.

What Facebook Messages Means and Why You Should Care

in Social on November 16, 2010 at 12:18 pm PT

Facebook yesterday launched an interesting product that tries to get at the heart of how highly connected people communicate casually. CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others from the company reiterated over and over again (see my live notes; the repetition is excessive) that the product is “not email.”

Video: Even Apple Product Marketing Head Schiller Touts Facebook Connection, Which Has Now Disappeared on Ping

in News on September 2, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

The plot thickens! While two official Apple pages tout an ability to use Facebook to find friends on Ping–its new social music offering in ITunes–which would be very useful, the feature is now not available on the service. CEO Steve Jobs told me at the Apple launch event yesterday that “onerous terms” prevented the integration at Apple. Which is why it is odd that Apple’s SVP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller said in the interview after the jump, which I also did at the confab minutes before, that “you can use your Facebook contacts to find friends who are also on Ping and hook up to them.”

Xobni Soups Up BlackBerry; No Mac Support

in News on March 17, 2010 at 12:22 pm PT

On Digits today, Katie fields questions about Xobni, including Mac support, pricing and the need for having all your Outlook contacts on your BlackBerry.

An App With a Knack for Contacts

in The Digital Solution on March 16, 2010 at 3:08 pm PT

Xobni Mobile for BlackBerry app compiles contact information on the BlackBerry for anyone you’ve emailed–regardless of whether or not you saved their information in your address book.

Yahoo's "Project Rushmore" Begins With Massive Facebook Connect Deployment Across Internet Giant

in News on December 2, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

A few weeks ago, several sources at Yahoo began telling BoomTown about a mysterious “Project Rushmore,” which was described as a massive integration of major social networking sites across the giant Internet portal. Now, the first unveiling of Project Rushmore comes with this morning’s announcement that Yahoo will be integrating Facebook Connect with its many properties, from its powerful media sites to its Flickr photo service to its email. One delicious irony here: Yahoo almost bought Facebook several years ago.
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Samsung’s Instinct Doesn’t Ring True as an iPhone Clone

in Personal Technology on June 12, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

The parade of iPhone lookalikes continues, and the latest to arrive is the Samsung Instinct. While it isn’t a bad phone and has some features the Apple product lacks, it’s no match for the iPhone.