5 posts and columns on developer conference

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Facebook Finally Schedules 2011 Developer Conference

in Social on August 25, 2011 at 9:06 am PT

Facebook’s irregularly scheduled annual developers’ conference, f8, will be on Sept. 22 this year in San Francisco. The company had delayed setting a date for the event until its products were approaching readiness, which took longer than expected, representatives had said. One of the focuses of f8 this year should be Facebook as a mobile platform.

RIM’s PlayBook: Scoring in Garbage Time

in News on September 28, 2010 at 8:45 am PT

You wouldn’t know it from Research in Motion’s share price today–down 3.35 percent at $46.74–but analysts were generally impressed with the PlayBook, the “professional tablet” the company announced at its developer conference Monday.

Facebook Waves Off “Fan,” Gives “Like” a Thumbs Up

in Media on March 29, 2010 at 1:50 pm PT

Goodbye “fan.” Hello “like.” That’s the message Facebook is passing along to its advertisers today. The social network is replacing its “fan” buttons with “like” buttons on ads that direct users to big brands’ “fan pages.” It’s a move that’s both minor and telling.

Where Are Twitter’s Ads? You May Have to Wait a Month (Or More).

in Media on March 15, 2010 at 2:26 pm PT

Twitter CEO Evan Williams did not announce the new ad platform the company is working on today. So when will we see it? Think mid-April.

Just How Much Search Share Does Twitter Really Have?

in Media on June 18, 2009 at 12:04 pm PT

Twitter notched yet another milestone yesterday when it finally showed up on comScore’s index of Web search milestones. The catch: It barely registered, pulling down a search share of just 0.001 percent. But I’m sure that comScore is missing the majority of Twitter’s searches. So what’s the real number?