There is a battle for the real-time data feed. Up to the minute conversations and real time search are clearly what users want, and Twitter at the moment is delivering that better than anyone. Google is not even close at the moment providing anything that resembles real time search. They did just launch Caffeine, which […]
Is it just me, or is everyone (Google, Facebook, etc…) trying to catch up to Twitter? Just yesterday, Facebook acquired FriendFeed for $50 million or so and then within hours, released a news update about their new search function. Then within hours of that Google comes out and releases Caffeine, their new search functionality. Yet […]
As a follow up to a post I did earlier announcing that Facebook acquired FriendFeed, TechCrunch has the figures for what Facebook paid for FriendFeed. Everyone is obviously talking about the Facebook/FriendFeed deal, but everyone wants to know one key detail: How much did Facebook pay? Now we know: Facebook paid nearly $50 million when […]
Facebook has just announced they are rolling out Facebook site-wide search to all Facebook users.’ However, as their press release states, it may take a few days to roll out to all Facebook users: We’re rolling these changes out over the course of the next few days, so you may not see the new results […]
Are you excited about the new, upcoming Microsoft Retail Stores? These stores are obviously on the horizon in order to compete with the Apple Retail Store. So along with a new store and business model, you need a new logo, right? Well here it is – Microsoft just filed a patent with The United States […]
Facebook just announced they have purchased FriendFeed for an undisclosed amount. Although FriendFeeds’ traffic has flattened over the past few months, the user base is very loyal and seemingly drawn to FriendFeeds bipartisan approach to social networks. This acquisition might make FriendFeed users “not very happy”! Full Press Release Below
Just saw a great Twitter update from @socialnetdaily that shared a short, simple, yet powerful video about Twitter, Facebook, and social media but business. But more importantly, this video shows the power of connecting, connections, networks that are naturally established, and how even the speakers 16 year old daughter with 1000 friends is in a […]