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Okay so it’s not as mass market as the Like button is, but Google’s attempt to embrace social interactions is a better start than people are giving them credit for. I agree with Louis, this is a hint at a future rather than a capability they are ready to lead with today. Google can use [...]
Marin County claims racketeering against Deloitte and SAP, part one
Marin County’s ongoing lawsuit against Deloitte Consulting and SAP represents a milestone in the analysis and history of IT project failures.
Startup Festival coming to Montreal – Why it’s important
I know that David just posted about the upcoming Startup Festival, but I thought I would add my own thoughts: I have definitely been getting the feeling that the whole “startup conference” format is getting a little stale. The same formats in the same cities with most of the same speakers. The real benefit of [...]
New York Times Initiates Digital Subscriptions
by recursion_see_recursion The New York Times began its digital subscription service about a week ago. While occasional readers will be able to continue reading a limited number of articles per month (20), the paper is phasing out its free for all approach to on line publishing, about time too. Home delivery subscribers will get digital [...]
Microsoft to file antitrust charges against Google, LOL!
What a difference a decade makes. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Microsoft will file antitrust charges against Google in Brussels today. Just about a decade ago circumstances were reversed as Microsoft was the 800-pound gorilla in the operating system world. Today Google is the monster of search and all things related to [...]
Ariba Supplier Network Alternatives: Oracle (Part 1)
This post is part of a Spend Matters series looking at Ariba Supplier Network alternatives. We will cover each Ariba supplier network alternative in a series of three-part posts beginning with the provider’s basic background in th…
Year One Labs — The Perfect “Incubator”?
I abhor the term “incubator”. I remember in fifth grade when our teacher brought in a chicken incubator to show us how chickens are born. We waited and waited and waited a while longer still. All the little Chickens were dead, it turned out. We weren’t quite sure why but most of us thought that [...]
Red Hat the Master Packager: Open Source and the $1bn annual runrate company
A core research thesis for me is that the best packager in any tech wave wins, and wins big. The number one position in a market, with all the network dominance that implies, goes to the best packager, not the best inventor. Packaging is where you cross the chasm- where geek stuff goes mainstream. Tim [...]
More on Salesforce and Radian6
All the chatter about the Salesforce acquisition of Radian6 is quite interesting. A couple of postings from people I respect make good points. First Joe Payne, CEO of Eloqua: “Conspicuously absent from Salesforce’s network of role-specific “Clouds” is one that centers on the marketing function. Is the Radian6 acquisition the beginning of a Salesforce Marketing [...]
Consolidation in the Social Business Market Continues: Salesforce.com Acquires Radian6
Earlier today Salesforce.com announced its agreement to acquire socialytics software vendor Radian6 for a total of $326M in cash and stock. This acquisition continues the expansion of Salesforce.com’s goal of gaining share in the social business market. This acquisition comes…
