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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. Apple has no such protocol in place, and at this point, there is no engagement. I’m going to stop there, though. No acknowledgment.

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T-Commerce And The Rise Of Tablet Shopping

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Look no further than Microsoft 's leap back in hardware production with their upcoming tablet, Surface. I'm less confident in Microsoft and Google's attempts at cracking the penetration that Apple 's iPad is having, simply because both the Surface and Nexus 7 are making their debut with wi-fi only. Tags: apple.

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How Facebook is Slowly Strangling Twitter

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But here’s why even a Jack Attack might not save the company from eventual MySpace-ization : Facebook is slowly strangling Twitter at every turn. Is Facebook the New Microsoft? This series of mirrored moves is right out of the Microsoft playbook of the 80s and 90s. highlight to tweet). Perhaps Tesla will be another?

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Top 100 Most Innovative and Influential People in the Web 2.0 World

Bill Hartzer

In the search category, the heads of Google , Microsoft , and Yahoo! Stefan Weitz of Microsoft and Carol Bartz of Yahoo were also named, and Jason Calacanis was also named in the Search category. Stefan Weitz, Director of Search, Microsoft Corp. NYSE: NWS) (MySpace ). Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Inc. Nasdaq: MSFT).

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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After two-and-a-half years, iPhone app developers are getting fed up with Apple’s lengthy and often inconsistent approval process. may not seem like much, but the fact that Apple is taking 30% of all app profits has stirred some unrest. Also, $0.30 The approval process for apps is a black hole,” says Tom Conlon of Popular Science.

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The FASTForward Blog " Managing Personal Knowledge: Setting a Foundation for Transformation? : Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

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Or will they overthrow the computational and communicational status quo with MySpace, MyBlog, and MyWiki?â?? Microsoft Links. Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog. This seems to me to be an openness to the possibilities of change here. In the early days of blogs, Tom was skeptical of their role for knowledge workers. Euan Semple.

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Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook and the Gang of Four

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Jay: It’s interesting that you talk about Google and Amazon and Apple and those guys. or MySpace, you may get to a certain point, but that guarantees nothing. Jay: Yeah, and Apple was an edge case for a long time until they decided to get into music. In other words, if you are AOL or Yahoo!

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