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Friday, 24th July 2009

Weekly Wrapup: Why Amazon Bought Zappos, IBM's Internet of Things, The Mythical GDrive, And More...

In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze why Amazon spent nearly a billion dollars to purchase online shoe shop Zappos, explain why IBM is an early leader in the Internet of Things, investigate whether the Google Chrome OS will finally deliver us the mythical GDrive, look at why…

Richard MacManus comments

Twitter Banned From White House (UPDATED)

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mentioned casually to CNN today that Twitter is blocked on official White House computers. Gibbs clearly doesn't appreciate the value that can be derived from the innovative social network; he jokes about it as if it is a tool for personal exhibitionism. Many readers here will no doubt recognize that…

Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

Shareflow: It's Google Wave, But Available Now

It was inevitable really. Ever since Google Wave burst on to the scene as the next hot thing, someone, somewhere was going to beat Google to the punch and release something comparable. That something is Shareflow, a new SaaS play by New York City-based startup Zenbe. Up until now, Zenbe has been focused on simple productivity tools like a webmail…

Enterprise Steven Walling comments

Microsoft to Bundle Firefox and Chrome with Windows?

In its effort to detangle itself from the ongoing proceedings of the European Union antitrust case, it seems Microsoft is offering to include rival web browsers in the Windows OS. Revealed in a statement

Dana Oshiro comments

How to Use Twitter for Business: An Official Guide Finally Arrives

Twitter has launched Twitter 101, a "special guide" to the 140-character network aimed at businesses. Use of Twitter by marketing departments has seen explosive growth recently, if you're a user of the site that's obvious by now. But for businesses, the ins and outs of using the site are not obvious. From small local businesses to huge…

Enterprise Steven Walling comments

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