Social Web Google, Microsoft Employees Are The Most Social, Report Says Google and Microsoft are the #1 and #2 most social corporations, according to a new report by NetProspex, a social media sales and marketing contact database. Tech companies dominated the list, but not exclusively. Other companies in the top 25 include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Apple, Williams-Sonoma, Gap, Electronic Arts, Pulte Homes, and Walt… Social Adrianne Jeffries View comments
Features Study: 33% of SMBs Have Been Infected With Malware From Social Networks About one-third of small and medium-sized businesses have been infected with malware from social networks like Facebook and Twitter, according to a recent study released by Panda Security, a company specializing in cloud security. The company surveyed 315 SMBs and found that 33% of them had an experience with malware stemming from social… John Paul Titlow View comments
StartUp 101 Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs At today?'s roundtable, I started with a presentation on blue sky opportunities in cloud computing based on our Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing (TLCC) research. I took the audience through five cloud-based business ideas, discussed why they are relevant and pointed them to the sources I derived those ideas from. For you, readers, here they… Sramana Mitra View comments
Security Google's Internal Security Breach Raises Questions About Trust and the Cloud Gawker reported earlier this week that David Barksdale, a 27-year-old Google engineer used his internal clearances to access users' accounts, including the information of four minors. "It's unclear how widespread Barksdale's abuses were," says Gawker, "but in at least four cases, Barksdale spied on minors' Google accounts without their consent… Audrey Watters View comments
mobile Nokia Reaches Out to Developers, Now Crucial to Company's Success At this week's Nokia World 2010 in London, the mobile handset manufacturer sent a clear message to its developer community: we're listening. Despite having the largest install base in the mobile industry, it hasn't been, until now, all that easy for developers to create applications for the 1.3 billion Nokia users worldwide. With the release of… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments