Google Google Selects Kansas City for Its Ultra High-Speed Internet Project Last year, Google put out a call to communities, asking for their interest in becoming an experimental site for the company's plans to build out an ultra-high speed Internet network. Over a 1000 cities applied for the chance to get Google Fiber, and Google has just announced its selection: Kansas City, Kansas. The proposed network will clock… Audrey Watters View comments
Analysis Salesforce.com Acquires Radian6: Are Businesses Ready for the Social Data Fire Hose ? This morning, Salesforce.com announced its intent to acquire social media monitoring company Radian6, a market leader in the social analytics space, for $276 million. Radian6 boasts half the Fortune 100 as customers, including AAA, Dell, GE, Kodak, Molson Coors, Pepsico, and UPS. Last month Salesforce.com announced Radian6 for Salesforce, a module… Enterprise Klint Finley View comments
News SublimeVideo's HTML5 Player-as-a-Service Launches Commercially Today, SublimeVideo, a cloud-based HTML5 video player service, is launching commercially with plans starting at under $10 per month. Developers will also have access to a free, unlimited plan which they can use for testing purposes. The service, developed by Switzerland-based development and design firm Jilion, allows Web publishers to easily… Sarah Perez View comments
Android Google Launches In-App Billing As promised last week, Google has now launched its in-app billing platform for Android. That means developers can publish applications to the Android Market that contain mechanisms to allow for in-app purchases of digital goods. Explains Eric Chu, Android Developer Ecosystem lead, this feature lets developers monetize apps using try-and-buy… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
Trends NFC in 2011: Wells Fargo Tests Mobile Payments in San Francisco Wells Fargo recently rolled out a mobile payments pilot program in San Francisco, allowing the bank to test NFC (near field communication) technology in a real-world environment. The program's goal, says Peter Ho, product manager for Wells Fargo Card Services and Consumer Lending, is to understand how customers look at mobile payments. The pilot is… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments