Tag Archives: The Wall Street Journal

About 610 days ago Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless

Samsung to Make its Operating System Open Sourced

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Samsung plans to make its Bada software an open source platform next year to kick-start growth in the operating system and reduce its reliance on Google’s Android, reports The Wall Street Journal. READ MORE »

About 623 days ago E-Commerce | Internet and Online Business | Online Marketing | Setting Up a Website | Tablets and eReaders

Amazon Redesigns Web Site to Be Tablet-Friendly

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Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, is giving its Web site a new “airy” look, with fewer product photos and a larger search box. The new homepage also pushes more digital goods–books, music, video and software, according to The Wall Street Journal, which says the redesign correlates with Amazon’s new 7-inch tablet, expected next month. READ MORE »

About 630 days ago Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

Sprint Tells Employees Not to Comment on iPhone 5 Rumors

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Sometimes, you can learn a great deal from a simple “No comment.” In Sprint’s case, however, not so much. In a recent memo, the company reportedly advised employees not to comment on rumors that they will soon carry Apple’s iPhone 5. READ MORE »

About 642 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Internet and Online Business

Millionaires Like Facebook Over Twitter, LinkedIn

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Millionaires are liking Facebook, but no longer following Twitter, reports Robert Frank for The Wall Street Journal. A new study shows that 46% of online users with investible assets of $1 million or more are members of Facebook, up from 26% a year ago. READ MORE »

About 649 days ago E-Commerce | Internet and Online Business | Location-based services | Online Marketing | Search Engine Optimization | Uncategorized | Web Analytics

FTC Focuses Google Investigation

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Six weeks after serving Google with broad subpoenas, Federal Trade Commission lawyers and several state attorneys general are focusing their investigation of Google, reports The Wall Street Journal. For one thing, they have been asking whether Google prevents smartphone manufacturers that use its Android operating system from using competitors’ services.   READ MORE »

About 652 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Internet and Online Business | Online Marketing

Facebook as a Recruiting Tool: Does it Help People Find a Job or Lose One?

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More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.’s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn, writes Joe Light for the Wall Street Journal. Some recruiters say they’re not spending money on job boards anymore and that while LinkedIn has a huge resume database, people value referrals from Facebook more. READ MORE »

About 653 days ago Business Software | Online Marketing | Spyware and Malware | Web Analytics

Companies Sued for Questionable Online Tracking Practices

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You may know that many companies track your online behavior so as to better target advertising that meshes with your interests and desires. What you might not realize is how pervasive, and sneaky, the practice has become. According to a comprehensive study conducted by the Wall Street Journal, the nation’s 50 top Web sites on average installed 64 pieces of tracking technology onto the computers of visitors, usually with no warning. READ MORE »

About 672 days ago Internet and Online Business

Meet Brian Wong

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The first time I met Brian Wong I was attending a session at the annual South by Southwest Interactive on Being Young and Rocking It and I completely overlooked him. Not because he is someone that is easily overlooked but due to his unassuming nature. Wong, 20, is the founder of kiip (pronounced “keep”), a start-up focused on mobile in-game advertising, backed by True Ventures. READ MORE »

About 674 days ago E-Commerce | Hardware | Innovation | Tablets and eReaders

Amazon Plans iPad Rival

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Amazon plans to release a tablet computer by October, reports the Wall Street Journal. The nine-inch tablet will run on Google’s Android platform, and won’t have a camera. A few questions loom, such as how Amazon will keep its tablet from cannibalizing sales of its best-selling Kindle and about marketing. Apple has brick-and-mortar stores to sell its devices and Amazon does not. READ MORE »

About 694 days ago Apps | E-Commerce | Internet and Online Business | Tools on Managing Technology

Pokki, an Apple-Style App Store for PCs

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Pokki, an application store with Apple-like design, has launched and now brings rich mobile app experiences to the desktop, with a Mac release slated for later this year. Created by San Diego-based startup SweetLabs, Pokki gives PC users access to “Pokkis,” the service’s web-connected desktop applications via the Pokki store which sits conveniently alongside installed Pokkis in the menu bar where users are presented with an always-connected, browser-free interface to web content. READ MORE »