Cision, top provider of software, services and tools for the media and public relations industry, has launched a version of their on-demand PR software solution CisionPoint which integrates self-service broadcast media monitoring capabilities. CisionPoint is thus the first software platform of its kind in the United Kingdom to offer near real-time, self-service broadcast monitoring.
Motorola’s new Android-based smart phone, Defy, will be officially launched on 25th season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Defy's main quality is its durability, complemented by other common modern smart phone feature, and will be available by this winter holiday season.
100 iPad applications that can be used by public relations professionals in their line of work.
The much rumored about Google music service, already seen as tough competition for Apple's iTunes, might be launch in time for this year's winter holiday season. Google's VP of engineering Andy Rubin has been discussing with record lables and pushing hard to have the new music service ready by Christmas.
Dunwoody College of Technology, one of the top technical schools in the US, has named LEVEl, a global brand and reputation firm, their agency of record. LEVEL will help Downwoody reach and attract prospective studens and communicate their key messages of superiority among technical schools.
Crowdsourcing was defined in 2006 by Wired's Jeff Howe. The "Rise of Crowdsourcing" has given way to an interesting state of affairs where business utilization of the cloud is concerned. In point of fact, the crowd is so vastly utilized now many do not even classify engagement as crowdsourcing - but it is.
The tablet is going to attack the Apple iPad directly on many levels, a lot like the multitude of other devices that have flooded the market trying to improve on the iPad's perceived weaknesses. It will support Adobe Flash, and is expected to be thinner and lighter than the iPad. Motorola's tablet will also support tethering, have two cameras -- one front-facing for video conferences and a rear-facing for taking photographs.
Is online gaming the latest advertising frontier? Real world brands have already made forays into online games such as Second Life and Facebook games like Farmville and Retail Therapy.
Google has opened up a bunch of new API's for it's social networking service Buzz this week. The most significant API released is a new real-time "firehose" feed that will allow all of the third-party developers to consume all of the real-time data from public Buzz messages. The firehose, which is powered by PubSubHubBub, opens up the door wide open for building comprehensive Buzz analytical and data mining tools.
The online travel market will soon be the most hotly contested market on the web. A new UK startup, Kakunu, launches one of the slickest platforms in some time. But, a slick interface and TripAdvisor type suggestions may not be enough to drive users in droves. Regardless, Kukunu is a very nice development, at least for a very early stage startup.