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: News & Trends BlogCentral Desktop Launches Enterprise Version
SaaS collaboration and project management tool Central Desktop announced the release of a new enterprise version of their software. The enterprise package includes an SLA, Saleforce.com integration, and most importantly, a new Workflow manager.
New Verticals for Techmeme: Business, the Environment, Cars, and Football?
Must-read tech news aggregator Techmeme hasn’t launched a new companion site in over two and a half years. It’s been politics, technology, celebrity gossip, and baseball since 2006. But a recent job posting for the company hints that new verticals might be on the way for the news site.
Microsoft: 100 Million Silverlight Downloads in 4 Weeks
Continuing the war of words that is brewing between Microsoft and Adobe, Microsoft corporate vice president Scott Guthrie posted on his blog last night about the state of Silverlight, and hinted at some features coming in the next version, Silverlight 3.
Adobe Announces CoCoMo Platform as a Service
Adobe made a number of announcements at this year’s MAX conference in San Francisco surrounding the Flash tools ecosystem. However, one of the most intriguing announcements made today, is the release of CoCoMo, a service for web app developers that allows them to add interactivity features.
Adobe Debuts Flash Catalyst At MAX Conference
A year ago at the annual Adobe MAX conference, the company demoed an application codenamed “Thermo” that drew plenty of praise for its ability to take static images and convert them to working RIA user interfaces with just a couple of clicks. This year, the app is official as Flash Catalyst.
Google Docs Use: Just a Blip
Microsoft is preparing to release long awaited web-based versions of their popular Office applications, and Google just booted StarOffice from their Windows software pack. You might think there is a war brewing for office software supremacy. But maybe not — Google’s usage numbers are abysmal.
Watch Out Avril, Here Comes Obama
Will Barack Obama bring American politics into the Internet age? Early signs point in that direction, as today the Obama transition team announced that the president-elect plans to post weekly addresses to YouTube, drawing comparisons to an earlier US president.
Me.dium Relaunches as Social Search Engine OneRiot
Boulder, Colorado-based Me.dium has relaunched as OneRiot, a new social search engine that ranks search results based on user behavior and interaction with those pages. That might be a good idea, but it’s hardly a game changer.
YouTube PPC Ads Are Smart Move, Not Desperate One
YouTube announced that it is adding pay per click ads to search results on their site in the form of sponsored videos. Some see this as a sign of desperation from Google, but we disagree. We think that search ads make a ton of sense for YouTube and will work quite well.
Is Google’s Ad Biz Beginning to Unravel?
The prevailing wisdom at Google is that they are recession proof. During economic downturn ad dollars will shift online where ROI is more easily measured, and people will turn to search engines to seek out the best deals. Maybe, but it looks like the spending crunch is about to hit Google, too.
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