Google’s Plan to Take Android Everywhere

Google’s Plan to Take Android Everywhere By Janko Roettgers May. 11, 2011, 6:51am PT 2 Comments Call it real-world domination, or simply Android Everywhere: Google unveiled two initiatives at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday that hint at plans to take Android well beyond the mobile and tablet device space. The Arduino-powered Android ADK. The first part of the puzzle was the unveiling of the Android Accessory Mode, which makes it possible...

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What are the key data categories companies want to control?

What are the key data categories companies want to control? Help us build a data layer for the Web 2.0 Summit map. by John Battelle | @johnbattelle | Comment | 11 May 2011 This post was originally published on John Battelle's Searchblog ("Building A New Map And I Need Your Help: What Are The Key Categories of Data In Today's Network Economy?"). Many of you probably remember the "Points of Control" Web 2 Summit Map from last year. It was very...

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Android Market will now suggest apps based on what others install

Android Market will now suggest apps based on what others install Alberto Vildosola on May 11 at 10:51 am1 comment  Tagged #android market #app discovery #suggestions Hidden by all the madness that went down yesterday, Google managed to sneak a new feature into the Android Market web app. Every time you install a new app, the service will now show you new apps that other people have also installed. While not a huge new feature, small improvements like these help the...

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5 Tactics to Improve Your Community Balance

5 Tactics to Improve Your Community Balance May 10th, 2011 - Posted by thogenhaven to Social Media 15 0 The author's posts are entirely his or her own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc. With more than 100 million Americans contributing content online this year, websites are doing anything they can to attract users to contribute to their site. With the notable exception of search engines, all...

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Word of Mouth Marketing

Word of Mouth Marketing BY MARK SMICIKLAS · MAY 11, 2011 · VIEW COMMENTS   15Share Word of mouth marketing (WOMM) has the power to quickly build up or tear down the reputations of products, services and organizations. Although many brand stories are shared offline, word of mouth can also spread very rapidly through social media. In order to leverage the power of WOM brands need to understand the dynamics of this intangible and often elusive form...

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Selling vs. inviting

Selling vs. inviting Selling is often misunderstood, largely by people who would be a lot more comfortable merely inviting. If I invite you to a wedding, or a party, or to buy a $500,000 TV ad for $500, there's no resistance on your part. Either you jump at the chance and say yes, or you have a conflict and say no. It's not my job to help you overcome your fear of commitment, to help you see the ultimate value and most of all, to work with you as you persuade yourself and others to do something that might just work. If the marketing and...

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Breakfast on the Fly — and on the Cheap

Breakfast on the Fly — and on the Cheap     Print Wednesday, 11th May 2011 (by Donna Freedman)   34Comments    Share This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes apersonal finance column for MSN Money. She also writes about frugality, intentional living, and life in general at her own blog, Surviving And Thriving. Everybody talks about the cost of lunches out. But...

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