Twitter

Google+ Targets Facebook not Twitter

July 15, 2011

There have been numerous discussions lately regarding how Google+ could be a Twitter killer and while anything is possible, my research shows that Facebook is in the most trouble. Perhaps the most compelling argument for Google as a Twitter killer comes from Rolfe Winkler at the Wall Street Journal who suggests Google can pay celebrities to switch from Twitter to Google+ and they can even afford to share advertising revenue with the celebs making it worth their while.

This reminds me of the bidding wars Sirius and XM satellite radio went through years back – it got to the point where the companies had to merge because costs got so out of hand that they were having trouble making money.

Justin Timberlake recently invested in MySpace with the hopes of revitalizing it by bringing fans together with artists and if successful, it is possible celebs everywhere will be getting pressure to join, invest and run new and existing social networks.

Posted in Facebook, Google, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter

Did Social Just Make UC Irrelevant?

July 8, 2011

If you are working with a phone system maker who isn’t innovating rapidly, beware - their days could be numbered.

I hate to be sensational but you have to wonder, with real-time video & voice communications embedded into social networks where a billion or spend a good part of their day, is standalone unified communications now much less important? And with Google+ tying together all of Google’s activities from voice to video to Gmail and chat, will people prefer to make calls from their Google toolbar or something a PBX company provides?

Obviously Avaya with its Flare interface and Cisco’s Quad are examples of being ahead of where the consumer market eventually evolved to.

Posted in Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, Cisco, E-Commerce, Facebook, IP Communications, Microsoft, SIP, Skype, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Video, VoIP

Quad: The Death of E-mail and Cisco's Social Enterprise Ambitions

June 20, 2011

Quad moves to the cloud, has native Cius tablet support and offers better interoperability

Last week I took a train into the city from TMC’s Connecticut HQ to spend time with the Cisco Quad collaboration team – using Cisco telepresence technology and it was a fascinating look into the company’s foray into a post-email, collaborative enterprise world. First things first, I wrote about Quad and spoke with Murali Sitaram VP/GM of Cisco's Enterprise Platforms unit last September and since then Quad has not been talked about much in the media and has limited buzz in the market. Moreover, Cisco is repositioning itself – lightening up on consumer products meaning much of the company’s messaging has been in other areas of the market including launching consumer telepresence product UMI – something which should never should have gotten the green light.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Android, Apple, Avaya, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Cloud Computing, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Fax, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Networking, Nortel, SIP, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Wireless, iPad

Webinar: Smarter SEO Techniques

June 16, 2011

TMC, the company where I am CEO will be hosting a webinar titled:

Rank Higher:
How to Practice Smarter SEO Techniques Through Your Online Community

This is the third part of our webinar series which has resulted from the frequent questions we get from companies about how to build communities, boost organic SEO, show up on news search and improve branding and thought leadership.

The next webinar takes place on July 12th, 2011 at 2:00pm EST. You can register here and as the presenter, I look forward to seeing you online in July.

Posted in Broadband, Facebook, Marketing, Search, Technology, Twitter

LinkedIn IPO Means More Public Tech Offerings

May 20, 2011

LinkedIn’s incredible IPO success tells us one thing – that many other tech companies are more confident than ever been about going public. Bet before we go there let’s take look at what happened. The company went public at $45 per share and shot up quickly past $100 and has settled around $102.39 at the time of this writing – a market cap just under $9B. The company has everything going for it – it is in the social networking space and focuses on the business side where you could argue easily that there is easier money to be made than a consumer site like Facebook.

Posted in Facebook, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter

eBay Buys Where.com for Hyper-Local Deal Offers

April 20, 2011

In the race to become a leader in the local deal market – companies seem to be tripping over one another. This includes Google who is working organically while making an unsuccessful bid for Groupon. Twitter and Facebook play in this market as well and eBay just acquired Where.com, a Boston-based local-deals and location-based services company for $135M.

PayPal’s Amanda Pires explains they plan to integrate PayPal into the WHERE mobile app to make it even easier for customers to take advantage of the local deals.

Posted in AT&T, E-Commerce, Facebook, Google, Search, Technology, Twitter, Verizon

Bing For iPad: You Can Check Out But You Can Never Leave

April 8, 2011

Bing for iPad Home Page

The iPad gained a very valuable information portal today in the form of a new application from Bing which has impressed me a great deal. What is different about this software is it borrows from other well-designed apps and isn't afraid to throw in its own improvements and graphically appealing glue to tie it all together.

When you enter the app you are presented with the Bing image of the day and underneath the graphic are widgets which give you information about the weather, news, maps, movies, trends and finance. Many of these areas update, making this program a truly functional portal.

Bing for iPad Movies

You also have access to other information presented when you click at the top right of the menu. Some of these are repeats of the bottom widgets but items like images, shopping and history are unique.

Bing for iPad Map of TMC HQ Building

I've always been a fan of the Bird's Eye view of Bing Maps and you can use your iPad to pinch and zoom your way around the map like you would a mouse on a PC.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Facebook, Gadget, Google, M2M, Microsoft, Satellite, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter, Verizon, Wireless, Yahoo

Facebook Opencompute.org Disrupts Data Center Market

April 8, 2011

And just like that, the vanity server gets decapitated

Google continues to suck the life out of profits in industry after industry for the benefit of consumers. For example, sure Garmin is worth $7B but it was once worth $25B! Why? In-part because you can now get free turn-by-turn GPS of excellent quality with your Android phone.

Posted in Facebook, Google, Green, Science, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next

Communications and Technology Blog - Tehrani.com

Twitter