Mobile applications have been receiving increasing business interest recently, as their functionality and capabilities have quickly increased. The early platform leader in mobile applications has been Apple. This is partially due to the fact that they were the first mover and created the first highly usable online application store. The success of this store became […]
Facebook: Is it the new Google or the new Microsoft?
The latest edition of Wired is carrying an extremely interesting article on Facebook and its plans to dominate the Internet, comparing it with Google. I think that albeit the comparison is fair, it is missing a third –probably more relevant-player: Microsoft. We all know that the social network is pursuing the aim of putting the […]
Google Voice dialed up for launch. Will it shake up the way you make calls?
Google just announced Google Voice, where the user can choose a Google number pointing your mobile or/and land line. This is the second attempt of Google to react to Skype after Google bought two years ago GrandCentral. You can read more of this initiative and watch Google’s video about this new service here. |
Decision-making assisted by a website
Hunch.com, a service that is supposed to aid in making decisions, was made public yesterday. With it, a question (“should I start my own business?”) will get a pleasantly definitive answer (yes/no) after you are guided through several questions (it also profiles you first to give better answers). The topics and guiding questions are added […]