The wait is finally over: episode two of TechCrunch TV’s new show OMG/JK is here. What’s that?
Posted on 07 July 2010
The wait is finally over: episode two of TechCrunch TV’s new show OMG/JK is here. What’s that?
Posted on 07 July 2010
On today’s episode of TechCrunch NOW , investor Jeff Clavier and CloudCrowd founder, Alex Edelstein, joined us to discuss Apple’s ambitious plans for China, BuyWithMe’s new round of funding, and Twitter’s latest product, Earlybird . Aside from Steve Jobs’ world domination plans, we focused on the hyper active daily deal market. Jeff Clavier, who has invested in 81 consumer internet companies as of this Wednesday (he just wrapped up his another investment last week), is no stranger to this space
Posted on 07 July 2010
Earlier today YouTube debuted a new mobile experience, using HTML5 to offer a mobile site that sports better video quality and (soon) more content than the native YouTube iPhone application (and it works on other smart phones as well). But they’re not done
Posted on 07 July 2010
There’s no denying that the location-based service Foursquare has done a great job with regard to partnerships with local merchants. A new blog post today touts that and highlights some examples of how the system is working for both Foursquare and the companies. But underneath that are a few other nuggets of interesting information about Foursquare going forward.
Posted on 07 July 2010
Firefox personas, if you didn’t know, allow you to theme the browser without munging up the placement of buttons or other browser elements. It was originally an extension, but Mozilla baked the features of the Personas extension directly into version 3.6 of the browser. Neat, except that updates to the personas feature were then tied irrevocably to browser updates.
Posted on 07 July 2010
After a better-than-expected pop on the first day of its IPO, Tesla’s stock (under the ticker symbol TSLA ) started to slide a few days after. It is now hanging 7 percent below its initial pricing of $17, closing at $15.80 per share today.
Posted on 07 July 2010
Conference Title: Bazaarvoice Social Commerce Summit 2010 (London) Presented by Bazaarvoice Date: October 6, 2010 Location: BFI IMAX at Waterloo, London, UK Theme: Make The Connection Delegate Fee: £395 +VAT (£69.13) = £464.13 (£100 reduction if reserved by July 30) Conference Link http://www.socialcommercesummit.co.uk Conference Overview: Gain a new way of thinking about community and social media See where Social Commerce is going and what your competitors are doing Hear first-person stories of bottom-line social successes Connect with the people who’ll help you turn social into real results Agenda Wednesday, October 6, 2010 8:15 AM Attendee Registration and Networking Breakfast 9:00 AM Introduction and Welcome - Brett Hurt, Founder & CEO, Bazaarvoice 9:30 AM Go Elf Yourself: How a Stupid Little Online Video Started a Revolution - Gregg Spiridellis, Founder & CEO, JibJab 10:00 AM What’s Next: Trends and Leaders Shaping Europe’s Future in E-Commerce - Patti Freeman Evans, VP, Research Director, Forrester Research 10:30 AM Coffee & Tea Networking Break 11:00 AM The Next Big Social Commerce Innovations - Mike Svatek, Chief Product Officer, Bazaarvoice 11:45 AM The Argos Story: From Participation to Transformation - Speaker to be named, Argos Ltd.
Posted on 07 July 2010
Editor’s note: The following analysis is written by Robert J. Moore , the CEO and co-founder of RJMetrics , an on-demand database analytics and business intelligence startup
Posted on 07 July 2010
Conference Title: Lift – The Social Commerce Summit Presented by OfficeArrow , Social Strategy1 , Wharton Interactive Media Initiative Date: September 23, 2010 Location: Loews, Midtown Atlanta Theme: Practical, Applicable Ways That Social Commerce Drives Sales Delegate Fee: $159 Conference Link http://www.liftsummit.com Conference Overview: Lift Summit is the most comprehensive forum for marketing, social media, and social commerce strategies. Join us for the 2nd annual Lift Summit where leading experts and companies will share best practices for creating and managing social media strategies, translating social data into measureable actions, and analyzing sentiment to improve awareness and brand accountability
Posted on 07 July 2010
Sure, D-Wade and Chris Bosh may be teaming up to play together in Miami. But LeBron James has a new partner of his own: Bing . Tomorrow night, millions of people around this country (and likely the world) are going to be tuning into ESPN to watch the NBA star announce his decision about where he’ll be playing basketball for the next several years.