Articles tagged with: Google and Twitter

Nokia CEO Respond's to Google's Turkeys Jibe

­A slight war of words is breaking out after last week's comment from google's Vice-President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, who described the - at the time rumoured - Microsoft/Nokie tie up as "Two turkeys do not make an Eagle".  more

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Google Vice President Makes Disparaging Remarks About Nokia Annoucement

­google's Vice-President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra has caused a fuss after posting a message on Twitter strongly suggesting that whatever Nokia is planning to announce, it won't a tie-up with google or its Android platform.  more

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Twitter becomes mutual friend of Google, Microsoft

Twitter is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google and Microsoft in dueling deals that underscore the growing importance of being able to show what's on people's minds at any given moment. more

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High Tech Goes to Iraq

U.S. Executives from Twitter, google, and YouTube, among others recently visited Iraq as part of a U.S. State Department delegation. Executives met with government officials, educators, and other community leaders.  more

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Bus left you waiting in the cold? Use your cell phone to track it down

It's a question heard at countless bus stops: "Have you seen the number 48 go by?" Cold, impatient bus riders stamp their feet, check their watches, and wonder if that bus is ever going to come. But in Seattle, a cell phone and the ingenuity of two University of Washington students has come to the rescue.  more

Related Tags: iphone, seattle, itu, gps, storm, washington, students, buses, connect,


Facebook-Twitter talks break down

Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at Ovum

What would have been the first major consolidation between two social networking giants has failed to materialise, as Facebook's attempts to woo Twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. Facebook's valuation seems to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users, the outcome might not be a bad thing.  more

Related Tags: microsoft, sms, social-networking, ovum, ofta, yahoo, compete, text-messages, facebook, target


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