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Google Angstro purchase another piece of social networking tool

The LA Times reported last week that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) had bought social start-up Angstro, adding another piece to its social networking strategy. Angstro, a company that, according to its... Read more...

Paul Adams' presentation could give clues to Google's social network tool

It's been known for a while that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) wants a piece of the social internet. So far their social attempts can best be charitably described as "stumbles." On the business side there... Read more...

Acquia releases Drupal Commons open source social software suite

Acquia released a new social software suite this week they are calling Drupal Commons. It's an open-source alternative to the proprietary Enterprise 2.0 suites we've written about quite often here.... Read more...

Twitter jumps on the button bandwagon

Twitter released a new button last week that provides an easy way to retweet articles and blog posts without having to copy/paste and switch between programs. This is not exactly a revolutionary... Read more...

Nielsen: Email use drops 28 percent in one year

In a surprising twist, recent data released by Nielsen finds that email use as a percentage of time spent on the web, dropped by 28 percent between June 2009 and June 2010. What replaced all of this... Read more...

DotNetNuke 5.3 includes social networking

DotNetNuke released its latest version of its open-source CMS based on Microsoft .Net last week. They divide the releases into their Professional and Elite editions and open source core versions of... Read more...

Google Aardvark purchase has expert finder potential

While everyone was off discussing Google Buzz last week, Google made a potentially interesting purchase when it scooped up the social search tool, Aardvark. One thing that has always been difficult... Read more...

Google introduces Google Buzz

Google created quite a stir this week when it introduced a new social networking tool it has dubbed Google Buzz. In a blog post on the Official Google Blog, Todd Jackson, the product manager for... Read more...

Best of "One on One" 2009

As we look back on 2009, one feature we developed this year, of which I'm very proud, is our "One on One" series. We interviewed an industry luminary for each post and a quick scroll down the page of... Read more...

Industry analysts peer into their crystal ball

At Gilbane's 2009 Content Management conference in Boston last week, a panel of industry analysts sat down to look back on the trends of 2009 and make predictions on the direction of content... Read more...

Press Releases

Citizen Concepts Announces Launch of Revolutionary iPhone App - PatriotApp™

INDIALANTIC, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizen Concepts announces the launch of PatriotApp™, the world's first iPhone application that empowers citizens to assist government agencies in creating Read more >>

Apple Introduces iTunes 10 With Ping

Ping Social Music Discovery Now Available to 160 Million iTunes Users in 23 Countries SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apple® today introduced iTunes® 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social Read more >>

Charlotte Technology Entrepreneurs Launch The Charlotte Regional Technology Executive Council

CRTEC to fill the need for a technology executive forum in the Charlotte regionCHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of passionate Charlotte-area technology executives and entrepreneurs Read more >>

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Guilford, Connecticut

GUILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in New Haven County, Connecticut, Verizon Wireless has expanded its Read more >>

CompanionLink Software Announces Compatibility with Sage ACT! 2011 Contact and Customer Manager

CompanionLink Synchronizes Sage ACT! 2011 to Google® Android™, Apple® iPhone® and iPad™, BlackBerry®, Palm® webOS™ and Windows Mobile® Devices PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CompanionLink® Read more >>