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All Eyes on Mayer as Yahoo Hits Traffic Milestone

"comScore was unable to explain the 'win,'" Greg Sterling, principal analyst for Sterling Market Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "We'll have to see how sustained 'the recovery' is." The Mayer Effect ...

No More ‘Insta’ or ‘Gram’ App Names, Instagram Says

The move by Instagram was "surprising" to the developer of Webstagram, an Instagram viewer app. The policy change is a "big concern" for the company, founder Joe Mio told the E-Commerce Times "All uses of the Instagram brand need to be in accordance with our branding guideline...

Facebook Aims to ‘Friend’ the World – With Benefits

Opera joined the initiative "because we believe we have a lot to contribute to it," company spokesperson Falguni Bhatia told the E-Commerce Times. 'We are in the starting phase of the project [and] are still developing plans for this in collaboration with the other member companies."

Google Seeks Home-Field Advantage in UK Privacy Suit

"Basically, Google has been thumbing its nose at the EU about its privacy policy from the very beginning," Scott Cleland, president of Precursor LLC, told the E-Commerce Times Precursor has several Google competitors for clients.

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Federal Cloud Megadeals Spur Competition and Litigation

"I am somewhat surprised at the magnitude of some of the contracts being issued, particularly the Interior Department's potential $10 billion program, even though it was awarded to multiple vendors," Tomas O'Keefe, senior analyst at immixGroup, told the E-Commerce Times. "I am a little skeptical that the DOI program will reach the full potential value of the contracts, but considering the security requirements necessary for both the DISA and CIA cloud projects, deals of this size could easily be expected."

Twitter Paints the Big Picture Around Embedded Tweets

"I would think all users would love this, because it recognizes the importance of their tweet," he told the E-Commerce Times. The new feature will also help casual Twitter users feel that they are part of the larger conversations that the site is hoping to cultivate, said Nip...

Groklaw Shutters Doors Over Email Privacy Concerns

"The tech community has lost one of its best and most reputable sources of information," Yasha Heidari, managing partner at the Heidari Power Law Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "Any time the free exchange of ideas is quashed, society suffers." Indeed, Groklaw's closure "is ...

Google, Gmail and the Persistent Privacy Pickle

"Non-Gmail users who send to Gmail addresses don't consent to anything," Simpson told the E-Commerce Times. "I guess that's why Google says they can't expect privacy." Google "reads all the content of email messages, including attachments that are sent to Gmail or Google Apps ...

LinkedIn Woos the Next Generation With ‘University Pages’

In short, most of the pieces are in place for its success, Paul Levinson, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University, told the E-Commerce Times "LinkedIn already has a solid niche as the most professional network, of greatest benefit to job seekers," Le...

By Hook or by Crook: B&N Bets on Apps to Buoy Nook

"These new apps will, of course, let users watch movies and TV on tablets that rival the Nook," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times The Kindle Reader app has been available on iOS, Android and Windows Phone for some time, Enderle poin...

By Hook or by Crook: B&N Bets on Apps to Buoy Nook

"These new apps will, of course, let users watch movies and TV on tablets that rival the Nook," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times The Kindle Reader app has been available on iOS, Android and Windows Phone for some time, Enderle poin...

Google to Microsoft: No HTML5, No YouTube App

"We're committed to providing users and creators with a great and consistent YouTube experience across devices, and we've been working with Microsoft to build a fully featured YouTube for Windows Phone app, based on HTML5," Google spokesperson Matt McLemon told the E-Commerce Times.

Dismal Quarter Sheds No Light on Dell’s Murky Future

"Dell doesn't have a relevant spot in the market today," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Dell was dominant in the PC market and chose not to listen to changes in consumer needs and desires. As a result, the company failed to anticipate changes in consumer preference and instead continued to expand its offering in a category that was changing around it."

Starstruck Facebook Preps New Celebrity Come On

"Facebook has won in terms of numbers, but it is lacking in terms of being the simplest social network to quickly update via mobile with live, active and immediate feedback," Lauren Formalarie, a trainer at Sprinklr, told the E-Commerce Times. "With this new app, they are trying to win over the ones who have the largest number of followers on Twitter -- celebrities." ...

Brains Meet Brawn as Smartphones Beat Dumbphones on Sales

"It's showing that the balance is shifting thanks to aggressive average selling prices," Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner, told the E-Commerce Times. "It does not necessarily show a change in behavior as, at the end of the day, consumers use low-end smartphones in the same way they use feature phones...

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Xbox One’s Kinect Requirement

"Ultimately we felt removing the requirement lets you decide when you want Kinect attached to your Xbox One and when you don't," Daley told the E-Commerce Times This is the second about-face Microsoft has made on the Xbox One. Originally the console was also to require an alwa...

Kim Dotcom Charges Into Secure Email Fray

"Encryption is just one component of the overall security framework," Jason Thompson, director of global marketing for SSH Communications Security, told the E-Commerce Times. A workable system for the general public would require "a high level of technical knowhow across their own personal networks and devices" among users in general, and "that is not really practical."

Facebook Raises Its Voice IQ With Mobile Tech Buy

Certainly from a big-picture perspective, the acquisition is in line with Facebook's honed focus these days on all things mobile, Craig Palli, chief strategy officer at Fiksu, told the E-Commerce Times In general, Facebook is seeking to transform its platform to cater to a mor...

Isis Partnerships Nudge NFC Mobile Payments Toward the Mainstream

"Mobile payments are in a holding pattern," Smith told the E-Commerce Times. "They've had limited traction gained over the past year due to significant fragmentation among the key players as well as the lack of compelling incentives for merchants and consumers." Changing Time...

BlackBerry Announces It’s Ripe for the Picking

"Unfortunately their last best shot failed," Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "They developed new technology to attract new users, but they left out their existing users." Now it might be too late for the company to turn things around. Perhaps it would have been better to ex...

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