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April 2009

DesignDevelopment

Open Source Trends

Ol' Facebook has launched an open stream API giving third-party developers access to users' activity streams when creating applications. The idea here is to  spawn a new generation of advanced applications. An open source approach helped catapult Twitter into the mainstream as third-party apps like Tweetdeck found a myriad of uses for the micro-blogging service. Now the race is really on between Facebook and Twitter to become the dominant real-time social messaging and commenting platform. Tweetdeck rival Seesmic is one of the first developers to take advantage of…
April 28, 2009
Marketing

Online Sales Increase for Some…

Despite the economy, online entertanment providers report healthy increases in sales. This makes sense -- people are not going out as much, and order needed entertainment -- distractions from the economic woes on the news-- sent to the comfort of home. Amazon bucked the slumping online retail trend, reporting a 24% increase in profits from a year ago, but warned investors not to expect such growth during Q2. Net income totaled $177 million and revenue climbed 18% to $4.89 billion. The…
April 26, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Getfugu with Tomorrow’s Trends in Online Advertising

Mobile search company Getfugu signed a marketing deal with Hollywood outfit CP Productions agreeing to be Getfugu's agent in the entertainment sector for its "hot spotting" advertising service, set to launch in fall of 2009. In addition to offering image and voice recognition interfaces, Getfugu allows you to watch a video on a touchscreen phone then touch an item featured in the video in order to purchase it.     (more…)
April 22, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Going Bunco with the Shopgirls of Madison Lane

Some innovative content is popping up out there from the online channels. Bored with Desperate Housewives and  hunting through YouTube for fun things to watch?  We recommend chekcing out The Shopgirls of Madison Lane, presneted by digital studio and distribution company RedLever.  The show is scripted but meant to resemble a reality show, a digital sopa opera that followed four women who work toether at an online fashion company.  They have hectic work and love lives, "all the while keeping…
April 22, 2009