I just couldn't help but coming back on Google (GOOG) latest news, accelerating innovation and dominance -- read Google expands office software for more on businessweek.com -- attacking both Yahoo and Microsoft at the same time :"Google announced Friday it would pay $3.1 billion to acquire ad-management technology company DoubleClick Inc....Google announced the acquisition Tuesday … Continue reading What business are we in: Software or advertising? Google latest news
O3Spaces: open source SharePoint for OpenOffice
The open source world is about to welcome a competitor to SharePoint from Microsoft. In 2007, O3Spaces from the Netherlands will release its open source version of its integrated collaboration and document management application for workgroups and small businesses that use OpenOffice.org or its commercial sibling StarOffice. It is already available in its professional version, … Continue reading O3Spaces: open source SharePoint for OpenOffice
Google rides the wave, Microsoft follows, Yahoo is in pain
Following our question about where Microsoft business model was going - read Hey Microsoft, are you becoming Googled? - and now that all 3 Internet titans have published their quarterly results, let's stop for a while and understand who is ahead of the curve. Assuming financial analysts and investors are doing their due diligence properly, … Continue reading Google rides the wave, Microsoft follows, Yahoo is in pain
"iPod ready": a new marketing gimmick
I went to Apple Expo on Friday. I missed the Mac ecosystem for long and it was refreshing to feel this relaxed vibe again. One could smell creativity, innovation and fun everywhere. I was impressed with the amount of business generated around iPod, up to the car manufacturer clearly using this European event to promote … Continue reading "iPod ready": a new marketing gimmick
Sponsored Links allows Free Software
I was attending yesterday a comprehensive conference in Paris about e-commerce, looking for a solid update on e-marketing techniques. All major players in the on-line industry were represented - Yahoo, eBay, Google, and Microsoft - and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) shared with us the latest development of on-line consumers behavior. To let you discover … Continue reading Sponsored Links allows Free Software
