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Update: Jive brings workgroup collaboration to corporate social networking tools

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:44

The new version of Jive's Social Business Software allows users to collaborate on Microsoft Office files and adds access from mobile phones, including iPhone Jive has given its enterprise social-networking software what it calls its biggest overhaul yet,

Last.fm moving into video with Last.tv

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:41

Last.fm is one of the best online music services around, helping hundreds of thousands of users discover new artists, track their listening habits and spy on the embarrassing nonsense their friends are listening to – and now it’s moving into the

Twitter and social networks cost UK businesses

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:41

Research finds that using Twitter and social networking sites at work costs UK businesses over £1.38bn per year in lost productivity Research by Morse, the IT services and technology company, has shown that use of Twitter and other social networks by

BroadVision Enterprise Social Networking Solution Clearvale Gathers Momentum; Users Create Over 2,000 Networks in Just 12 Weeks

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:39

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN), an innovative provider of online commerce and business social networking solutions, today reveals the rapid momentum that Clearvale, its new Enterprise Social

My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2009-10-26

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:39

RIP Geocities – Was #16 (tied) in first Media Metrix Jan 1996 Top Web Sites http://bit.ly/3cil5x | Still #92 in Sep ‘09 # Watching Harley Davidson branding vid “Live By It” – http://bit.ly/2iN600 | and wondering what travel brands believe in…

Wikipedia in your pocket

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:19

Openmoko has announced the availability of WikiReader, a palm-sized electronic encyclopedia containing the more than three million English language articles of Wikipedia that can be accessed immediately anytime, anywhere without requiring an Internet

Google Maps Navigation Released

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:16

An Internet-connected GPS navigation system that runs on Android 2.0 Google has announced a beta release of Google Maps Navigation, an Internet-connected GPS navigation system that provides turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps on

Nav App Makers Beware: Google Maps Navigation Is Real

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:09

We wondered if makers of GPS navigation apps and systems should worry about Google's rumored efforts toward free turn-by-turn nav just the other day. And guess what--it's all true, and Tom Tom, Navigon, and the rest should be afraid. in the unsurprising

How Scottrade Got Workers to Love Social Networking

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 17:07

The Project: Deploy tools as part of an intranet redesign, including Facebook-style department pages, expert-authored blogs and wiki-based research tools to improve collaboration among a growing nationwide staff. Scottrade, which currently boasts over

Google Announces Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:59

Google today announced the next step for Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices.This new feature comes with everything you'd expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance ...

Jive social network reads Office documents

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:52

Jive has given its enterprise social networking software what it calls its biggest overhaul yet, giving users the ability to collaborate on Microsoft Office files and to use the product from mobile devices, including an application built specifically for

Google searching Twitter and Facebook

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:52

The experimental Google Social Search service, which went live today, adds opinions from friends and others to information a search engine provides on products and services like a new restaurant or smartphone. The new service, created in Google Labs adds

Android 2.0 SDK Released, Google Maps Navigation Announced

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:48

stoolpigeon writes 'The Android 2.0 SDK is now available from Google. This puts to bed concerns about Google not releasing the SDK or perhaps being in some kind of exclusivity deal with Verizon around 2.0. The release notes give a nice overview of what

Social networking a 'serious challenge' for regulators

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:47

Financial regulators face "serious new challenges" because of the rise of social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, according to the head of the largest US independent securities regulator. Bankers and analysts increasingly want to use social

Interactive Ideas signs up with Zimbra

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:46

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Innovation in social networking for business - Part 1 of 3

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:46

In the blog posting titled 'Social netting - the whats an whys (2)', I mentioned at the end a forthcoming Bloor Research report on social networking. The first of these is now in publishing and will be ready in a few days. I'll tell you when. The main

Google Watch: Google Maps GPS For Android 2.0 Apes iPhone 3GS GPS

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:43

Google today launched Google Maps Navigation, a Web-based GPS with a number of bells and whistles, as I noted on eWEEK here earlier. The GPS is a feature on Google Maps for Android 2.0 smartphones, the first of which won't see the light of day until Nov.

Google Maps for mobile to get turn by turn?

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:34

Google Maps on mobile already makes an adequate substitute for a satnav if your TomTom cops it, but the search giant could be working on the ultimate killer feature: turn by turn navigation. For free. Currently you have to set the course on Google Maps

Redditch illegal worker jailed

Developer News - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:20

A failed asylum seeker has been jailed for 12 months after being caught illegally working and fraudulently claiming benefits by UK Border Agency officers. Rasul Zana, a 27 year old Iraqi man, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud and one of forgery at