Twitter, an absolute obsession, nay, a way of life for some, is not even on the radar for many people outside Silicon Valley. The root of this lies in the fact that Silicon Valley is the first to know about new technology, either by word of mouth or by targeting of PR and marketing […]
Entries Tagged as 'Mobile'
Twitter - Can it Escape the Valley?
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
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Social Network for iPhone? Silicon Valley prepares to lose more social skills
April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Mobile social networking has had more false starts than most “next wave” technologies, with the mild successes of dodgeball, jaiku, twitter, and LimeJuice. But so far they’ve been a mixed bag. Yes, Jaiku was acquried by Google, which is always cool, but did anyone really use it? And yes, Twitter almost qualifies […]
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Motricity to leave Durham for Bellevue WA; Layoff 250 employees
April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
This is not breaking news, but one of the Triangle’s most successful tech startups, Motricity, is moving their headquarters at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham for the greener pastures of Bellevue, Washington. Motricity has been both a symbol of the kind of success tech companies can have in the Triangle area, and of […]
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Google Maps at the Gas Pump - Teams with Gilbarco
November 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Greensboro, NC company Gilbarco is teaming up with Google to offer directions via Google Maps displays installed directly into gas pumps. No, this doesn’t mean cheaper, ad-supported gas, but it does mean that the search giant will be more ubiquitous than ever, especially in light of the GPhone platform announcement a few days ago.
Jokes […]
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Motricity Gearing up for IPO? Acquires Infospace Mobile
October 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Durham, NC company Motricity has acquired Inofspace Inc’s mobile services unit for approximately $135 million in cash. The deal brings together two of the major players in the mobile software and content delivery sector.
Motricity comes out of this looking like a force to be reckoned with, boasting the software that powers the start […]
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