Android adoption is growing rapidly in Japan, with local handset manufacturers doing everything they can in order to meet the demands of customers in all segments of the population. One particularly attractive target group seems to be women, given how many Japanese companies say they design Android phones specifically for female users.
Here are three recent examples.
Approaching SXSW for the first time last year, we were not quite sure what to expect. I offered advice on what I know best — staying prod…
With the rise of numerous accelerator programs in Europe one cannot help but wonder whether jumping through the application process hoops, sweating through the mentoring sessions and flirting with investors at demo days are all worth a founders’ time.
When I attended the recent Startup Sauna demo day in Helsinki in December 2011, I met teams not only from Finland but also from Russia, Poland and the Baltic Rim. I was amazed how young many of the participating entrepreneurs were. So when the performance stats from Startup Sauna hit my mailbox I was curious to learn what actually happens to all those startups after they complete the seven-weeks-long coaching program in the startup co-working space Aalto Venture Garage.
Google+ is opening its door to teenagers. If you’re between 13 to 18 years old, Google+ will provide certain safety measures to prevent you from over-sharing your information. The precautions include warning messages about posting publicly and preventing strangers from joining video hangouts. Read the full article at PCMag.com
Have to agree that this writer gets it right. At the end of his blog post, he highly recommends everyone take a good look at Google’s terms of service.
And, that is more sense than we usually get from people writing about our data service suppliers, such as Apple, Facebook, Google, and more wannabes.
Usually, the sermon stops before this sound piece of advice and rests its case with “OH MY, WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THESE TERMS …”.
The author, in this case, puts the problem closer to its source: us, the users of said personal data resellers.
Yeah, right. Google does evil. Apple has their goods manufactured in China under questionable circumstances, etc. Is it illegal? No. So the questions we should be asking ourselves, us, the people who buy those iStuff gadgets and use Google’s and Facebook’s services is: why? Rather than blame our dealers.
As the mid-TV season continues to roll out, cable networks like FX and USA are doubling down on social TV campaigns and show integrations.
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