Month: March 2014

This is a good overview from TechCrunch about the future of Microsoft.  They’ve had a number of tries at the B to C market lately, but consumers may not have noticed the strength of their B to B offerings.  And it sounds like they might be making some good decisions about the direction of their B to C presence as well.  “The future of Microsoft is in selling its software, such as Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ERP, and Microsoft servers in the Axure cloud to business customers on whatever platform they like. Each of these products is arguably best-of-breed and cloud-based, and has a large customer base. Microsoft indeed has the ability to pivot, and pivot hard, as it did when it switched from pushing MSN to competing with Netscape in the Internet space. And Microsoft is once again not encumbered by antitrust restrictions from aggressively pursuing these markets.”

via The Resurgent, Post-Windows Microsoft | TechCrunch.

Everyone, everywhere is addicted to 2048.  It’s the number one free game in the Apple iOS store, and seems to be all anyone is talking about.  But according to Venturebeat, “The only problem is that it’s a copycat game, as Sirvo, the makers of Threes pointed out in an open letter a couple of days ago. The letter shows the angst of modern creators who are powerless to do much about cloners, iterators, and homages that people might fail to realize are not the real thing.”

via Threes vs. 2048: When rip-offs do better than the original game | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi.

It’s the consumer Internet – that’s what is driving the massive growth of Silicon Valley and all things B to C.  With that comes the need for APIs.  Salesforce.com is a great example of how an open API can drive success.  “Since the time of these early examples, APIs have seen massive growth and adoption. One of the most successful companies to open its API has been Salesforce.com. The company has nearly 3 million applications represented in its third-party app ecosystem, with the majority of its site traffic driven by its API.”

via The API Economy and You.

New feature in in Twitter is very similar to Facebook.  My first reaction is that when I tweet, I do it really quickly, even when taking a photo.  I can’t imagine taking the time to tag, etc. but it does seem handy for certain occasions.  Most likely people will send less tweets and save up pictures to send all at once.  “Tagging photos on Twitter works almost exactly as it does on Facebook. When you select a photo, you’re prompted to tap on “Who’s in this photo?” and then type and select the name of the person you want to tag. Users will receive notifications if they’re tagged in a photo; however, if the person sharing the photo doesn’t use the @-mention, the user’s name will appear next to the photo as it does on Facebook. ”

via Twitter Now Lets You Tag Photos And Create Tweet Albums – ReadWrite.