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comScore Reports August 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technologyapple, Comscore, google android, Microsoft, motorola, nokia, oems, original equipment manufacturers, os, Samsung, smartphone, smartphone operating system, u.s. mobile phone, us smartphone subscribers

*Samsung Strengthens Position in Rankings as Top OEM*

RESTON, VA, October 6, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending August 2010. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in the U.S. according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber’s primary mobile phone. The August report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 23.6 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 37.6 percent market share. (more…)

IBM Completes Acquisition of Unica Corporation

By Guest PostOctober 6, 20101 commentTechnologycoremetrics, craig hayman, ibm, industry solutions, marketing software, massachusetts, qualcomm, us cellular, waltham, websphere commerce, yuchun lee

ARMONK, N.Y., – 06 Oct 2010: Through Unica, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is acquiring enterprise and cloud-based marketing software solutions that help businesses streamline and automate marketing processes, and understand and predict customer preferences. Through both the Unica and Coremetrics acquisitions, IBM will enable its clients to develop more relevant and targeted communications while minimizing marketing expenditures. (more…)

Hilton Worldwide Advances Collaboration with Microsoft

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technologyhilton, hilton worldwide, microsoft corp., microsoft office 2010, microsoft office communications server, microsoft sharepoint 2010, microsoft sql server, North America, qnq property management, robert webb, visual studio, windows 7

MCLEAN, Va., and REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 6, 2010 — Hilton Worldwide today announced that it is adopting Microsoft Corp.’s collaboration and productivity tools as part of the company’s Innovation Collaborative initiative. Under the terms of this new agreement, Hilton Worldwide will deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 to its employees and business partners at more than 3,600 properties around the world. (more…)

What Lives in the Sea? – First Census of Marine Life Reveals Thousands of New Species

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Nature, Scienceanimal plankton, autonomous underwater vehicles, auvs, celebes sea, census of marine life, chris german, cmarz, coml, decade of discovery, deep-sea imaging systems, deep-water chemosynthetic ecosystems, larry madin, lost city, marine geochemist, marine zooplankton, mid-atlantic ocean, NASA, peter wiebe, remotely operated vehicles, rovs, sonar, squidworm, tentacles, whoi, woods hole oceanographic institution

The Census of Marine Life, a ten-year project to catalog all life in the sea, discovered more than 6,000 new species during its “decade of discovery,” scientists reported as they unveiled its results at a finale event in London Oct. 4-6. The collaboration combined the efforts of scientists from research organizations in more than 80 nations, including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). (more…)

Artist Whose Paintings Allude to Wind Designs Mural for Wind Tunnel Dome

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Scienceabstract elements, mural, mural installation, roberto Juarez, stupas of india, wind tunnel dome

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A boldly striped mural designed by a prominent New York artist will decorate the University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering Department’s wind tunnel dome on North Campus. (more…)

Amazon Announces 70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform in the UK

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technology70 percent royalty, aAndroid-based devices, Amazon, authors, dtp, greg greeley, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, kindle 3g, kindle digital text platform, kindle dx, kindle store, mac, pc, popular books, publishers, uk

*Starting today, authors and publishers worldwide can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold in the UK*

LUXEMBOURG, Oct 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the 70 percent royalty option for the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is now available in the UK. For each book sold from the Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store, authors and publishers can choose this option immediately and start earning a 70 percent royalty, net of delivery costs. The Kindle Digital Text Platform (https://dtp.amazon.co.uk) is a fast and easy tool which allows publishers and authors around the world to add their books and start selling in the UK Kindle Store (and Amazon’s global Kindle Store on www.amazon.com) in minutes. (more…)

Great Halloween Safety Tips

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2010Cultureadult, children, flame retardant, flashlight, halloween, reflective markings, safety tips

For Trick or Treaters

Carry a flashlight.
Stay on sidewalks.
Obey traffic signals. (more…)

Yahoo! to Acquire Dapper; Extends Leadership in Display Advertising With Dapper’s Ability to Drive Performance and Efficiency With Creativity and Science

By Guest PostOctober 5, 20101 commentTechnologyacquisition of dapper, dapper team, display advertising, yahoo acquire dapper, yahoo smart ads

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dapper (www.dapper.net), a technology platform providing dynamic display ad creation and optimization. Dapper enables advertisers and agencies to quickly and easily build dynamic ad creative, leveraging data to automatically show the right product, offer, or message with each impression. Dapper’s capabilities combined with Yahoo!’s already deep consumer insights will further enhance Yahoo!’s ability to deliver customized and relevant advertising. (more…)

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