Category: Technology

• Amazon is really getting into interactive TV

  Back in January, Amazon acquired Lovefilm to strengthen its position in the online video market. It has now bought Pushbutton a London-based digital agency specialised in interactive television content and services for new platforms such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), internet-enabled TV sets and tablets. Pushbutton counts the linkes of Sky, BBC, Virgin and Microsoft among its clients…

  marcabraham

  September 10, 2011

  Amazon, Digital Content, eCommerce, Technology

  Amazon, eCommerce, Lovefilm, Netflix, TV

• Mozilla is trying to make our (sign-in) life easier

  How convenient would it be if you did not have to have different login details for a range of sites? And if you could store your user data more securely? Mozilla has started to look into this and has just launched BrowserID, an experimental tool that stores your identity information inside your browser. Mozilla claims…

  marcabraham

  September 6, 2011

  Technology, User Experience

  BrowserID, Mozilla, OpenID, security, Sony

• LinkedIn Apply: going for a job has just gotten easier

  A few months ago I learned about LinkedIn launching some really useful new tools, as part of its mission to become a business-critical tool. Yesterday, LinkedIn continued down this path by launching a button that lets users apply for jobs. The Apply with LinkedIn button makes it easy for people to apply for jobs. These are…

  marcabraham

  July 26, 2011

  Social Media, Technology

  LinkedIn, Netflix, socialmedia, strategy

• Square is making mobile payments even easier

  Square is one of those new inventions that I look at and think: “that’s a cool looking new feature!”. More importantly, Square looks like it will take mobile payments to the next level. A few months ago I learned about wallet-less payments with the likes of Google and Orange enabling users to pay using their mobiles…

  marcabraham

  July 21, 2011

  Mobile, Startups, Technology, User Experience

  Google, MMN, mobile

• Google+: will it reignite Google’s battle with Facebook?

  The game is on (again): Google is seriously trying to take on Facebook by launching Google+,  its own social media network. The question rises whether Google will be successful in its latest attempt to beat Facebook on its own turf. I started thinking about answering this question by reviewing Google’s previous (unsuccessful) attempts to overtake…

  marcabraham

  July 10, 2011

  Google, Product Management, Social Media, Technology

  Facebook, Google, socialmedia