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Remember the 2011 Chevrolet Volt’s 230-MPG claim? Forget it.
Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 21:06 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Almost a year ago, General Motors launched a little marketing campaign connecting its 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car to the figure “230 mpg.” As we pointed out at the time, they were basing that projection on a proposed... (Continue reading)
PiCloud promises simple access to the cloud
Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 21:06 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Even though there are a number of services that help companies take advantage of cloud computing infrastructure, a new startup called PiCloud says it can make things easier still. ... (Continue reading)
Real-time search engine OneRiot adds data from Google Buzz
Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 21:06 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Real-time search engine OneRiot is adding the full feed of data from Google’s Buzz social sharing service to its results. This announcement comes on top of its recent addition of Facebook’s “firehose,” a real-time feed of every publicly shared... (Continue reading)
Infographic: iPhone 4 gets roughed up in Twitter, Facebook mentions
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 21:07 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
How did the Apple’s reception snafu affect the launch of its latest iPhone? ViralHeat , a startup that tracks social media metrics for brands, took at look at more than 2.3 million iPhone-related mentions on Google Buzz, Twitter, Facebook... (Continue reading)
Exclusive: Tour the “If I Can Dream” Command Center [VIDEO]
Written on 20 Apr, 2010 at 21:19 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today, we went behind the scenes at Simon Fuller’s new direct-to-Hulu TV series If I Can Dream for a tour of the show’s command center and live DREAM Studio. We met with David Ellner, President of Digital at 19... (Continue reading)
89% of Content on Google Buzz Is Automated [STATS]
Written on 20 Apr, 2010 at 21:19 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Social media analytics company PostRank found that the vast majority of content on Google Buzz — just slightly under 90% — comes from news feeds or other automated sources. 62.57% of Buzz posts originate on Twitter ... (Continue reading)
Google Buzz Privacy Reset Coming Tomorrow
Written on 5 Apr, 2010 at 2:56 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
In an effort to address mounting criticism of the privacy issues surrounding Google Buzz , the search giant is going to ask all Buzz users to confirm or change their privacy settings tomorrow. In an announcement that will be... (Continue reading)
Google Buzz Now Collapses Long Comment Threads
Written on 2 Apr, 2010 at 9:42 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
In a move that aims to fix one of the most common complaints about Google Buzz, the service has added a feature that automatically collapses long comment threads. Google outlines the changes in a blog post, but the net... (Continue reading)
Now You Can Update Your Facebook Status via Yahoo Mail
Written on 29 Mar, 2010 at 20:49 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Yahoo’s social media strategy of lots and lots of Facebook is coming to fruition in a big way today, with the web portal rolling out deeper integration of Facebook within Yahoo Mail. Last month, Yahoo started with its first... (Continue reading)
U.S. House Members Ask FTC to Investigate Google Buzz
Written on 29 Mar, 2010 at 20:49 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
An assortment of cross-party lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives has officially asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the launch of Google Buzz for potentially breaching consumer privacy. Trouble was brewing early on for Google over its... (Continue reading)