Roundup: McCain and Obama lead in California, AOL acquires buy.at, Blue Frog bankruptcy, and more
Here’s the latest action:
1) Super Tuesday looks good for McCain, Obama in California
Update: But California went to Clinton / McCain
2) AOL acquires affiliate network buy.at
3) Blue Frog Media files for bankruptcy
4) Google Apps adds security from Postini
5) Solar panels that work even when the sun’s down
6) Baidu sued for linking to pirated music
7) Middle East cable break speculations
Flickr users still hate Microsoft
Super Tuesday looks good for McCain, Obama in California — According to the third… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google’s Postini, Media world on fire, Meet-Me, and more
Here’s a summary of the latest action:
1) Google integrates Postini
2) Record M&A in media industry
3) Japanese virtual world Meet-Me
4) Ballmer says Facebook a fad
5) Boing Boing TV
6) Utility computing and video delivery start-ups continue to get funding
Google integrates Postini – Nearly three months after buying Postini for $625 million, Google has integrated the company’s security features into Gmail and is offering them to businesses. Its intention is to challenge Microsoft and other software companies that sell… Continue Reading
Google paying $625m to buy Postini — big move to provide serious applications
Google said Monday it’ll pay $625 million in cash to acquire Postini, an online provider of email, web and other communications security products. Postini also helps companies comply with securities regulations by helping archiving their correspondence.
The move is significant because it lets Google bolster its hosted online applications for businesses, adding a security component to applications that have so far seen as somewhat flimsy — useful mainly for individuals, but not robust enough for actually… Continue Reading