Smart Business

03/09/2011

The Success of Microsoft Kinect

Microsoft has sold 10 million Kinect systems for the Xbox 360, making it the fastest-selling consumer device according to Guinness.

Read the full article via Mashable

Mar 9, 2011 6:06:04 PM | Digital Media, Digital PR, Digitalization, Innovation, Marketing, Microsoft, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mobile, Smart Business, Social Business, Tech Brands, Tech Business, Tech News, Technological, Technology, Twin Cities

03/05/2011

The Era of Tablets: Microsoft Strives to Compete with Apple and Google

Microsoft will strive to release a tablet-oriented version of Windows by 2012 to compete with Apple's iOS and Google's Honeycomb.

Read the full article via Mashable

Mar 5, 2011 8:51:26 AM | Apple, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple News, Apple Update, Blogging, Blogs, Branding, Business, Business Media, Business Relations, Digital, Digital Media, Digital News, Digital PR, Digitalization, Google , Google News, Google PR, Innovation, Internet, Internet Approach, Marketing, Microsoft, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New Media, Public Relations, Smart Business, Smart Media, Social Strategy, Tablets, Tech Brands, Tech Business, Tech Grid, Tech PR, Technological, Twin Cities

The Mobile Consumer World

We Live in a Digital World! 57% of Facebook and Twitter users have scanned a mobile bar bode at least one time within the year.

Read the full article via Fast Company

Mar 5, 2011 7:30:24 AM | Companies, Company, Computers, Customer Service, Customers, Digital, Digital Media, Digital PR, Digitalization, Facebook, Marketing, Minneapolis, Minneapolis PR, Minnesota, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Mobile Customers, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Media, Mobile PR, Mobile Relations, Public Relations, Smart Business, Smart Media, Smart Phones, Smart Relations, Social Strategy, Tech PR, Technological, Twin Cities, Twin Cities PR, Twitter

02/15/2011

A Triad of Competitors

Ken Jennings, who won 74 consecutive Jeopardy! episodes vs. Brad Rutter vs. IBM's intellectual prodigy, Watson. Who will come out on top?

Read the full article about Jeopardy! and the Competition

Feb 15, 2011 8:31:12 PM | Blogging, Blogs, Game Shows, IBM, Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Smart Business, Smart Media

02/13/2011

The Mobile Business

Square, a plug-in works with iPhones, iPads and Android phones; it reads credit cards and allows merchants to accept mobile payments.

Read the full article on Mashable: 4 Small Business Mobile Predictions for 2011

Feb 13, 2011 7:45:06 AM | Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple News, Apple Update, Blogging, Blogs, Branding, Business, Business Media, Cell Phones, Google, iPad, iPads, iPhone, iPhones, Minneapolis, Minneapolis PR, Minnesota, Minnesota PR, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Mobile Media, Mobile PR, Mobile Relations, New Media, Smart Business, Smart Media, Smart Phones, Smartphones

01/22/2011

The Oracle Cloud

Research suggests that nearly 2/3 of Oracle users are using cloud services or are planning to; only 7% of companies aren't considering.

Jan 22, 2011 7:33:18 PM | Digital PR, Graphic Design, Oracle, Oracle PR, Smart Business, Tech Business, Tech PR, Technology, Web Business, Web Design, Web PR