2011
John Lewis launches private accelerator DojoBoost | The Rude Baguette
by oseres (via)
Earlier this month at LeWeb, I ran into entrepreneur, professor and startup mentor John Lewis. Having been funded at least 6 times by my count, John Lewis has been living in Paris for quite some time, helping startups at LeCamping, mentoring at StartupWeekend events, and as a professor of finance at both HEC and IAE Gustave Eiffel. Using his experience launching and running software startups, John Lewis has announced the launch of DojoBoost, a new startup accelerator which may receive its first class of startups as early as March 2012.
Collaboration Matters! - IBM launches new Social Business Digital Library - features case studies, testimonials, Lotusphere sessions and industry insights
by oseres (via)
Featuring 60 second social stories, customer testimonials, Lotusphere 2011 session recordings and industry insights, this site shows signs of being a starting point toward a catalogue of excellent videos to be shared with customers and colleagues.
Apple launches Business App Store for volume purchases
by oseres
Apple on Wednesday launched its B2B App Store, allowing businesses to make volume purchases of apps.
iPhone 5 Launches November 21st, Says UK Phone Retailer
by alamat & 1 other
Conventional wisdom has held that the next iPhone won’t ship until September, at Apple’s annual iPod event. That’s three months later than Apple’s historic iPhone release cycles would suggest.
Ghana News :: Vodafone Launches Webbox in Ghana ::: Breaking News | News in Ghana | business
internet penetration in Ghana now stood at five per cent because very few Ghanaians could own computers and the necessary accessories for internet access, but almost every home owned a television.
T Magazine
by gregg & 2 others (via)
"It's a great way of bringing to the surface a lot of these great visuals that for any reason may have been overlooked," Horacio Silva, T's online director, told The Cutline. "We take a very curatorial approach to the editorial decisions we make. I think that aspect lends itself perfectly to Tumblr."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20110404/bs_yblog_thecutline/the-new-york-times-launches-its-first-tumblr-blog
WonderBra launches its new undergarments collection
by seccus
The undergarments in the new 2011 Spring/Summer Collection are inspired by the latest trends while still respecting the chic and eternal allure of the classics: lace, bright colours, honeysuckle rose and leopard prints.
Vodafone launches Webbox – an innovative plug and play keyboard, bringing internet to your television - Vodafone
The Webbox home screen allows the customer to navigate easily between the core services: Opera Mini 5.1 internet access; SMS and email messaging; internet search and media services including FM radio and a photo gallery tool, as well as a music player.
2010
Aviary - Creation on the fly / blog / Aviary Launches HTML5 Photo Editor!
by ghis (via)
HTML5 embeddable Photo editor.
Other Edition | Reading Room
by sbrothier
Other Edition is the leading developer of iPad, iPhone and digital magazine experiences - working with publishers and titles in over 20 countries and with brands to create great experiences for digital and mobile audiences.
Our magazines have an audience of 4.3 million people - this audience is global, growing fast, and they are "super-influencers".
Working with Apple, one of our main titles - the revolutionary culture, entertainment and fashion title, Interview magazine - is presented in over 210 Apple storefronts worldwide. Apple showcase it on gigantic iPads as "the best way to enjoy your favorite magazines". We agree - our iPad platform featured in Apple stores is our 1.0 experience, September marks the launch of our third generation 3.0 reader experience. This third generation platform launches 10 new functionalities including multitouch, broadcasting, shopping, dynamic navigation, enhanced in-page video play, brand channels, better in-app browsing, engaging new page-turn in landscape mode, and a subscription service.
BBC News - 'One app for all' effort launches
"Every major manufacturer is in there, every provider of services, every DRM provider, every studio's behind it. Everybody's trying to play nice and yet nothing is getting off the ground because there are too many vested interests."
Dropbox Updates Apps for Android, iOS; Launches App Directory And BlackBerry App
by signalsurf
♺ @techglance: Dropbox Updates Apps for Android, iOS; Launches App Directory And BlackBerry App http://tcrn.ch/b9LZUm
EU launches net neutrality inquiry; joins US, UK, and Canada
by signalsurf
EU launches net neutrality inquiry; joins US, UK, and Canada: All the cool kid... http://bit.ly/ax4LOl - via Google reader
Relationship, Style, Living & Beauty News and Photos on MSN Lifestyle | Glo
by gregg & 2 others
À l’origine de ce projet il y a un partenariat avec BermanBraun et Hachette Filipacchi Media pour monter un féminin en ligne (cf. Glo launches today on MSN.com) proposant une expérience très différente de ce que l’on connaissait déjà. D’après ce que j’ai compris, le contenu est issu des différentes publications du réseau MSN mais c’est bien dans la façon de consommer les contenus que ce magazine innove : Pas de pages intérieures ou de rubriques, tout se passe sur la page d’accueil avec un système de défilement vertical.
L’idée est de présenter une couverture par jour avec des articles auxquels on accède en cliquant sur le titre (ou en défilant la page vers le bas). Les articles peuvent être des diaporamas ou des vidéos :
SXSW: Twitter CEO Launches @anywhere to Tepid Audience Reaction | Epicenter | Wired.com
by nhoizey
"Twitter @anywhere will likely put Twitter in front of all sorts of people who wouldn’t have used it before. And as they become more exposed to the service, according to Forrester social media analyst Augie Ray, they’ll be more likely to sign up for a Twitter account and become part of the conversation, instead of consuming information in a one-way fashion"
Mozilla Launches "Rock Your Firefox" To Promote Best Firefox Add-ons
by decembre
Mozilla has launched a new campaign "Rock Your Firefox" to promote best Firefox add-ons. "Rock Your Firefox" will feature reviews of most useful Firefox add-ons."We’re launching Rock Your Firefox to feature reviews, feedback, and insights from people around the Web who are using Firefox Add-ons to make their online experience better. There are thousands of ways to customize your browser with Firefox Add-ons in categories like social, communication, travel and photos, music and video. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we’ll highlight relevant and helpful Firefox Add-ons."
2009
Usabilla Officially Launches | Konigi
by simon_bricolo
Knowledge management and competitive research community for user experience design on the web.
Asiajin » CyberAgent Launches Twitter Clone Called “Ameba Now!”
Au moins c'est clair dès le départ.“The first three months decides the game. We have no exact target value. But if the service’s start dash is not good, we will withdraw it soon.”, Cyber Agent’s assistant producer Eiko Nagayama says.
Google Analytics Blog: Google Analytics launches asynchronous tracking
by srcmax (via)
Google Analytics now provides a new Asynchronous Tracking Code snippet as an alternate way to track your website!
Pakistan launches Taliban assault / BBC NEWS
by jeanruaud
Fierce fighting has broken out as Pakistan's army launched an air and ground offensive against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan area.
Arcanum Productions :: News
On September 9, 2009, Arcanum Productions launches the AMERIKA WANTS YOKO video-blog and online petition. This project rallies support for its film AMERIKA: a notebook in three parts, which is searching for resources to assuage its production costs. Kat, the fictional character of AMERIKA, makes a public plea to artist Yoko Ono asking for her support and endorsement to promote the film.
