For the last few days, Google+ has dominated the news. We are impressed with the interface, real time updates, and of course the Circles but the service still leaves us wanting. Here are our top 10 insights into Google+ so far: 1)Google+ came to take the place of Facebook and Twitter, no doubt about it. And it may just do so. This has happened before (i.e. Friendster, 6 Degrees,MySpace). But it won’t happen so quickly or easily....
Silicon Valley incubator500 Startupsplans to invest in 5 Latin American companies this year,as we reportedearlier this week; one more sign of the increased attention the tech world is paying to Latin America. However, despite the fact that more and more investors are keeping a close eye on the region, the hottest startups remain relatively lesser-known outside the region. With that in mind, we decided to highlight 10 very promising Latin American startups, several of which have already attracted foreign investments....
You’ve got a great idea and you’ve built an even better product. Now that the hard part’s over and your product is ticking along nicely, what’s next? It’s time to let people know about what you’ve done. The fact remains that if nobody’s using your product, it’s going to be pretty hard to move forward. But how do you do it? Blogs? Presenting at a conference? Throwing out press releases? The short answer is yes....
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), 10 million mobile users have opted for Mobile Number Portability scheme since it was introduced four and a half months ago. This system which was rolled out in January nationwide, allows users to shift to a different mobile operator without any change to their existing phone number. A report fromEconomic Times, says Vodafone has been the biggest winner among other mobile operators, recording 591,600 new customers, followed by Idea Cellular which gained 590,343 customers and Bharti Airtel which had an addition of 563,460 customers....
Are you considering taking a position at a startup? Or are you already working for one, and it’s nothing like what you’ve experienced at a more established company? I know this sounds like the intro to one of those “you may be entitled to compensation” commercials. Sorry to say, no compensation here — but I would like to share with you some mistakes that are easy to make when you work for a startup....
