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Free Digital Lockers Have Wide Appeal
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- Mark Walsh
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Tech giants, including Apple, Amazon and Google, have all rolled out their own versions of digital lockers to capitalize on the growing appetite for accessible digital media and advances in cloud computing. Affirming the attraction of these services, a new PwC study finds that 90% of survey participants are “somewhat” to “very interested” in the idea of storing and accessing content from a digital library.
JetBlue Unveils Redesigned E-Commerce and M-Commerce Sites
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- Bill Siwicki
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In what it’s calling a “digital refresh,” airline JetBlue Airways today launched newly redesigned e-commerce and m-commerce sites, aiming to make it easier for travelers to book a flight on the go and find information such as maps to airports and driving conditions. JetBlue also today debuted an iPhone app that matches the design scheme of the sites while catering to the needs of highly loyal customers.
Google+ Reaches 100m Users
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- David Moth
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On the day Facebook finally filed for its IPO, an analyst signalled that Google+ is slowly creeping up on the number one social network.
Google+ watcher Paul Allen estimated in a blog post that the social network has reached 100m users, an increase of 10m since Google last announced membership figures just two weeks ago.
This means Google+ has been adding users at a rate of 750,000 per day.
Allen, who has been accurate with his previous estimates, works out the statistics by running analysis on the number of users with hundreds of different surnames.
Could After-Hours Email Restrictions Hurt Email Marketers?
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- Patricio Robles
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The rapid growth of mobile technology and its adoption throughout society has arguably been a boon to both employers and employees. When put in capable hands, a smart phone can be an incredible promoter of productivity.
But that doesn't mean that smart phones are perfect. There's a reason, after all, that many corporate workers given Blackberries coined the term 'Crackberry.'
Google Responds to Congress Over Privacy Policy Inquiries
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- Don Reisinger
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Google has responded to Congress, defending its decision to make a controversial change to its privacy policy.
In a 13-page letter to several Congress members, Google explained its decision for changing its privacy policy, and answered a host of questions posed by the lawmakers after the search giant announced its plans.
