Google Apps Marketplace Turns One

Google said today its apps marketplace has turned one and during that time it has grown from 50 to over 300 apps.

Over the last year Google said its has learned the following:

*Web app adoption is accelerating across every business function and need

*You value web apps that work together — what we call integrated apps

*It’s harder than ever to evaluate and select the right app, given the number of new apps coming to market, and their increasing specialization

The Google Apps Marketplace says it is working on features to make it easier for users to find, try out and deploy apps that can be integrated instantly.

“It’s been a successful year bringing 300 new integrated apps to our users around the world,” explains the Google Enterprise Blog.

“Let us know what you’d like to see added or improved using our ideas page, and keep checking back for new apps.”

Google Apps Marketplace Turns One

Google said today its apps marketplace has turned one and during that time it has grown from 50 to over 300 apps.

Over the last year Google said its has learned the following:

*Web app adoption is accelerating across every business function and need

*You value web apps that work together — what we call integrated apps

*It’s harder than ever to evaluate and select the right app, given the number of new apps coming to market, and their increasing specialization

The Google Apps Marketplace says it is working on features to make it easier for users to find, try out and deploy apps that can be integrated instantly.

“It’s been a successful year bringing 300 new integrated apps to our users around the world,” explains the Google Enterprise Blog.

“Let us know what you’d like to see added or improved using our ideas page, and keep checking back for new apps.”

Demand Media’s Pluck Teams Up with Buddy Media on Facebook Page Apps

Demand Media announced that it has entered a partnership with Buddy Media to extend Demand Media’s Pluck social applications into the Facebook ecosystem.

Buddy Media has built a business out of creating Facebook tools for businesses, and it counts Target, Johnson & Johnson, ABC, and many other big brands among its clients.

Pluck VP, Marketing Jason Jaynes explains, “Our first application for Facebook pages, Pluck Forums is available starting today. Using the Buddy Media platform you can now quickly embed the Pluck Forums running on your site directly into your Facebook page. This allows you to bring the conversation already happening on your own sites to Facebook where a significant portion of your consumers and fans spend their time. Even better, it allows your consumers and fans to engage in the conversation without ever leaving Facebook.”

This is similar to how Facebook’s new comments system operates, but this is more than just a blog comments system. Pluck points to an example of the platform in use by the Dallas Cowboys, which have a fan community set up, in which fans can interact (via the same conversation) from the Cowboys’ site or from their Facebook Page.

“This announcement builds on our history of working with Facebook,” he adds. “We have been a close partner with Facebook since we launched our integration with Facebook Connect in 2008. Since then, we were the first community platform to integrate with Facebook for Websites in 2010 and now we are the first community platform to enable seamless conversations across your own website and your Facebook page.”

Last week, Demand Media announced its acquisition of CoverItLive, a live event coverage platform.

Demand Media’s Pluck Teams Up with Buddy Media on Facebook Page Apps

Demand Media announced that it has entered a partnership with Buddy Media to extend Demand Media’s Pluck social applications into the Facebook ecosystem.

Buddy Media has built a business out of creating Facebook tools for businesses, and it counts Target, Johnson & Johnson, ABC, and many other big brands among its clients.

Pluck VP, Marketing Jason Jaynes explains, “Our first application for Facebook pages, Pluck Forums is available starting today. Using the Buddy Media platform you can now quickly embed the Pluck Forums running on your site directly into your Facebook page. This allows you to bring the conversation already happening on your own sites to Facebook where a significant portion of your consumers and fans spend their time. Even better, it allows your consumers and fans to engage in the conversation without ever leaving Facebook.”

This is similar to how Facebook’s new comments system operates, but this is more than just a blog comments system. Pluck points to an example of the platform in use by the Dallas Cowboys, which have a fan community set up, in which fans can interact (via the same conversation) from the Cowboys’ site or from their Facebook Page.

“This announcement builds on our history of working with Facebook,” he adds. “We have been a close partner with Facebook since we launched our integration with Facebook Connect in 2008. Since then, we were the first community platform to integrate with Facebook for Websites in 2010 and now we are the first community platform to enable seamless conversations across your own website and your Facebook page.”

Last week, Demand Media announced its acquisition of CoverItLive, a live event coverage platform.

Foursquare for Business – An Increasingly Attractive Option

Yesterday, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley announced the new version of Foursquare - Foursquare 3.0 - with new discovery features, and mentioned that businesses would be getting some new types of specials to offer customers this week.

Foursquare is now talking about them more today. There are now seven types of specials available on Foursquare’s new Merchant Platform: Swarm, Friends, Flash, Newbie, Check-in, Loyalty, and Mayor.

Flash specials are offers for the first few customers that arrive at the business after a certain time. Friends specials reward users for checking in together. Swarm specials reward users who check in at a location in large groups. Newbie specials lure new customers.

“Some businesses want Specials that are all about loyalty,” says Foursquare Director of Business Development, Eric Friedman. “For some businesses, they’ll set a Special to unlock at every check-in. For others, its like a coffee shop punchcard where you might get something free on your tenth check-in. For other merchants its about increasing visits – running a frequeuncy Special inviting those who check in 3 times in 7 days the ability to unlock their Special.”

“We’re foursquare, and Mayors are us,” he adds. “So we still have Mayor Specials, too, for the royalty of foursquare.”

The first businesses to offer specials with this launch include: Sports Authority, Applebee’s, Radio Shack, Coffee Bean, Barnes & Noble, Arby’s, Chili’s, Whole Foods, Toys R Us, and H&M.”

Businesses can go here to verify their businesses and begin offering specials within a few days, according to Fousquare. Businesses can now manage campaigns at one or across thousands of venues. Business owners can also now view aggregate stats across multiple venues, and the number of times a special is viewed vs. actually unlocked.

The special approval process is now instant, so you can have one running in a matter of minutes from the time of conception.

The company claims that over a quarter of a million businesses have claimed their business on foursquare. Foursquare has 7 million users.

Foursquare for Business – An Increasingly Attractive Option

Yesterday, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley announced the new version of Foursquare - Foursquare 3.0 - with new discovery features, and mentioned that businesses would be getting some new types of specials to offer customers this week.

Foursquare is now talking about them more today. There are now seven types of specials available on Foursquare’s new Merchant Platform: Swarm, Friends, Flash, Newbie, Check-in, Loyalty, and Mayor.

Flash specials are offers for the first few customers that arrive at the business after a certain time. Friends specials reward users for checking in together. Swarm specials reward users who check in at a location in large groups. Newbie specials lure new customers.

“Some businesses want Specials that are all about loyalty,” says Foursquare Director of Business Development, Eric Friedman. “For some businesses, they’ll set a Special to unlock at every check-in. For others, its like a coffee shop punchcard where you might get something free on your tenth check-in. For other merchants its about increasing visits – running a frequeuncy Special inviting those who check in 3 times in 7 days the ability to unlock their Special.”

“We’re foursquare, and Mayors are us,” he adds. “So we still have Mayor Specials, too, for the royalty of foursquare.”

The first businesses to offer specials with this launch include: Sports Authority, Applebee’s, Radio Shack, Coffee Bean, Barnes & Noble, Arby’s, Chili’s, Whole Foods, Toys R Us, and H&M.”

Businesses can go here to verify their businesses and begin offering specials within a few days, according to Fousquare. Businesses can now manage campaigns at one or across thousands of venues. Business owners can also now view aggregate stats across multiple venues, and the number of times a special is viewed vs. actually unlocked.

The special approval process is now instant, so you can have one running in a matter of minutes from the time of conception.

The company claims that over a quarter of a million businesses have claimed their business on foursquare. Foursquare has 7 million users.

iPhone 4 Battery Exploded

iPhone 4 on Fire? Battery Exploded? Are you SURE?

Yes we are definitely sure about it, watch the video and photos below.

Scary isn’t it? iPhone might explode near your ear