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This Wednesday, Microsoft issued beta software that brings social-network information into Outlook. The product, called Outlook Social Connector, has been available in the Office 2010 beta. Go to Outlook Social Connector download site and you will discover that the new version works with Outlook 2003 and 2007 and connects with social-network partners, which wasn’t the case…
60% of consumers are more interested in products’ core benefits and attractive prices — exemplified by netbooks — than in often-unused bells and whistles. While there will always be high-end buyers willing to pay premium prices, there is an attractive emerging market for easy-to-use consumer electronics products, with features that reflect user demand, priced 30…
Microsoft’s X10 press event has come and gone. In case you missed anything, you will find a here below a very good wrap-up. Here-below, another very good overview from Major Nelson ==> 10 things you need to know coming out of X10 today: The Halo Reach multiplayer beta will kick off on May 3. You will be able to…
Microsoft has just unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system — Windows Phone 7 Series — live at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Virtually all of the world’s advanced economies have suffered some effects from the recession. Though unemployment is a problem all over the world, some countries have suffered a worse rate of unemployment than others. Canada and the United States have both experienced massive job losses during the recession. The United States now has an unemployment…
Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004. Facebook has undoubtedly become the world’s largest social network, with over 400 million users worldwide and more than 900 employees. Let’s take a closer look at what kinds of numbers and user activity this growth translates to. The infographic here-above explores Facebook’s growth over the past 6 years.
The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and Jesse Thomas Wondering how Facebook, flickr, YouTube, wordress or other social media fit with your marketing strategy? It’s all about conversation. Brian and Jesse had nicely illustrated the different elements of the great social conversation stream. I really like the term ‘The Conversation’. Indeed, there is one global conversation stream…
Today, at the occasion of the European Safer Internet Day, I’ve taken part to an Employee Volunteering action together with my Belgian colleagues. If you want to know more about this nitiative, just click HERE I’ve visited the school of my kids. By the way, this was also my school 🙂 This was a great opportunity to explain…
Tech giant Microsoft saw its second fiscal quarter profits rise 60 percent year over year in the three months rounding out 2009, outpacing a 14 percent revenue gain. Entertainment and Devices Division, a larger division that includes the Xbox 360, Games for Windows, and Zune, managed to triple its profits even as revenue fell.…
Microsoft Corp. got a bigger boost in customer satisfaction from its latest computer operating system than rival Apple Inc. did from its most recent upgrade.The CHART OF THE DAY shows that respondents giving Microsoft a positive grade for satisfaction rose to 67 percent in the week after the Oct. 22 release of Windows 7, from…
Take a look at these numbers. This is really amazing ! This is clear, the world is changing fast. 90 trillion – The number of emails sent on the Internet in 2009. 247 billion – Average number of email messages per day. 81% – The percentage of emails that were spam. 234 million – The…
I’ve read a very interesting BLOG from Joe Wilcox after the relase of IPad. Look also at this video: Here-below, a short summary of the 12 reasons why he is not going to buy an iPad. To be honest, this list makes sense. I also agree with Samuel Axon, who writes at Mashable: “The iPad…
I’m happy to share something new for Belgian people using hotmail / msn From now, you can create your own @hotmail.be address … So, you can surf to www.hotmail.be (or to Hotmail from www.msn.be) and select ‘register’ to create your brand new @hotmail.be address. So go & create your firstname@hotmail.be address. Quick links (sign out…
I’m very glad to show you very good performances of the last Quarter Microsoft (the company I’m working for :-)) This is a record for the revenue = $19.0 billion for the last Quarter, and earnings per share of 74 cents Dec 2009 was a very strong quarter for Microsoft, in which the Windows attach rate started climbing.…
The world is changing and the digitalisation of everything (musis, picture, video, …) will accelerate adoption of new technologoes and servies by the consumers. I realize this since I’ve been working for Microsoft. Stepping back further than a single search engine fight, it’s evident that Google, Microsoft, Apple, and even Yahoo are now competing in…
What they’ll be talking about in Davos The World Economic Forum annual meeting kicks off in Davos, Switzerland, this week with a lofty agenda devoted to some of the world’s most pressing issues, including rebalancing the global economy, shaping the future of climate change, and innovating health care. In this package of both new and…
I want to share with you the marketer’s new playbook I’ve discovered in McKinsey Review. View on the Web: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/newsletters/chartfocus/2010_01.htm In previous recessions, many marketers doubled down on large, historically profitable customers, geographies, and market segments-an approach that may now be ineffective because economic woes are affecting consumers and markets in unexpected and very specific ways.…
I’ve read a good artcile about the biggest Microsoft stories of 2009 I made a summary of the 6 biggest stories. 2009 was the year of two big product launches, Bing and Windows 7, and finally reached a search deal with Yahoo. Here, in no particular order, are the 6 biggest stories of 2009 in the Microsoft ecosystem.…
Project Natal and other natural user interface products Microsoft is working on are helping usher in a new generation of human–computer interaction. Robbie Bach demonstrates how body movements control Project Natal, a natural user interface Xbox 360 add-in scheduled for release in the fall. Take a look at the viedo here-below. Bill Buxton first used…
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