Herea4ぎa4г our roundup of the weeka4ぎa4г tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
Content-maker BlueGlass launches new tool for online publishers &8212' Online marketing company BlueGlass Interactive has released a content creation tool for publishers that it hopes will put it in direct competition with powerhouse content provider Demand Media &8212' minus the negativity that Demand has attracted because of accusations that it runs a4ぎAcontent mills.a4ぎ
Kik Messenger sees explosive start a4ぎa4 a mobile chat better than SMS &8212' Kik, a new chat application for smartphones that is quicker and more social than SMS, is showing impressive viral uptake. And its growth appears to be accelerating.
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear video game violence case &8212' The country has long been divided about whether violent video games should be formally regulated. Now the U.S. Supreme Court is planning to weigh in on the matter, and oral arguments were held last Tuesday.
MacBook Air review: a laptop that blurs the line between work and play &8212' VentureBeata4ぎa4г Dean Takahashi praises Applea4ぎa4г new laptop as sitting a4ぎAright at this intersection of work and play.a4ぎ
Sonya4ぎa4г PlayStation Phone strategy takes shape as prototype picture leaks out &8212' Back in August, rumors of a PlayStation Phone leaked out. Now the Engadget tech blog has a photo of the device and some of its specifications.
And here are five more articles we think are important, thought-provoking, fun, or all of the above:
The big tech pedigree doesna4ぎa4д help: Whitman and Fiorina go down in flames &8212' Perhaps this weeka4ぎa4г California elections should be a lesson for executives at big tech companies.
How Facebook plans to make money from deals &8212' After Facebook confirmed Wednesday that ita4ぎa4г launching a deal service that businesses can use to lure in customers, I spoke to the companya4ぎa4г executives about how the feature might pay off.
Are venture capitalists sheep Why cleantech investing is down &8212' Therea4ぎa4г been a spate of bad news for cleantech investing lately. VentureBeata4ぎa4г Iris Kuo discusses why.
Apple approves SkyFire iPhone browser with Flash video support &8212' Mobile browser developer SkyFire has seemingly done the impossible by getting its Flash video-capable web browser approved for Applea4ぎa4г App Store.
Why wona4ぎa4д utility companies innovate Smart Grid leaders explain &8212' Utility companies arena4ぎa4д willing to innovate and develop smarter power grids because it simply isna4ぎa4д cost-effective most of the time, a number of cleantech leaders said at our GreenBeat 2010 conference.
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Companies: Apple, Blueglass Interactive, Facebook, Kik, Skyfire, Sony
People: Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman
Companies: Apple, Blueglass Interactive, Facebook, Kik, Skyfire, Sony
People: Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman
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