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<title><![CDATA[Verizon to throttle data speeds for heaviest users]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless will begin throttling the data speeds of customers who use an &quot;extraordinary amount&quot; of data, according to a document posted on the company's Web site.First reported by BGR.com, the PDF on the Verizon site says the new rules will not affect the majority of the company's customers. However, if you are a heavy data user, you should be aware that your speeds will drop.&quot;If you use an extraordinary amount of data and fall within the top 5 percent of Verizon Wireless data users we may reduce your data throughput speeds periodically for the remainder of your then current and immediately following billing cycle to ensure high quality network performance for other users at locations and times of peak demand,&quot; states the document.Verizon said it is taking the steps &quot;to ensure that the remaining 95% of data customers aren't negatively affected by the inordinate data consumption of just a few users.&quot;The company doesn't say how much data constitutes an &quot;extraordinary amount,&quot; only that the new rules will affect the top 5 percent. Theoretically, that means you could be affected one month, but not the next even though you consume the same amount of data.In addition to throttling data speeds of some users, Verizon also described new &quot;optimization and transcoding technologies&quot; it is implementing in its network to deliver files more efficiently.Verizon began accepting preorders for theiPhone today and even reportedly asked its employees to delay ordering the phone because it anticipates &quot;unprecedented&quot; demand for the device.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Entrepreneur Corner: Boosting collaboration and raising capital]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Herea4a4s the latest from VentureBeata4a4s Entrepreneur Corner.What makes a great entrepreneur a4&quot; There are a lot of characteristics that go into making a startup a success, but attorney Scott Edward Walker, who has worked with entrepreneurs for 15 years, says he has noticed three variables that are always a part of the equation.How to raise venture capital in a down market a4&quot; Ita4a4s rough raising money today from a VC firm, but Robert Ackerman, founder and managing director of Allegis Capital, says ita4a4s not impossible a4&quot; and he gives seven pieces of advice to help you get closer to your funding goals.9 suggestions of startup naming a4&quot; Naming a company is a task thata4a4s a lot harder than it should be. Some argue it doesna4a4t matter, but others say it can mean life or death. Serial entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah offers nine rules of thumb to keep in mind when youa4a4re struggling to find the perfect name.4 ways to boost collaboration in a remote work environment a4&quot; As more and more companies work from satellite locations and remote sites, office camaraderie is becoming a precious commodity. Joel Bomgar, founder and CEO of Bomgar Corporation, offers four tips on how to bring your team together as a unit a4&quot; even when theya4a4re far apart geographically.How should startups pay their attorney a4&quot; Even cash-poor entrepreneurs need legal advice when launching new ventures, but how do they pay the bill Attorney Martin Nichols, in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture at Stanford University, says ita4a4s not through an equity offer or a seat on the board.Previous Story: Twitter clinches best startup of 2010 at this year&amp;'s Crunchies awardsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: entrepreneur corner          Tags: entrepreneur cornerChris Morris is editor of the Entrepreneur Corner on VentureBeat, helping start-up business owners launch and grow their companies. He previously worked at Yahoo! Finance, where he was managing editor, and as director of content development at CNNMoney.com. He is also a widely respected journalist in the video game and technology fields, whose work has appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com. Follow him on Twitter at @MorrisatLarge Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter tells UberMedia whoa4a4s boss: UberTwitter, Twidroyd suspended]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>donnhager</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[UpdatedIf youa4a4re wondering how Twitter feels about UberMediaa4a4s efforts to roll-up many of the top Twitter apps into a single company, there was a pretty big hint today with the suspension of UberMediaa4a4s UberTwitter, Twidroyd, and UberCurrent apps.In a statement being sent to reporters, Twitter offers this explanation:We ask all developers in the Twitter ecosystem to abide by a simple set of rules that are in the interests of our users, as well as the health and vitality of the platform as a whole.We often take actions to enforce these rules' in fact, on an average day we turn off more than one hundred services that violate our API rules of the road. This keeps the ecosystem fair for everyone.Today we suspended several applications, including UberTwitter, twidroyd and UberCurrent, which have violated Twitter policies and trademarks in a variety of ways. These violations include, but arena4a4t limited to, a privacy issue with private Direct Messages longer than 140 characters, trademark infringement, and changing the content of usersa4a4 Tweets in order to make money.Wea4a4ve had conversations with UberMedia, the developer of these applications, about policy violations since April 2010, when they first launched under the name TweetUp a4&quot; a term commonly used by Twitter users and a trademark violation. We continue to be in contact with UberMedia and hope that they will bring the suspended applications into compliance with our policies soon.Twitter also posted an article in its Help Center for users who hare having trouble logging into UberTwitter and Twidroyd (because theya4a4re blocked), saying it is a4Acommitted to helping you continue to use Twitter during the disruption of these applications.a4 How can Twitter help those users By pointing them to its own official mobile apps, naturally &amp;8212' even before launching into an explanation, the article features big links to Twitter for BlackBerry, Twitter for iPhone, and Twitter for Android.If the suspension drags on, UberMedia could end up losing many of its users to Twittera4a4s official apps. And even if this is resolved quickly, the dispute underlines some of the big questions about UberMediaa4a4s long-term potential, since ita4a4s building its business almost entirely on top of Twitter &amp;8212' chief executive Bill Gross has said that he wants to be a4Athe best partner to Twitter in enhancing the Twitter ecosystem.a4 That might be a challenge if the relationship continues to be combative.On the other hand, Twitter has some incentive to patch things up with UberMedia, especially if the reports that UberMedia is on the verge of acquiring TweetDeck are true. With that acquisition, Seesmic CEO Loic Le Meur estimates that UberMediaa4a4s apps will be responsible for 20 percent of all daily tweets, meaning its user base can&amp;'t simply be dismissed.Spats between a startup building on a platform and the company responsible for that platform dona4a4t always lead to long-term trouble. Facebook and social gaming company Zynga approached what VentureBeata4a4s Dean Takahashi called a4Anuclear wara4 last year, but they reached a compromise, now Zynga is reportedly worth $10 billion, more than twice as much as Twitter. (Of course, it helps that Zynga has made efforts to establish a presence outside Facebook as well.)I&amp;'ve emailed UberMedia for comment and will update if I hear back.Update:  Gross told TechCrunch that the suspension &amp;''took us by surprise&amp;'' but that he will make whatever changes are necessary, including the change of UberTwitter&amp;'s name to UberSocial.And here&amp;'s the full statement from the company:Early Friday morning, Twitter shut off access to its service by several of our Twitter client applications:  UberTwitter, Twidroyd, and UberCurrent.  Twitter then notified us that they believed we were in violation of several provisions of their terms of service.We were immediately in touch with Twitter, and the changes they asked us to make were very small.  As a result, we have completed the changes, and new apps are currently being posted to their respective stores.  Twitter has assured us that as soon as those changes were complete, they would reactivate our applications.Twitter also asked us to modify the name of UberTwitter.  We began a process of changing the name three weeks ago by polling our users, and wea4a4ve decided based on their input to change the product name to UberSocial, which we completed today.To our millions of loyal users, we appreciate your patience during this temporary period.  We look forward to continuing our innovations on the Twitter platform.Next Story: The curious story of electric cars and Texas Previous Story: MiaSole reportedly raises $125M for solar, IPO question hangsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Twidroyd, UberCurrent, UberSocial, UberTwitterCompanies: TweetDeck, Twitter, UberMediaPeople: Bill Gross          Tags: Twidroyd, UberCurrent, UberSocial, UberTwitterCompanies: TweetDeck, Twitter, UberMediaPeople: Bill GrossAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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