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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 07:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter acquires popular client TweetDeck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 07:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Twitter has acquired desktop client TweetDeck, the companies have confirmed.&quot;I am extremely happy and proud to let you know that TweetDeck has been acquired by Twitter,&quot; TweetDeck founder Iain Dodsworth announced on his company's blog today. &quot;We completed the deal on Tuesday and are now in the process of 'joining the flock.'&quot;Twitter's acquisition of TweetDeck, a favorite among Twitter users, isn't all that surprising. Since last month, reports have been swirling that the companies were in negotiations. And earlier this week, CNN reported that the social network had agreed to acquire TweetDeck, which provides a &quot;personal browser&quot; for staying in touch with updates from users on Twitter, as well as Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, for $40 million in cash and stock.Neither Twitter nor TweetDeck announced the terms of their deal.TweetDeck is arguably one of the most useful tools available in the social-networking ecosystem. The platform provides simplified views of a respective user's social networks to keep them apprised of what's happening in their friends' lives. Even more importantly, it saves them time. With the help of TweetDeck, users can update their Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn profiles from the app. They can also check in to locations via Foursquare. A scheduling option lets users send out tweets at a desired time in the future.TweetDeck currently offers freeiPhone andAndroid apps to users. The company is also working on aniPad option. Though Twitter didn't say in detail what it has planned for TweetDeck, the company did point out that it will use the service to help commercial users track conversations across the social network. &quot;TweetDeck provides brands, publishers, marketers and others with a powerful platform to track all the real-time conversations they care about,&quot; the social network wrote on its blog. &quot;In order to support this important constituency, we will continue to invest in the TweetDeck that users know and love.&quot; In an interview with All Things Digital's Peter Kafka, Dodsworth emphasized that TweetDeck will continue to exist as a standalone product. &quot;From a technical standpoint we'll move towards become part of the platform. They won't be shutting it down, they are in fact investing further in its future,&quot; he said. And Dodsworth expects TweetDeck to continue to support multiple social network platforms. &quot;The reality of it is that TweetDeck usage has been heavily Twitter-based with the external services not heavily used but acting more as a value-add for our users. I can't see them going away anytime soon,&quot; he told All Things Digital. Twitter's TweetDeck acquisition is the latest in a string of strategic purchases the company has made over the last several years. In 2008, Twitter acquired Summize, a Twitter search engine that became the basis for the current Twitter Search. Last year, it acquired a small start-up called Cloudhopper to help it effectively handle the growth of SMS tweets around the world. Also last year, it acquired Atebits, which was operating a highly acclaimed, paid mobile-tweeting client Tweetie. That application was made free and is now the official Twitter app for mobile users. This post was updated at 9:28 a.m. PT with more details and again at 10:08 a.m. PT with quotes from TweetDeck's CEO. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Regulators approve Comcast-NBC Universal deal]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice today approved a deal to create a joint venture between cable giant Comcast and NBC Universal. In a 4-1 vote, the FCC determined that the deal is in the nation's public interest. The Justice Department also issued a statement that it has approved the union, which will be the first time a cable company has merged with a major TV network. The new joint venture, which will be majority-owned by Comcast, will become a media powerhouse joining the nation's largest cable operator with one of the leading movie studios and TV networks in the U.S..The FCC and Justice Department put several conditions on the deal. Most of them focus on making sure that the deal does not hamper development of the online video market. Both the Justice Department and the FCC wanted to ensure that Comcast through its control over NBC Universal's content was not able to shut out online video competitors from accessing content. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement that the conditions imposed by the FCC &quot;include carefully considered steps to ensure that competition drives innovation in the emerging online video marketplace.&quot; But the rules that have been adopted are somewhat complicated. David Cohen, an executive vice president at Comcast, said during a press conference, that the stipulations in place do not mirror the same program access rules that are in place for Comcast's other paid TV competitors, such as satellite and phone companies. Instead, the rules are more narrowly defined only requiring Comcast and NBC to provide video content to online video providers, such as Apple TV, Netflix, YouTube or others, under certain circumstances. Cohen also explains Comcast's understanding of the conditions in a blog post.Specifically, Comcast/NBC is required to offer content to an online provider if that provider has already gotten one of NBC's peers to offer similar content. And even then, NBC is only required to offer such content under similar terms and business models as are already being offered by an NBC competitor. For example, if Viacom is offering a reality series, NBC would only be required to offer reality programming under the same business terms as Viacom offers its content.One major sticking point over the past year as the merger was being considered is whether Comcast/NBC would be allowed to keep its stake in Hulu, the online video site started by NBC and its partners News Corp. and Walt Disney Co. Several lawmakers had asked for Comcast to divest itself of its stake in Hulu.Neither the Justice Department nor the FCC is requiring Comcast to sell its investment in Hulu. But the company will be required to give up NBC Universal's management stake in Hulu, which includes a board seat on Hulu. NBC Universal and its Hulu partners each have minority stakes in Hulu.&quot;Without such a remedy, Comcast could, through its seats on Hulu's board of directors, interfere with the management of Hulu, and, in particular, the development of products that compete with Comcast's video service,&quot; the Justice Department said in its press release. Comcast said it would retain an economic stake in Hulu. It also said it plans to continue to provide TV shows and movies to the Hulu service as its partners are also doing.Some of the other conditions put in place by the FCC are designed to help promote universal broadband access. For example, the FCC is requiring Comcast to offer standalone Internet broadband access at a &quot;reasonable price&quot; and with &quot;sufficient bandwidth.&quot; Specifically, this means Comcast will be required to offer a nationwide standalone broadband service for $49.95 a month for the next three years.Democratic Commissioner Michael J. Copps was the only member of the FCC to vote against the deal. He said in his dissenting statement that he was concerned about the concentration of media that the deal would bring into the market. He believes that Comcast will have too much power over entertainment and news as a result of the deal. Copps, the longest serving commissioner on the FCC, has long opposed big media mergers. &quot;The Comcast-NBCU joint venture opens the door to the cable-ization of the open Internet,&quot; he said in a statement. &quot;The potential for walled gardens, toll booths, content prioritization, access fees to reach end users, and a stake in the heart of independent content production is now very real.&quot;He went on to say, &quot;In sum, this is simply too much, too big, too powerful, too lacking in benefits for American consumers and citizens... I would be true to neither the statute nor to everything I have fought for here at the Commission over the past decade if I did not dissent from what I consider to be a damaging and potentially dangerous deal.The deal is expected to officially close by the end of the month.Updated 3:45 p.m. PT:This story has been updated with comments and more information from a conference call with Comcast.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thrutu lets you do more than just talk during phone calls]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Newly launched mobile app Thrutu aims to make it a cinch to multitask during phone calls.The free Android app, which landed on the Android Market today,  extends the functionality of traditional phone calls by letting you  share photos, location data and contact information. You can also  vibrate your calling partner&amp;'s phone to &amp;''prod&amp;'' them &amp;8212' think Facebook&amp;'s  &amp;''poke&amp;'' function meets the real world.It should be noted that much of this functionality is already  available on smartphones, but you have to juggle multiple  apps to use all these features, and there&amp;'s no guarantee the person you&amp;'re calling will  have the same apps as you. Thrutu simplifies that process by giving you a  single unified interface to share information during a phone call.The app comes with a few caveats: It only works on phones running on  GSM networks like AT&amp;amp'T&amp;'s and T-Mobile&amp;'s in the US, or on Sprint&amp;'s 4G  WiMax network. That&amp;'s because those networks can handle voice and data  traffic at the same time. Verizon and Sprint&amp;'s 3G CDMA networks can&amp;'t  juggle voice and data simultaneously. The fact that Thrutu doesn&amp;'t work  on Verizon is a big problem for the app, as that network is home to some  of the most popular Android phones like the Droid line.Both callers also need to run Thrutu to take advantage of its  features. That means you&amp;'ll need to plan ahead and make sure your  friends install the app before you call &amp;8212' you can&amp;'t just be  spontaneous. And since Thrutu only works on certain phone networks, you likely won&amp;'t be able to use it with all of your friends and family.Eventually, Thrutu plans to add social media connectivity, games  support, real-time video and the ability to let you plan events. BlackBerry and iPhone versions of the app are on the way as well.Thrutu is certainly providing a useful upgrade to the classic phone call, but it still has plenty of hurdles to overcome before it can be useful to everyone.The Silicon Valley-based company is the consumer division of Metaswitch Networks, which is backed by Sequoia Capital and Francisco Partners.Next Story: Amprius raises $25M for breakthrough batteries from Kleiner, Google CEO Previous Story: Mitsubishi electric car coming to the U.S.PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: mutltiasking, phone callsCompanies: Metaswitch Networks, Thrutu          Tags: mutltiasking, phone callsCompanies: Metaswitch Networks, ThrutuDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. 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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