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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Square lands in Apple Stores, online]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Square)Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's new company, Square, givesiPhone,iPad, andiPod Touch owners the capability to accept credit card payments and charges a small percentage of each transaction only. No monthly or annual fees. No hardware expenses. And now, you can get a Square reader at an Apple Store or from Apple's Web site. This is obviously a huge step for the start-up that has been offering a mobile payment solution for independent contractors and small businesses for almost a year now via its Web site. Square's device is a small card reader plugs into the headphone jack on your iOS (or Android) device. The app is free. The reader is free. It's a great deal for small businesses that can't afford traditional credit card machines or the monthly and yearly upkeep fees that many companies still charge. I have been using Square for the last several months with ease and to great response. Square keeps its iOS app updated and running soundly and offers tremendous online support for the product, and now that its availability will be increasing, Square should see nothing but continued success. Read more about Square from fellow CNET writer Rick Broida here. You can already order your Square from the Apple Store online (the $9.95 price tag includes a $10 credit for Square fees, evening out the hardware cost) and will soon be able to pick one up in every Apple Store in the country. Currently Square is only available in the U.S. Do you have a small business that would benefit (or already has) from Square Let me know in the comments (and include links if you've got them)! <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Google get social in Texas]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The South By Southwest Interactive conference could prove a crucial testing ground for Google&amp;'s ambitions to compete with Facebook.The hot rumor now sweeping the hallways of the Austin Convention Center, where the conference has been going since Friday and will continue next week, is that Google will launch a new social network here called Google Circles, sparked by a report in tech blog ReadWriteWeb. The notion is flattering to SXSW&amp;'s notoriously self-involved attendees, who fancy themselves the tastemakers and trendsetters of the digital world: How could Google possibly launch its next big thing anywhere elseBut a Google representative has denied plans of a launch, according to Liz Gannes of NetworkEffect.Here&amp;'s what we do know: Google is holding an event for developers at the conference today at 1 p.m. called &amp;''The League of Extraordinary Hackers&amp;'' &amp;8212' again, playing to SXSW attendees&amp;' grandiose sense of self. (Or perhaps, one can hope, poking a bit of fun at it.) Googler Chris Messina, an open-source evangelist who&amp;'s well-known and trusted by many influential developers for his previous work on marketing the Firefox Web browser, is in Austin for the event. (We flew in on the same JetBlue flight from San Francisco, in fact.) And it has been widely reported (if never officially confirmed) that Google will be launching a major social networking product (previously known as Google Me and Google +1) this spring.If Google is to succeed in the social world, it&amp;'s true that it will have to woo developers of social apps, who today use mostly Facebook and Twitter to help users find friends online. But the failures of past social products like Google Wave and Google Buzz have hopefully taught Googlers that it&amp;'s not about how awesomely extensible a product is by third-party developers &amp;8212' it has to be simple and appealing to ordinary users, as Facebook and Twitter are to hundreds of millions of people. Because ultimately developers of social apps care more about reaching large audiences than being cutting edge.Next Story: Google Earth aerial photos show extent of quake damage Previous Story: Interest in iPad 2 far outstrips interest in rival tabletsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Google Circles, Social networks, South by Southwest, sxsw, SXSW 2011, Sxsw InteractiveCompanies: Facebook, Google, TwitterPeople: Chris Messina          Tags: Google Circles, Social networks, South by Southwest, sxsw, SXSW 2011, Sxsw InteractiveCompanies: Facebook, Google, TwitterPeople: Chris MessinaOwen Thomas is the executive editor of VentureBeat. 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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