Social software — software that gives companies and individuals ways to interact and share information — has quickly been winning the interest of companies looking to track progress and share knowledge better among their employees.
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New startup Joincube joins social software fray — targets small businesses
CloudShare , a startup that improves the sales process by allowing companies to run software and appliance demos in the cloud , has raised $10 million in a second round of institutional funding. The money comes from some big-name venture firms — Sequoia Capital , Gemini Capital, and Charles River Ventures .
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CloudShare raises $10M for cloud-based demos
This time last year, I wrote about the 10 ways social media will change 2009 , and while all predictions have materialized or are on their way, it has only become clear in recent months how significant of a change we’ve seen this year. 2009 will go down as the year in which the shroud of uncertainty was lifted off of social media and mainstream adoption began at the speed of light
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10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010
The small business market is seeing a new crop of customer relationship management and intranet applications designed to provide a basic set of features without overwhelming the user. GlassCubes is an example of the type of companies entering this space, providing tools that the average sales person can begin using with little or no training. GlassCubes is a London-based company that launched last Fall
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GlassCubes: Another Solid CRM Player in the Small Business Market
This is an exciting week for us here at ReadWriteWeb. We just recently announced the ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit, which is gearing up to be an excellent event on the state of the real-time Web and the challenges ahead. See the details on it and all of the other great events lined up below
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 20 September 2009
Here we go with this week’s ReadWriteWeb events guide. Remember to download the calendar in iCal format or import it into your Google Calendar. You can also import individual events using the link beside each entry.
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 12 September 2009
Kai-Fu Lee, who led Google’s China operations until last week , is launching a new early-stage investment fund and startup incubator based in Beijing called Innovation Works. Lee says Innovation Works’ approach will be highly tailored for the Chinese market.
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Q & A: Google China’s Kai-Fu Lee on his new Chinese startup incubator
Summer’s nearly gone. Young ‘uns are back at school. But we’ve still got plenty of great events to keep you busy
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 5 September 2009
Here is this week’s ReadWriteWeb events guide. Remember to download the calendar in iCal format or import it into your Google Calendar.
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 29 August 2009
As the hype builds around cloud computing, there are growing questions about how resellers of software — the so-called middlemen — will make money. By delivering software in the Internet cloud (meaning over thousands and thousands of computer servers), companies like Google can more easily to sell their software directly to customers
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Salesforce’s reseller program brings the middleman back into cloud computing
