今日技術(shù)焦點:是本周最引人關(guān)注的新創(chuàng)公司?還是Twitter創(chuàng)始人回歸?
????? 日前,一款名為Color的免費手機應(yīng)用程序引起了人們極大關(guān)注。這款程序旨在創(chuàng)造一種能充分利用智能手機獨特技術(shù)的社交體驗。用戶能在虛擬日記本里分享和存儲圖片及視頻。他們除了查看自己的多媒體資料外,還能訪問在自己附近、與自己同時登陸的其它用戶所分享的多媒體資料。Color的團隊同樣引起大家關(guān)注:其成員包括來自Lala的比爾?阮、來自BillShrink的皮特?菲姆以及LinkedIn前首席科學(xué)家DJ?佩蒂爾。Color在軟件發(fā)布前獲得了來自紅杉資本(Sequoia Capital)、貝恩資本(Bain Capital)以及硅谷銀行(Silicon Valley Bank)的4100萬美元投資。(《財富》) ????? 蘋果(Apple)負(fù)責(zé)Mac軟件工程的高級副總裁伯特蘭?瑟蘭德宣布離職。瑟蘭德同時還是Mac OSX操作系統(tǒng)的架構(gòu)師之一。他表示:“我同史蒂夫?喬布斯共事22年。在NeXT和蘋果,我度過了產(chǎn)品開發(fā)生涯里無以倫比的時光。不過現(xiàn)在,我希望將更多精力放在科學(xué)而不是產(chǎn)品上?!备窭赘?費得里尼將接替瑟蘭德的職位。(《財富》) ????? 另外,Twitter創(chuàng)始人兼Square聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人杰克?多爾塞可能重返社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)領(lǐng)域。雖然有消息稱他將擔(dān)任Twitter首席執(zhí)行官,但多爾塞更可能擔(dān)任類似首席產(chǎn)品官的職位。(Business Insider) ????? 雅虎(Yahoo)推出搜索指導(dǎo)(Search Direct),這項搜索引擎技術(shù)和谷歌的即時搜索(Google Instant)類似——當(dāng)你輸入搜索主題時,下拉菜單里會顯示建議結(jié)果。不過,雅虎負(fù)責(zé)搜索產(chǎn)品的高級副總裁沙斯?塞斯認(rèn)為這兩種技術(shù)并不相同。他表示,“我們致力于提供答案而不是鏈接。我們認(rèn)為下一代搜索引擎,無論是傳統(tǒng)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)還是移動互聯(lián)網(wǎng),所追求的是答案而非鏈接?!保═echCrunch) ????? 谷歌(Google)悄悄推出全本在線雜志《思考季刊》(Think Quarterly)。該雜志在英國制作,每季度出版,目標(biāo)是“在繁忙的世界中找到喘息空間”。第一期雜志有68頁,主要討論數(shù)據(jù)及其對商業(yè)的影響。(Mashable) ????? 據(jù)來自TechCrunch和ComScore的消息,MySpace的流量下滑速度正在加快。2011年1月和2月,MySpace的全球獨立訪客數(shù)量下滑了14.4%,從7300萬降至6300萬。這一數(shù)字僅為一年前的一半。(TechCrunch) ????? Windows Phone 7的用戶,歡呼雀躍吧!上周Windows Phone 7更新正式發(fā)布,你現(xiàn)在也許能像其它智能手機用戶一樣,享受復(fù)制、粘貼功能了。(Digital Trends) ????? 你打算在T-Mobile被美國電話電報公司(AT&T)收購之前,結(jié)束與前者的合約?你絕不是一個人在戰(zhàn)斗!(《財富》) ????譯者:項航 |
????? This week, the startup everyone's buzzing about is Color, a free mobile app aimed at creating a social experience that maximizes the smart phone's unique technology. Users share and store photos and videos in visual diaries -- besides being able to view their own media, they can also view media shared by other users nearby and logged around the same time. Color's also worth noting because of its team -- Bill Nguyen of Lala, Peter Pham of BillShrink, and DJ Patil, formerly chief scientist of LinkedIn -- and $41 million pre-launch funding from Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank. (Fortune) ????? Apple senior vice president of Mac software engineering Bertrand Serland, one of the architects of the Mac OSX operating system, is leaving. "I've worked with Steve [Jobs] for 22 years and have had an incredible time developing products at both NeXT and Apple, but at this point, I want to focus less on products and more on science." Craig Federighi will take over. (Fortune) ????? Meanwhile, Twitter creator and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey could reportedly return to the social network. Though the title of CEO has been thrown around, it's much more likely he'd serve as something like Chief Product Officer. (Business Insider) ????? Yahoo announced Search Direct, a search engine feature resembling Google Instant where suggested results populate a drop down window as you type in search topics. Yahoo SVP of Search Products Shashi Seth notes the differences between the two, however. "They're very different products," he said. "We're focused on providing answers, not links. Google Instant is focused on providing more links, faster. Not answers. We believe the next generation of search regardless of whether it's on the web or mobile, they're looking for answers, not links." (TechCrunch) ????? Google has quietly launched its own full-length online magazine, the U.K.-based Think Quarterly, a -- yep, you guessed it -- quarterly publication with the goal of "breathing space in a busy world." The first issue proves to be a 68-page dive into the world of data and its impact on business. (Mashable) ????? According to TechCrunch and ComScore, MySpace's traffic decline is accelerating. Between January and February 2011, worldwide unique visitors to MySpace dropped by 14.4% from 73 million visitors to 63 million visitors, half the audience they had a year ago. (TechCrunch) ????? Windows Phone 7 owners, rejoice! Thanks to an update rolling out to users this week, you may now copy and paste like the rest of us smartphone users. (Digital Trends) ????? Looking to wiggle out of that T-Mobile contract before the carrier gets snatched up by AT&T? You're definitely not alone. (Fortune) |