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Watch Shelly’s commentary on Barack Obama’s production and organizational skills and how they could translate to effective leadership.
GOOGLE will green light its YAHOO advertising partnership. The deal, which came to light a few months back, has been held under FCC scutiny as the two competitors compose over 80% of the search business. While the deal is still under investigation, Google has decided that it will move forward.
GOOGLE unveiled its soon to launch Android Application Store. The store is very similar to APPLE’s Application store except that it is open source. The open source agreement means that anyone can register and develop applications.
MICROSOFT will buy GREENFIELD ONLINE for $486 million. The goal is to transform Microsoft’s consumer data sector in order to increase its stable of online services. Greenfield specializes in surveys on people’s preferences and demographics, which could help Microsoft roll out a variety of targeted advertisements.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.