Try as the company might, Google hasn’t has much success breaking into the mobile payment market. The birth of Google Wallet looked promising enough until Google lost one of its founders to competitor Square. But, in true Google fashion, the company plans to forge ahead with Google Wallet. The latest »

Social media invades our world, and each day there are people looking for a quicker, easier way to update their status or share something with their friends on Facebook and Twitter. Others love being able to pass the time on the bus or in a waiting room checking out the »

For quite some time now (ever since the release of the PlayBook, really), RIM has been meaning to make an OS update. When first sent to market, the PlayBook didn’t have a calendar or an email application, so the only way to access these features was to use a BlackBerry »

Klout, an influence-measuring service, recently acquired Blockboard, a start-up that connects neighbors online. The purchase of Blockboard marks the first acquisition of this kind for the company, which was founded back in 2008. Klout's primary purpose is to measure the influence of an individual's presence on social media platforms, like »

LinkedIn, a popular online networking service recently purchased content management startup, Rapportive, for around a whopping $15M. It is unclear what LinkedIn plans to do with the new assets. The purchase is the latest move in a strategic string of investments. In addition to Rapportive, LinkedIn recently purchased Cardmunch and »

SmartSync is one of the most interesting apps that I’ve reviewed over the past month or so. This app is curious for what it does, but it’s also interesting because there aren’t really any other apps like it. So what does SmartSync do? This app allows you to know everything »

If you are single and an active member on LinkedIn, you might want to turn your eyes towards a new dating site aimed at the business professional. Hitch.me is a site that’s exclusively reserved for LinkedIn users. In fact, it’s the only dating site that connects LinkedIn users (through user »

BrandMyMail is a new website application that helps you to customize your Gmail. This application allows users to drag and drop different social media streams, signatures, logos, and other details into a basic Gmail template. The point behind BrandMyMail is to help small businesses and individuals create an email template »

If you eat lunch alone most days, you might want to consider downloading the LunchMeet app on your iPhone. LunchMeet was designed for professionals who want to meet other professionals for lunch. In a way, LunchMeet is kind of the anti-social network, though (ironically) this app can only function if »

Social media can be a great way to get your brand out in front of hundreds and even thousands of potential customers. It is an incredible marketing tool that has never existed before the last decade or so. According to a 2010 survey conducted by McKinsey Global Institute, 63 percent »