1. HootSuite targets SMB’s with new freemium model (ReadWriteWeb)
The much-adored social media management platform HootSuite made clear how it intends to make money yesterday when it announced that the service is moving to a freemium model.
2. Dueling Hollywood voices over net neutrality (LA Times)
The issue in question is Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed "Third Way" — reclassifying broadband Internet access as a "communications service," which would subject it to greater federal regulation. The point is to give the FCC authority to issue Net neutrality rules, among other guidelines for broadband.
3. Oracle v. Google: This one could get interesting (Gartner)
We all know the cycle by now. File infringement action, issue press release, enter cone of silence while negotiations take place, work out cross license agreement, issue press release, provide no further detail. But with news of Oracle’s patent and copyright infringement action against Google one thing strikes Brian Prentice as different.
4. Apple’s embarrassment of riches (Financial Times)
Apple’s $46bn cash mountain is a source of frustration that is now "bordering on exasperation" for the company’s shareholders. So says Toni Sacconaghi of Sanford C Bernstein, one of Wall Street’s most respected hardware analysts, in an open letter to the company.
5. Apps gold rush (BBC dot.Maggie)
There is little doubt that Apple’s App store started a phenomenon that has spawned an industry and changed the way we all use our mobile phones. In the early days, stories of developers hitting the jackpot with a winning app seemed almost commonplace. Today, with increased competition, that crown is harder to win.
