Why a Microsoft buy of Yammer would be good for social business
Rumors that Microsoft is about to buy Yammer are buzzing in Silicon Valley at the moment after an overheard conversation in The Creamery in San Francisco last night.
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Microsoft apologizes for cringeworthy 'penis' song at NDC 2012
The Microsoft Norwegian Developers Conference this year has made headlines for Microsoft. Unfortunately, not about the spring updates to Windows Azure but for a bizarre pop song.
Microsoft prototypes speaking multiple languages with a single human voice
At TechFest 2012, Microsoft demoed a project from Microsoft Research Asia, turning a monolingual speaker into a multilingual voice output using machine based Text To Speech (TTS) synthesis.
Groupon investigated by UK advertising authorities
Groupon is being investigated by the UK's Office of Fair Trading after breaching the Advertising Standards Agency code
Microsoft Lifebrowser captures the important landmarks in your life
Using machine learning, Lifebrowser from Microsoft Research learns to predict 'memory landmarks', events of life that you consider important and it uses these landmarks to help you navigate your past.
Microsoft goes 'Beyond the Like' with social ads solution
Microsoft has introduced 'People Powered Stories' (PPS) into its social advertising solution and brings ratings and reviews into brand advertising. It is centering its efforts around what the customer needs and how he is engaging with digital advertising in new ways.
Microsoft's So.cl aims to make research more social
Microsoft are not building the next Facebook. So.cl from Microsoft FUSE labs intends to use social search for the purpose of learning and collaborating.
Eight must-have Windows 8 apps for small businesses
These Windows 8 apps are invaluable for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to simplify their workflow.