The number of applications downloaded to smartphones made by Apple Inc., Motorola Inc. and other manufacturers will surge by 60 percent a year and generate more than $35 billion by 2014, a report says. Mobile-phone …
The factory floor at Electrical Power Products (EP2) in Des Moines is about as busy as Santa’s workshop these days. Though you won’t find any elves among the company’s 150 employees, the sense of urgency …
In its 2010 security report released Tuesday, Symantec Corp. said that the annual average global spam rate was 89.1 percent, an increase of 1.4 percent over the preceding year, the San Jose Business Journal reported. …
Three young companies with strong ties to the city’s social media and technology scenes are growing up downtown.
Bit Method LLC, Catchfire Media LLC and Lava Row Inc., all of which were formed within the …
Though new technologies could lead non-traditional consumers of video games to embrace new digital platforms, such as mobile and online gaming, investors are uncertain of where they fit in, Reuters reported.
The shift to digital …
As social media moves from marginal to mainstream, more companies are integrating applications such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube into their business-to-business marketing strategies.
Beyond building brand awareness and promoting products, social media allows businesses …
Des Moines was named one of the 10 most technologically advanced U.S. cities for its size, according to the 2010 Digital Cities Survey published by the Center for Digital Government.
The city came in at …
Google Inc. plans to hire more than 2,000 people as it expands into new markets, Reuters reported.
On Thursday, the Web search engine provider’s website listed job openings for 2,076 positions, which is up nearly …
Meredith Corp.’s Family Circle magazine will begin using technology from mobile marketing service provider Snipp’s Mobile Me platform.
Articles throughout the magazine will include a number that readers can text for more information to be …
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau will conduct a social media workshop from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave. The workshop is sponsored by Catchfire …
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