http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/ Links and articles about technology, design, and sociology. Written by Rian van der Merwe. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-1033 Why Mailbox's Huge Success Is Down To Simple But Ingenious Marketing Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:20 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-1033 [...] space.  The only real competitor that existed, at least in the iOS space, was Sparrow, but that was acquired by Gmail because its app was regularly criticised for having numerous bugs. Shortly after the acquisition, [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-827 La Pesadilla del Usuario: Cuando Nuestras Herramientas en Web son Descontinuadas | El Ornitorrinco en Linea Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:38:31 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-827 [...] con lo que casi se asegura un lugar como ejemplo del tercer punto que comentamos al inicio. Esto ha causado una sacudida importante para usuarios y desarrolladores porque ilustra que incluso pagar por una app no necesariamente [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-818 Likt en elefant i en porslinsbutik | 24HR Communication Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:43:13 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-818 [...] det att teamet som utvecklade den tjänsten för evigt kommer att bete sig på just det sätt man själv tycker att de borde. Jag förstår och sympatiserar med argumentet i föregående, mycket läsvärda, bloggpost. Men nu [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-814 InsideSales.com Raises $4 Million For Big Data Analytics Sales Force Automation Technology « Will Scully-Power: Managing Director, Datarati Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:34:42 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-814 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-806 Wordpress Themes » Blog Archive » It’s A Dark Time To Be A Consumer In The Cloud Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:40:03 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-806 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-804 Technable | Making you Technically Able Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:00:17 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-804 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-788 It’s A Dark Time To Be A Consumer In The Cloud | Gaster Tech Blog Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-788 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-779 GIASTAR – Storie di ordinaria tecnologia » Blog Archive » It’s A Dark Time To Be A Consumer In The Cloud Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:36:45 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-779 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-778 It’s A Dark Time To Be A Consumer In The Cloud | Minnetonka News Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:39:23 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-778 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

]]> http://www.elezea.com/2012/07/sparrow-google-acquisition/#comment-775 It’s A Dark Time To Be A Consumer In The Cloud » Tech Blog Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.elezea.com/?p=3111#comment-775 [...] For a while the mantra was “don’t be a free user.” But sometimes people just won’t take your money. I would have paid money to keep Summify alive. And even if they take your money that’s no guarantee. ReadItLater started out as a paid app, but now it’s called Pocket and it’s a free service and who knows how they’re going to monetize it. Same thing happened with RunKeeper a while back. And ask a Sparrow users how “don’t be a free user” feels now. [...]

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