One of the themes cropping up again and again at this year's Brainstorm technology conference is the pervasive use of social services like Facebook, and the frustration that while they dominate the consumer world, they aren't quite right for large enterprises.
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Jul 23, 2009 8:18 PM ETBen Baer, Senior Producer - Jul 23, 2009 7:02 PM ET
If new AOL CEO Tim Armstrong keeps talking, the company just might reemerge Phoenix-like on the Internet landscape. At least that's what the results of audience polling showed at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference Thursday.
Fortune's David Kirkpatrick opened the interview by asking whether AOL would slowly "run out of juice, remain profitable but not a significant industry force, or return to health as a major Internet player." Using devices provided by MORE
Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - Jul 23, 2009 5:54 PM ET
Ning CEO Gina Bianchini is getting lots of curious looks and occasional "Congratulations!" at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech. The news leaked this week that her start-up raised $15 million at a company valuation of $750 million.
You can read the whole story here in Pattie Sellers' Postcards column.
Tom Ziegler, Senior Editor - Jul 23, 2009 3:55 PM ETJennifer Lai - Jul 23, 2009 3:23 PM ET
Randall Stephenson's business is all about connectivity, which means these days the AT&T chairman and CEO spends a lot of time talking about Apple.
While the company may have an exclusive deal with the maker of the iPhone, Stephenson said don't expect it to last forever, although he wouldn't expand further.
When asked if he was completely satisfied with AT&T's relationship with Apple, Stephenson said, "I don't think I could get my MORE
Beth Kowitt, Writer-Reporter - Jul 23, 2009 3:03 PM ET
Carlos Slim has app envy.
During my interview with AT&T (T) CEO Randall Stephenson at Fortune's Brainstorm TECH conference, he said he was in possession of something that was the envy of his one-time boss, TelMex's (TII) Carlos Slim Helu: an iPhone app.
Okay, it isn't just any old app for Apple's (AAPL) phone. Stephenson's tech folks helped build him a special application that tracks the companies in AT&T's "ecosystem" - partners, competitors, MORE
Stephanie N. Mehta, Executive Editor - Jul 23, 2009 1:57 PM ET
Google's location-based Latitude service is coming to the iPhone within hours, Google mobile VP Vic Gundotra said at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference this morning.
Gundotra said the latest iPhone OS update, which enables location-based services in the browser, paved the way for Latitude.
UPDATED: Google's blog post on the news is here.(AAPL) (GOOG) (RIMM)
Jon Fortt - Jul 23, 2009 1:04 PM ETPenelope Patsuris - Jul 23, 2009 11:37 AM ET
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