The FTC specifically recommended that the platforms provide a designated space for developers to disclose their information in the app stores and markets and that the platforms improve enforcement of requirements for app developers to disclose the private data they collect.
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Despite regularly hearing how mobile platforms fare within the smartphone space, we rarely get a sense of their place in the wider cellphone universe.
And not just when it comes to the social space, but on all the digital platforms that a brand can access to communicate and engage with consumers.
Davison, who is currently expanding Highlight's two-man operation with half a dozen new hires, said he believes users will be won over by the ability to validate peoples' identities via Facebook or other existing social media platforms, and by the limited space in which the data is broadcast.
Microsoft are all offering cloud platforms and vying for ownership in this space.
In six months, Attorney General Harris will convene the mobile application platforms to assess privacy in the mobile space.
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They can quickly help you separate the real deal from the hype, as well as compare new platforms, products and services to others in the space.
But the digital space has allowed State Farm to efficiently extend the reach of our sponsorship platforms (before, during and after the events themselves) through engaging, interactive brand experiences rather than just producing co-branded static advertising.
The major American manufacturer Lockheed Martin was the first to use the high thrusting (635 newtons) Leros-1b on its telecoms platforms, but the engine has also found favour at the US space agency down the years.
These salon shoes, however, look practically quaint when compared to Iris van Herpen's snub-nosed bondage booty or Mr. Tatehana's aerodynamic platforms, which have no heel at all and look like slippers for a space alien.
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Companies as diverse as activity streaming platform SocialCast (recently bought by VMWare), IBM, start-ups like Huddle, Box, behemoth SAP, Microsoft, Moxie, Jive, CISCO, Nortel, old platforms like SocialText, old web platforms like Broadvision, Alfresco from open source, are competing for attention in this space.
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Tools like the Digital Platforms GPS will be of great help for brands looking to truly strategically navigate in digital space.
With free-to-play titles like Clash of the Dragons and Legacy of Heroes spanning platforms from Facebook to Kongregate, 5th Planet has been quick to capitalize on online CCG space.
Boxee now supports HTML5 apps, which means that if you write an HTML page designed for 10ft it will work on any Boxee and Google TV devices, and hopefully other platforms will embrace this trend rather than try and invent their own platforms, which makes life hard for content owners, developers and ultimately slows down innovation in this space.
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When asked about the potential for consolidation within the space, Wood noted that it is already happening as big content owners are avoiding the hassle of working with several platforms and settling with a handful, which is weeding out less competitive brands and technology.
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