Here’s what your Google+ posts would look like in Facebook’s Timeline view
Facebook’s Timeline view is now available for everyone, including brands. We’ve gotten used to viewing our friends’ information in the view, and it’s actually quite handy. Being able to travel back in time to see what someone was up to a few years ago is a great way to display data.
One developer agreed and wondered what your Google+ posts would look like in a Timeline view. It’s that curiosity that led Jari Huomo to building My Google+ Timeline. Read more...
Collaboration software maker Atlassian buys group chat service HipChat to enhance its products
Atlassian, a company that builds collaboration software, this morning announced that it has acquired HipChat, a hosted private chat service for companies and teams that is similar to products like Campfire, Sazneo and to a certain degree also tools like Yammer and Salesforce’s Chatter.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Both companies have offices in San Francisco, California, but Atlassian’s headquarters are in Sydney, Australia.
HipChat’s desktop, browser and mobile communication software is used by more than 1,200 customers, including Groupon, HubSpot and my former employer TechCrunch (at least by some of the writing staff). Read more...