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Archive for August, 2005
RSS might be tad overhyped
VCs beware, Bill Burnham warns. new Neilson study shows only only 11% of blog readers use RSS. Continue »
PhillyWiFi - and then there were two
Philadelphia is inching towards realizing its WiFi dream, a dream that is shared by other cities like San Francisco. Today the word has come that Hewlett Packard and Earthlink are two companies that have been shortlisted for building out a Philadelphia-wide WiFi network, beating out groups that include AT&T-led consortia. That was expected given the incumbent relationships of some of the groups. Still, looking at it dispassionately, the deal is pretty much in the bag for Earthlink. I think Philadelphia is going to use HP as a leverage to gain more concessions from Earthlink. This is much needed good news for Earthlink, which has been one of the main victims of the Brand-X decision and lately the FCC decision to un-sharing DSL lines. The city of Philadelphia will announce the eventual winner in 30 days. Muniwireless points out that in the end the big winner is going to be Tropos Networks, which provides metro wifi gear to both the companies. Continue »
37 Signals - Anywhere But Here
Last evening I caught up with Jason Fried, one fifth of the quintet known as 37 Signals. He had just settled into his new home in Chicago, and well was hoping to feast on some middle eastern goodies when I rudely interrupted his dinner. Jason, being a gentleman spent a lot of time with me, and at some point during the conversation, we talked about the recent buzz in Silicon Valley. I asked him, if he would ever move here. And well, his answer took me back to my story, Escape From Silicon Valley. Jason and his virtual bandmates are spread all over the country/world, and make a comfortable living from their efforts such as Ta-Da List and Basecamp. 37 Signals should have part of my story, but somehow I missed them. Shame on me! Continue »
Zotob hits broadband providers hard
Zotob virus, which affected folks over at CNN is taking its toll on broadband service providers, according to Radialpoint, a Montreal-based security company. The broadband providers are seeing a sharp increased in the “support call volume compared to other recent virus outbreaks.” These could be classified as panic calls, more than anything. Eight or nine variants of the virus have been identified in the last 72 hours. The virus however has not caused much damage, other than generate more bad PR for Microsoft, because it affects Windows 2000 machines more than any other variants of Windows. I guess, most have made the move to Windows XP. Continue »
Heidelberg gets city-wide Wimax network
The network launches August 24. Continue »
What you should have on your Mobile RSS reader
Not sure what people read on their phones, but Carlo has some suggestions. Hey thanks for including me in the list. Continue »
CMP buys LightReading
I hope nothing changes. Big word-up to Rayno and the gang! Continue »
Nokia Says No iTunes on N91
A Finnish newspaper started the rumors that Nokia’s forthcoming N91 music phone, with a 4GB hard drive, would ship with iTunes on it! No way, says Nokia. It would be nice though. Continue »
Google Sells and Market Yells
The Bay Area housing market is all set to “kick-it-up-a-notch” as many newly minted Google millionaires are going to go shopping for palazzos. TheStalwart has details on the insider selling. For those of you who missed out on the Google IPO, here is your second chance. The company plans to raise $4 billion. Its not going to be risk free, according NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran tells Fortune. Continue »
