Archive for November, 2005

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The Torrent Dilemma

Om Malik, Thursday, November 24, 2005 at 7:47 AM PT Comments (14)

Bit Torrent, one of the companies I am a big fan of made a joint announcement with the Motion Picture Association of America that it would no feature any illegal searches via its search engine, and will also work with the Hollywood doyens to distribute movies etc.
It is a well intentioned announcement, but as Xeni [...]

Google Dials-In The AdWords

Om Malik, Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at 8:21 PM PT Comments (16)

Updated: Google is finally testing out its Click-to-Call system. (Greg Yardley first reported this news, but I have been slow in getting around to it.) It has been a long time coming. I have been waiting for this since I wrote this piece in September. I believe this is the right strategy for the company [...]

Tracking SF Tech Connect

Om Malik, Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at 9:40 AM PT Comments (4)

From the day I spotted the SF Tech Connect SSID on my new Nokia 770, I had been flummoxed about the SF Tech Connect. Things became quite clear when Niall emailed me a link to an announcement by MetroFi which turned on 3 “hot zones” in San Francisco.
(Check them out on this Google Map) These [...]

BrightCove and the AOL Schizophrenia

Om Malik, Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at 4:00 AM PT Comments (6)

Media and bloggers for once are on the same side… they are collectively suffering from AOL Schizophrenia. A few weeks ago they were all saying AOL is piece of dying garbage. Today, after its investment and a deal with BrightCove, everyone seems to be thinking of them as king makers. So people make up your [...]

Om & Niall Pod Sessions Vol #4

Om Malik, Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 10:43 PM PT Comments (0)

It has been a hectic day, but before I called it a night, I just wanted to bring you upto speed on the latest on the OM & Niall PodSessions. We have a new website, which is live now, with the show notes from our fourth show.
I hope you get a chance to check out [...]

GloPhone losing its Glow?

Om Malik, Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 10:17 PM PT Comments (5)

Less two years into the hype cycle, and the VoIP services are going through a shakeout, indicating that there is little or no room for tiny-tots, especially the ones with a dubious claim to fame. TheGlobe, which tried its best to hype-up its GloPhone/VoiceGlo service is looking to exit the VoIP business. Things have not [...]

Force 10(G) Infinera

Om Malik, Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 1:22 AM PT Comments (6)

One of the great joys of writing a blog, is that you can keep up with the companies you have written in the past. Infinera, a Sunnyvale, Calif.- based photonic chip maker is one of them. Back in the day, I wrote about the company’s seemingly crazy bet to develop photonic circuits based on Indium [...]

Waiting for XBox 360

Om Malik, Monday, November 21, 2005 at 7:50 PM PT Comments (14)

Updated: The clock is counting down to the XBox 360 launch. Folks like Chris Anderson and Russell Beattie are waxing eloquent about the hottest new gaming platform and its ability to act as a bridge between television and Microsoft Media Center PCs. But all is not hunky dory, according to Sajeeth Cherian, who wrote the [...]

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