Archive for January, 2006

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Now Vienna Plans a Fiber Network

Om Malik, Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 2:06 PM PT Comments (1)

A few weeks after Mayor of Paris decided that the city needed a fiber network for universal Internet access, the city of Vienna (Austria) has announced similar plans, according to Heise.de, a German tech news publication. The city will try and get fiber connections to about 960,000 households, and hopes that the work for first [...]

The Smart List 2006

Om Malik, Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 8:49 AM PT Comments (1)

Business 2.0 has a smart list to counter balance the 101 dumbest. So here are the picks:

Smart Technology: RSS
Smart turnaround: Motorola
Smart Entrepreneur: Jeremy Allaire
Smartest exit strategy: Skype.

Of course, we didn’t think any innovation this year was worthy of a mention, since everything we saw was evolutionary.

Yahoo’s New CPO Loves His Mac

Om Malik, Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 12:59 AM PT Comments (28)

You might have worked for the company for a decade, but that doesn’t mean you will get a new cappuccino machine. It does mean that you get a new ID card, that says you have worked for the company for 10 years, and it also means you get a new gig. Ash Patel, the senior [...]

Yahoo Buying Digg Or Not

Om Malik, Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 11:34 PM PT Comments (11)

The rumors and all the Web 2.0 buzz is making my head spin. Earlier this morning I read that Yahoo was in serious talks to buy Digg, the pretty young thing among the social bookmarking sites. Kevin Rose, one of the founders of Digg.com refuted the rumor. End of the day, Kevin Burton says that [...]

What’s With The Japanese Names?

Om Malik, Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 4:36 PM PT Comments (13)

Have you noticed that the names of start-ups are getting stranger and stranger! Anyway, Mike Li, co-founder of Sixth Sense popped in today, and he lamented, “We cannot use any English names, because most of the good ones are taken.” That explains why we are suddenly seeing an influx of Japanese names. I am currently [...]

101 Dumbest Moments

Om Malik, Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 7:52 AM PT Comments (1)

Every year Business 2.0 publishes the “101 Dumbest Moments in Business” and the latest edition of the list if now available over on the Business 2.0 website. I have selected some of my favorites, for your enjoyment.
The Technology Dumbest Moments.

Vodafone’s Sarin Throws Verizon A Bone

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 7:16 PM PT Comments (1)

A bit of news that went unnoticed over here in the United States. Arun Sarin, chief executive of wireless giant Vodafone said that he has no plans to sell his company’s share in Verizon Wireless.
“We’re not saying we will not sell this asset in the future - we’re simply saying we want to make sure [...]

Life Happens

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 6:58 PM PT Comments (0)

… two story deadlines, a conference and a social calendar that is jam packed with meetings and more… it is unlikely I am going to have time to do anything much less blog… or as they say, life happens… think of it as a 24-hour break from blogging!

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