Archive for May, 2007

New RealPlayer downloads web videos

Om Malik, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 8:57 PM PT Comments (0)

Real released a test version of its new RealPlayer, fully 2.5 years since the product’s last major update and well behind the explosion of web video. We give the company points for trying to add something different to all the other official options out there: a plug-in that helps you download streaming video from anywhere [...]

Google to Buy Geo-Tagging Site Panoramio

Katie Fehrenbacher, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 11:10 AM PT Comments (14)

More geoweb tools for Google. Geo-tagging photo site Panoramio announced on its blog this morning that it will be acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. Google posted the news on its blog last night.
The company is a one and a half year old startup based in Spain. Co-founder Eduardo Manchón writes:
“The integration of photos [...]

Still no MuniFi: Silicon Valley, San Francisco

Katie Fehrenbacher, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 9:15 AM PT Comments (4)

Some city-wide Wi-Fi networks are being launched and few residents are using them. And then there are the planned muniFi networks that are stuck in the purgatory of logistics and bureacracy — perpetually ‘in the works’ but with missed deadlines and unsure futures.
The Palo Alto Daily News says the plan to build a Wi-Fi network [...]

What’s on GigaNET

Om Malik, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 8:52 AM PT Comments (0)

The 20-Hour Work Week of the Future: What will your job as a web worker look like in 2015? A new report envisions a world in which a free agent world composed of retiring baby boomers, working-age moms and Gen Xers relinquish traditional work structures in favor of “less-time” roles. Continue reading.
Surveillance, Now [...]

Quote of the Day 5/31/07

Carleen Hawn, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 5:56 AM PT Comments (0)

“People say iTunes is their favorite piece of Windows software…It’s like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.”

— Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, from the dais of the WSJ “D” Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. yesterday, when asked how he feels about being a ‘an enormous developer’ for his chief competitor.

Founders’ Lesson […]

Question of the Day: Pricing

jeffc, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 4:47 AM PT Comments (0)

I have a new software product to introduce to the market, but I’m struggling with how to determine what to charge for it.

I believe that triangulating the price from multiple perspectives is a cornerstone to this process, but I’ve got two challenges: 1) this is a new product category for the enterprise 2) while one […]

Top 10 Pitch Meeting ‘No-Nos’

alexgove, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 4:45 AM PT Comments (0)

When pitching your startup to a potential venture investor, you typically only have one hour to put your best foot forward. It’s important that you use your time well, and take pains to avoid a few common presentation pitfalls that will, at best, distract your audience, or worse, deter them entirely from your ultimate mission […]

With success, a kinder, gentler Steve Jobs

Om Malik, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 2:30 AM PT Comments (30)

Success, they say, mellows out even the fiercest of tyrants, making their dictates seem almost benevolent. Steve Jobs, the enfant terrible of yesteryears, whose unrelenting quest for perfection has driven many to Ole Tennessee or an asylum (whichever is closer) is showing signs of a kinder, gentler self, happy to share (within limits) the glory, […]

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