Archive for September 2007
Kara Swisher of AllThingsD takes a contrarian point of view on Facebook and does a pretty good job of deconstructing the social-networking company, its potential and all the hype around it. What set her off: Facebook has apparently indicated that it might hold out for … Read More »
If media mogul and environmentalist Ted Turner -– who’s often called the largest individual land owner in North America -– placed a few square miles of solar panels across his New Mexico ranches he could, in theory, generate 4 GW of power. No wonder … Read More »
When you watch media with other people — that is, live and simultaneously — it’s impossible not to be affected by their giggles and groans and analysis. That’s kind of what I was hoping to find out more about when we started the Pier Screenings … Read More »
When you watch media with other people — that is, live and simultaneously — it’s impossible not to be affected by their giggles and groans and analysis. That’s kind of what I was hoping to find out more about when we started the Pier Screenings series … Read More »
Number of Broadband Households Paying for Online Video Hits Twelve Million; up from 3 million in 2005 – 2006, according to new study from Parks Associates. (release)
Yellow Pages Offering Video; let your fingers do the playing as antiquated listings add commercials to fend off competition … Read More »
Hooked on Internet radio stations? Why not, there’s over tens of thousands to choose from. Well, we can timeshift most other media these days, so why not … Read More »
Kingston has announced today their release of a 4 GB memory card using the SDHC format. The SDHC format extends the memory limit of SD cards so that larger capacity cards can be produced. Note that the slot you intend to use an SDHC card must … Read More »
More Must Reads
By Georgia Flight
Sep. 25, 2007, 7:30am PT
As we pointed out earlier in our Google Pedal Power Challenge post, look no further than your own legs for solutions to save the planet. Channel your inner hamster and get pedaling. Today’s egg McMuffin could power tomorrow’s revolution.
Commute
Not since the age of Fred Flintstone … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 25, 2007, 7:11am PT
Novatel makes an adapter that lets you use ExpressCard devices in older PC Card slots. The XCA-3 is not a new product but since I recently switched to an ExpressCard EV-DO modem I haven’t been able to use EV-DO on the Fujitsu P1610. Today … Read More »
Talk about coincidence. Just yesterday I mentioned Booq bags on my mobile gear page and this morning I see that they’re offering an end-of-summer special. Using the … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 25, 2007, 6:31am PT
Update: This morning, we found out some more information about 360Desktop. While when we chatted with CEO Evan Jones last night, we were under the impression that the company plans to support itself through partnering with advertisers in the creation of branded desktops, Jones sent us … Read More »
As you know I have been so impressed with the HP 2710p Tablet PC that I ordered one, along with a slice battery, docking station and smart adapter. The HP web site still shows that the 2710p is backordered with an expected ship date of 9/28, … Read More »
This might partially explain why T-Mobile hasn’t rolled out its high-speed data network yet: some government agencies haven’t moved off of the spectrum yet. The issue apparently stems from surveillance … Read More »
By Kevin Kelleher
Sep. 25, 2007, 6:00am PT
Was it only last year when biofuels held such delirious promise? Ethanol from de-juiced sugarcane offered Brazil the prized goal of energy independence. The U.S. government offered the farming industries billions in subsidies in hopes of achieving the same. Ethanol IPOs like Aventine … Read More »
By Dian Schaffhauser
Sep. 25, 2007, 6:00am PT
When social scientist Herbert Simon came up in 1971 with the concept later branded as “attention economics,” how could he have known that getting fly-by surfers to stop and pay attention would be the bane of existence for those of us cranking out content for … Read More »
Recent Intel processor announcements all but guaranteed that this would happen: Sony is giving the UX-series an update in the form of new Core 2 Solo-driven … Read More »
By Josh Pigford
Sep. 25, 2007, 5:00am PT
By default, OS X has full keyboard access disabled allowing you to only tab through a limited number of items in various dialog boxes.
In this Quick Tip I cover how to enable full keyboard access to help save you a few mouse clicks throughout your … Read More »
Tonight NewTeeVee played host to a hundred or more guests, six web shorts and four weblebrity judges in a new locale for us: the Big Apple. The theme was “love stories,” because who doesn’t love New York? I mean, even Mahmoud Ahmadenijad took a … Read More »
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 24, 2007, 11:41pm PT
Expansion VC Expands for $$$: Expansion Capital Partners announced today that the firm exceeded $100 million in the final closing of their second Clean Technology Fund — release.
H20 Investment: Stonybrook Water Purification secured $500,000 of a $4.1 million Series A round, from Read More »
With sci-fi shows such as Chuck, Reaper, and Bionic Woman debuting this fall season, it seems that Hollywood has realized there’s gold in them thar nerds. Too bad all the development execs were jocks, because they missed a grand (and geeky) opportunity to … Read More »
By Carleen Hawn
Sep. 24, 2007, 8:42pm PT
We’ve decided to lighten things up a bit. Not because we think our content is too serious. It’s just that this founder thing is really tough.
As one entrepreneur I interviewed recently told me:
“Being a founder is a bi-polar emotional experience. I go from being the ‘ebullient … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 24, 2007, 8:32pm PT
By Carolyn Pritchard
Sep. 24, 2007, 7:00pm PT
By Adena DeMonte
Sep. 24, 2007, 5:17pm PT
By "Paras Chopra, Founder, Precimark"
Sep. 24, 2007, 4:04pm PT
Editor’s Note: In June this year, Paras Chopra, founder of Precimark, a startup that mined social networks for talent, business intelligence and marketing purposes, shot off an email to his staff informing them that their little company would be no more. Under the motto … Read More »
By Samuel Dean
Sep. 24, 2007, 4:00pm PT
Meetings–they never seem to stop, do they? If you grow weary of meetings and the travel that often goes along with them, or if you just want to investigate one of the coolest, free ways to collaborate with other people, give Yugma a try. It’s … Read More »
By Anne Zelenka
Sep. 24, 2007, 2:00pm PT
CNET’s Caroline McCarthy welcomes the naked generation:
It’s no longer noteworthy to point out that there are hordes of Web users who are putting their lives online, from revealing “personality surveys” posted in pink Comic Sans MS on glittery MySpace profiles, to Flickr play-by-plays of the … Read More »
By Om Malik
Sep. 24, 2007, 1:12pm PT
How much is a 5 percent stake in Facebook worth? $300 million? $500 million? $750 million? It all depends on how desperate the buyer is and how well Mark Zuckerberg can play a game of corporate poker. Rational thinking long ago flew out the window … Read More »
By Wagner James Au
Sep. 24, 2007, 1:00pm PT
Let’s call it a draft though. I have more to do but I finally found the time to write up my primary mobile device list along with what I hope are useful links and references. I put a bit of detail into some of the … Read More »
While most people likely think of their computer Desktop space as the catch-all for clutter, it can actually be useful. I drop things on the desktop all the time, but I try … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Sep. 24, 2007, 12:00pm PT
The flood gates are opening up for water technology investments, the Wall Street Journal says this morning. Calling the water industry “one of the hottest areas for investors,” the article says that while investors struggled to fund water technology in the past, concerns over water … Read More »
Nielsen Launches Social Network; audience tracking firm says that by using the site, called Hey! Nielsen, your opinions on pop culture could reach the “media moguls” who decide what gets made. (MediaWeek)
Finns Get Early Access to Disney TV Via the Web; commercial broadcaster Nelonen … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Sep. 24, 2007, 11:29am PT
Fire up those press releases, the fall session of the DEMO Conference kicks off this evening. Sessions haven’t even started and the news is already flying. Here’s a quick rundown of the stories so far.
MetaRadar is debuting its MediaMasher, which it hopes will … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Sep. 24, 2007, 11:00am PT
Here at WWD we see a lot of social networks go by. Some have staying power, some are “me-too” attempts that never gain any traction, many are niche operations of interest to only a few. But this week’s Monday flood of press releases brought something … Read More »
