Archive for March, 2008

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Nokia-Navteq Deal Hits An EU Air Pocket

Om Malik, Monday, March 31, 2008 at 3:00 AM PT Comments (3)

Is it really possible that the European Union regulators are actually fair and balanced? Microsoft and a few dozen other global companies might disagree, but today’s actions point to an EU that is not afraid to shake-a-stick at one of its own.
Nokia’s $8.1 billion takeover of Chicago-based digital mapping company, Navteq has hit a [...]

10 Tips to Widget-up Your Startup Brand

Mike Jones, Monday, March 31, 2008 at 12:01 AM PT Comments (0)

Widgets are taking social media by storm and becoming a valuable online marketing platform for interaction with consumers. Last June, comScore estimated that widgets reach 177 million people every month, or 21 percent of the worldwide online audience.

ComScore’s tracking methods are debated (see also Techcrunch: “The Widget Kings” and GigaOM: “ComScore Widget Metrix, more […]

Computers Just Keep Sucking More Power

Om Malik, Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM PT Comments (4)

I’ve been out of touch for a while now, and for past few days, I have been in catch-up mode. Last week, I caught up with Ted Schlein, general partner with the Sand Hill Road VC firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. We discussed, among other things, his various investments, many of which are […]

The Social Map To Where?

Om Malik, Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 10:01 PM PT Comments (31)

Earlier today, Loic Le Meur posted a visual interpretation of some of the most hyped technologies/buzz words, arguing that after flirting with all sorts of social web services, it is time to re-centralize. Oy!

The visual map created by Loic is actually quite enlightening: barring services that are repositories of my memories – Flickr (photos), […]

SugarSync & Capzles…Try Them

Om Malik, Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 9:02 PM PT Comments (9)

There’s been a lot of talk about file syncing and sharing software lately. I wrote about Dropbox, while Stacey waxed eloquent about FolderShare. Another recent introduction is Sharpcast’s SugarSync, a cross-platform solution that also has the ability to sync photos and videos from your mobile phone. That feature alone makes its a standout, and a […]

The GigaOM Show Episode#35: Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz; Show Is Taking A Break

Om Malik, Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 1:41 AM PT Comments (20)

We taped the 35th episode of The GigaOM Show this past week. I interviewed Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun Microsystems where we discussed different topics including the importance of fundamental research, how Sun is changing and why he bought MySQL.

With this episode, we are going on a brief hiatus. While The GigaOM team – […]

Satellite Mergers Ahead?

Stacey Higginbotham, Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 1:00 PM PT Comments (1)

Monday’s decision by the Justice Department to allow XM and Sirius to merge, combined with incumbents such as Verizon and AT&T winning much of the spectrum on offer in the 700 MHz auction, means we’re likely see M&A among the major satellite players in the coming year.

Had a new entrant won a lot of spectrum […]

Found|LINKS Mar 22 - Mar 29

Carleen Hawn, Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM PT Comments (0)

Here’s this week’s list of stories we may have missed, but which you shouldn’t.


1) Why we make misjudgments: On Tues. Mar 25, our friends at VentureHacks did a better job than I did of editing-down Marc Andreessen’s latest opus on cognitive bias, which is based on investor-lawyer Charlie Munger’s theories of “25 key forms of […]

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