Many folks are enamored by the MiFi — a pocketable, portable device that creates a wireless hotspot around you using 3G technology. It’s definitely an impressive and useful bit of hardware. I’ve always veered from these types of signal routing hardware products in the past, mainly… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
Monday’s SanFran MusicTech Summit featured a host of informative panels dealing with the ways technology is transforming the music industry. One thread concerned how music companies are using the so-called “Semantic Web,” the field of web data from which actual meaning can be derived through… Read More »
So I understand that there are plenty of worthy causes out there that need me to stand up for them more than YouTube does, but I just can’t help myself. Honestly, Time — YouTube is one of the “10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last… Read More »
Bid4Spots Getting into Local Cable TV; service will start offering weekly auctions of TV airtime; inventory will be organized by demographic to the neighborhood level. (MediaWeek) Macrovision to Change Name to Rovi; new moniker will officially take over on July 15. (emailed release) Monk to… Read More »
Stats are everywhere these days. From ballot measures to the economy to health issues to baseball — there are statistical points and counterpoints enough to confuse almost any topic. And often, more often than you would guess, the way we measure something significantly influences the final… Read More »
Facebook reportedly turned down an $8 billion valuation (nearly half of the $15 billion it was valued at when it raised $240 million from Microsoft 18 months ago) investment round because investors wanted to keep an eye on their money with a seat on the… Read More »
Automakers received yet another push this morning to accelerate efforts to clean up their fleets, with the unveiling of tough, new limits for tailpipe emissions set to take effect in 2012. If the big automakers were interested in bringing startups with clean vehicle technology into the… Read More »
The recent word that Nokia was moving forward with the Maemo platform had Kevin wondering if we needed yet another mobile platform. Maemo is the OS that Nokia has been using with their innovative Internet Tablet line but now word has come out that… Read More »
With the help of a friend who already successfully completed the process, I managed to install OS X on my new Dell Mini 9. This was my first and, hopefully, my last Dell purchase. Sorry, Apple. I became too curious. Everyone appeared… Read More »
You are an independent contractor, sole proprietor, or owner of a company of one. What happens to your business, your income and your clients if something happens to you? If you haven’t thought about setting up a formal contingency plan to outline the steps you need… Read More »
NebuAd, the company that planned to enable Internet Service Providers to offer behavioral advertising based on a person’s web surfing history, has shut its doors, according to MediaPost, which cites court documents. The controversial service, which is akin to Phorm in the UK, had conducted… Read More »
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