FOX Tries to Find “Gleeks;” network rolls out a sweepstakes that awards people for pushing the show on social networks. (Did no one at FOX know that “Gleeking” is spitting, though?) (The Wrap) iTunes Error Releases Mad Men Episode Early; “My Old Kentucky Home” was supposed… Read More »
Archive for August 2009
It’s Apple tablet rumor time again, but this time it’s double the pleasure. An analyst told BusinessWeek that Apple is not going to build a tablet; it’s going to build two of them. One is a 6-inch “iPod Maxi,” the other, the oft-discussed 10-inch Mac… Read More »
In the last couple of years, we’ve seen an explosion in the number of web apps available. There are apps that can fulfill almost any business need: project management, collaboration, to-do lists, accounting, CRM, social networking, file sharing…The list goes on. With these web apps comes… Read More »
Small business owners have it hard, especially in the current world economic climate. They have lots to do, not enough resources, staff, and time to get it done. For many small business owners, computers are only one more thing to worry about. It doesn’t have to… Read More »
There are many approaches to comedy, and the “kitchen sink” one definitely has its pitfalls. The instinct to throw tons of wackiness at one particular concept can mean the truly funny gags get buried beneath less inspired jokes. But if you can hit the right balance,… Read More »
MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta has confirmed that the social network will acquire popular music discovery application iLike, marking the beleaguered company’s first big move towards reverting back to its roots as a niche site for music and entertainment. On his first conference call as CEO… Read More »
For the emergence of the e-Book over the past three years, we can thank breakthroughs in electronic paper display technology and the buildout of high-speed wireless networks. But as use of these gadgets continues to grow, we’ll be able to thank the e-Book itself for… Read More »
The folks at Iterasi (covered previously on WWD) launched a product today that combines tools for archiving web sites with some slick ones for sharing the contents of your archive with others. The new service, called PositivePress, is intended to overcome the transitory… Read More »
By now, you all are very aware of my decision to break up with my iPhone because of connectivity problems with AT&T’s network. Since then, others have complained and switched away from the iPhone as well. As expected, my breakup didn’t go down… Read More »
Electrifying the Autobahn: The German government unveiled plans today to have one million electric cars zipping along the autbahn by 2020, “offering sweeteners to jump-start national giants like BMW and Volkswagen into action.” — AFP via Grist Fuel from Biomass, Sewage Sludge Headed for LAX: Synthetic… Read More »
Netbooks have many things in common — in particular, low-resolution displays. It can be a real challenge to see everything at once on those small screens. The folks at Mimo have a solution to that problem, the Mimo 720-S, an external monitor that is highly… Read More »
Thanks to a housing crisis and the ensuing economic meltdown, many U.S. cities decided to back off their original Municipal Wi-Fi plans. San Francisco, however, was seen as the epicenter of the municipal revolution. Unfortunately that never happened and all we have is a… Read More »
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