Yahoo just released its year in review according to top searches for 2009. This year’s top 10 searches were dominated by pop culture, led by none other than Michael Jackson, who died earlier this year. “Twilight,” the vampire book and film series, came in second. The… Read More »
Archive for November 2009
This year, open-source platforms and applications have shown how disruptive they can be. The companies that have built successful businesses based on open source have done so by being shrewd, and understanding that their models have to be different from firms that simply sell software. Read More »
I am a fan of the Android web browser; I find it to be almost as good as the browser on that fruity phone. The only common complaint about the native Android browser is multitouch– more specifically the lack thereof. I suspect that Android is going… Read More »
What can we say about Glee and Twitter that we haven’t already said? Not much other than fans of the show still Tweet about it even while stuffing their face with, well, stuffing. After losing ground to Oprah, Glee took back the Twitter crown with… Read More »
Earlier, I published a list of reasonably inexpensive stocking filler gift ideas for web workers. But what if money were no object? Here’s a list of six great web working gift suggestions that I would love to receive this year: OfficePOD. This is a self-contained… Read More »
Blip.fm’s edge on other Twitter/music mashups is about to grow, as the service is set to introduce a set of features based on familiar Twitter attributes — hashtags and trending topics — that can be used as filters to create customizable radio stations. Read More »
Rich Miller at Data Center Knowledge wonders if servers should come with batteries. At least two web giants — Google and Facebook — are answering with an emphatic “yes.” And if such a strategy catches on, it could spell good news for IT vendors. Google raised… Read More »
Broadcom today agreed to acquire Dune Networks, a chip firm that enables hyper-scale computing, for $178 million. The deal is a response to the changes that virtualization and cloud computing have created in the IT environment. Read More »
Join us for breakfast on Dec. 3 as we bring together experts from the world of web infrastructure and ask them to outline best options for startups. We’ll discuss future trends of platforms and new options for startups as the concepts behind hosting evolve. Read More »
Canadian wireless and cable company Rogers Communications launched its flavor of TV Everywhere today, providing subscribers with more than 1,000 hours of movies, TV, sports and other forms of video entertainment. In beta, Rogers On Demand Online is like other authentication initiatives in the… Read More »
Like many web workers, I cut my project management teeth on applications like Microsoft Project and OmniGroup OmniPlan — I respect the role of the Gantt chart. However, project management is no longer just the domain of… Read More »
Welcome to our newest Monday feature — Android Ecosystem! As I mentioned last week, I was still trying to get the latest Android x86 build on my Intel Core Solo powered Samsung Q1UP. I literally just got it working this morning and it’s darn near… Read More »
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