FreeAllMusic, an Atlanta-based startup, thinks it can buck the trend of flameouts in the free ad-supported music space with a refined model — and it’s already convinced two major labels to come on board. Read More »
Archive for December 2009
As reported by others, link-shortening site Bitly has last week launched bitly.tv, which lays out the most-linked (by Bitly) videos in a grid formation, allowing visitors to see “What the world is watching now.” The advantage of bitly.tv is that it offers a real-time… Read More »
Kevin sifts through the thousands of gadgets he tried this year, and serves up the cream of the crop, including some suprises. Read More »
The third annual Crunchies awards ceremony, scheduled to be held on Jan. 8, 2010, at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, is approaching. As of now, you can vote for the finalists. Here’s how. Read More »
Amonix, a developer of 20-ton concetrating photovoltaic solar systems for utility-scale projects, has bought San Francisco startup Sunworks Solar, a developer of thin-film solar panel factories. Founded in August 2008 (just ahead of the fourth-quarter downturn), Sunworks sought to create a “platform” for utility-scale… Read More »
Business Intelligence (BI) applications have been growing in sophistication for years, and while historically many of the best ones were expensive, tough-to-use tools, there are now numerous easy, free, open-source alternatives. Here are five that can help you better understand your business. Read More »
Perhaps you’ve grown tired of Tweetie, Twitterific or Socialite. Before you resort to Adobe AIR apps like Seesmic and TweetDeck, give Kiwi, the new kid on the block, a try. Fans of customizable third-party clients for other social… Read More »
When I hear about the processes companies are using to engage in social media-based conversations and communities, I’m a bit surprised that many lack any kind of strategy or written plan. While I’m a firm believer in the need for both spontaneity and frequency in… Read More »
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I’ll say this for being a Time Warner Cable subscriber — for the second year in a row, it’s brought a little extra drama to the holiday season. Last New Year’s Eve, I was prepared to cut the cord on my cable because… Read More »
Ex-HBO Head Albrecht Joins Starz As CEO; Albrecht spent more than 20 years at HBO and was credited with a string of successes during his stint as president of HBO Original Programming. (paidContent) ESPN360 Scores Bangladesh Cricket Rights Deal; ESPN and Nimbus Sport International have reached… Read More »
As the web and search get more up-to-the-minute, relevant and timely advertising shouldn’t be far behind. OneRiot, a Boulder, Colo.-based startup, this morning is launching a stream of real-time ads on currently trending topics. Read More »
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