Over at GigaOM, Stacey Higginbotham writes that TV watchers should be prepared for the battle royale between content and cable, as News Corp. today threatened to drop its Fox broadcast and regional sports programming from Time… Read More »
Archive for December 2009
I thought it was a good idea when the FCC asked Verizon to explain why it doubled its early termination fees. Verizon has responded with a letter that tries to pass itself off as a manifesto that anything it does is good for the people. Read More »
AdMob, the mobile advertising network, has released its latest metrics report (PDF), which looks at trends for the year. In 2009, one of those would be 150 percent growth for iPhone OS devices on AdMob’s network, with the greatest growth for the iPhone and iPod… Read More »
Signs keep mounting that the solar industry is on the upswing, the latest coming in the form of solar project developer Tioga Energy’s announcement that it’s raised $20 million in a second round of venture funding. The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup, which builds, owns… Read More »
As power shifts between content owners and cable providers, content owners are gaining ground since they have a second pipe into homes. But cable still has the audiences and cachet with advertisers. So if Time Warner Cable and News Corp. continue their fight, both will lose. Read More »
WebWorkerDaily readers are a diverse bunch. Every week, I profile a different reader and ask them to share what they do, how they do it, and some of their favorite hints and tips. Who are you and what do you do? My name… Read More »
How about this for jumping straight from the frying pan into the fire? After working with Conviva on a number of live-streaming events at his old employer, former NBC CTO Darren Feher has joined the startup as its new president and chief executive. NBC Sports has… Read More »
I missed the Palm earnings call yesterday due to some light travel, but aside from the sales figures and financial numbers there was talk about webOS. Specifically, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein mentioned that webOS 1.3.5 is coming soon, says PreCentral. And more important… Read More »
Anagram, a clever Windows app that can automatically parse text snippets for contacts, leads, appointments and tasks and capture them into your organizer or CRM software, has had its name changed to Copy2Contact. I liked the product very much when I reviewed… Read More »
Joseph Smarr, CTO of Comcast-owned Plaxo, announced today he is joining Google to lead “a new company-wide focus on the future of the Social Web.” Smarr, who said he will start at Google in late January, has become highly influential on open social web topics. Read More »
When it comes to mobile devices and their displays, hardware makers tend to pay a lot of attention to the interface found on the front, but very little to what’s on the back. Some notable new research milestones could change that, however. Read More »
General Motors announced plans this morning to shut down its struggling Saab brand, after talks with the last remaining bidder fell through just two weeks ahead of the January 1 deadline for a sale. Today’s news comes on the heels of laptop battery maker Boston-Power’s… Read More »
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