This is a big week for us and for the idea that information technology — software, computing, the web — can fight climate change and create opportunities in greentech. On Thursday, April 29, we’re throwing our second annual Green:Net conference in San Francisco! Read More »
Archive for April 2010
CableLabs, the standard-setting organization for the cable industry, is pondering next-generation cable broadband technology that would be able to deliver up to 5 gigabits per second down. The proposed standard would be more efficient but require a rethinking of the current network architecture. Read More »
I don’t know about you, but I have always liked a good challenge. Doing something that stretches the bounds of my competency puts me on the edge and freaks me out a bit — just enough to force me to grow and expand my possibilities. Read More »
One-click file hoster RapidShare has begun to send cease and desist orders to websites that index its content, according to a Torrentfreak report. Some of the sites targeted are Rapidshare.net, Rapid.org and Rapidshare4movies.com. See a pattern here? Apparently RapidShare’s… Read More »
Many Nexus One fans have been watching the Google Nexus One web site to see when the dreaded “coming soon” to Verizon message would go away and the phone would be available for order. That may not ever happen as the site has been changed. Read More »
The purpose of smart meter infrastructure investment is to put in place an asset which can be amortized over a 40 year time frame. To support this commitment, utilities are making smart meter infrastructure the cornerstone of their grid-wide intelligent automation. Read More »
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has started looking at energy innovation through politics. Gates, who has started speaking on the importance of developing the next generation of energy technology, called for the U.S. government to invest significantly more money into energy innovation. Read More »
This weekend Better Place announced that it has struck a partnership with Chinese car maker Chery to collaborate on electric vehicle technology. The deal is light on specifics, but if expanded, could offer Better Place a way in to the world’s most important car market. Read More »
Exactly much power does it take to run a virtual machine or specific piece of software? According to Jie Liu, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research Redmond, Redmond’s Joulemeter could have big implications for planning and monetizing virtual server environments and cloud infrastructures. Read More »
Microsoft this week rolled out its CampaignReady suite of services, anchored by the Windows Azure-hosted TownHall. Especially for local or regional campaigns without the resources to build specialized tools, Microsoft’s pitch should be appealing. But Microsoft’s SaaS-plus-PaaS business model has legs beyond politics, and beyond Redmond. Read More »
Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: Seth Godin: “8 things I wish everyone knew about email” Website Magazine: “Want More Leads? Write More Blog Posts” ReadWriteWeb: “Always On: One Third of Employees Feel the… Read More »
We continue our weekly Cosmo quiz for prominent execs in the online video world with Jayant Kadambi, co-founder and president of the YuMe ad network. Kadambi is a holder of multiple patents and prior to founding YuMe worked at Netopia and AT&T Bell… Read More »
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