The tech world was taken by surprise by the news that computer giant HP has initiated a purchase of beleaguered Palm for $1.2 billion. The merger is probably the best possible scenario for Palm, and here’s my take on what should happen to make this work. Read More »
Archive for April 2010
I strongly believe in content marketing. It’s one of the most effective ways to build credibility and establish a presence online, but it’s also a great way to create additional revenue streams for your business. Here are some examples of successful business models built around content. Read More »
We’re very excited to kick off Green:Net this morning, the only event that looks at how information technology — software, computing, the web — can fight climate change! Tune into this page at 8:30 a.m. PT when the show starts, and you can watch the… Read More »
Turns out collective buying isn’t the only path down which LivingSocial is following local coupon hotshot Groupon. Less than two weeks after Groupon closed a $135 million Series C round, LivingSocial has raised a $14 million Series C round led by new investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. Read More »
Updated: YouTube has started to roll out a new Flash video player across its site that features not only a completely new design, but also offers some nifty bits of information about the performance of the current video. Some users first started to report… Read More »
A new type of energy-focused startup has emerged focused on innovation around smart algorithms. These companies are using information analytics — in the same way that the web giants Amazon, Google and Netflix do — to mine information and use it to help reduce energy consumption. Read More »
Kyte is pushing the social aspect of video distribution even further with the launch of a new framework for building applications that integrate with Facebook. The video distribution firm says the new Kyte Facebook Application Framework will allow its media customers to… Read More »
Today’s news that ABC and Ooyala are testing 99-cent video streams for episodes of the ABC Family show 10 Things I Hate About You brings up an interesting question: What is an episode of a popular TV show worth to its viewers? ABC… Read More »
Atlanta-based TV startup Clearleap is showing off a new programming guide application that was developed to enable end users to easily search and navigate short-form content on cable TV. The company’s new MyPlaylistTV application is being targeted at cable providers and other video distribution… Read More »
Given recent economic challenges around the globe, one might conclude that demand for the web is down, but apparently not. According to a report from research firm TeleGeography, international bandwidth usage continued to grow in spite of the global recession of the past few years. Read More »
With Zipcar busy gobbling up car sharing competitors, a new generation of startups offering a peer-to-peer or distributed model of car sharing is taking shape. Here’s a snapshot of the next-gen car sharing landscape, comparing Spride Share, WhipCar and RelayRides. Read More »
State Attorney General Jerry Brown, Google’s Green Energy Czar Bill Weihl and Squid Labs Co-Founder Paul Griffith are just a few of the speakers at tomorrow’s GreenNet 2010 conference. GreenNet is organized by Earth2Tech, which is of course a fellow GigaOM… Read More »
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