PeerPong, a new Q&A site with an adorable name, is launching a public beta today. The company’s premise is to bring users’ questions to qualified experts on any given topic given their talking about it publicly online — right now, on Twitter. Read More »
Archive for May 2010
Gary Kremen, the founder of Match.com and once owner of Sex.com, says he’s trying to cleanse his soul. What he means by that is four years ago, he turned all of his attention to being an angel investor in early-stage greentech startups. Read More »
The twin assault of powerful mobile chips such as Qualcomm’s new dual core Snapdragons and Google’s Android OS along with the looming spectre of tablets, growing demand for smartphones (and slow shift away from PCs), the decades-old Wintel duopoly is facing its worst crisis. Read More »
As my business grew, so did the distribution of my business card, which contained my home phone number and address. I grew uncomfortable with the wide distribution of my personal contact information. I was surprised at how exposed this made me feel. Read More »
Sunday Sky takes existing web assets, such as photos and product descriptions, and transforms those assets into a limitless number of web videos. Because the video is created dynamically by relying on product information, the videos are always up-to-date with the latest information from the website.… Read More »
It’s becoming clear that Apple needs to improve MobileMe. Obviously, Android is now Apple’s biggest threat in the mobile space and Google’s innovation wheel isn’t slowing down. To fully understand just how bad Apple is at running Internet services, let’s take a trip back in time. Read More »
Close on the heels of its new iPhone app that allows calls over 3G, Skype will launch an updated version for Nokia N900 that would all two-way video calls. Skype’s growth strategy includes focus on growing mobile video calling, thanks to the availability of 2-way cameras. Read More »
All eyes are on the Computex show in Taipei which is underway today and there are already a number of tablets on display to compete with the iPad. Computer makers Asus and MSI are taking the scattergun approach as both companies are showing off several slates. Read More »
If the mobile industry isn’t proactive in addressing consumer privacy head-on from a technical, business, education and compliance perspective, there will be a strong push to pressure the government to regulate an opportunity that hasn’t fully blossomed yet — and in the process, hamper its evolution. Read More »
Facebook this week finally changed the way it handles privacy. The question now is whether the latest changes, and Zuckerberg’s mea culpa piece in the Washington Post, will turn the growing tide of criticism that the company has been facing. Read More »
When we work alone, away from the constant prying eyes of colleagues and supervisors, we tend to lose our competitive edge. I’ve noticed this in myself, too. I haven’t exactly been slacking off or taking my work for granted, but I feel like something’s missing. Read More »
Maybe the American military should trade in Uncle Sam for Sam the Eagle. Muppet Studios has released their latest holiday-centric web installment and much like the first-ever Muppets video, it features the most patriotic of all puppets saluting his country. Read More »
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