Earlier this evening we hosted a small pre-Structure 2010 cocktails for many of the attendees for our third annual web infrastructure and cloud computing conference. Here are a few photos from the event which attracted the likes of Amazon CTO Werner Vogels. Enjoy the picture show. Read More »
Archive for June 2010
YouTuber Week continues with a look at artist and vlogger Kat Sketch. Having joined YouTube in September 2008, Sketch’s viewcounts rarely break the six figure mark, but her art pieces using unconventional materials are just one part of her online success. Read More »
Makara, a Redwood City, Calif-based startup that’s developed a cloud application platform for the Java world, is launching Makara Cloud for JBoss tomorrow at JBoss World. And while it supports LAMP-based applications and public clouds, Makara sees its future inside the enterprise. Read More »
Since an API alone is not going to get the enterprise to the cloud, a new crop of companies are aiming to bridge this divide with familiar enterprise-style storage interfaces and bridge them to the cloud, or in some cases to a choice of cloud providers. Read More »
LinkedIn’s CEO Jeff Weiner says the business-oriented social network is planning acquisitions to help it take advantage of growth in the mobile market, and also plans to boost its staffing levels, as it continues to add social features that mimic those offered by Twitter and Facebook. Read More »
Deployments of femtocells have doubled in the last six months, indicating that an increasing number of carriers want to supplement wireless coverage in homes using the 3G devices. Evan as some carriers charge for the hardware, consumers appear willing to pay for better home voice coverage. Read More »
Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of the note-taking combo of Notational Velocity on my Mac and Simplenote on my iPhone. But if you’re a Windows user, you should check out CintaNotes, which provides a similarly fast, lightweight access-anywhere note-taking experience for the PC. Read More »
Ehrensenf is one of the best-known and longest running web TV shows in Germany. We stopped by their office in Cologne recently to hear more about what’s special about producing a show for a German audience. One of the biggest differences, apparently: Everyone is speaking German. Read More »
Like most who try the iPad, this guy admits he mistakenly thought typing on the virtual keyboard would not be good. This is the only iPad I’ve seen in use at the conference today. Of course, I’ve only seen two other Macs at this techie conference. Read More »
In a petition to deny the Comcast-NBCU transaction, Dish Network says the deal poses “grave threats” to online video. With a TV Everywhere initiative and a stake in Hulu, Dish says the combined entity would have the incentive and ability to take anticompetitive action against competitors. Read More »
If you’ve never heard of Huffduffer before, you’re in for a treat. If maybe you’ve played around with it before but never quite grokked it, this may help shift your thinking a bit. Huffduffer helps you publish an RSS feed of audio files you find online Read More »
SlingPlayer — the fastest and latest version — has landed on Android phones. To watch your home TV anywhere you are, Android-style, all it takes is a Slingbox connected to your home TV system and the slickest-ever version of SlingPlayer Mobile loaded on your phone. Read More »
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