Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: New York Times: “The Web Means the End of Forgetting” Mashable: “HOW TO: Optimize Your Site for Search Engine Marketing” Open Forum: “8 Ways Telework Can Save You $20,000… Read More »
Archive for July 2010
Chatroulette has announced that it is going to take steps against the worst offenders on its service, threatening people who exposed themselves to minors with the police. The site announced it has collected evidence of such incidents, but it didn’t spy on any actual conversations. Read More »
Earlier this week I met with Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley and we discussed everything from Facebook to check-in fatigues and the copycats. I have synthesized our conversation to give you a good idea of how Dennis is thinking about Foursquare, social web and geolocation. Read More »
While we’re patiently waiting for our friends over at the iPhone Dev-Team to finish up the new jailbreak for iPhone 4, I thought It might be fun to have a look at some of the cool apps available for those willing to crack open their magical… Read More »
Jason Krikorian, one of the co-founders of SlingMedia left the place shifting start-up in January 2009 and since then has been taking it easy. But now he has now decided to go back to work. He is joining Doll Capital Management as a general partner. Read More »
Wow, for a biofuel startup few have heard of KiOR has raised a whole lot of money. According to an amended filing, KiOR, has now raised a whopping $110 million from backers including Khosla Ventures. Read More »
Joss Whedon didn’t quite give an answer as to the question of whether or not we can expect a Dr. Horrible sequel anytime in the near future. But he responded to the question “Have you considered doing a subscription-based web series?” by saying “Absolutely.” Read More »
ARM and Microsoft today announced a new licensing partnership giving Microsoft more research and development opportunities with chips that run many of today’s consumer electronics devices. What could Microsoft do with such a license? A Windows port for mobiles, servers and gaming are all possible ideas. Read More »
YouTube is experimenting with a new form of embeds that will play on an iPad right within a web page, making it unnecessary to launch the iPad YouTube app every time you want to watch a video. However, the new format isn’t ready for prime time. Read More »
f you’re going to call your product Awesome Screenshot, it really does need to be, well, awesome. Fortunately, Diigo’s Chrome extension actually meets its billing. Similar to Mac screenshot tool Skitch, Awesome Screenshot lets you capture, annotate and save a web page. Read More »
For the next part of our Back to School 2010 Buyer’s Guide, we’re going to take a look at ten more great Mac-specific items for the college student. This is a great list for those who still may be trying to find that perfect graduation gift. Read More »
Text chats are nothing new, says Chatroulette founder Andrey Ternowsky. He wants to get rid of them on his site and instead focus entirely on video, even if that kind of telepresence can be awkward at times. The site is currently testing a text-chat-free system. Read More »
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