Kevin Smith thumbed his nose (that’s the polite version) at film distributors last night when he pledged to self-distribute his new film, Red State, directly to his fans. Is it a risk? Not when you consider how the director has become his own brand. Read More »
Archive for January 2011
Foursquare says it signed up its 6 millionth user last week, and that the location-based network has grown by more than 3,400 percent over the past year — and the company’s co-founder said it is worth $250 million. But it is still far from mainstream. Read More »
The BBC has confirmed that it will be cutting hundreds of online jobs and a quarter of its budget after the UK government slashed funding — but it may end up being the catalyst that forces the corporation to make the most of its web presence. Read More »
CNN founder, and “Mouth of the South,” Ted Turner has officially turned on his jointly-owned, 30-MW, solar farm in New Mexico. Turner and co-owner power company Southern Company Monday said morning that the so-called Cimarron Solar Facility “has begun commercial operation.” Read More »
Just about every business-oriented VoIP phone, and even many cellphones, come with a speakerphone these days. But such speakers are often poor, and I decided to see how much difference a really good phone could make, like the Polycom SoundStation IP 6000 conference phone. Read More »
The white iPhone 4 might finally be on the verge of becoming a reality. It’s showing up in mobile provider systems all over the place, from AT&T in the U.S., to Orange and Three in the U.K., suggesting a release may be imminent. Read More »
Facebook isn’t much of a platform for business, but BranchOut, which integrates with the social network, is applying tactics and techniques from social gaming to take on LinkedIn in professional career networking. Companies that want to build business apps on the Facebook platform should pay attention. Read More »
Just when Apple was starting to draw praise from environmental groups, a report focused on its supply chain is pointing more fingers. A group of Chinese NGOs issued a report that accuses Apple of working with suppliers that have used chemicals that have made workers sick. Read More »
Huawei filed suit Monday to stop Motorola Solutions from selling its wireless network business to Nokia Siemens Networks, because the sale would transfer trade secrets and competitive intelligence from the Chinese equipment firm to a competitor. Is this the start of a Chinese patent offensive? Read More »
The Ulitmate Fighting Championship (UFC) has long struggled to battle piracy of its pay-per-view events. It’s stepping up that fight by taking live streaming firm Justin.tv to court for copyright infringement, but it’s doing so after it has used Justin.tv’s takedown tools and fingerprinting technology. Read More »
If you’re serious about giving your distributed team the best possible tools, tablet computing devices should be at the top of your equipment list. Just as they’ve changed consumer computing, so too can they change the nature of a remote worker’s average daily productivity picture. Read More »
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