Twitter has come out with new rules that make it clear the company plans to own the majority of the value in the ecosystem. While Twitter can probably get away with this kind of behavior, it risks losing much of the goodwill it has built up. Read More »
Archive for March 2011
Mobile marketing is an emerging industry with tremendous opportunity, but it also is a space teeming with potential pitfalls. Here are some of the key mistakes to avoid for advertisers attempting to target users on their phones. Read More »
Microsoft is developing a new big data tool called Dryad. Dryad and the associated programming model, DryadLINQ, simplify the process of running data-intensive applications across hundreds, or even thousands, of machines running Windows HPC Server. Dryad builds upon lessons learned from Hadoop, but differs in some… Read More »
Algae oil maker Solazyme filed for an IPO late Friday, joining the pack of next-gen biofuel IPOs that have occurred in recent months. Here’s Solazyme’s S-1 by the numbers: Read More »
It’s unlikely you missed the big brouhaha between San Francisco-based startup Square and VeriFone, a payment processing services provider. VeriFone accused Square of not being secure and being easily hackable. Dorsey denied. This week’s dust-up makes me wonder if VeriFone quite understands its own business. Read More »
Algae could land on the Nasdaq some time this year. Late Friday algae company Solazyme filed for an IPO of up to $100 million. The move follows the company’s announcement that it had struck a deal with Dow Chemical to make a algae-based fluid for transformers. Read More »
People are still braving long lines to get Apple’s new iPad 2, but we were lucky enough to score one right away. Here’s a video look at the iPad 2 unboxed, compared to some currently available Android tablets and used for a short FaceTime session. Read More »
Twitter today removed all doubt about what kind of relationship it wants with developers. In a blunt message on its developer forum, platform lead Ryan Sarver basically said new Twitter apps are not welcome and existing ones are going to be on a very tight leash.… Read More »
It’s that time of year again: The top NCAA men’s basketball teams will battle it out through a month-long tournament in March and April. This year March Madness on Demand will be available for free live streaming online, on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Read More »
ParAccel’s competition all got bought, leaving the company standing all but alone as an independent company dedicated to the cause of big data. But with a solid product and a steady business channel to boost a large vendor’s bottom line, it shouldn’t be alone for long. Read More »
On Sunday, at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, EnergyHub, for the first time, plans to start offering its home energy device directly to a consumer beta group, and one day soon plans to start selling its product directly to consumers. Read More »
The iPad 2 is now available for purchase at your local Apple, Verizon, AT&T, Best Buy, Walmart and Target stores if you live on the east coast. It won’t be long before it goes on sale in the other U.S. time zones, too. So far, it looks… Read More »
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