Just like the media industry, the legal system is being disrupted by social media and the democratization of information distribution — in the latest example, a British court has issued an injunction that bans any mention of the details of a case on Twitter or Facebook. Read More »
Archive for May 2011
Location-based services are still traveling a long road toward mainstream adoption but the growth of smartphones and acceptance by women appear to be helping accelerate the rise of check-ins and suggest location services could have a bright future ahead. Read More »
Join GigaOM Pro and Rackspace at our upcoming webinar, The Competitive Cloud – Creating Competitive Business Advantage Through Cloud Computing. This free, one-hour analyst roundtable will take place on Wednesday, May 25 at 10 a.m. PDT. Read More »
Electric car maker Fisker Automotive has already raised over $1 billion in equity, loans and grants. And yet, the company, which will be launching its first inaugural electric car this summer, has raised another $100 million. That’s on top of the $190 million which recently closed. Read More »
How much more you could get done if you had just an extra hour a day? While I can’t magically transport you to Bajor, where they have 26 hour days, I can share a few tips that will help you to take control of your schedule. Read More »
Bad news for Flip video camera users who used its FlipShare web video hosting service: You’ve got 30 days to move your files, or risk losing them. Videos uploaded to the Cisco-owned web video service will expire after 30 days, beginning May 12. Read More »
App Store developers who offer in-app purchasing are receiving threats of legal action today. The threats accuse devs of patent infringement regarding Apple’s in-app purchase mechanism, but the patent holder appears to be targeting independent developers individually instead of going after Apple itself. Read More »
AT&T is reportedly preparing to turn on its LTE 4G network on in New York City by the end of June and then flip the switch on Los Angeles less than a month later. That would be consistent with previously announced plans for an LTE roll-out. Read More »
Apple’s App Store trademark is under siege, and four more companies joined the fight to have it declared invalid in the European Union Thursday. Microsoft, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and HTC all filed applications separately with the EU trademark agency yesterday in pursuit of that goal. Read More »
Amazon Unbox videos reportedly are compatible with and play back on the HTC Thunderbolt, with no major effort on the user’s part. Downloading a video and setting the USB-connected phone to Sync mode does the trick. Could video be the final piece to Amazon’s Android puzzle? Read More »
Here’s 10 questions with former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham — who led the DOE 2001 to 2005 and was nominated by George W Bush — on his thoughts on the future of energy innovation, nuclear power in the U.S., the energy moves of the current administration:… Read More »
As more businesses switch on to the possibilities of social media, a battle is brewing between the tools that help them do it best. Faced with stiff competition, Chicago-based Sprout Social has a simple strategy: fight back by building great products. Read More »
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