This is the first ever-weekend edition of Om Says. In a week full of news one can easily miss some of the good stuff, so I wanted to share with you some of the best stories I read this past week and found useful and/or enjoyable. Read More »
Archive for August 2011
This week Inkling debuted the 2.0 version of its software, which makes interactive and digital versions of college textbooks for the iPad. So GigaOM headed over to Inkling’s San Francisco headquarters to get an in-person demo from founder and CEO Matt MacInnis. Read More »
Facebook’s big bid to take on Groupon and other deal sites is coming to an end, at least for now. The company said in a statement to Reuters that it is killing Deals in the coming weeks after four months of testing. Read More »
The truly unique gem of iTunes is not its music, movies, television, books, podcasts or apps. It’s the collection university lecture series on iTunes U. With more than 350,000 lectures from more than 800 institutions, there’s definitely something out there for everyone to learn. Read More »
Despite its role as a major selling point of the revamped Apple TV last fall, Apple confirmed Friday that it has done away with TV show rentals for iTunes and Apple TV. The company said the decision was based on lack of interest from customers. Read More »
Corporate venture capital plays a key role in the startup world, including the cleantech sector. In his Today in Green IT post, the curator of our research service, Adam Lesser, highlighted the role of corporate venture capital and pointed to an article in… Read More »
Hurricane Irene is heading toward the East Coast. New York City, Washington D.C. and many other large cities are in its path. It appears Twitter has replaced TV as a tool of information and hysteria, which is both good and bad. Read More »
Brands will soon have a new way to connect with audiences during commercial breaks, by inserting messages into Twitter streams while their ads show on TV. SecondScreen Networks’ SyncTweet product can automatically send tweets during commercial breaks with the hashtag of the show viewers are watching. Read More »
At first Ticket to Ride for the iPad seems complex, but after a brief orientation period, it’s actually rather simple. It’s also engrossing, and requires some quick strategic thinking with one eye constantly on the clock. Check our explanation of the game’s mechanics and fun factor. Read More »
It was only a decade ago when Cisco froze competitors from a market by simply showing up. Times change. Companies get big and unwieldily. And that is precisely the time to attack. All you need is some gumption, focus and the right products. Read More »
After developing databases for Namibian non-governmental organizations while in the Peace Corps, Jay Haase moved back to Minnesota, moving the databases he created to the cloud and offering fractions of his time so the organizations could afford to keep him. Read More »
Windows Phone 7 sales have been slow, but Microsoft is steadily building up the platform with more apps and features. The latest is the ability share a mobile broadband data connection in the Mango software update, but it appears carriers will have control over its use. Read More »
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