Over the next 20 years, nearly 80 million people will retire. This trend will lead to significant shifts in the workforce, and the potential for a tremendous loss in intellectual capital as senior staff depart. Enterprise social software can help organizations address these knowledge transfer needs. Read More »
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Though associates at VC firms can always find mentors, there are a few things that the Kauffman Fellows might not tell you. Remmy Oxley gives his five unexpected tips for upping your venture capital game. Read More »
6 Big Ideas on Big Data
By Cyndy Aleo and Katie Fehrenbacher
Mar. 23, 2011, 9:02am PT
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At GigaOM’s Structure Big Data event in New York City, we gathered big data disruptors from Bundle, Revolution Analytics, Stanford and other organizations to talk about how they’ve found new business opportunities, created architectures to better analyze the data and discovered new applications for big data. Read More »
Snaptu Is Facebook’s Foray Into Feature Phones, Israel
By Hillel Fuld
Mar. 22, 2011, 1:45pm PT
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In acquiring Israeli mobile app developer Snaptu, Facebook gained three things: a strong feature phone development platform, a presence in the white-hot Israeli startup scene and a team who’s development philosophy mirrors Facebook’s own. Read More »
Mobile apps, across all platforms, are already approaching the millions. So once you create a great app and figure out how to monetize it, how do get your app noticed and downloaded? These three services offer smart solutions to the app discovery problem. Read More »
Branded entertainment can be a very effective way of communicating a brand’s message online. But despite its rapid growth, branded entertainment is often misunderstood by the advertisers choosing to use the medium online, who buy into myths about the format. Well, let the debunking begin! Read More »
The barrier to media unbundling is figuring out how to make money if you do unbundle. The first step towards real “unbundling” is to put the viewer at the center of audience building — not channels, shows, or their massive and massively inefficient audience-seeking promotional campaigns. Read More »
More Must Reads
By Ashkan Karbasfrooshan
Mar. 3, 2011, 9:15am PT
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Consumers have shown an aversion to paying for content, forcing rightsholders to identify advertisers or licensees for their content. But while U.S. TV is a $75 billion market, all online advertising here is about $25 billion, with online video accounting for a paltry $1.5 billion. Read More »
There’s a new set of challenges for the modern workforce. When do you switch between personal time and work? How do you ensure that you remain productive and motivated? How do you cope with the onset of cabin fever? What are the security issues? Read More »
By now if you haven’t heard of Klout and in a moment of vanity checked your own Klout score, you’re in the online minority. Regardless of your opinion of the service, we’re heading into a world of Klout — whether we like it or not. Read More »
When you talk to CEOs about whether they are launching at SXSW, you get all sorts of lukewarm feedback: it’s “too expensive” or “too competitive.” But it is very possible to launch at SXSW for well under a grand — $880 bucks, to be exact. Read More »
As consumers use multiple mobile devices based on function — and data plans finally catch up with the trend — the mobile industry should move away from pinning Read More »
With dictators and political strongmen limiting Internet access in general or in times of strife, the U.S. could help promote Internet freedom and the spread of information by opening up its embassies–or areas outside of its embassies– as a sort of Internet cafe. Read More »
Christian Lindholm, a well known former Nokia-executive who invented the Nokia Navi-key user-interface and father the Series 60 user-interface believes that Nokia-Microsoft tie-up is a good thing for the developers as there is a need for the third OS option beyond Android and Apple. Read More »
The interesting story behind OkCupid, the online dating site recently acquired by Match.com, is OkTrends, its blog that analyzes the site’s wealth of data to shed light on our love lives. But the interesting story behind OkTrends is its use of R to power those analytics. Read More »
Many venture firms have EIRs: either Executives-in-Residence or Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. But what, exactly, do they do? Zach Urlocker lifts the veil on this role, detailing his several-month stint as an EIR. Read More »
Thanks to its addition of Al Jazeera English, Roku users around the country can now watch coverage of Egypt on their TVs. But cable giants are trying to stymie innovation by Roku and others, and have threatened to throttle or block content that competes with them. Read More »
Ken Olsen, the founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation, built the company into a huge success. But as it grew, the company’s vertical business model couldn’t change as the industry changed. Read More »
In December 2010, the top 300 free applications generated over 3 million downloads, ten times more than the paid ones. Hillel Fuld debunks some myths and explains the best practices that developers of free apps have used to maximize their revenue and user engagement. Read More »
Dropping H.264 may be beneficial for Google in several ways, but the move will have little effect on the broader online video market. Ubiquitous Flash usage and lack of hardware support means WebM has a long way to go before it’s a viable alternative to H.264. Read More »
The landscape of the workforce is changing. Approximately 30 percent of the U.S. job market today consists of freelancers. If you’re hiring independent specialists, or are anticipating moving toward this direction, here are seven tips to make sure you get solid ROI on your new workforce. Read More »
Much of the world’s most valuable information is trapped in digital sand, siloed in servers scattered around the globe. Our ability to harness big data, which will mature in the coming decade, is driven by advances in three areas: sensor networks, cloud computing, and machine … Read More »
By Sergio Ornelas
Jan. 29, 2011, 12:01am PT
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Sergio Ornelas replaced his DVR with a Dell Zinio, Comcast’s EPG with a plain old web browser and his cable package with Netflix and Hulu Plus. Still, something he’s missing some content, and he freely admits going to unlicensed streaming sites to fill that void. Read More »
TV manufacturers hope that by bundling developer platforms with TV hardware, they can move up the stack and increase margins on TVs. Just as mobile apps were pivotal in accelerating smartphone adoption, apps on the TV will usher in a new age of connected TV usage. Read More »
Many businesses are embracing the virtual model, with employees working from their homes rather than a corporate headquarters. Saving money on office rental, pricey IT infrastructure and travel costs are compelling arguments for an office-free life. But can any organization be virtual? Read More »
Michael Kennerknecht cut the cord in more than one way when his first son was born a year and a half ago. He decided that $150 per month for triple play simply was too much and got rid of cable. And then he discovered Netflix. Read More »
The publishing industry is keeping its formerly inky fingers crossed that mobile devices, including the seemingly ubiquitous iPad, will save its behind. But to do so, it needs to deconstruct its content and find a way to use it in an entirely new way. Read More »
While some may say that Generation Y are slackers, I think they’re just waiting around for the next crop of interesting jobs. Well, good news, 20-somethings, the new fall line of jobs is here! You’ll note that most of these jobs center around one thing: data. … Read More »
Everyone has been weighing in to decry the excessive hype leading to Facebook’s reported $50 billion valuation, but Ethan Kurzweil is convinced that it will rank as one of the best stock opportunities available today. Read More »
Joey Celis has been without cable TV for two years. He also doesn’t get any OTA broadcast TV due to reception issues. So how does Joey watch TV? One word: Apple. A combination of Apple TVs and Mac Minis helps him to watch everything he wants. Read More »
Mentorship is a critical catalyst for passage, transition and development as a pre-entrepreneur. But mentorship, like entrepreneurship, can break down in the nitty gritty details. Larry Chiang offers his advice in avoiding the mistakes many entrepreneurs make when they try to get mentored by a VC. Read More »
By Derrick Harris
Dec. 29, 2010, 2:00pm PT
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We’ve already covered the trends that began to shape up in the infrastructure market in 2010 and will really materialize in 2011. Several companies played — and will continue to play — a big role in making those trends happen. From Facebook to Cloudera to Microsoft, here …
By Colin Gibbs
Dec. 28, 2010, 2:00pm PT
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Once an isolated world dominated by network operators and their manufacturer partners, mobile is now a space where “outsiders” are some of the most powerful players. In 2010, companies like Google, Apple, MetroPCS, Huawei and Foursquare were among those who made the most impact in mobile …
By Michael Wolf
Dec. 28, 2010, 8:00am PT
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It’s important to dispel potential myths and market misunderstandings when it comes to consumer electronic devices and trends. For 2011, that includes paid video chat, Apple dominating the living room and the misinformed belief that Google will rule the e-book space. ... Read More »
By David Card
Dec. 27, 2010, 2:00pm PT
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Digital music alone hasn’t been enough to return the music industry to its former state of prosperity, and despite attempts by the likes of Apple, Google, MOG, Spotify and numerous others, a viable new business model has yet to emerge. But music is inherently social, and …
The transition to cloud computing won’t realize its potential until more vendors and buyers fully understand security requirements in the cloud. By establishing basic security requirements early and discussing these five questions, companies can position projects for success and avoid common security-related issues. Read More »
By Derrick Harris
Dec. 26, 2010, 2:00pm PT
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Oracle and Red Hat once again reported very impressive quarterly earnings in the past week. And as cloud computing really starts to take hold over the next few years, Red Hat will see even bigger growth, while Oracle — unless it changes its tune — will …
By Colin Gibbs
Dec. 26, 2010, 1:00pm PT
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The Wall Street Journal recently tested 101 iPhone and Android apps and found that more than half transmitted the phone’s unique device ID to third-party companies without users’ awareness or consent. The results raise a rather hefty question: Can the mobile app industry police itself and …
A lot has changed in social media over the course of 2010 — the first year that social has been fully and comfortably embedded in the marketing mix. According to KickApps CEO Alex Blum, many companies should take a more aggressive approach to social media in … Read More »
Ramin Vaziri uses not one but two laptops to get video content straight from his web browser to the TV in his living room – and he shares with us why some of the web-exclusive shows he’s found online are the most exciting aspect of coed … Read More »
By Michael Wolf
Dec. 24, 2010, 2:00pm PT
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It seemed just months ago our newfound love affair with connected TVs was in full swing. That was before two pieces of news gave us cause to question whether our new living room mates are who we thought they were. With concerns about security and half-baked …
By David Card
Dec. 23, 2010, 8:00am PT
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No set of fearless year-end predictions would be complete without setting expectations for what won’t happen in the coming year. Social media won’t replace search, nor will a single, dominant social media platform emerge. Meanwhile, will the government finally solve the privacy puzzle surrounding social media? …
By Derrick Harris
Dec. 22, 2010, 4:51pm PT
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If there’s one thing certain in IT, it’s that users are always searching for the next big thing, but that legacy vendors and equipment, as well as national technology policy, can slow down progress in immeasurable ways. Here we highlight several happenings and trends in cloud …
By Colin Gibbs
Dec. 21, 2010, 3:00pm PT
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Predicting what not to expect in mobile next year is a lot easier than predicting what will happen. You can be sure, for instance, that consumers won’t pay for on-the-go TV next year any more than they have in the past, and that carriers won’t embrace …
By Michael Wolf
Dec. 20, 2010, 4:01pm PT
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Blame cord cutting, at least in part, for the drop in cable subscriber numbers in 2010. Looking towards 2011, we expect this trend could gather further steam thanks to bundled subscription offerings from players like Microsoft and Apple. We also expect a new iteration of the …
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