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AT&T Considering Metered Broadband

Om Malik, Friday, June 13, 2008 at 3:46 PM PT Comments (17)

Bend Broadband, Comcast, Time Warner Cable — they’re all considering or going the route of the tiered (aka metered) broadband. Now add AT&T to that list, according to a report in CED magazine.
“A form of usage-based pricing for those customers who have abnormally high usage patterns is inevitable,” according to an AT&T spokesman, though the [...]

RIP, Tim Russert

Om Malik, Friday, June 13, 2008 at 3:23 PM PT Comments (14)

Sundays will never be the same. Earlier today, Tim Russert, the man who hosted “Meet The PressNation” on NBC, passed away. He apparently succumbed to a heart attack, although the exact cause of death has not yet been determined. It was a rude reminder of the fragility of life, and how quickly it comes to [...]

Social Networking Gets a Sanity Check

Om Malik, Friday, June 13, 2008 at 8:30 AM PT Comments (55)

The social networking space is finally getting a long overdue does of reality. A weakening economy and the resulting strain on advertising revenue means the social networking space is finally getting a long overdue does of reality, combined with a slowdown in growth, means things are going to get a lot tougher going forward.

Oow, Eew, Ouch…Yahoo!

Om Malik, Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 5:49 PM PT Comments (39)

Yahoo, once known for great products and their ability to connect to the common man, now makes news of the wrong kind by tussling with Microsoft and waging a war of words with investors like Carl Icahn that lead to sharp declines in their market valuation. Against such a bleak backdrop, talent exodus continues and signs-up arch rival Google as an advertising supplier. What next? Perhaps, an anti-trust investigation. Continue Reading.

Will Vertical Ad Networks Steal Market Share From All Purpose Ad Networks

Om Malik, Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 6:04 AM PT Comments (4)

Earlier today, Kayak, a travel industry search engine, announced that it’s going to launch its own advertising network. I have been skeptical of this company, more so after their merger with SideStep. (How are those revenues growing, fellas? They were $85 million last year on a transaction volume of $3.5 billion…weren’t they? Or did the [...]

Rebtel’s Goes Easy, Thinks White Label

Om Malik, Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 12:00 AM PT Comments (7)

Rebtel, a London-based VoIP startup, seems to be taking a white-label approach to boost usage of its services. The company will announce a brand license deal with easyGroup, a company started by discount carrier easyJet founder and serial entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. As part of this deal, easyGroup will sell cheap international calls under the brand name [...]

Data Deluge and a Startup’s Glassdoor

Om Malik, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 5:30 PM PT Comments (20)

These days, we are deluged with data, and as a result we’re confusing noise with information, and information with useful information. But what many companies fail to realize is that what matters is what you do with that data — and as a result, they are missing out on a tremendous opportunity.

On WiFi, T-Mobile, Starbucks & AT&T Make Up, Drink Coffee

Om Malik, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 11:26 AM PT Comments (4)

Now that was fast! T-Mobile which had sued Starbucks last week over the coffee chain partnering with AT&T and offering free WiFi has settled with the Seattle-based coffee giant. The terms of the settled were not revealed, though I think the iPhone 3G launch might have made AT&T push some buttons and get this whole [...]

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