Rani is a multimedia journalist and an editorial producer at GigaOM. She recently graduated from Columbia Journalism School, where she specialized in data visualization and digital media. Before heading to the big city, Rani worked for three years in the high desert as a copy editor and culture editor at the Santa Fe Reporter. Before that she served as editor in chief of her Midwest alma mater's newspaper, The Oberlin Review. She's originally from Long Island. These days she lives in Brooklyn, where she makes graphs, tells stories and talks to strangers. She writes mostly about technology, data visualization and media.
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Remember when your email was capped at 2 MB? It wasn’t that long ago. Read more »
When you think about a “connected car,” you probably think of fancy car stereos that can play tunes from your smartphone. But the connected car is evolving into something much more complex. Here’s what coming down the road. Read more »
The future of energy technology can come from surprising places: algae, hot rocks, fireflies and crowdfunding? Here’s a round up of stories this month that show off 6 technologies that could shape the future of energy. Read more »
Natural disaster can be devastating to data centers and the companies that rely on them. Unfortunately, many data centers are located in areas that tend to get hit with storms, tornadoes, floods, fires and other natural calamities. Read more »
There were fewer IPOs, mergers and acquisitions in 2012—but on average they were worth more, according to new research. Read more »
As a general rule, prices of technology-driven products and services tend to fall over time. But what’s happened with broadband prices is a clear exception. Read more »
How do prices, speeds and rates of adoption for broadband in the U.S. stack up with the rest of the industralized world? Not as well as you might think. Here are some key facts on the state of broadband. Read more »
We mapped Google’s transparency data to see which countries want online content removed and why. It turns out that censorship is in the eye of the beholder. Read more »
But more Kickstarter projects doesn’t mean a greater rate of funding. We took a look at which types of Kickstarter projects are more likely to succeed. Read more »
According to Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, increasing speeds of the mobile app experience immediately encourages people to use the apps more. When mobile broadband speeds inhibit speed, app makers have to speed things up on their end. Read more »
Evan Williams, the founder of Blogger, Twitter and, more recently, The Obvious Corporation, discussed during GigaOM RoadMap 2012 how starting a tech company has changed in the past dozen years. Read more »
Three major American email providers are competing for popularity outside the U.S. We take a look at how they are faring in the rest of the world. Read more »
Gmail has been claiming the top spot for worldwide email providers since this summer. New outside data finally shows it’s true. Read more »
A new study shows how universities stack up in VC funding. Though Silicon Valley clearly helps schools in the Bay area, East Coast schools are gaining funding fast. Read more »
Apple unveiled its new and updated iPads today in San Jose, Calif. Take a look at our chart to see how they stack up. Read more »
The number of free tools available to novice graphic designers has grown in recent years. GigaOM’s editorial producer Rani Molla tries out the latest, Infogr.am. Read more »
The number of female executive at a startup correlates to its success, according to a new study. We take a look at 10 popular startups to see how many women are in their executive ranks. Read more »
And things are even tougher for developers of advertising-supported apps. Read more »
Both iOS and Android use is growing, but app developers are adopting Android at a faster rate, according to a recent GigaOM Pro survey. See our chart for more details. Read more »
Last week, we published The Mobile 15, our list of the most-innovative companies in the world of mobile. It explored how these companies, large and small, are changing — or are set to change — the mobile landscape in big ways. Some of you emailed to […] Read more »
The iPhone 5 hasn’t matched very high sales expectations, but it has exceded previous opening weekend sales. We take a visual look at first-weekend iPhone sales over the years. Read more »
More people watched video on the Internet through YouTube than any other site by a wide margin during August, as Google continues to enjoy the benefits of having the most engaged online viewers. Still wondering if Google is a media company? Read more »
These are the companies, startups and giants alike, that are changing or could potentially change the mobile landscape in the most profound ways. Read more »
How the iPhone 5 did on its first day vs some of the earlier iPhones. Read more »
In case you missed the iPhone 5 event, here’s a roundup of the event in photos. Read more »
A roundup of the latest hires in the digital media and technology industry. Read more at paidContent »
Amazon’s big press event announced four new Kindles, an e-reader as well as a a feature called Kindle Serials, which will bring old-school serialized publications to the e-reader age. Read more »
A roundup of the latest hires in the digital media and technology industry. Read more at paidContent »
