From today we have a new addition to the family: GigaOM Europe — a home for breaking news and analysis on European startups, technology companies, venture capital and digital media. But what does that really mean? Read More »
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The finalists for the Crunchies, the annual tech innovation awards, have been announced! Cast your votes now to help pick the winners, who will be revealed at the award show, held January 31 in San Francisco. Read More »
Last year was a great year for GigaOM Pro, and 2012 promises to be even better. Jo Maitland recently joined our team as a Research Director for Enterprise, and she will help us produce more research in the enterprise IT and cloud computing spaces. Read More »
The second batch of 250 tickets to the Crunchies, the annual tech awards show hosted by GigaOM, TechCrunch and VentureBeat, are going on sale right now. The Crunchies awards show will be held January 31, 2012, in San Francisco. Read More »
Whether it’s mobile devices like Square’s payment system or products that monitor our health and wellness, one of the threads running through the recent GigaOM RoadMap conference was the idea that successful technology involves making the computer disappear, even as it becomes more powerful. Read More »
We are thrilled to announce that Erica Ogg, from CNET News, is joining the GigaOM team in about a week to head up our Apple coverage. And while we’re at it, let’s officially welcome Colleen Taylor, who joined GigaOM in April. Read More »
On May 30, 2006, we incorporated GigaOM, the company. Just 24 hours later, our investors, True Ventures, wired me the seed money to get going. They also presented me with a check in an envelope that had three simple words: Live the dream. Read More »
Reed Elsevier Ventures, the London-based venture arm of Reed Elsevier, one of the largest publishing companies, is leading a $6 million investment in the parent company behind GigaOM. The new capital will be used to accelerate our research business and expand our geographical footprint. Read More »
The GigaOM team spent the past week in New York City for a number of events, including our first (and definitely not last) East Coast conference, Structure Big Data. It’s all part of our plan to expand our footprint into new markets, including New York. Read More »
At the end of last year, GigaOM provided a platform for Craig Settles, an author and broadband consultant, to debate with Blair Levin, the author of the National Broadband Plan, on how to get to better broadband. On Monday, watch them debate live in Washington, D.C. Read More »