Rob Glaser resigned as CEO of RealNetworks in early 2010 but as founder and chairman, he never really left. Now, two short-term and one interim CEO later, he’s back running the company with “a sense of great urgency” while the board searches for yet another top exec. Read more at paidContent »
Yet another app has joined the growing ranks of over-the-top mobile VoIP services, but Sidecar is offering up a twist on the usual VoIP format. The startup is using the voice call merely as the starting point from which users can share video, location and contact info. Read more »
Future media will be consumed on the go, said Rob Glaser, former CEO of RealNetworks, in a speech today. He also forecast that by 2013 the installed base of smart and superphones will exceed the installed base of PCs. Read more »
Longtime RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has stepped down, just one day after the company announced COO John Giamatteo’s resignation. A company spokesperson denied that the two announcements were connected, but the timing is a little curious. Read more »
For the last 10 years, Real Networks has resembled a past-his-prime boxer. Ever since the Internet world said “thanks, but no thanks” to the company’s streaming formats and yes first to Windows Media, then to Flash, the Seattle-based Internet media pioneer has been taking wild swings ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »