Determining a website’s mobile strategy isn’t rocket science, but it does take careful research and planning. Fortunately, design firm Entropy has it down to just three simple -- but crucial -- steps.…
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It’s Crunchies time again! Get your nominations in
For the sixth year in a row, GigaOM, along with our friends at TechCrunch and VentureBeat, are cohosting the Crunchies, the annual awards show that celebrates startups and technology. Help us make sure the best companies win. Get your nominations in now.…
Read MoreWe’re cleaning up the place
As of today, we've simplified our top navigation, closing down the Collaboration and Broadband channels. We'll still cover these areas, but we're making the changes to help our site reflect GigaOM's more focused approach to tech news and analysis.…
Read MoreHadoop’s new strategy: Pump data in to process, pull it out for privacy
Companies who are concerned with privacy and bandwidth issues, but who want to take advantage of the processing power of Hadoop, are actively pursuing a "pump to Hadoop and pull from Hadoop structure," according to Hortonworks' Ari Zilka, speaking at Structure:Data on Thursday.…
Read MoreStructure:Data live coverage
On March 21 and 22, at Structure:Data, we'll look at how companies like @WalmartLabs, IBM, and PayPal are using big data and how technologies like Hadoop are evolving to help them analyze that data. Watch the livestream and read our blogs of the event here.…
Read More5 things that destroy a company’s value
Although the goal for most startup founders might be to build your company’s value, many companies are inadvertently taking steps to kill it. Marty Wolf, the founder of Martinwolf M&A advisors, explains the 5 things you need to avoid.…
Read MoreWatch the 2011 Crunchies live!
Missed your chance to see the Crunchies in person? Never fear. We'll broadcast the livestream right here, starting at 7:30 p.m. Comedian Harris Wittels will host the event, which celebrates the best in technology.…
Read MoreVote now for the Crunchies!
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 MoreMore Crunchies tickets go on sale today
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 MoreThe new new commerce
The new breed of e-commerce sites offers consumers ways to socialize and be entertained. But as Rags Gupta of Brightcove points out, these new new commerce sites are taking advantage of old principles. Their innovation comes from introducing them online.…
Read MoreCrunchies tickets go on sale today
The first round of 200 tickets to the Crunchies, the annual tech innovation awards, go on sale today at 10 a.m. The award show will be held January 31, 2012, at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.…
Read MoreNet:Work live video coverage
Today at Net:Work 2011, we'll look at how many things once considered the future of work are already here, and what changes are headed our way in years to come. If you can't attend in person, watch our live video coverage of the event here.…
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