Internet Industry Headlines: Feb 5th 2012
Apple Schooled Music Execs Then, Here Are The Lessons Online Video Should Learn Now
Apple’s all-in-one physical flat-screen iTV is coming, make no mistake. And, when it does, it will represent Apple’s attempt to reinvent the television experience in much the same way it did for music. But, while media execs were hopelessly naive in Apple's presence back then, they feel they are ready this time. They are determined not to let Apple rule the premium online video world like they…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/d1gsyRsKAgI/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 4:21 pm EST
Personalized eCommerce Is Already Here, You Just Don’t Recognize It
Reading Leena Rao’s recent article on Techcrunch about the personalization revolution, you get the sense that the tech world is waiting for a bus that isn’t coming. Rao quotes well-known industry experts and luminaries describing what needs to happen for e-commerce to finally realize the promise of personalized shopping, a future where online retailers predict what you’ll want to buy before…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6eHHScGe_7M/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 3:08 pm EST
Bang!
The Artist parades its conceit at every turn of its familiar romance. We're doing this no sound thing for you because it's good for you. Things will work out fine. The dog needs no dialogue. The music tells you what to feel. It's already half over, and besides, it's already better than the last five movies you've seen. Google Search + parades its conceit at every turn. It's free, so we can improve…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Mn8Q9RPNWLE/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 2:18 pm EST
Micron appoints new CEO in wake of Appleton’s death
Micron Technology said yesterday it has appointed D. Mark Durcan to replace chief executive Steve Appleton, who died Friday when the small experimental plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise airport. Durcan was previously Micron’s president and chief operating …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/0ITM8auNN2s/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 2:17 pm EST
The Future of Peer Review
This guest post was written by Richard Price, founder and CEO of Academia.edu — an online community that revolves around researchers and their work. Instant distribution Many academics are excited about the future of instant distribution of research. Right now the time lag between finishing a paper, and the relevant worldwide research community seeing it, is between 6 months and 2 years. This is…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/VflfqtwCvjA/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm EST
White House Pushes Green Button To Liberate Your Energy Data
The future of easy home energy monitoring may be a little bit closer, thanks to a government initiative designed to allow consumers direct access to their energy consumption data. The White House's new Green Button gives utilities a way to simplify and standardize sharing usage statistics with their customers via a one-click download. Two California providers, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/emdB1kX6e3o/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 1:35 pm EST
A web geek’s round-up for watching the Super Bowl
The NFL’s Super Bowl championship football game is routinely one of the most watched televised events of the year with over 100 million viewers. But increasingly, people don’t just want to watch the game, they want to interact with it. …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/bjqneYCPSmQ/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 12:08 pm EST
Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Startups to Follow
As an investor, I’ve seen hundreds of mobile application pitches. And as a consumer, I’ve downloaded hundreds more – some out of curiosity and others in the hope that I’ll find something so useful and exciting that I’ll make room for it on my iPhone’s home screen. From both perspectives, I am rarely excited by download numbers. What gets my attention is engagement: how frequently an ap…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4ZZn6qFVy18/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pm EST
How Facebook Really Stacks Up Against Pre-IPO Google
Now that Facebook is preparing the biggest tech IPO in history, it is possible to compare its financials and potential market value to Google's when it went public. At first glance, all of Facebook's numbers look bigger. Its pre-IPO revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 are more than two and a half times larger than Google's 2003 revenues of $1.5 billion (Google's IPO was in 2004). Facebook's $1 billio…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gjEetaGtjFc/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 11:21 am EST
Google hires a senior director at Apple for a top secret project (exclusive)
Google has pulled off a coup by hiring an Apple senior director of product integrity for a secret project, VentureBeat has learned. The recruiting feat is historic since Google has never hired such a senior person away from Apple. The …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/8lpSmSnJ5Nk/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 2:59 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Feb 4th 2012
The evolution of the businessman (infographic)
Business is so easy, even a caveman could do it – and he did. What was once the business of surviving has evolved over the years, but with one underlying similarity – the best will outlast the rest. The infographic …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/oSezO8znd7A/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm EST
The Phone Stacking Game: Let’s Make This A Thing
So it's Saturday night and you're out with friend. Are they the inconsiderate jerk who can't stop checking their smartphone? Or is that you? Either way, here's one way to make dinner a little more interesting. I've seen/heard this described as both The Phone Stacking Game and Don't Be a Dick During Meals. It's been mentioned on a couple of blogs, but a quick straw poll of my friends suggests that…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/3eRhBdsVbdE/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pm EST
I’m A New York Times Subscriber, So Where’s My Tote Bag?
The New York Times released its latest earnings report earlier this week, spurring another round of discussion about the newspaper's paywall, which was launched near the beginning of last year. The consensus: Early signs are positive, but it's not doing well enough to offset plummeting print ad revenue.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Q19BPnSGjDU/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 7:21 pm EST
Before “it gets better,” gay youth still need help. Enter AnonyMouse.
“In college, I wanted someone to talk to about being gay and found someone through Craigslist. Clearly a poor decision in retrospect, despite the fact that I did end up finding a mentor who helped me come out. “However, I …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/d_HGK54R57w/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 5:29 pm EST
Labor Efficiency: The Next Great Internet Disruption
For more than a decade now, the Internet has done a great job of making things in our day-to-day lives more efficient by easily connecting parties who can have a mutually beneficial personal or business relationship. This same idea is now on the verge of disrupting labor and changing the definition of employment as we know it.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/VtVqmc1oLOc/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pm EST
Gamer found dead in internet cafe…nine hours later
23-year-old Chen Jung-yu was found dead at an internet cafe in New Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday night. Jung-yu was rigid in his chair with hands on the keyboard and mouse, according to local police. He had been playing the popular …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/4g4J6uZNuEI/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 2:59 pm EST
Facebook – Run from the Bulls?
Much ink has been spilled these past few days on the Facebook IPO filing. Much of it analyses the details revealed in the S1 initial document. Some of it has focused on revenue and growth; some of it on control and corporate governance, some on valuation and how reasonable or not it is likely to be, and a little on whether or not the IPO represents the end of Facebook’s growth cycle. So, should…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/P-HrHa_A-Ik/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 2:28 pm EST
An Arab Spring For IT
Change in the air. It’s palpable. Those of us in the technology world are witnessing a transformation: a buyer-led revolution in how information technology is both produced and consumed. Smartphones and tablets are upsetting the PC order; social applications are impinging on traditional “workforce productivity” and communications applications.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/X_ecEHgmENs/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm EST
The Internet makes you stupid, but this app might make you smarter
Undisputed fact I just made up: The more time we spend online, the dumber and more myopic we get. Hacker Noah Litvin set out to combat that observable phenomenon with DailyPag.es, an app that works a lot like an online …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/IJvMpubwJnI/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 1:43 pm EST
Gillmor Gang 02.04.12 (TCTV)
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — trembled in the face of Facebook's IPO and all-out war on the open Web, also known as Google. Me, I go back to Bill Gates during the DOJ deposition when he basically said we don't need no steenkin' breakup when Google will come along and be invented. @kevinmarks makes a good college (fitting) try of defending the…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/3ggqfxJkcUE/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pm EST
Algorithms/Data vs. Analysts/Reports: Fight!
Quick, what's the second most traded commodity in the world, after oil? Sorry, no: it's not coffee. In fact, while hard data is scant, it may well be -- of all things -- carbon. No, really. According to the World Bank (PDF) , the global carbon market was worth a whopping 1.42 Facebooks US$142 billion in 2010. Mind you, it's not like container ships weighed down to the gills with graphite are cross…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/CyVzs7Ryew4/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 1:11 pm EST
WIPO Provides New Top-Level Domain Resources for Rights Holders
Courtesy of Brian Beckham from the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, here are a few important links with information that may be helpful for rights holders with ICANN's New gTLD program now launched and accepting applications: • First, is a helpful FAQ that explains plainly the Legal Rights objection process. It's important that rights owners are very familiar with this process an…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120204_wipo_provides_new_top_level_domain_resources_for_rights_holders/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 12:33 pm EST
Pauly Shore versus the Internet: Funny man takes on online video (interview)
Comedian Pauly Shore spent the month of January shilling for a web startup, YouToo, by participating in a contest on the site. We asked him why he thought a partnership with the relatively unknown startup was a good idea. “People …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/GDP209S3S2M/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 12:22 pm EST
Sh#t VCs Say: “Have You Ever Tried Kiteboarding?”
Following in the tradition of Shit Silicon Valley Says and other Shit ______ Says memes, August Capital's David Hornick has made Shit VCs Say. There are some gems in here, including:Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fBPkxpfriVA/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 12:16 pm EST
European Playstation Network store broken following maintenance (updated)
Following scheduled maintenance last week, the Playstation Network store in Europe, Australia and New Zealand is no longer working for many users. The problem, reported widely across the European Playstation forums, is that no content can be downloaded from the …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/__SyDUOebeA/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 11:55 am EST
VBWeekly: IPO, IP-Schmo.
This week we talk about the IPO heard ’round the world, that of Dutch antivirus outfit AVG. Wait, that’s the IPO y’all were talking about, right? Of course, we get into some of the nitty gritty gossip around the Facebook …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/QC5Nppr7rd8/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 11:44 am EST
GamesBeat weekly news roundup
Here’s some of the stories that ran only on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more stories exclusively on the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat now, particularly when the stories are mainly of interest to game readers. The broader interest stories are …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/J8rEIzcB49c/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 11:00 am EST
Mark Zuckerberg’s 6 Ingredients For Success
Leadership guru Warren Bennis asked whether leaders are born or made. When asked if Wall Street would accept a young Mark Zuckerberg in his early 20s as CEO, Facebook investor Peter Thiel said: “Well, we’ll wait until he’s over 25 to file”. Wise move, considering that Mark’s title on his business cards read “I’m CEO, bitch”. This week Facebook filed its S-1 to go public. Mark i…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sgYYhbX7qFg/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 10:04 am EST
Which Service Has The Best Welcome Message? (Hint: Pin Carefully!)
Two days ago, I received an invite to Pinterest. (I know, I'm late.) After signing up, I pretty much ignored the welcome message, just as I do with most services. But last night I decided to get myself caught up after the Crunchies, and started reading through all my unread emails (even the ones from Nigerian royal's relatives) and found myself actually reading through the Pinterest welcome email,…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KnDCrQILLwE/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 9:00 am EST
Daily Crunch: Zen
Here are some recent stories on TechCrunch Gadgets: The Zen Table Practices Mindfulness So You Don’t Have To The Wheel: What Is The Foxconn Debate Really About? iModela Adds CNC Milling To Your Home 3D Printing ArsenalPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/wwHMqxaIC94/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Feb 3rd 2012
Facebook Javascript API Goes Down, Taking Down Likes, Comments And Apps With It
I dare you to Facebook Like or even comment on this post. You can't, because the Facebook Javascript API, the backend system which allows developer applications and Facebook's own apps like Likes and Comments to communicate with the data available on the social network, is down, and has been down for at least an hour as far as I can tell, begging the question, If article falls on a blog and no one…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NzuM0fSVVlE/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 11:22 pm EST
Investors Drive $ZNGA Up 26% In Two Days Following Facebook IPO Filing
Those of us who have been following the social gaming industry already know that Zynga has made up a big portion of Facebook's revenues. But lots of public investors only seem to have gotten the memo on Wednesday evening, when Facebook's S-1 filing revealed that the developer made up 12% of its total revenues, or $445 million. In the two days since, Zynga's stock has gone up more than 26%, to clos…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/cHLv3Ecz4nE/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 10:54 pm EST
Anonymous defaces Haditha Massacre lawfirm website, releases e-mails
Anonymous defaced the website of law firm Puckett Faraj this morning and leaked e-mails concerning the sergeant accused of handling 2005′s Haditha Massacre in Iraq. Sergeant Frank Wuterich was charged with a 2005 US Marine raid in Iraq, which killed …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/etNpAWGroyk/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 10:08 pm EST
Facebook worth $94B, private market says
Now that Facebook is fast on its way to becoming a public company, and its financials have been laid bare, there’s just one question that remains unanswered: What is Facebook actually worth? A private market transaction completed Thursday may provide …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/H2mdqkfbew4/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 7:30 pm EST
What’s Google up to? Search giant is testing an “entertainment device”
Google has asked the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed new “entertainment device” in four major cities over the next six months. The information came from a FCC application Google submitted in December, which was uncovered …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/myMrvwJgtMM/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 6:16 pm EST
Ouch: Panasonic forecasts staggering $10B annual loss
Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic is projecting it will lose a record $10.2 billion (780 billion yen) in 2012 as it tries to fix its struggling TV business, the company said Friday. Panasonic will join Japanese rivals Sony and Sharp in …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/vgBWd2OsDPQ/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 5:14 pm EST
AMD aims to undercut Intel Ultrabook chips on price and shred them on performance
Intel will be a formidable competitor this year as it launches new processors and a huge marketing campaign aimed at driving the adoption of thin and powerful computers known as Ultrabooks. Advanced Micro Devices will compete with the world’s biggest …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/_SMRV-oQMMc/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 5:07 pm EST
Review: How Final Fantasy XIII-2 saves the franchise…for now
2010’s Final Fantasy XIII may have sold well enough, but the perplexingly bad design decisions quickly made the title a bitter disappointment for many fans. Coupled with the disastrous launch of Final Fantasy XIV, and even publisher/developer Square Enix admitted …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/BrBBgNU30VE/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 5:01 pm EST
Sequoia takes root in Evernote as early investor gets big exit
In a head-scratching private-market barter, illustrious venture firm Sequoia Capital has managed to secure an even larger chunk of up-and-coming Silicon Valley startup Evernote. Russian firm Troika Ventures, Evernote’s first institutional investor, sold its stake in the note-taking and note-sharing …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/aKvByvMXvCU/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 4:35 pm EST
No ads here: Tumblr now charging $1 to “highlight” blog posts
Tumblr founder David Karp has always dismissed the idea that Tumblr might put ads on its platform. See here, here, and just about every interview the young founder has ever given. But today, Tumblr rolled out highlighted posts, which allow …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/Dw8QIMSs56Q/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 3:15 pm EST
VentureBeat’s 2012 Mobile Summit: Great minds tackle 5 key mobile issues
VentureBeat is proud to announce our second annual Mobile Summit, where we are once again inviting 180 top mobile executives, investors, and policymakers to discuss five significant issues facing the mobile industry. The event will be held at the beautiful …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/ACzNKMe1-EA/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 3:03 pm EST
Micron chief executive Steve Appleton dies in experimental-airplane crash
Micron chief executive Steve Appleton has been killed in the crash of an experimental airplane. Appleton has long been a stunt plane pilot and has had close calls before. The plane crashed at the Boise, Idaho airport. It was a …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/VDYjY5O0wto/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 3:03 pm EST
Small business accounting service Xero raises $16.6M
Xero, an online-accounting service for small businesses, announced today it has received $16.6 million in its latest round of funding. PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel participated in the round. “Xero was started by a few entrepreneurs who …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/IbjbzTpKlgM/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pm EST
What the Super Bowl and marketers can learn from socially savvy sports fans
While sports fans eagerly await who will win the 2012 Super Bowl and look forward to diving into chips and a Frito Pie or two, marketers are eager to see who the winners (and losers) are on the social media …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/4G_egqzuJPU/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 2:32 pm EST
Not total bunk, case of “stolen” Twitter followers moves forward
The case of the “stolen” Twitter followers may or may not have merit, but its claims passed a second litmus test this week. In the matter of PhoneDog versus Noah Kravitz, a U.S. district court judge ruled to allow the …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/4YaV6QLKJBw/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 2:32 pm EST
Hulu adds PBS shows to its TV content library
Streaming video service Hulu is adding a huge collection of PBS television shows to its content library, the company announced Thursday. The new content is available with commercials to all Hulu users, while premium subscribers of Hulu Plus can watch …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/nX-2BCpuQr4/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 1:25 pm EST
Anonymous intercepts call between FBI and Scotland Yard discussing Anonymous
It’s the sort of gamesmanship that keeps readers turning the pages in a spy novel. The FBI says that Anonymous, the loose-knit collective of global hackers, intercepted a highly sensitive call between American cybercrime experts and their counterparts at Scotland …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/GmV2q42P9Uw/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 1:08 pm EST
Curt Schilling anxiously awaits his “opening day for games” (interview)
Tuesday is “opening day” for Curt Schilling. The former Boston Red Sox pitcher who won three World Series championships is about to launch his first video game. His game development studio 38 Studios and publisher Electronic Arts are launching the …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/yhM87YW97j8/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pm EST
Why I’m so bullish on Facebook
Facebook faces some real challenges when it comes to keeping up its growth pace, as I covered yesterday. But I’m still bullish on the company, and here’s why. Massive audience and social graph Facebook has a connected audience like no …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/fCzOXjLf6Ps/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 12:51 pm EST
GFACE unveils its new cloud based social gaming network
Crytek, the developer behind Crysis and Far Cry, is backing a new social gaming network called GFACE. Created by a “small team with big ideas”, GFACE promises to deliver high quality free to play multiplayer games directly to your browser, …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/Ga7gppTCMps/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 12:27 pm EST
What the fudge? iTunes Match bug replaces explicit songs with censored versions
Subscribers of Apple’s iTunes Match service are reporting that explicit songs in their library are getting swapped out for the censored “clean” versions. iTunes Match, which Apple launched in November, is a music service that gives legal access to any …Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/YPyWmiGZL8A/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 11:23 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Feb 2nd 2012
Verisign Hacked But Failed To Report It
VeriSign’s Domain Name System, had been hacked repeatedly by outsiders who stole undisclosed information reports Reuters. The unreported breaches occurredPermalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120202/verisign-hacked-but-failed-to-report-it | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 4:50 pm EST
Facebook IPO: Graffiti Artist To Make $200 Million
David Choe, the graffiti artist that painted the walls at Facebook’s first headquarters ended up taking stock instead of cash.Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120202/facebook-ipo-graffiti-artist-to-make-200-million | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 1:43 pm EST
Zynga’s Shares Skyrocketing On Facebook IPO
Zynga's shares shot up as much as 20 percent in trading today, a day after Facebook revealed 12 percent of its revenue comes from the social gaming maker. Facebook gets a huge chunk of its revenue from advertisements purchased by Zynga and from trans...Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120202/zyngas-shares-skyrocketing-on-facebook-ipo | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 11:28 am EST
As Facebook ‘Kicks Off The Social Era,’ Here’s What You Need To Know About Social Commerce
Facebook's IPO will kick off the era of "social computing," BI's Matt Rosoff declared this week. And within social computing, a lucrative sub-field is unfolding: social commerce. Businesses and entrepreneurs can now reach consumers anytime on smart d...Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120202/as-facebook-kicks-off-the-social-era-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-social-commerce | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 8:41 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Feb 1st 2012
Value or Love for New gTLDs?
ICANN has started its historic and controversial program to expand the number of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). This essay outlines the factors needed for the program to create economic value, warns against a cognitive trap that complicates selection of a new gTLD and considers the value contribution of the registries. I will not go into relevant macro measures, but I examine the problems asso…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/value_or_love_for_new_gtlds/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 2:39 pm EST
StarHub to Acquire '.starhub' New Top-Level Domain
StarHub selects ARI Registry Services and Melbourne IT DBS to help secure '.starhub' in its latest branding strategy StarHub, a fully integrated info-communications company in Singapore, today announced it will apply for its own branded slice of Internet real estate as part of the revolutionary new Top-Level Domain program, which is set to change the way Internet users navigate the web. StarHub ha…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120201_starhub_to_acquire_starhub_new_top_level_domain/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 12:20 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 31st 2012
Logitech’s Google Nightmare. Used As PR In Google/Apple War
Logitech was all too eager, when Google came calling about Google TV. Logitech thought by partnering with Google, they wouldPermalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120131/logitechs-google-nightmare-google-apple-aapl-goog | Date: 31 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm EST
Half Of Phones Users, Used It For Purchasing Decisions
According to the latest Pew Internet Report, more than half of adult cell phone owners used their cell phones whilePermalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120131/half-of-phones-users-used-it-for-purchasing-decisions | Date: 31 Jan 2012 | 12:58 pm EST
Reducing Unreachable ICANN Registrations
Recently ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) published a report on inaccurate registration data in her own databases. Now the question is presented to the world how can we mitigate this problem? There seems to be a very easy solution. Why register? The question to this answer seems simple. To know who has registered with an organisation. This makes it possible to contact th…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/reducing_unreachable_icann_registrations/ | Date: 31 Jan 2012 | 10:29 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 30th 2012
ARI Registry Services Signs 21 Contracts in the First Week of New TLD Applications
Strong demand shown for new Top-Level Domains as ARI Registry Services wins 21 new contracts in the first seven days of the application window. ARI Registry Services today announced it signed contracts to provide technical registry services for 21 new Top-Level Domains within the first week of applications opening. Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry Services, said signing 21 contracts in the fir…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120130_ari_registry_services_signs_21_contracts_new_tld_applications/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 27th 2012
PC Era Officially Over
Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs, including mini-notebooks but not media tablets such as the iPad. You have probably beenPermalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120127/pc-era-officially-over | Date: 27 Jan 2012 | 4:36 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 25th 2012
Apple’s Profit Now Bigger Than Google’s Revenue & Microsoft’s Profits
Apple’s earnings were so huge here is a little perspective on how big it was. Who would have thought 10Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120125/apples-profit-now-bigger-than-googles-revenue-microsofts-profits | Date: 25 Jan 2012 | 3:04 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 24th 2012
Apple’s Spectacular Blowout Earning Q1 2012 (AAPL)
Apple, just released its Q1 2012 earning, and it was a spectacular blowout. Apple now has $97 billion in cash,Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120124/101200 | Date: 24 Jan 2012 | 4:55 pm EST
MarkMonitor to Exhibit at Internet Tech Policy Exhibition and Reception to be Held on Capitol Hill
On Wednesday Jan. 25, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) will host its 15th annual tech policy exhibition, the longest running technology exhibition on Capitol Hill. As part of the exhibition, MarkMonitor® will demonstrate its brand protection and antipiracy technology. This is a widely attended educational event hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Commit…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120124_markmonitor_to_exhibit_at_internet_tech_policy_exhibition/ | Date: 24 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pm EST
Sedari Signs With Dot Moscow Bidders
Sedari has been engaged by the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID), a not-for-profit Russian foundation which is preparing applications for the .MOSCOW and .MOCKBA (in Cyrillic) top-level domain names. The implementation of the new top-level domains will make possible websites with addresses such as WWW.COMPANY.MOSCOW and for museums МУЗЕ…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120124_sedari_signs_with_dot_moscow_bidders/ | Date: 24 Jan 2012 | 11:53 am EST
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Welcomes Nancy Gofus As Chief Operating Officer
Nancy Gofus joins .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) as Chief Operating Officer.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) — manager of the world's third largest generic top-level domain — today named Nancy Gofus as chief operating officer. A long-time veteran of the telecommunications industry, Ms. Gofus will oversee the marketing, sales, product and strategy functions, helping CEO Brian C…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120123_org_public_interest_registry_welcomes_nancy_gofus_coo/ | Date: 24 Jan 2012 | 12:58 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 23rd 2012
Hundreds Of Fans Still Flock To Steve Jobs Home
I have accomplished something many Apple & Steve Jobs’ fans weren’t able to. I was able to pull up myPermalink: http://www.webguild.org/20120123/fans-still-flock-to-steve-jobs-home | Date: 23 Jan 2012 | 2:33 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 20th 2012
Minds+Machines Works with .bayern
The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM:TLDH.L), the only publicly traded company focused exclusively on acquiring and operating new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), are pleased to announce that Bayern Connect GmbH, the German operating company in which TLDH has a majority holding, has been exclusively awarded the contract to apply for the .BAYERN gTLD string by the Bavarian Stat…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120120_mindsmachines_works_with_bayern/ | Date: 20 Jan 2012 | 1:16 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 19th 2012
CRIDO Sells "Do Not Sell List"
Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight, or CRIDO, released a plan they called a peacemaker three days before the Jan. 12th, 2012 launch, which would allow brands to begin the ICANN application process but would allow organizations and companies the opportunity to place their brand names, without cost, on a temporary do not sell list. ICANN so far has not responded to the do not sell l…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120119_crido_sells_do_not_sell_list/ | Date: 19 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 18th 2012
The New Domain For Japan, JP.NET, Launches With Exclusive Invitation to Trademark Owners
The new domain for Japan launched today with an invitation for trademark owners to secure the domains matching their trademarks ending .JP.NET, in English and Japanese. Companies worldwide are expected to take advantage of this new opportunity to access the first new domain for Japan — the world's third largest economy. Trademark registration requests are being accepted by leading global and Jap…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120118_new_domain_for_japan_exclusive_invitation_to_trademark_owners/ | Date: 18 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am EST
Trademarking .generics - the .bank Fiasco!
New generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs) are all about innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity; they are about identifying new entrants, opening up competition and providing the domain name market with the opportunity to explore new means of interaction on the Internet. Equally, new gTLDs are a great opportunity for existing businesses and brands to reconsider their business practices and mo…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/trademarking_generics_the_bank_fiasco/ | Date: 18 Jan 2012 | 10:51 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 17th 2012
Being a .PRO When Choosing a Registry Services Partner
Have you seen the press release announcing that Afilias has acquired the .PRO registry from Hostway Corporation? We're excited to bring a new top-level domain into the Afilias family and help grow the use of it. I also think it shows that the top-level domain business is a unique one — and it's not one to be entered into lightly. With the application window now open for a round of new TLDs, a lo…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/being_a_pro_when_choosing_a_registry_services_partner/ | Date: 17 Jan 2012 | 3:20 pm EST
Afilias Acquires Registry Services Corporation, .PRO
Afilias Limited, the ICANN-designated registry operator for the .INFO top level domain (TLD) and a global provider of domain registry services, today announced that it has acquired Registry Services Corporation (d.b.a. RegistryPRO), the ICANN-designated operator of the .PRO TLD, from Hostway Corporation. This brings to 17 the number of top-level domains that Afilias supports, including seven gener…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ | Date: 17 Jan 2012 | 11:16 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 13th 2012
What ICANN is Doing Wrong
A couple of recent articles have caught my attention because they offer scathing criticism of ICANN. The first is a long and convoluted article by Kieren McCarthy on the .JOBS debacle. Kieren has basically written a feature that only a seasoned ICANN insider can hope to understand and that's a pity, because the points he makes appear very valid. Namely that ICANN is incapable of looking at itself…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/what_icann_is_doing_wrong/ | Date: 13 Jan 2012 | 6:33 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 7th 2012
ICANN Stands Ready for New gTLD Launch
On Tuesday 3 January 2012, our executive team met with Michael Salazar, New gTLD Program Director, to review ICANN’s readiness to open the application window for the new generic top-level domain program on Thursday, 12 January, as planned. We carefully reviewed every critical aspect. Each executive was called on to indicate whether his or her group is [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2012/01/icann-stands-ready-for-new-gtld-launch/ | Date: 7 Jan 2012 | 12:29 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Dec 20th 2011
New gTLD Roadshows
I have spent a lot of time on the road recently. My visits to 16 countries in three months were just one part of ICANN’s busy and successful international roadshows to raise awareness of new generic top-level domains. Since the roadshows began in September as part of the broader new gTLD awareness-raising effort, ten members [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/new-gtld-roadshows/ | Date: 20 Dec 2011 | 3:17 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Dec 14th 2011
EBERO Plan Moving Forward Rapidly
Monday, 5 December marked the Request for Information (RFI) deadline that asked Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) candidates to submit their proposals if they would like to be considered for the new gTLD EBERO Program. We received 14 RFIs from respondents in North America, South America, Asia and Europe and we plan to make the [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/ebero-plan-moving-forward-rapidly/ | Date: 14 Dec 2011 | 9:04 pm EST
EBERO 计划进展迅速
12 月 5 日（即周一）是”信息征询” (RFI) 活动的截止日期，愿意入围新 gTLD EBERO 计划遴选活动的后方紧急注册管理执行机构 (EBERO) 候补人需要在此日期前提交申请。我们已收到来自北美、南美、亚洲和欧洲的 14 份 RFI，计划在 2012 年完成 EBERO 机构的最终甄选工作。 这项计划意义非凡，因为在发生紧急…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/ebero-%E8%AE%A1%E5%88%92%E8%BF%9B%E5%B1%95%E8%BF%85%E9%80%9F/ | Date: 14 Dec 2011 | 9:03 pm EST
План EBERO быстро осуществляется
В понедельник 5 декабря наступил конечный срок запроса информации (ЗИ), в рамках которого была выдвинута просьба к кандидатам в резервные операторы реестров (EBERO) о подаче предложений, если они хотят, чтобы их кандидатур…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD-ebero-%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%83%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F/ | Date: 14 Dec 2011 | 9:02 pm EST
Plan d’EBERO Progresse Rapidement
Lundi 5 décembre est la date limite de demande de renseignement qui est donné par l’opérateur de registre de retour urgent (EBERO) aux candidats pour soumettre leurs propositions si ils souhaitent que leur commentaire soit pris en compte par le nouveau programme gTLD EBERO. Nous avons reçu 14 RFI de personnes interrogées d’Amérique du Nord, [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/plan-debero-progresse-rapidement/ | Date: 14 Dec 2011 | 9:01 pm EST
Avanza Rápidamente el Plan EBERO
El lunes 5 de diciembre fue la fecha límite de la Solicitud de Información (RFI) que solicitaba a los candidatos a Operador de Registro Back-End de Emergencia (EBERO) que envíen sus propuestas si deseaban ser considerados para el Programa EBERO para Nuevos gTLD. Recibimos 14 RFI de las personas que respondieron de Norteamérica, Sudamérica, Asia [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/avanza-rapidamente-el-plan-ebero/ | Date: 14 Dec 2011 | 9:00 pm EST
خطة EBERO تتحرك بخطى سريعة
تميز يوم الاثنين 5 ديسمبر بالموعد النهائي لطلب الحصول على المعلومات (RFI) الذي طالب مرشحي تشغيل سجل الطوارئ النهائيين (EBERO) بتقديم مقترحاتهم إذا كانت لديهم رغبة في النظر في برنامج gTLD EBERO الجديد. لقد تلقينا 14 طلبًا للحصول على…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A9-ebero-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%89-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9/ | Date: 14 Dec 2011 | 8:59 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Dec 12th 2011
Carefully Constructed New gTLD Program Moves Forward
Senator Jay Rockefeller’s introductory statement at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s hearing regarding ICANN’s New gTLD Program on December 8, 2011 went right to the issue: “I think we have to get used to dot-hotels. I think we have to get used to dot-auto.” With that comment, the Chairman seemed to [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/carefully-constructed-new-gtld-program-moves-forward/ | Date: 12 Dec 2011 | 9:59 pm EST
精心构建的新 gTLD 计划继续向前推进
美国参议院商务、科学和运输常设委员会于 2011 年 12 月 8 日针对 ICANN 的新 gTLD 计划举行了听证会，会上，参议员 Jay Rockefeller 做了介绍性陈述发言，其中提到了以下议题：”我认为我们必须要习惯于使用 .hotel 域名。我认为我们必须要习惯于使用 .auto 域名。” 就此意见来看，对于可能愈演愈烈的在线…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2011/12/%E7%B2%BE%E5%BF%83%E6%9E%84%E5%BB%BA%E7%9A%84%E6%96%B0-gtld-%E8%AE%A1%E5%88%92%E7%BB%A7%E7%BB%AD%E5%90%91%E5%89%8D%E6%8E%A8%E8%BF%9B/ | Date: 12 Dec 2011 | 9:58 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Oct 19th 2011
Inspirational family meeting videos
We try to hold a family meeting on the weekend as often as we can. I’ve covered topics such as listening skills, attitudes of winners and losers, peacemaking skills, and conversational skills for my 8 and 10-year-old daughters. Their favorite part to-date has been role-playing bad listening skills with us – they’re experts! Their second [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/67lJjPaCfNM/ | Date: 19 Oct 2011 | 5:52 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Aug 5th 2011
Our first blade server
Yes, I know we should be on the cloud floating around in heaven with everyone else! But we have a brainy team that enjoys the challenge of getting top performance for every dollar. And that’s why we will be installing this sexy server soon. during assembly: assembled: installed:Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/WurPrLizCDY/ | Date: 5 Aug 2011 | 11:12 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 6th 2011
Rob Symington on Escape the City
If you’ve ever taken the road less traveled or dreamed about it, you’ll appreciate what partners Dom Jackman and Rob Symington launched in March of last year at EscapeTheCity.org. First, here’s Rob’s bio: Rob is the co-founder of Escape the City. The community for corporate professionals who want to ‘do something different’. He is interested [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/ZS67yM283N4/ | Date: 6 Jul 2011 | 1:16 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 26th 2011
The Pics the NYSE Doesn't Want You to See
The New York Stock Exchange sent a legal nastygram Thursday to the news site Talking Points Memo, demanding that it take down a picture of the trading floor the site used in a news article, claiming that NYSE has trademarked the floor.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/9-mNUOYoEXw/epicenter_0526NYSE_pix | Date: 26 May 2011 | 8:25 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 20th 2011
Why Liberty Media Bid $1 Billion for Barnes & Noble
John Malone's surprise $1 billion offer to buy Barnes & Noble has left a lot of people scratching their heads. It's likely, however, that Malone is less interested in the company's 1,300-or-so retail outlets (including 600 college bookstores) than he is in its Nook e-reader device.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/Va6CqswgVAg/ | Date: 20 May 2011 | 3:20 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 18th 2011
New Condé Nast HQ Will Be High-Tech, Green, Ultrasafe
One World Trade Center, slated to become the new headquarters of Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, GQ and Wired, will be one of the most technologically sophisticated buildings in the world, officials say.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/VdoPmJUknZA/ | Date: 18 May 2011 | 5:00 pm EDT
Next Issue Media Joins Digital Race With New Yorker, Time, Esquire
Next Issue Media, billed as the magazine industry's digital newsstand, launched a preview of its offerings Wednesday, announcing digital versions of Condé Nast's New Yorker, Hearst's Esquire and Popular Mechanics, Meredith's Fitness and Parents, and Time Inc.'s Fortune and Time.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/RViPs9eR4pA/ | Date: 18 May 2011 | 12:27 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 17th 2011
Bot-Breakdown: Deconstructing a Twitter-Spam Marketing Campaign
What do Jill Dawnsoll, Kerry Ohnes, Dakota Baylie, Ellanah Cailn, Heidi Illems, Mirinda Latel and Paige Decanso have in common? For one thing, they don't appear to be real people at all -- although their Twitter accounts are designed to look like they are.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/WyRWJxvVRW0/ | Date: 17 May 2011 | 5:15 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 13th 2011
Facebook PR Firm Deletes Google 'Smears,' But Heads Don't Roll
Just when it looked like the Facebook Burson-Marsteller block-ops anti-Google smear scandal couldn't possible get any more bizarre, new details emerged about the botched campaign Friday as the debacle reverberated from New York to Silicon Valley.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/EzJoZMGfv8A/ | Date: 13 May 2011 | 4:45 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 12th 2011
Netflix App Released for Android Phones, Sorta
Netflix is coming to Android! Or well, to a select few Android devices. Blame the sheer number of handsets, Netflix says.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/RRXgpyIuOKM/ | Date: 12 May 2011 | 8:00 pm EDT
BOOM! Goes Facebook's Google Smear Campaign
In the annals of shady public relations stunts, Facebook’s attempt to surreptitiously plant negative — and highly misleading — stories about Google into leading media outlets will surely go down as one of the most ham-handed in recent memory.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/h4qQTJM68rs/ | Date: 12 May 2011 | 6:30 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 9th 2011
CNNMoney Relaunches Website, Adds StockTwits for Wall Street Chatter
Financial news heavyweight CNNMoney unveiled its newly redesigned website Monday and announced that it has struck partnerships with StockTwits, the financial discussion platform created by investor Howard Lindzon, as well as SigFig, a portfolio-management tool launching in June.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/BIV4UYAhN-w/ | Date: 9 May 2011 | 2:59 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 6th 2011
Report: Condé Nast Leapfrogs Hearst With iPad Subscription Pact
Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, GQ and Wired, is on the verge of announcing a pact with Apple to begin selling digital subscriptions to its iPad applications, according to the New York Post's Keith J. Kelly.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/ivpim1NifA4/ | Date: 6 May 2011 | 2:21 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Mar 24th 2011
Need a vacation!
I read almost every book that Verne Harnish recommends so when I saw this in his recent newsletter, I ordered do more faster a couple minutes later. Verne wrote: “Brad Feld Saved His Marriage — last month I read Brad’s outstanding book Do More Faster. Aimed at tech start-ups, there are plenty of lessons for [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/CD3zJT40vFM/ | Date: 24 Mar 2011 | 8:11 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 24th 2011
Top 100 job search websites and categories
This is the 2011 guide to the top 100 US job search categories. For each top employment category it lists the top 3 or 4 niche job search websites. This guide excludes: job sites that lack top Google rankings sites with high Google rankings but low credibility, authenticity or integrity. most sites which always require [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/QCcD9v6hO_c/ | Date: 24 Jan 2011 | 3:31 am EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 22nd 2011
Barefoot in Boulder
A solution for everything (or almost). After struggling with foot pain for 7 years, I read Born to Run (also Barefoot Running) and got fired up about trying out barefoot. It took 3 or 4 months to work up tough enough pads to do real hikes but I enjoyed most of it tremendously. Every once [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/x4dHajG2tN8/ | Date: 22 Jan 2011 | 6:07 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Jan 15th 2011
How to Become King
I love to teach. As obsessed as I’ve been with learning business for the past 14 years, it’s only natural that I like teaching my kids what I’ve learned. My girls are 8 and 10 years old so I love to find materials that really engage them. Much of the time, the things we talk [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/ek_q23HdcDc/ | Date: 15 Jan 2011 | 3:14 pm EST
Internet Industry Headlines: Oct 14th 2010
Job boards will lead the next productivity boom
I’m as disappointed as anyone about the weak economic recovery we have experienced in 2010. And I could not be more disappointed about but the piss-poor state of education and culture of indulgence in America. We do face a long-term structural problem in the economy as a result of our mixed up priorities. However, as [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/mhkvpH7YtrI/ | Date: 14 Oct 2010 | 12:11 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Sep 13th 2010
Lesson from Boulder’s Four Mile Fire
Get the real facts. On the second day of the Four Mile Canyon fire, we knew that a good number of homes in my parents neighborhood had already burned. On the third day, I found a satellite image showing their home had not been burned. I was overcome with relief after days of tension. But [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/O0NGtoXRPYk/ | Date: 13 Sep 2010 | 5:25 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Sep 7th 2010
#boulderfire – Colorado’s worst wildfire in real-time
Yesterday, a wildfire started outside Boulder a couple miles due west from my home. In the morning we saw wisps of smoke coming over the ridge behind our house and expected to see flames. There was no information on the TV or radio so we went to twitter search and discovered the fire was not [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetInc/~3/F-V8ed3Z9eA/ | Date: 7 Sep 2010 | 9:19 am EDT