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Skype's GM Of Consumer Products On Mobile Video; The Cloud And Monetization
7:20 am PST • February 6, 2011
For Skype, 2011 is undoubtedly going to be a pivotal year. The VoIP giant is preparing to go public, and armed with a new CEO, Skype is looking to add…
Facebook Has Already Trademarked 'Face' In Europe – Is 'Book' Next?
6:29 am PST • February 6, 2011
I was aware that Facebook is close to trademarking the term ‘face’, at least in relation to online social networking and related activities, in the United States. But as far…
I don’t post this because I condone the use of fixies in the city. I post it because these bikes are kind of rad. Sure, fixies are actually impractical in…
Quora Details Their New Answer Ranking Scheme; Their "PageRank", Of Sorts
7:26 pm PST • February 5, 2011
As you may have seen, last weekend, Robert Scoble worked himself into a tizzy because an answer of his was moderated into a collapsed state on Quora. The whole bitchmeme…
Readability Just Became Instapaper's Publisher Payment Layer
6:36 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Personally, I think the concept behind Readability is pretty awesome. It gives you a way to read all your favorite articles on the web without all of the clutter of…
Climate
Everblue.edu Poised To Become The Kaplan Test Prep Of Sustainability
2:29 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Everblue Training (Everblue.edu) — an environmental education startup with offices in Berkeley, Calif. and Charlotte, N.C. — this week attained accreditation from the group that verifies the quality of non-collegiate,…
Please Read: A Personal Appeal TO Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
1:02 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Hunter Walk who spends way too much time researching 1980s hair metal bands on Wikipedia. His obsession with Wikipedia is unrelated to…
Gillmor Gang 2.5.11 (TCTV)
12:00 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Egypt meets Google v. Bing on the Gillmor Gang, with Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, John Taschek, and Danny Sullivan. Sullivan broke the story of Google’s sting operation on Bing scraping…
In Praise Of Piracy
9:29 am PST • February 5, 2011
I’ve had to think a lot about digital rights management lately. Not that I wanted to. But I recently did some eye-opening contract software development for a DRM-heavy media app,…
Improving Sales: The Excuse Department Is Closed
9:00 am PST • February 5, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster, a two-time entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of venture capital at GRP Partners. Suster writes a blog…
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Skype's GM Of Consumer Products On Mobile Video; The Cloud And Monetization
7:20 am PST • February 6, 2011
For Skype, 2011 is undoubtedly going to be a pivotal year. The VoIP giant is preparing to go public, and armed with a new CEO, Skype is looking to add…
Facebook Has Already Trademarked 'Face' In Europe – Is 'Book' Next?
6:29 am PST • February 6, 2011
I was aware that Facebook is close to trademarking the term ‘face’, at least in relation to online social networking and related activities, in the United States. But as far…
I don’t post this because I condone the use of fixies in the city. I post it because these bikes are kind of rad. Sure, fixies are actually impractical in…
Quora Details Their New Answer Ranking Scheme; Their "PageRank", Of Sorts
7:26 pm PST • February 5, 2011
As you may have seen, last weekend, Robert Scoble worked himself into a tizzy because an answer of his was moderated into a collapsed state on Quora. The whole bitchmeme…
Readability Just Became Instapaper's Publisher Payment Layer
6:36 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Personally, I think the concept behind Readability is pretty awesome. It gives you a way to read all your favorite articles on the web without all of the clutter of…
Climate
Everblue.edu Poised To Become The Kaplan Test Prep Of Sustainability
2:29 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Everblue Training (Everblue.edu) — an environmental education startup with offices in Berkeley, Calif. and Charlotte, N.C. — this week attained accreditation from the group that verifies the quality of non-collegiate,…
Please Read: A Personal Appeal TO Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
1:02 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Hunter Walk who spends way too much time researching 1980s hair metal bands on Wikipedia. His obsession with Wikipedia is unrelated to…
Gillmor Gang 2.5.11 (TCTV)
12:00 pm PST • February 5, 2011
Egypt meets Google v. Bing on the Gillmor Gang, with Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, John Taschek, and Danny Sullivan. Sullivan broke the story of Google’s sting operation on Bing scraping…
In Praise Of Piracy
9:29 am PST • February 5, 2011
I’ve had to think a lot about digital rights management lately. Not that I wanted to. But I recently did some eye-opening contract software development for a DRM-heavy media app,…
Improving Sales: The Excuse Department Is Closed
9:00 am PST • February 5, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster, a two-time entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of venture capital at GRP Partners. Suster writes a blog…