CrowdSpots: The Top Active Influencers in Big Data Cloud Mobile & Social at #strataconf

February 28th –

Here are the results of the top influencers, early adopters, and open data advocates changing the world centered around #strataconf and SiliconANGLE. I based the list on proprietary algorithm that I developed around attention, influence, offline influence, reputation,...»

Andreessen Horowitz Land Grab Is The New VC Model – Value Approach

February 1st –

From Andreesen Horowitz blog announcing their massive rise to power in Silicon Valley. source: http://bhorowitz.com/

Since Marc and I founded Andreessen Horowitz three years ago, we have raised $2.7 billion.

New I/O Standard – 100 million transactions per sec with 9 nanosecond latency

January 30th –

I just had a conversation with a Silicon Valley guru who told me the new IO standard is 100 million transaction per second with a latency of 9 nanoseconds. At the NodeSummit.com we talked in great length around...»

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL AND STANFORD SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ANNOUNCE JOINT $30 MILLION GIFT FROM DAVID AND HELEN GURLEY BROWN

January 30th –

Great to see Stanford and Columbia team up to create the future of media (see release below). I have been working on the future of media research for 5 years now and it's a fun time...»

Why the era of big data is just beginning

January 27th –

With all the talk of big data, cynics think the whole notion has jumped the shark. Get ready, they say, for the next tech bubble to burst. EMC CMO Jeremy Burton is not among them. Read More...»

The New TechMeme – I Don’t Like it – It’s Complicated

January 27th –

I can't put my finger on it, but I just don't like the new Techmeme site. I have been such a die hard Techmeme fan since Gabe launched Techmeme in 2005 - the same time...»

Joyent and Nirvanix Working To Corner the Cloud Computing & Storage Market

January 23rd –

Cloud computing and storage are converging and two companies are standing out above the pack in terms of leadership - Joyent and Nirvanix. Joyent and Nirvnaix are ripe for acquisition and I have heard that both have...»

Tech Scene in SF – Fusionio Event at DEMO Enterprise

January 6th –

Last night I had a chance to be the guest of Fusionio at the DEMO enterprise event in SF.  Steve Woz, David Flynn, and Leonard Nimoy were the big names attending. Here are some socialcam videos. ...»

Why Microsoft is Failing in the Smartphone race against Google

December 27th –

{Note:  Here is a guest post written by Charlie Kindel.  Charlie is old school Microsoft going back to the glory days of the 90s.  He's smart and this is his take on Why Microsoft is Failing on...»

London Company Mobile Streams Launched PublicAd

December 7th –

Mobile advertising is a big business as seen by the success of Millennial Media. I like the name of this company Mobile Streams - nice. Mobile Streams announced today that it has launched PublicAd, a wholly owned...»