SVP Jeff Bronikowski Leaves Yahoo for AOL
With competitors such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Yahoo has been losing ground in the last years, leading to a series of layoffs and executive shakeups from top to bottom. At the moment, Senior…
Softbank’s Son on the Future of Thinking Machines
Softbank CEO and founder, Masayoshi Son, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on various topics, the most notable being that of the future of the world, i.e. artificial intelligence. Judging by his own…
Socializr Just Got Punchbowl’d
Socializr, a web service allowing users to coordinate party planning and invitations, was acquired by Punchbowl, Socializr’s bigger counterpart, in a deal that will forward the stabilization of Punchbowl in the party-planning market. The…
Commoditization of Ethernet Switches: How Value is Flowing into Silicon
Commoditization of IT, moving to more standardized components is a force that affects every product line across the industry. Looking at the details of any server or storage device will show the impact that…
Location-aware Shopping Platform Attracts $1.5M
The commerce via mobile means has been gaining great popularity in the last period, and with the holiday season warming up, things will get even busier. Retailers and sellers encourage customers to order via…
Y Combinator Brings In New Partners: Paul Buccheit, Harj Taggar
Y Combinator, an American seed-stage startup funding firm, today announced a partnership with Paul Buccheit and Harj Taggar. This is far by the only partnership the firm has ever had since its initiation in…
Digital Archeology & Cyber Anthropology – Where Science Really Meets Society
Going back to the roots of the web and the days without flat-screen monitors is now more than just an interesting prospect, as the Digital Archeology exhibit taking place in London, UK and curated…
Venture Capital Firm Sequoia Offers a Hand to Tumblr
By Kyt Dotson
In this still-developing story, Tumblr—mini-blogging platform and all around interesting place to read—has received an extremely competitive sum from Sequoia Capital, according to SFGate. The NYC-based blogging startup’s founder David Karp and president John…
Optimistic and Confusing Netflix Stats Define Industry Revolution
Netflix is reportedly predicted to be worth $2.2 billion by the end of 2010, as its handsomely growing streaming service will contribute to the reemerging of DVD and blue-ray rentals, currently on a steady…
Nvidia’s CEO Sees Future in Android Tablets
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang made a statement on the near launch of Android tablets, referred to them as things that must ultimately be ‘truly remarkable’ in comparison with rival products, such as the iPad.…