Do We Want Foursquare to Go Mainstream?
MG Siegler on Techcrunch mentioned the other day that the location-based software company Foursquare is airing their first commercial on cable TV channel Bravo. Are we ready for that? While it is true Google…
What Does Cisco Have in Common with Kanye West?
In March 1999 Scott Bradner from Harvard University and Jim McQuaid of NetScout got together and published RFC 2544 – "Benchmarking Methodology." In the subsequent eleven years this informational RFC has been used to…
Google Could Run for the Border, Again [Italy vs. Google]
By Tom Foremski
Following an Italian court ruling earlier this week, Google is facing the prospect of having to check Italian sourced videos before they are posted, to make sure they don’t violate Italian privacy laws. That’s…
Mark Zuckerberg Started Inventing Facebook at Age 11, According to Patent 7,669,123
The big news of the morning is that Facebook was granted a patent (7,669,123) on their News Feed. Few people, though, have really analyzed what is covered by this patent. To highlight the ridiculousness…
Samsung TVs Confirmed to Support Skype This Year
Earlier today, Skype and Samsung announced that the free VoIP app would be available on the company’s new Samsung LED 7000 and 8000 series models, due to ship within a couple months. The TV…
Next Time, Try Googling “Define:Monopoly” First, Joe Wilcox
Update: Just after I hit publish Betanews put out yet another flawed post on a Google monopoly, this time on search. I understand it’s about grabbing pageviews or whatnot, but a quick looksee at…
Google is a Media Company [Italy v. Google]
By Tom Foremski
It seems that the New York Times agrees with my view that the Italian court ruling on Google hosting a video of a disabled boy being bullied, [Italian Decision Could Help Traditional Media Orgs],…
Mobile Innovation = Data; Why Millennial Media Was SMART in Buying TapMetrics
By John Furrier
Mobile World Congress (#mwc10) was a great trip last week. One thing was crystal clear mobile everything (networking gear, operators, developers, devices, and services) is all about applications. In previous years Mobile World Congress…
Please Rob Me: The Sky is Falling
If you’re active at all on the location based status update sites like BrightKite or Foursquare, then you’ve more than likely heard about the Please Rob Me website. A good friend let me know…
Slideshare Founders Talk About Entrepreneurship
By John Furrier
Jonathan Boutelle and Rashmi Sinha, founders of the presentation-sharing site SlideShare, describe the entrepreneurial process as a series of pivots. Boutelle explains it’s not just a jump, but an evolving growth of stages that…