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Even More on Sidewiki: Oh How Google Frustrates Us So
With Jeff Nolan weighing in on Sidewiki yesterday, and my post the day before, I feel like I’m belaboring the point today to revisit the topic, but Steven Hodson and I had a great discussion the other night that covered just about every aspect of the product launch and the implications to Google’s overarching strategy ...
More details on Twitter’s new bake sale…
More details on Twitter’s new bake sale from the Wall Street Journal: Twitter, the messaging web site that has become an Internet sensation, is nearing a deal to close as much as $100 million of new funding from as many as seven investors, according to people familiar with the deal. The investors are valuing Twitter, ...
I Don’t Agree Completely with Inquisitr (and Jeff Jarvis) on Sidewiki
When I first read about Sidewiki today, I was ready to pass on the story altogether. In all honesty, if this wasn’t Google’s idea, no one would be paying it no mind whatsoever. I know that in my time at Mashable, I was pitched on at least half a dozen web or browser apps designed ...
John has a breaking story from the Intel…
John has a breaking story from the Intel Developer’s Conference (#IDF09) Intel Developer App Story Intel just announced two APIs: 1) Writing applications to run great on specific set of devices. 2) Interfaces between devices and backend chip development. Intel is in the run time business not the API business. Partner outreach to professionals. Looking ...
Net Neutrality and living up to Forrest Gump’s Potential [CobWEBs Daily Edition]
Yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his new proposed rules for network neutrality and plans to formally codify “network neutrality” into federal regulations. Sean P Aune, who co-hosted CobWEBs Daily Edition last night with me, was daring to hope but preparing for disappointment. Download the MP3 directly. It’s a massive undertaking to ensure a network ...
Just a quick reminder – our Intel Develo…
Just a quick reminder – our Intel Developer’s Forum (2009) liveblog is currently running, with auto updates from Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. Creating an account on the system allows you to watch the updates roll in, real-time. Throughout the day and into tomorrow, you can expect live coverage from our team on the scene, John ...
Obama Administration “Open” to State Run Newspapers
In today’s “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” news, it was reported loudly at in the political blog TheHill that President Obama is “open” to looking at a government bailout for the nations ailing newspaper industry. I am itching to rant on how bad of an idea this is. First, though, the ...
I’ve seen quite a bit of “Google Wave …
I’ve seen quite a bit of “Google Wave is awesome,” and some “Google Wave is going to change the game,” and some of the old “Google Wave is immature and rough technology that won’t amount to much.” What I haven’t seen is what Google Wave actually is. Here is an excellent roundup of what Google ...
Huffington Post Hires ex-WaPo Political Reporter to Head Up Tech Coverage
This bit of news is something we at SiliconANGLE was privy to a while back: Huffington Post is opening up a technology coverage area. I found some official reporting on it today over at Andy Plesser’s Beet.TV: Jose says in this interview that "technology is anthropology" and the site will address how technology is used ...
The Intel Developers’ Forum (#IDF09) st…
The Intel Developers’ Forum (#IDF09) starts September 22nd and runs through the 24th. We’ll be liveblogging the conference here at SiliconANGLE the same way we did with TC50. Joining me on the liveblog will be fellow community members John Furrier and Nate D’amico. Want to help out with the liveblog? Going to be there live? ...
