|
|
The Latest from Reputation and the Web
|
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Yesterday, as part of Google's 10th anniversary celebration of Blogger, they announced the integration of SocialVibe into the Blogger platform. We are obviously excited to be working with the two largest blogging platforms (Blogger and WordPress) to help their bloggers (and readers) raise money for the charity of their choice.
|
|
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
David McCandless is putting together some great visual charts (thanks to Peter Lee at Baroda Ventures for the tip) at his site Information is Beautiful. One of his latest charts shows actual and/ or required spending on everything from the Iraq War to a manned mission to Mars.
|
|
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Today's announcement of the 10 year partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft has effectively ended Yahoo! grand experiment in search. Remember early 2003 (see picture below) - back then Yahoo! had still not rolled out it's own algorithmic search and was outsourcing it's paid search to Overture. Yet, there is no doubt that Yahoo! Wait, maybe it is.
|
|
The Best from Reputation and the Web
|
•
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Yesterday, as part of Google's 10th anniversary celebration of Blogger, they announced the integration of SocialVibe into the Blogger platform. We are obviously excited to be working with the two largest blogging platforms (Blogger and WordPress) to help their bloggers (and readers) raise money for the charity of their choice.
|
|
•
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
David McCandless is putting together some great visual charts (thanks to Peter Lee at Baroda Ventures for the tip) at his site Information is Beautiful. One of his latest charts shows actual and/ or required spending on everything from the Iraq War to a manned mission to Mars.
|
|
|
|
•
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Today's announcement of the 10 year partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft has effectively ended Yahoo! grand experiment in search. Remember early 2003 (see picture below) - back then Yahoo! had still not rolled out it's own algorithmic search and was outsourcing it's paid search to Overture. Yet, there is no doubt that Yahoo! Wait, maybe it is.
|
|
•
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
|
|
•
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Earlier today I ran across a NY Times article by Frank Rich bemoaning the state of our national news in light of Walter Cronkite's death. As Frank outlines: "The real test is how a journalist responds when people in high places are doing low deeds out of camera view and getting away with it. what matters is content, not style. I am there with you.
|
|
|
The Latest from the Southern California Tech Central Community
|
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Apple, baby, why you gotta make me hate you? This is the second time I’m writing about you on Lalawag. That means that you make up 66% of my total content on this site! Dammit, Apple, isn’t 33% ENOUGH? cries*. it’s the apocalypse!) 8220;Oh, and One More Thing … try to feel good about Lady Gaga’s new outfit now.&#.
|
|
Thursday, September 2, 2010
San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , which develops wireless broadband access products, including the popular MiFi mobile hotspot, said today that it has inked a Master Purchase Agreement with Comcast. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. Novatel said its devices are available through Comcast today. READ MORE>>.
|
|
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of Wi-Fi networking hardware, reported this week that it recently deployed its equipment in Washington D.C., at the U.S National Mall. Park Police. Xirrus develops high bandwidth, high density wireless equipment which combine multiple Wi-Fi access points and switching into a single unit. READ MORE>>.
|
|
The Best from the Southern California Tech Central Community
|
•
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
One of the topics that came up in my post Mobile Internet Apple Facebook was around open vs. closed platforms. This issue comes up at the start of almost every new startup company in a variety of forms. m constantly struggling with trying to figure out the best way to pull together solutions, especially with how fast things move. That’s it.
|
|
•
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. Gap closed, right?
|
|
•
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. This is a great presentation and one that I'm going to point out to startup / early stage company CEOs. This kind of a simple model also helps: Define the early proof points for the company. You only build what you need to prove that model. Great stuff.
|
|
|
|
•
Saturday, December 1, 2007
I generally am working as an acting CTO for about 3-4 start-ups or other companies at any one time. was just talking with someone who asked me to define how that could work and what they meant. Great question. Roger Smith ) This helps explain where I normally play. During Stabilization, often the focus is transitioning to a full-time CTO.
|
|
•
Monday, November 2, 2009
Because I was the Acting CTO for eHarmony at it's start, I quite often get introduced to people who have an idea for a startup company that is based on some kind of matching algorithm. They describe the company as the eHarmony of careers, clothes, jobs, college, tutoring services, doctors, service companies, investments, etc. That feels powerful.
|
|
