Are we really headed back to the future? With all of the talk of computing in the cloud — including an expectation of a major announcement this week — are we truly destined to go back to the days when there was little horsepower on the desktop and all the computing was done at a central location?
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I am amused by how often someone asks me what the next big thing will be in the Internet space. What’s the next Twitter or Facebook, they may inquire.
Jesse Devitte of Borealis Ventures discusses how the current economic environment provides both challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. Jesse himself is an entrepreneur turned investor with experience in times of boom and bust
How are university libraries adapting to a world in which students have wider access to information resources through services like Google and Wikipedia? Bill Mayer, University Librarian at American University in Washington, DC, discusses how institutions are serving the research needs of students and faculty today.
At the risk of alienating all of my remaining friends in the public relations industry, I thought I might share some of my running commentary during today’s For Immediate Release broadcast on Blog Talk Radio. The subject was startup PR and the jumping off point was Jason Calacanis’ blog post from a few months ago in which he argued essentially that the startup CEO should head PR, not an outside agency.
Scott Cleland, Chairman of NetCompetition.org, a net neutrality forum funded by broadband companies, discusses Google’s rising power and what he sees as the ominous implications of it.
People frequently inquire as to my perspective on the use of computer automation to conduct content analysis and/or aggregation. This is certainly a topic I have given considerable consideration to in my role as founder of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company. When we started out in 2000, the primary demand we had from clients was [...]
David Cohen, founder of Colorado-based TechStars, discusses his innovative program for seeding and incubating high-tech startups.
Hey, it’s the holidays. Some of you may be wondering what to get for others … or what treats to give yourself. So here’s an incomplete list of some of the gadgets, gizmos, services, and other things that I am currently finding worthwhile. Some are for fun, others are for business. All are subject to [...]
The Online Advertising Cost Fraud
by Chip Griffin on January 23, 2009
Don’t drink the online advertising Kool Aid and dismiss more traditional media outlets. At the same time, don’t buy in to the Internet advertising doldrums and give up on new media opportunities. Try different things and evaluate how beneficial they are to the objectives you are trying to achieve.