Tag Archives: Industry News

The End of PCs as We Know Them

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m on a long plane ride to Phoenix. Outlook corrupted its .ost file so I can’t do email. I don’t want to see another Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock movie. My books are in the checked luggage. Time to listen … Continue reading →

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Google & YouTube: a Sign of Weakness?

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

TechCrunch was there first and then WSJ substantiated the new price in the much-rumored GOOG-YouTube talks. So, the #1 online company captures the #1 online video player to cement its position. $1.6B is not a huge number for a strategic … Continue reading →

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eBayMatchUps: Meg Whitman vs. Fruit Helmet Cat

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

Smart people inside eBay have been looking at ways to drive more traffic to the site and figure out what’s on the minds of people in their community. One of the cool ideas must have been to do eBayMatchUps. Apparently, … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos on Amazon Web Services (Mechanical Turk, S3 and EC2)

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m at the MIT Emerging Technologies Conference today. Jeff Bezos was the first keynote speaker. His talk focused on Amazon Web Services (AWS), in particular, Mechanical Turk, S3 and EC2. Jeff didn’t talk about the Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), which is … Continue reading →

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Alan Greenspan On SOX & Software

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

Last night I went to a Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MTLC) event featuring Alan Greenspan as the speaker. The format was 60min Q&A lead by Paul Denninger, Chairman of Jeffries Broadview. Paul did a great job of keeping Greenspan away from economic … Continue reading →

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Oblatoo & Google: a New Twist on Search and Charity

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

Well, some folks from my high school, Atlantic College in Wales, have developed an interesting concept. Oblatoo, a non-profit, uses Google search results and for every search you make one penny is pledged to a charity of your choice. Because … Continue reading →

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Coincidence?

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

Interesting how Microsoft is ramping up the conversations around the Zune rollout right after the Apple announcements of the new iPods, which came out yesterday…

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NBC streaming for free: what’s the angle?

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

The race to put TV on the internet continues with an announcement today from NBC that all of their new prime time shows will stream for free this fall. Each show will have a cast member, creator or producer “host … Continue reading →

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Not Web 2.0, Bubble 2.0

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

Just like in the Bubble 1.0 days, the mainstream press is starting to question some of what’s happening online these days. If I recall correctly, how it proceeds from here is as follows: more questions combined with more interest, exuberance, irrational … Continue reading →

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Flickr Photos Geotagged at 50K/hour

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Simeon Simeonov

Flickr finally released its geotagging feature. It’s a simple drag’n’drop interface onto a Yahoo! map. 1.2M geotagged photos in 24 hours is about 50K/hour, which is an impressive rate even for a feature that was “pre-sold” for a while. There … Continue reading →

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