FM Feature:
When Is the Right Time to Launch Your Own Cloud?
From GigaOM
New York-based cloud computing startup 10gen launched today with backing from CEO Kevin Ryan’s startup network, Alleycorp. It makes sense, since with several ventures already under his belt, Ryan probably has enough customers to both justify the buildout and break even right away. And the founders know scaling, having built out ad network DoubleClick.
But is it always a good idea to build your own cloud when you get big enough to do so?
Yesterday, for example, I had a great chat with Lana Holmes, a Bay area startup maven, about product management and how to focus on doing the one thing that matters to your company. “The example I use is Amazon,” she said. “They just focused on selling books. And look at them now.”
At their root, Amazon’s EC2 and S3 offerings are the result of excess capacity from sales. The offerings have paved the way for an online world in which compute power is a commodity. The company has subsequently built, on top of those offerings, a layer of billing, services and support for them...
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May 08
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Facebook Redesign: Are Developers Ready?
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Microsoft’s Corporate Development Strategy Changing Daily
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on GigaOM:
Like Jangl, TalkPlus Losing Its Voice As Well
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How to Make Windows Vista Run Faster
I’ve just published the latest installment in my Fixing Windows Vista series
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MySpace, Yahoo! Move On Data Portability
From Read/Write Web
In a surprise move just unveiled this morning, a handful of big players led by MySpace and Yahoo! have announced that public profiles, photos, videos and friend networks will now be portable from one site to another. We're immediately wondering why...
Published on Read/Write Web at 1:46 AM PermaLink
U.S. Online Video Game Subscriptions Generate $1 Billion in Revenues per Year
From VentureBeat
Dressing up as a person of the opposite sex and casting magic spells in a fantasy world has become a popular American pastime. U.S. online video game subscriptions are generating $1 billion a year in subscription revenue, according to market researcher NPD Group...
Published on VentureBeat at 2:28 AM PermaLink
Share Your Links With Mento; We’ve Got 500 Invites
From TechCrunch
The tagging and link-sharing market has no shortage of competition, but that doesn’t seem to be deterring many developers. Mento, which has just launched in an invite-only beta, is the latest to arrive on the scene, sporting a very well designed site and a number of options that make sharing links a breeze...
Published on TechCrunch at 2:26 AM PermaLink
If You Guys Are Right, Facebook Is Screwed
From Mashable
Yesterday, following a study that showed declining interest in Facebook from the social network’s developer community, we posted a poll asking if you were fed up with Facebook. The results were a fairly resounding “yes.” In our most active poll ever, only 13% of you said that you are “Not At All” fed up with the social network and are still enjoying it just as much as when you signed up...
Published on Independence for Microsoft? No Way. The Thesis Remains.
From Searchblog
Recent rumblings out of Redmond have stated that Microsoft, post the Yahoo axel wrap, will pursue and independent path on the Web. No freakin' way, is my first thought. That might be refined once I spend some time with their senior management later this month, but if the company is going to go it alone, it means going back on Steve Ballmer's promise of 25% of Microsoft revenue as advertising...
Published on Searchblog at 2:13 AM PermaLink
Mobiado Professional Camo Cell Phone
From Gear Live
Mobiado has released the Camo, a top of the line cellie for the outdoorsy type. The cami design is hand-painted, so you know that its Limited Edition of 200 isn’t made for the masses. The phone is made of an anodized aluminum shell with stainless steel buttons and a 65k display with a 208 x 208 pixel res...
Published on Free Content From NBC on the iPhone
From CrunchGear
NBC is giving away free episodes of hit shows on the iPhone (and Touch). All you have to do is go to NBC.com on an iPhone and you will get the invite to watch full episodes.
This doesn’t make sense to me. Yesterday, we find out that they will sell their shows on the Zune for the same price as Apple. Then, they turn around and give it away for free to iPhone users. If NBC was trying to stick it to Apple this seems counterproductive. But wait…there’s more...
Published on CrunchGear at 1:57 AM PermaLink
Mobile Phones Alter Brain Behavior?
From BoingBoing
New research shows that the electromagnetic signals emanating from mobile phones can alter your brainwaves. Indeed, the latest studies suggest that mobile phone transmissions can even affect behavior. In one study, scientists from the Swinburne University of Technology monitored the brainwaves of folks with Nokia phones, er, strapped to their heads...
Published on BoingBoing at 1:50 AM PermaLink
Skype Hangs up on Appeal, Will Fully Comply With GPL
From Ars Technica
Skype has discontinued its appeal of a 2007 German court ruling which found that the VoIP company was violating the open source General Public License (GPL). Skype withdrew its appeal today after faring poorly during a hearing in which the Judges indicated that an appeal was not likely to succeed...
Published on Ars Technica at 1:48 AM PermaLink
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