Posted from John Battelle's Searchblog 13 hours ago
Start-up and Venture Capital : Web 2.0 Tech
From my Friday Signal over at FM's blog: ....It’s a very big year for Microsoft, in terms of the initiatives the company is launching, in particular in the consumer space (its business/commercial space is already cranking out tons of products, but the company’s focus on consumer products has hit... (original story)
Posted from Mashable! 13 hours ago
Start-up and Venture Capital : Web 2.0 Tech
Kevin Nakao is VP of Mobile & Business Search for WhitePages, a Top 40 Web and Mobile Publisher. You can find him on Twitter, and on the Whitepages Blog where he writes about mobile, local, and social media.While last year’s SXSW seemed to serve as the “coming out” party for locat... (original story)
Posted from Mashable! 13 hours ago
Start-up and Venture Capital : Web 2.0 Tech
Google’s decision to cease its operation in China is edging closer to reality after months of negotiations. China Business News reports that Google plans to leave China on April 10.The report cites an unidentified Google China employee, but this information has not been confirmed by Google. Al... (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 13 hours ago
Start-up and Venture Capital : Commentators
Ankeena Networks, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of new media infrastructure solutions, has raised approximately $16 million in new VC funding, according to a regulatory filing (via peHUB). Update: small oversight from the good people at peHUB - which we didn't catch either - but this isn't actu... (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 13 hours ago
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Google's obsession with speed is well-documented. One of the primary design principles behind its search engine is to return results as fast as possible and strip away anything extra. But its need for speed goes well beyond search. All of Google's apps are optimized for speed (well, except Gma... (original story)
Posted from Mashable! 13 hours ago
Start-up and Venture Capital : Web 2.0 Tech
In order to have access to iPad testing units, developers and testers had to agree to keep the device tethered to a fixed object in an isolated room with blacked-out windows, according to a report by BusinessWeek.That’s pretty hardcore. It’s unclear from BusinessWeek’s report if th... (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 13 hours ago
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This year's MIX 2010 was led by Scott Guthrie, who has emerged from Microsoft's rank and file to own just about everything developer-related. Where last year's MIX and PDC conferences were spearheaded by Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, Guthrie's keynote appearances focused on the progress Silv... (original story)
Posted from Mashable! 13 hours ago
Start-up and Venture Capital : Web 2.0 Tech
Following a disappointing earnings report, a Wall Street analyst has cut his price target on Palm to $0. In other words, he believes the company’s shares will be worthless within 12 months.The report comes from Canaccord Adams technology analyst Peter Misek, who wrote this morning, “We beli... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 13 hours ago
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The Telx Group, an NYC-based data center operator, has filed for an initial public offering that could see it raise as much as $100 million from the public markets. With the demand for data centers and Internet services on an upswing, Telx’s IPO is very timely. (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 13 hours ago
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During my recent trip to India, I flew down to Bangalore for one reason: To meet N.R. Narayana Murthy. Murthy is the co-founder, executive chairman and former CEO for 21 years of Infosys, the first Indian company to go public on Nasdaq and effectively the company that began the $30 billion Indian IT... (original story)