Archive for October 18th, 2008
Wishlist: sharable emoticon sets
Clearly we need larger, more varied, more topic-specific visual vocabularies. James Bridle is a visual guy and I’m sure he could have come up with emoticons specific to cowboy romance cinema. The better to share stories with friends. For me, I sooo want a bunch of Jewish emoticons, like: (borscht) (bagel) (matzoh) (2candles) (feh) (oy) (minyan) (lox) (kvel) (tzitzit) (dancingchasid) (chelm) (kosher) (tre...
Where’s the Money In Casual Web Game Development?
For years, developing web-based casual games was little more than a hobby, a means of creative expression for game enthusiasts. Then advertising revenue started to reshape the casual gaming landscape — now, multimillion-dollar deals, flourishing startups like Mochi Media and Kongregate, and the attention of media giants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are the name of the game. Sustaining the stream of quality games to play is now a business venture in itself, and with ad revenue streams at t...
Support Microcredit for Indian Entrepreneurs & Students
Rang De’s mission is to ensure that people from low-income households gain access to affordable microcredit for businesses and education. Through the RangDe.Org portal, individuals can lend as little as Rs. 1000 ($20) to businesses in Indian villages and semi-urban areas. Since Jan. 26, 2008, Rang De has disbursed loans to 177 borrowers to the tune of Rs.10,88,000. ...
A Stupid Question?
Since Twitter emerged as a communications tour de force with millions of users, the question has been: “How’s Twitter going to make money?” Apparently, it’s a stupid question. In fact, it’s the stupidest question in the world. According to Fred Wilson, whose venture capital firm, Union Square Ventures, has a stake in Twitter: “It’s like the stupidest question in the world: How’s Twitter going to make money. It’s like ‘How was Google going to make mone...
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VC Investment Drops in Q3, More Trouble Still to Come
The economic crisis and uncertain stock market is taking its toll on venture capital investing, according to experts discussing the latest MoneyTree survey results on a conference call today. During the third quarter, venture firms invested $7.13 billion in 907 deals — a drop of 9 percent in terms of dollars and 8 percent in terms of deals compared to the same period a year ago, according to the report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, and based on...
Mio Moov’s GPS with Built-In Internet
Mio has recently demonstrated the Mio Moov 380, the first in-car GPS system equipped with built-in SIM card support. Mio also claimed that the Mio Moov 380 is the world`s slimmest and most compact car navigation device. In Taiwan, Mio cooperates with major telecoms operator Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), to offer the device with the exclusive “Mio Life Info. Specialist” real-time search functionality, while FET`s SIM card provides access to the “FET GPS Info–Go S...
Tracking the Silicon Valley Shake-Ups
Shutdown: Mygazines, a web site that allowed folks to share digital copies of magazines, has shut down. It was sued by magazine publishers and later settled. It was a bad idea to begin with, no surprise it is gone. (Folio) Shutdown: Skyrider, a P2P software company, has apparently shuttered its doors after treading water for a very long time. (NewTeeVee) Restructured: Tesla chairman and investor Elon Musk has taken over as CEO of the company, is cutting staff and scaling back ambitious plans. (...
Google CapEx Falls, Temporarily
Like Jefferies & Co. analyst Youssef Squali and Data Center Knowledge’s Rich Miller, I was surprised by the big dip in Google’s capital expenditures that the company revealed when it reported third-quarter earnings yesterday. At $452 million, this was the lowest spending on equipment for its data centers, networks and other infrastructure since the first quarter of 2006, when Google spent $345 million. What was more shocking was that the capex as percentage of revenues just tanked, fal...
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Alienware Comes to Best Buy
Let the buyers beware! You might notice a few extra gamers hanging around your local Best Buy — Dell has announced it will sell the Alienware Aurora exclusively through 200 Besy Buy locations as well as the store’s website. People are defining themselves by the products they choose and the groups they associate with — Alienware Aurora lovers are saying “I am a serious gamer and user who demands the best in personal computing.” Designed for the serious gaming crowd,...
Joe The Plumber – 3 Phone Features To Help His Business
Joe the Plumber has been all over the news, and surely this coverage is overwhelming his business. Since last May Ifbyphone was in the news for rescuing an overwhelmed business, we want to have fun exploring 3 ways to do the same for Joe during his 15 minutes of fame. First, let’s consider Joe’s main business problem–he wants to take advantage of this news coverage to generate more business without drowning in phone calls that won’t improve his bottom line. Here are 3 potential solut...
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