Breaking Smart: In the 21st century, both book smarts and street smarts are obsolete concepts. What would you call great Google-Fu skills? What about reputation on a site like Stack Overflow. Or a when-to-use-snopes instincts? These skills … [Continue reading]
“How Medium is breaking Washington’s op-ed habit”
Politico: “The people who used to be sources for news stories can go direct,” said New York University media critic Jay Rosen. And if enough well-known people do it on Medium, at a certain point, “imitation takes over,” he … [Continue reading]
Google Nearline vs. Amazon Glacier
This is an older piece which I just ran across at Forbes from March of this year. But I found the direct comparison, and Googles dishonest approach, interesting. Forbes: According to Google, Nearline offers slightly lower availability and … [Continue reading]
“Cord-Cutting Is Accelerating”
Wall Street Journal: But new data out Thursday from eMarketer shows that cord-cutting is accelerating, driven by a rapidly expanding panoply of digital video services. The number of pay-TV households will fall at an accelerating rate for at … [Continue reading]
“In search of a European Google”
The Guardian: when you look at the top of the tech market, the very top, Europe is lagging a long way behind. The continent has plenty of perfectly decent technology startups: in May this year, technology investment bank GP Bullhound counted … [Continue reading]
“The Smartphone Completely Changed the Refugee Crisis”
Wired: Many of these displaced people rely upon smartphones to find safe passage. Maps and GPS help chart the best course. Messaging apps provide a lifeline to loved ones. Apps of every kind help find a place to sleep, translate foreign … [Continue reading]
“A Letter to German Entrepreneurs”
Neil Rimer from Index Ventures: It is not uncommon for us to come across a one-year old startup that has yet to release its product, in which the angel investors already own 60% of the company, three founders (together) own 40% and there is no … [Continue reading]
“Peak iPad Mini”
Neil Cybart: In reality, the iPad was a victim of its own success. The combination of a very popular iPad 2 (decent weight, okay screen, and good battery) and the launch of a smaller iPad mini (with a low price) led to a boom in sales that … [Continue reading]
The Right Kind Of Open In The Right Place
Benedict Evans: Finally, this is a case study of open and closed approaches. Games consoles' closed ecosystem delivered huge innovation in games, but not in much else. The web's open, permissionless innovation beat the closed, top-down visions … [Continue reading]
“Some Thoughts on the New WordPress.com and Mac App”
Om Malik on the new Wordpress.com: I should have the ability to keep a copy of what I create. To stay relevant, WordPress.com has to become not only a publishing tool but also a means for me to route my sharing. Its role is that of an information … [Continue reading]
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