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What Startups Can Learn From Haruki Murakami
Written by Alex Iskold / July 29, 2008 7:48 PM / 33 Comments
I'm a big fan of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. The genius of Murakami is in his discipline, focus and determination. I see him as a virtual Zen master - an Continue reading »


Yahoo BOSS Should Capitalize On Cuil Damp Squib Launch
Written by Bernard Lunn / July 29, 2008 5:49 PM / 7 Comments
Cuil did it by the start-up text book - stealth mode to big launch and then massive PR. That gets the early adopters buzzing and then its off to the Continue reading »


Live Mesh For Mac Is Here
Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2008 2:11 PM / 3 Comments
Windows Live Mesh, Microsoft's new S+S (software plus services) platform for data synchronization has received a lot of attention this month. First, it opened up its private beta to all Continue reading »


Google Maps Now Features More Blue and a Simplified Layout
Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 29, 2008 1:59 PM / 4 Comments
The Google Maps team today rolled out yet another update. This time, they have decided to simplify the layout by putting more focus on the search form and taking away Continue reading »


Browzmi: A Social Browser in Your Browser
Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 29, 2008 12:00 PM / 15 Comments
Social bookmarking has become a pretty standard activity these days, with the likes of Mento, Delicious, Mister Wong, Digg, Reddit, and StumbleUpon offering numerous variations on this theme. Browzmi is Continue reading »


Microsoft Runs Milgram Experiment on Vista
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 29, 2008 11:09 AM / 36 Comments
Microsoft today unveiled video footage of an exercise called the Mojave Experiment, where unwitting Windows users were tricked into watching a Vista demo while told it was something else. The Continue reading »


Why British Telecom Bought Ribbit, The Web Telephony Platform
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 29, 2008 8:35 AM / 4 Comments
Communications company British Telecom (BT) has acquired innovative web telephony platform Ribbit for a reported $105 million. BT has been sniffing around the Bay Area for startups to acquire for Continue reading »


The Bigger Questions Behind The Scrabulous Shutdown
Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2008 8:03 AM / 27 Comments
As of today, Scrabulous, the wildly popular Facebook Scrabble game, is no more. If you try to login to the app now you'll get the message "Scrabulous is disabled for Continue reading »


Fanbase: An Adobe AIR App For Music Fans
Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2008 5:57 AM / 2 Comments
Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, has just launched an Adobe AIR app called Fanbase. This desktop app offers fans a way to connect with their favorite artists Continue reading »


The Google Knol Threat to Content Businesses - a Wiki Plug-in Might Level The Playing Field
Written by Bernard Lunn / July 28, 2008 7:57 PM / 17 Comments
Does Knol (our review) make Google into a “content company”? Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis makes a compelling case. You can say he is conflicted, because his Mahalo venture has a Continue reading »


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