Silicon Alley Insider:
The hot story in tech right now is "real-time," thanks to Twitter and Facebook, so you're going to hear a lot of noise over the next few years about "real-time" tech startups. Most of them will be useless and will flame out.Read the rest of this story »See Also:Salesforce Shows Off Chatter: Twitter For Corporations (CRM)Her (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Looking for a change of scenery? There are several new opportunities posted on the Silicon Alley Insider job board. Recent listings include positions at The Huffington Post, AdBuyer.com, TechWeb, and more:Account Executive, The Huffington PostProduct Manager of Search, SynacorPHP Developer, TechWebManager, Account Operati (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Bloomberg is letting BusinessWeek writers go today. So far, the names we've seen via Twitter are pretty big.Steve Baker, a technology writer, and veteran of 23 years. We've heard he wanted to leave anyway.Jon Fine, the great media writer -- on sabbatical with his wife, Laurel Touby -- is out. Makes sense, he's a hot shot of (Read More)
Zooloo Blog:
The 2009 Crunchies are here and we’re making a big push here at ZooLoo to be nominated for Best Startup 2009. We need your help though to do this! As said on their web site – The Crunchies are to technology what the Oscars are to Hollywood. The awards celebrate the best tech accomplishments of 2009.We’ve had a great year (Read More)
The Brian Shaler Blog:
As @AbeVigoda would say, “I am alive!”Somehow, I survived Geek Week AZ. I went to Ignite Phoenix, TEDxPhoenix, Desert Code Camp, SustainaBIL, AZIMA, Developer Ignite, Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference (AZEC), Social Media Club + AZEC Mixer, Phoenix WordCamp, #evfn, and PodCamp AZ. All without taking any time off work. The (Read More)
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The Web'S Technology News Site Of Record Techmeme Spotlights The Hottest Tech Stories From All Around The Web On A Single Page.
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Submitted by Stewbagz
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The Web'S Technology News Site Of Record Techmeme Spotlights The Hottest Tech Stories From All Around The Web On A Single Page.
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Silicon Alley Insider:
United Business Media plans to close down tech news site Contentinople around the end of the month, we have learned. Contentinople covers digital media, content delivery networks, Web video, and other topics.Read the rest of this story »See Also:YouTube Loses Head Of Content Partnerships (GOOG, IACI)CHART OF THE DAY: YouTub (Read More)
Social Media Club Phoenix:
Instead of a normal panel meeting on November 12th, the Social Media Club Phoenix will be joining a mixer at the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference. Many people in SMC are attending the conference itself, but everyone else welcome to the mixer free of charge at 5:30pm. It is a great chance to network and chat with other local (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
The history of technology is littered with great ideas, but you've got to make a distinction between the ones that are truly, timelessly great, and the ones that, well, seemed good at the time.It's usually heartening to see a great mind recognize an error in judgment, or a personal accomplishment gone awry. That's humility (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Given just $5 of seed money and 2 hours of time, how much money can you make?That's the challenge Tina Seelig presents her students in a design program at Stanford University.Read the rest of this story »See Also:Tech's Biggest Startup Success Stories Share Their Do's And Don'tsOkay, Which Is The Key To Startup Success: Scr (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Google (GOOG) opened a new office in Kirkland, Washington -- just outside of Seattle. It's got a climbing wall, bean bags and a huge cafeteria. There's a puzzle embedded in the carpet! You can plug a USB card into the workout machines in the gym.Anyway, TechFlash took a tour and brought their camera. Watch:Read the rest of (Read More)
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Author : Anna J SussmanEven with the very best hardware such as the latest HDTV, a 7 1 surround sound system, and the fastest computer, you've only covered half the bases if the input going through that hardware isn't top notch One of my job's as a tech writer is to help consumers find the best total system for today's hot (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
NYC-area startup Aviary, which makes Web-based creative software, has raised $7 million in Series B financing.
Read the rest of this story »See Also:Touring New York Startups: Meet HunchFoursquare Gets A New York Times ProfileWestheimer Shows Off AnyClip At New York Tech Meetup
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Submitted by Komakino
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YouTube video of Lisa Seigneur, a manager at Microsoft’s new Scottsdale Arizona retail store, giving away free Zunes yesterday to the six customers who showed up early.
Where was she two years ago? Selling iPods to Oprah and Bono as a manager at Apple’s Michigan Avenue store in Chicago.
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