http://blog.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2011, Megite 30 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:21:07 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_1 9d0cb027385b493e9ae105741e8f4112 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:41 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_2 ff64c290310d96a18037df7cc021b302 You have to sympathise with The Guardian’s correspondent Andrew Clark, who, during News Corp.‘s Q2 earnings conference call Tuesday night, dared to ask Rupert Murdoch: “I don’t know if you’ve read Alan Rusbridger’s speech... ?” “No,” Murdoch interrupted. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:09:40 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_3 c0eb064f0787fab7b5c03326e85b2208 Normally, it takes quite a bit of time before a startup gets any sort of mainstream spotlight. That's not the case with Blippy . Tonight, the controversial social credit card data aggregator was featured on Comedy Central's Colbert Report . As you might imagine, host Stephen Colbert ripped into the service's ability to show everyday purchases at ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:41 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_4 8f470df405bcec90d1fd62d34836e436 Evernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:45:09 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_5 4c84aa724d0668d220b6dfe3ee8e123a The Chrome OS is a bit different than most operating systems. Scheduled to be unveiled late this year, the Chrome OS is entirely cloud-based. It's still speculative to say if Google is really working on a tablet computer. But let's assume for a minute that Google is developing such a device with a Chrome OS. Sponsor I guess that's not too hard ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:41 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_6 41cd7548bd7c72f1b762214274e629dc As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:41 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_7 b6f8aa5520ac78e3eef524304ac10ce6 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:29:12 PST http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_8 d9707164dfb5e66b264d0146c5ad9dfc In Thursday’s (Feb. 4) hearing, the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communications & Internet Subcommittee will be looking at a merged Comcast/NBCU’s “unique and commanding” position in the media marketplace, including what could be its power to “fundamentally shape the way Web video evolves,” (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:32 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_9 bec44dae386aafc496e1d0106792bc15 SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's 10-month-old search engine Bing, which has struggled to make headway against Google, can be a viable runner-up and make money online eventually, according to one of its top executives. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:30:55 PST http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_10 83b4c573cee6c8a32b3e6c316c1db056 Glam Media, the online women and lifestyle media and ad-network company, has raised another big round, this time a mezannine round before its logical next move of an IPO in the next year or so. It has received about $50 million in this fifth round, led by Aeris Capital, the European fund, with existing investors Hubert Burda Media and Mizuho ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T21:36:05-08:00 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_11 8d43ab044d6e5122a1c47ab3de1a7a68 A few weeks ago, Kathleen and I went on our first cruise together. It was her fifth and my first, so I got to experience a lot of new things. If time allows, I'll try to write about that in the future. But for now, I want to talk about one of our shore excursions. Our first day in port was in Puerto Vallarta. The weather was absolutely perfect: ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:19:19 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_12 f6570f0dd257bfeb04b7546a5f622404 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:32 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_13 eef21b1748ab4d88b7004afa114ecc7f 3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:11:28 PST http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_14 70446d770b2fe7a3d45180e6ef1b7952 News Corp earnings were up across the board, as the company swung to a profit of $254 million ($0.10) in Q4, reversing $6.4 billion loss. The company said this reflected double-digit growth at its “majority business segments.” Even the newspaper/information segment was up, gaining 29.5 percent over last year’s period. While the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:11:28 PST http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_15 bacb074b441ff2e695801861dae564dc The website is not owned by or affiliated to any of the companies and products discussed here. All names, images and content belong to the respective copyright holders (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:11:28 PST http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_16 8d3ca4a8a70b994541a1c2a2cf9130f3 Read about using web analytics to identify possible click fraud (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:05:00 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_17 fa8e1b0676ee1f50dd135ec133860147 While furiously trying to organize my digital life this past weekend, I found myself as I often do - with an obscene number of tabs open at the same time while hopping from thought to thought. It was in the middle of this confusing mess that I came across list.it , the self-described "simple, free, open-source note-keeping tool to help you ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:36:21 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_18 0e75bbfb544de6bab691fb8d7fc0545d Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:20:37 PST http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_19 bba721c06653fe24fadac1aeb6f6f962 Earlier this month I was invited to conduct an on stage interview with Jason Kilar, chief executive officer of Huluthe DLD conference in Munich. It gave me a chance to visit the city, walk around in bitter cold and look around what is arguably one of the cleanest and quietest cities in the world. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:45:15 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/1#item_20 3e5061d2d8fad327a71efc0093c241c4 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:45:15 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_1 f5f4be6d1d7d63f6464d5f9440b40b1e Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:45:15 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_2 403f4e5e0884b254b212f306f10d617f Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:55 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_3 9a5b099960bc2507a788cef47304bf4a Adchemy has figured out a way to tweak web ads to make them dramatically more effective. The company performs a crazy real-time technical dance to optimize the ads and landing pages shown to searchers. We visited its new office this week to learn more. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:46:15 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_4 2148177ffc20dd20055b6232b069c9b4 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:55 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_5 45d48bb327690b7138e383fe07a23468 Dan Rosensweig, a high-profile technology executive, is the new president and chief executive of the online textbook rental company Chegg. The appointment, announced by Chegg co-founder Osman Rashid on Tuesday, becomes effective immediately. Rosensweig finds himself in a crowded business segment, with Chegg squaring off against its chief rival, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:46:15 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_6 851c8a7cb36f7775d5eba8b850cc47ff Having cancer is like being kidnapped, being harried to a dark and deadly place by an unexpected assailant who has pressed the cold barrel of a gun to your skull. You might be strong enough or lucky enough to escape, to survive. Then again, you might not. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:29 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_7 4048734f154bd41564be24fc7e050f44 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:29 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_8 4281bcf159861cd507c98c8bdb577c18 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:29 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_9 38abe4b178f39c162b120e5c6609b70c Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:29 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_10 d602a0dc7ace25305dfb70072cc6a2f2 Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off 450 people, more than 6.5% of its global workforce, as part of a studio-wide belt-tightening move blamed on the growth of piracy and changing media consumption patterns, particularly the ongoing downturn in DVD sales. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:29 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_11 63d2fe56a79b291ebf3fe8c97f20d855 My family is tired of hearing me talk about "The Cone Of Silence". This is an electronics product I'd love to have. I am not sure if it can be built with the current state of noise canceling technology, but here is how it would work. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:29 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_12 cf53ecb159fff02312af150aded14f8f I myself worked for firms that were acquired by Yahoo (YHOO) and AOL (AOL) for preposterous sums before management at the respective companies killed off all the value. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:17:54 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_13 c734b54c885cf42401a9502607c708e8 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:07:45 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_14 259e7d3d88b486dfb83a9a0a104d11ce Yesterday I had the privilege of eating at a great Melbourne restaurant – Maha. The food was exceptional but what I came away from the meal with was…. well it was an ‘experience’ and not just a ‘meal’. A number of things went into the 3 hours that we dined at Maha that stood out and [...] Post from: Blog Tips ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:27:23 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_15 3c798d81ae4d5229cf6cbd5f39340a40 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:27:23 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_16 ee0d27837e983cb3e6a394f8ad1ec897 The second part of the January Bing Maps imagery release (total January release: over 1 million sq. km.) has just been released. This time containing 446,000+ square kilometers of new ortho imagery for: (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:27:23 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_17 6f99dfbb9be673063f074bbb99a03049 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:27:23 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_18 9dbaff75363dd6abaa5be81cd52ef19d Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:27:23 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_19 19839cad112932de16136c7eca4a3eba Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:06:47 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/21#item_20 5219fabe471c7546591e405eb0600431 “Never request permission to start a revolution.” - Franklin McCain of the Greensboro Four (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:25:31 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/41#item_1 68946062d491cf0b5054e2da27144a53 I started blogging in 2002. Since that time the question I’m most frequently asked by strangers at parties who hear what I do has changed 3 times. what’s a blog? (2002-2004) how do you make money blogging? (2005-2008) you still blog – doesn’t everyone Tweet these days? (2009-2010) I wonder what’ll be next? Post from: ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-01T17:06:55-08:00 http://blog.megite.com/rww/1265185038/41#item_2 85a3511ee9fbd2b59339324c5e1e5499 At the risk of being provocative, let me state a general and rather counter intuitive rule of Venture Capital: The more experienced and older and entrepreneur is, the harder it is to raise money for anything that isn’t directly related to their previous work history. It’s true. Just ask VCs to describe an entrepreneur and they will ... (Read on Source) ]]>