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On Lack Of IT Readiness – And Innovators Dilemma. VMware Delivers A Sad Reality
Sep 03, 2:00AM
Editor's note: Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. More about Ben here. He hangs out 24*7 on Twitter. At VMware's annual extravaganza in San Francisco this past week, VMware's application to join OpenStack was announced. The keynote in which it was announced held somewhere around 20000 people, arguably the cream of the IT world and, when the OpenStack announcement was made, the silence was deafening. I suspect that this had nothing to do with a reaction to the news in particular, and lots to do with the fact that VMware's traditional customer – IT departments within large organization – are, generally speaking, paying little more than lip-service to the growing calls of a new generation of technology companies led by the likes of Box and Salesforce and heralding agility, mobility and social enterprise as key demands.7-Weeks In, Dalton Caldwell's App.net Gets First Dedicated iOS App, Passes 17,500 Users
Sep 03, 12:39AM
Back in July, Dalton Caldwell (of imeem and picplz fame) announced an "audacious" goal: To create a better, developer-and-user-supported (and ad-free) alternative to Twitter. And so App.net was born. About a month later, the subscription-based, third party app-supporting Twitter clone reached its fund-raising goal of $500K -- all of which came from a community of 7,500+ enthusiastic supporters. Though the service has a long way to go before it can compete with the big boys, today, the App.net founder announced some milestones that show it's making some solid progress. Over 250K posts have been created in the 7-weeks since App.net's debut, with some 50 percent of posts coming from third-party clients. As of August 28th, the service has over 17,500 (paying) users, which works out to about 14 posts per user. Not only that, but as reported by The Next Web, today the service's first dedicated iOS client officially hit the App Store.Purported Redesigned Apple Earbuds Leaked In Vietnam
Sep 02, 11:30PM
While rumors of the new iPhone have been rampant for most of the summer, not much has been leaked about accessories other than a purported new cable. That is until now. Vietnamese tech blog Tinhte.vn, which has a fairly decent track record, has posted a video and hands-on images of what appear to be newly redesigned earbuds.Getting Your Product Into the Habit Zone
Sep 02, 9:00PM
As the web becomes an increasingly crowded place, users are desperate for solutions to sort through the online clutter. The Internet has become a giant hairball of choice-inhibiting noise and the need to make sense of it all has never been more acute. Just ask high-flying sites like Pinterest, Reddit, and Tumblr. These curated web portals connect millions of people to information they never knew they were looking for. Some have started monetizing this tremendous flow of traffic and though it's too early to call winners and losers, their strategy of driving user engagement by creating daily habits is clear. These companies are following a plan implemented by web titans like Amazon and Google and are hoping to yield similar results.Pandora For Ed Apps: eSpark Nabs $5.7M From 500 Startups & Others, Hires Facebook Mobile Vet As CTO
Sep 02, 8:33PM
Chicago-based startup eSpark Learning, which founder and CEO David Vinca describes as "Pandora for education apps," has secured $5.7 million in series A financing from MK Capital, Learn Capital, NewSchools Venture Fund and 500 Startups to help fuel national expansion. The new capital brings the startup's total funding to just under $7 million. In addition to its raise, eSpark is also announcing that it has hired 5-year Facebook veteran Luke Shepard as its new CTO. Shepard is best known for leading the mobile platform (or "platmobile") team at Facebook and helping to build Facebook Connect as well as the OAuth 2.0 protocol.Where Are The Killer Apps For Windows 8 Metro?
Sep 02, 8:05PM
Love it or hate it, but Windows 8 will soon arrive on computers around you. While virtually all of your old programs will likely run without a hitch in desktop mode, it's the Windows 8 Metro interface (or whatever Microsoft now wants to call it), that brings the biggest changes to the OS for users and developers alike. What Microsoft really needs right now more than anything else, though, is applications that can showcase the power of the new Windows 8 user interface. The current crop of apps in the Windows Store is a hodgepodge of games, travel and productivity apps that, for the most part, look fine but aren't very interesting (and that includes Microsoft's own default apps for Windows 8 Metro). What's still missing is a few killer apps for Windows 8 Metro that will get consumers interested in the platform.This James Franco Samsung Ad Is Indescribable
Sep 02, 7:02PM
Earlier today I was showing a friend this spectacular Oregon Duck Gangnam Style parody video and saw a two and a half-minute ad in which James Franco displays the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. My first reaction was: how have I not heard of this before? The ad is almost two weeks old, but I'm surprised more people aren't talking about it. It is absolutely absurd.Iterations: The New Movable Type
Sep 02, 5:00PM
Back in the 15th century, Johannes Gutenberg changed the world with movable type, laying a foundation for a new printing press to spread ideas faster. Fast forward a few hundred years, and the comparisons made between the Internet and Gutenberg were predictable. Specifically with respect to the written word, the web made any literate person with access to a computer into a writer. Today, most barriers to creating, sharing, and distributing written content have been stripped away, and for every newspaper that seems to be going out of business, a victim of modern times, a new publishing engine is born.Berkeley Study: Half-Star Change In Yelp Rating Can Make Or Break A Restaurant
Sep 02, 3:42PM
Two Berkeley economists have found that the tiniest changes in online restaurant reviews can make or break a restaurant. A simple half-star improvement on Yelp's 5-star rating makes it 30-49% more likely that a restaurant will sell out its evening seats. Online reviews, the researchers conclude, "play an increasingly important role in how consumers judge the quality of goods and services."In The World Of Tech, Women Can Have It All
Sep 02, 3:00PM
Editor's note: Michal Tsur is a serial tech entrepreneur, having co-founded online security firm Cyota and open-source video platform Kaltura, where she is currently president. Leah Belsky is a fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, where she contributes on online collaboration and technology policy, and is currently SVP of Kaltura. The blossoming tech startup generation, and the new wave of professional women seeking success in the workplace and at home don't always cross paths. Tech industries suffer from a noticeable lack of strong female leadership at the top, while powerful women have mostly flocked to traditional industries. Although the concept of "having it all" might itself be elusive, it's time that women who value both a rich home life and a fulfilling career explore the tech startup world.4 Pro Tips For Publishers Building A Native Ad Strategy
Sep 02, 1:00PM
Editor's note: Dan Greenberg is the founder & CEO of Sharethrough, the native video advertising company. Dan has been honored as an AdAge "Media Maven" and was recently named to the Forbes "30 under 30″ list. You can find him on Twitter at @dgreenberg. Entrepreneurs are rapidly rolling out bold new online media designs that are changing our perception of how content publishers and platforms should look and operate (see Medium, Branch, and Devour). Instead of sites designed solely to maximize page views, we are now seeing an influx of publishers that incorporate content streams, grids and galleries to produce a more fluid, less interruptive content discovery experience. This design evolution has also led to a new approach in monetization, where sites are now being designed from the ground up to integrate native advertising formats, rather than the traditional display ad placements.Defining A Growth Hacker: Three Common Characteristics
Sep 02, 9:00AM
In this series titled "Defining a growth hacker", I will be exploring the meaning and practical application of growth hacking through a number of interviews with prominent growth hackers. This is the first post the series and will outline the common characteristics of a growth hacker. Growth hackers are making their mark in technology. Job postings are popping up all over the web looking for a growth hacker. Companies at all stages are itching to find these professors of growth and often recruiting as aggressively as UX and CS candidates. Sean Ellis was right when he first coined the title growth hacker in 2010 when he wrote, "Where are all of the growth hackers?" The demand for growth hackers became widespread when Andrew Chen wrote "How to be a growth hacker" that went viral.The 7 Deadly Sales Sins Committed By Startups
Sep 02, 5:00AM
Editor's note: Steli is the Co-Founder / Chief Hustler of ElasticSales and an advisor to several startups and entrepreneurs. You can follow Steli on Twitter here.< At ElasticSales, we've had the honor to create and run sales campaigns for some of the hottest Silicon Valley startups today. We've also consulted with dozens more each week to learn the challenges their sales team face. We realize we can't work with every startup just yet, but we have seen the same, avoidable mistakes made by many young companies as they conduct their sales campaigns. Below are "7 Deadly Sales Sins" committed by many startups today. Some of these may sound familiar to you, but by identifying and address these mistakes, you will help your company succeed.You've Got One More Day To Apply For The Savannah Fund Accelerator
Sep 02, 2:00AM
The Savannah Fund is an African seed investment fund that aims to "bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap" in the region. A big part of that strategy is the fund's startup accelerator — and the deadline to apply is Sunday evening. The fund says each session will run for three months and operate out of the iHub in Nairobi, Kenya. It's looking to select five startups and invest $25,000 each in exchange for a 15 percent equity stake.How Machines Will Use Social Networks To Gain Identity, Develop Relationships And Make Friends
Sep 01, 11:37PM
Activity streams and social networks now represent a fundamental aspect of the modern application. We use activity streams on Twitter to converse in 140 characters or less. We use the "like" gesture on Facebook to show approval for an update to a friend's activity stream. In the enterprise, Salesforce.com Chatter uses activity streams to show application updates. Enterprise social network Tibco Tibbr users may create data hubs by geotagging places. For instance, an airport gate can be tagged to give agents, pilots and flight attendants relevant information as they approach it.Things to Consider Before Asking Friends and Family to Invest In Your Venture
Sep 01, 11:00PM
Editor's Note: Charles Moldow is a general partner at Foundation Capital, focusing on consumer Internet companies. He was previously a founding executive at TellMe Networks and at @Home. Friends and family can be an essential source of funding for fledgling entrepreneurs. Sometimes, they are the only source. But before you ask for funding, you have to ask yourself some tough questions, and one in particular: "What happens if I lose their money?"Labor Day Ready: White House Releases Beer Recipe Thanks To Direct Democracy
Sep 01, 9:09PM
Ready your grocery list for Labor Day: the White House has released the recipe for its official home brew, The White House Honey Ale. In a pun-tastic blog, Assistant Chef, Sam Kass, buckled to overwhelming demand from the White House online petition platform, We The People, "with public excitement about White House beer fermenting such a buzz, we decided we better hop right to it."Why The Space Democratization Movement Blows My Mind
Sep 01, 9:00PM
There's real movement behind the democratization of space. Not in the form of sending more people into space, but in giving more people access to satellites. Nano-satellites are getting cheap enough now that groups can raise enough money on Kickstarter to buy and launch them. That's only a slightly interesting development on its own, but what fascinates me is that some of these groups are promising amateur scientists to opportunity to write software for these satellites and essentially rent time on the satellites the way you might have rented time on a mainframe back in the day. That kind of blows my mind.Ecosystem 101: The Six Necessary Categories To Build The Next Silicon Valley
Sep 01, 7:00PM
Editor's Note: Benjamin Joffe is the founder of the Asia-focused digital research & strategy consultancy +8* | Plus Eight Star and has been living in Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia) since 2000. Benjamin has spoken at over 100 conferences (SxSW, TEDx, LeWeb, GamesBeat, etc.) on innovation, Asia, gaming and his keynotes gathered over 250,000 views on Slideshare. The topic is not new (see here articles on China, Japan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Singapore) and investors are also pretty excited about it (see Sequoia's latest round). As I was answering by drawing from my 12 years across Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia), I had a sort of epiphany and started to write down the criteria I thought composed an ecosystem. I then proceeded to score several markets using those, which brought interesting comparisons. The initial draft expanded into this column. It is far from perfect and comments to improve it are welcome!How Apple And Google Could Make QR Codes Mainstream
Sep 01, 6:00PM
Editor's Note: Brenden Mulligan is an entrepreneur and product designer who created Onesheet, Webbygram, TipList, ArtistData, MorningPics, and PhotoPile. You can find him on Twitter at @mulligan. QR codes are everywhere. Frustratingly everywhere in my opinion. Countless companies put them on marketing materials, but not a single person I know actually scans them. I'm friends with lots of smartphone owners, and I've literally never, ever seen someone pull out their phone and scan a QR code.If at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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