Tech Week in Review 10-14-2011
Qwikster Quickly Quashed Remember that awesome (crazy?) idea that Netflix had so split their business in two? They were going to spin off the DVD-by-mail side of their business into a separate entity called Qwikster. They said “we realized that streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses, with very different cost [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 8-26-2011
Steve Jobs Steps Down. Tim Cook Steps Up. Yes, you read that right. Steve Jobs is no longer the CEO of Apple. Tim Cook, former COO, will step in to take wheel as Apple gets ready to launch the iPhone 5. In his resignation letter, Jobs says he would like to move to Chairman of [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 7-8-2011
The Google Plus 50 Chris Brogan, author and speaker on social media applications for business, has had a lot to say about Google+ since its launch. One of this more thought-provoking posts on the subject, The Google Plus 50, caught the minds of many techies this week. It’s not a list of 50 people to [...]
Read MoreFacebook Launches Video Chat Powered by Skype
Facebook finally has unveiled its much talked about video chat product, powered by Skype. According to Facebook’s blog, the chat service will allow users to call their friends right from Facebook. The revamped chat system now includes a sidebar with “the people you message most.” It automatically appears when your browser is big enough. Incorporating both [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 6-24-2011
ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains In a monumental decision this week, ICANN gave final approval to allow for the expansion of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). This means that companies, organizations, and other brands (yes, there is now a .brand TLD) can better express themselves via their domain names. Strings like .CAR, .SPORTS or .BANK are [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft Acquires Skype for $8.5 Billion Cash
Rumors swirled yesterday of a Skype acquisition by Microsoft and they’ve now been proven to be true. Microsoft has officially announced a deal under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. This is a very aggressive move by Microsoft [...]
Read More
