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Microsoft’s (mobile) productivity vision for 2019 – closer than we think
Really really awesomely cool view of the future we will all be involved in very very soon
Microsoft Productivity Future Vision 2019
What Matters Now
What does matter now? Ishita Gupta and Seth Godin asked several notable people to respond with a short essay on a single word that defines what mattered to each of us right now. For Phoebe Espiritu, it’s Technology (pdf). For Seth, it’s Generosity. For Jacqueline Novogratz, it’s Dignity (pdf). For Fred Wilson, it’s Slow Capital [...]
Mininova Gutted — and Another Chance to Monetize BitTorrent Blown
The popular torrent-indexing site Mininova late yesterday took the drastic step of removing all but a few torrents in response to a copyright infringement lawsuit. Dutch rights group BREIN went to court against Mininova in June, and later that summer, the site was ordered to remove any links to infringing content and prevent any further [...]
Mobile ad network Millennial Media raises $16M in new funding
Millennial Media Inc., one of the leading mobile ad networks, has raised $16 million in new funding, a piece of news that comes only a week after Google announced plans to buy AdMob. The Series C round of funding was led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, along with participation from existing investors Bessemer [...]
BIG BROTHER: UK to Mandate Personal Data Storage (Mashable)
In an age where privacy is becoming increasingly hard to come by, the British government is further hastening its demise for citizens in the UK. According to The Telegraph, all internet service providers and telecommunication companies will be legally required to store records of all personal communications for one year. Moreover, that data will [...]
What does Google’s $750M purchase of AdMob mean for mobile advertising?
Google Inc. has signed a game-changing agreement to acquire mobile ad network AdMob for $750 million in stock in a move that validates mobile advertising as an effective marketing medium.
Google is hoping that this acquisition will enhance its existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this [...]
