F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Groupon a ‘tech startup’? I don’t think so
Tech companies can scale their business largely through adding servers and software, which is why VCs love to invest in them. That’s why they…
Finding influencers is more than just comparing their Klout score
Lots of people in PR and marketing are enamored by services such as Klout, PeerIndex, and Empire Avenue, which seek to provide a quick…
New tools in news gathering: Curation and verification in journalism
I recently wrote about the Oriella survey of journalists that found that most do not use social media or blogs for verifying and sourcing…
Survey: Journalists criticise blogs and social media
A survey of nearly 500 journalists across 15 countries has found that some journalists use social media and blogs to source and verify stories….
Private investors set to profit big time with LinkedIn’s IPO
Private investors in LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, stand to make a hefty 46% profit in just two months, following the company’s…
Insights into what really happens at Googleplex
Douwe Osinga, a software engineer, recently left Google after seven years. He’s written a series of blog posts explaining why he left and also…
WSJ launches a possible WikiLeaks rival with SafeHouse
The Wall Street Journal has launched SafeHouse – “Securely share information with The Wall Street Journal.” It asks: “If you have newsworthy contracts, correspondence,…
Innovation journalism — Media coverage is important to startups
Media coverage is very important for startups. It is how they gain respect in their community, it is how they can win investors, and…
More on Techcrunch editor’s ‘conflict of interest’ disclosure
There is a widespread perception within the Silicon Valley community, that when it comes to the media, as long as everything is disclosed about…
Is there a future for hyperlocal media?
Local is the new frontier. Local ads, deals, and services represent a massive business opportunity for the Internet giants and media companies. But local…
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