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…
Investigation forced TechCrunch founder to disclose investment
Kara Swisher, editor of “All Things Digital,” reported that TechCrunch Editor Mike Arrington disclosed his investments in startups following her questions about the matter,…
TechCrunch founder admits conflict of interest with investments
Mike Arrington, editor and founder of TechCrunch, an AOL company, today disclosed his investments in some high profile startups. He said he had refrained…
Young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and their unethical ways
The film “The Social Network” has helped to make startups popular among young people the world over. It’s just one factor inspiring new generations…
Google’s search for quality — Analysing the recent Panda update
Google regularly changes its algorithm and it’s a smart move because all the companies that were trying to game Google — and were succeeding…
Shift in revenue for Google partner sites
Google‘s first quarter 2011 financial results show a significant shift in revenues away from its partner sites in its AdSense advertising network. Google [$GOOG]…
Social distribution of mass media
I recently pointed out how “social media” has changed from its original promise of challenging the established order of mass media. Where are the…
There are only nine Googles left in the world
There’s an interesting analysis of the advertising industry and Silicon Valley’s growing bubble in new media by Rick Webb. In his analysis, Webb argues…
The demise of social media and the return of mass media
There have been quite a few studies lately on what people tweet and post on Facebook, and the large number of links that people…
Google’s US$900-million patent binge — Will it share the protection?
Larry Dignan at ZDNet reports: “Nortel said that it plans to sell all of its remaining patents and applications for US$900-million to Google unless…
Curation: Is a bubble forming?
As the subject of curation takes off Venture Capitalists are funding more “curation” startups which could likely lead to a bubble in this sector….
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