WebProWorld
The 2009 TechCrunch 50 conference was held this week, and 50 start-ups each had a chance to make a presentation, and then the judges picked one grand-prize winner at the end of the whole thing to win $50,000.
The winner this year, was a company called Redbeacon, which just happens to have been founded by three ex-Googlers – Ethan Anderson, Yaron Binur, and Aaron Lee, who were product managers and engineers with the Internet giant.
For the longest time in hacker folklore Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows were the key targets and most exploitable while Macintosh and Safari were virtually ignored. But times they are a-changin’, roles are reversing, and Google’s Chrome comes out as a dark horse.
Facebook looks set to adopt a fresh approach to site governance, and we’ll be bringing you live coverage. The setup, as explained in an email to Murdok: Mark Zuckerberg "will announce the new steps Facebook is taking to improve user understanding and ownership of the Facebook terms of service and, more generally, the policies of the Facebook service."
2:00 – Classical hold music.
I really like seeing how organizations experiment with social media, especially those who keep on pushing those envelopes and invite us to get involved and see what happens during such experimentation. Like Dell.
To those organizers I challenge them to look in the mirror and realize that you’ve now become the same evil and sexist pigs you started out with the goal of overcoming.
Fans and critics alike expected Twitter’s new "status" blog to be a busy place yesterday, and in one sense, the company didn’t disappoint. Posts mainly focused on preventative measures, however, and Twitter more or less made it through Apple’s big event without failing.
Today I ran across a Brandweek article that covered Johnson and Johnson’s latest social media attempt to reach and engage mom bloggers: a three day conference entitled “Camp Baby”.
A guide to ensuring an effective and professional experience at SEO conferences by highlighting common mistakes to avoid.
Ballmer said the offer is a great opportunity for Yahoo employees.Making it public today allows everyone to consider the merits of the offer.Kevin Johnson speaking now: discussing MS gains in online advertising and other products, touting necessary investment and other dynamics.He cited one company as the dominant player. Doesn’t name names. I think I can guess this one.KJ discussing synergies in various areas like mobile. Elimination of duplicate services, especially by combining ad products, key to making big bucks.
I just returned from the InflectionPont 2008 Conference down in San Diego. What’s InflectionPoint?
