Out of the Office
TvB is taking a much needed break. We’ll be back mid-September. (Photo: courtesy of Wikimedia)
Snapshot of PhotoShelter
As a forever-at-the-amateur-level photographer, I generally hate looking at the work of professional photographers. The photo pros make me realize how really good they are. …
Joyous News from Ukraine: Happy Farm Incubator Comes to Silicon Valley
Once upon a time, we wrote about the Ukranian startup incubator known as Happy Farm. So we’re practically obligated to relay this latest news from …
Our Favorite SMB Apps, Summer 2013
Even with blogging a tad light the last few months, we’ve managed to find enough TvB-worthy finalists for our semi-occasional roster of favorite apps. Thankfully,TechCrunch …
Webydo Brings Rapid Website Design to SMBs
I still get asked from small-business owners, writers, marketers, and other self-employed types about the “best software” to build a web site. And over the …
Paul Revere’s Random Ride: Metadata And Social Attribute Networks
Like everyone else, I read Kieran Healy’s post on Paul Revere, the mostly highly connected person in Boston circa 1770. Healy, a sociologist at Duke, …
Duly Noted: Sandy Recovery Scorecard
Glad to post anything today after my hosting company, Bluehost, experienced a massive outage on the Intertoobz. Anyway, I wanted to give a hat tip …
Brief Note on Shifu: Checklists for the Lazy
For some, mostly computer illiterate but highly-educated professionals, Atwal Gawade’s The Checklist Manifesto is their first introduction to checkboxes, at least as they relate to …
MyCityWay: Context is King!
Last week, I synced up with MyCityWay’s CEO and cofounder Puneet Mehta. To refresh your memory, MyCityWay is a former winner of the NYC Big …
UK Joins Other EU Members on Google Privacy Legal Action
Last week, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office or ICO revealed that it had asked Google to revise its privacy policy to conform to their Data …
Plug: Teeny File Server Debuts on Kickstarter
Who needs the cloud when you have a device like the Plug? Made by a US-French company called Cloud Guys, Plug mirrors personal computer files …
Brief Note on Temboo: API Assistant
Temboo is a NYC-based startup that I first heard about at NY Tech Day last year. I knew it had something to do with those …
CE Week 2013: Beyond Gadgetry
I think this is my third year attending CE Week’s NYC event, and of course three is a charm. Sure there were the usual big …
Right to be Forgotten Hits Speed Bump: Google Not a Data Controller
The European Court of Justice ruled today that Google is not obligated to remove links that point to inaccurate or stale content. The case originally …
Clean Tech Incubator Grows in Brooklyn
New York City through its Economic Development Corp. has had its hand in developing more than a few incubators around town.Teaming up with NYU-Poly, NYCEDC …
CE Week 2013 Comes to NYC
CE Week, the annual showcase of consumer electronica, is coming to town June 26-27 at the Altman Center, on 18th Street in Manhattan. It’s a …
I Can Get It For You Wholesale at Lookboard
Lookboard is a B2B service that connects buyers–I mean non-consumer professionals with the word Buyer in their job tile– with real suppliers, manufacturers, importers, etc. …
California Erasin’: State Law Lamely Addresses Right to be Forgotten
While the EU Parliament may approve Right to Be Forgotten regulations this summer, closer to home, US social media companies have a smaller front in …
One More Look at the BlackBerry Z10
I packed up my review version last week of the Verizon BlackBerry Z10 somewhat reluctantly. I enjoyed gliding and sliding around on the button-less Z10, …
Open Garden and Google Glass
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stop by and chat with Open Garden at TechCrunch Disrupt two weeks ago. They had interesting news about an enterprise …