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Almost Famous: Elemental Technologies' Sam Blackman [Voices]

All Things Digital  Nov 20 09

A new feature wherein All Things Digital looks at up-and-coming and innovative start-ups you should know about. This week: We caught up with Sam Blackman, CEO of Elemental Technologies at the San Francisco NewTeeVee Live conference. Elemental Technologies hopes to become a major player in the future of online and over-the-air video through their high-performance encoding technology. Full story...

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A Big Music Veteran Explains Why Big Music Is Doomed [MediaMemo]

All Things Digital  3 hours ago

A former Universal Music executive, now headed to Yahoo, explains concisely why his former employer and the other big guys are just playing out the string: CD sales are wasting away, and the digital boost they were counting on simply isn't big enough.

The iPhone is the New Internet Explorer 6, Says Mobile Developer [Voices]

All Things Digital  7 hours ago

On the flip side of the debate about whether Flash is ill, in rude health, or simply untroubled by Apple's wilful refusal to countenance it on the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad, we have an analysis from Peter-Paul Koch, a "mobile platform strategist, consultant and trainer" who says (with plenty of swearing to boot, if you're in filter territory) that the iPhone is the Internet Explorer 6 de nos jours.

‘Don’t Be Evil,’ Meet ‘Spy on Everyone’: How the NSA Deal Could Kill Google [Voices]

All Things Digital  7 hours ago

The company once known for its “don’t be evil” motto is now in bed with the spy agency known for the mass surveillance of American citizens.

More Posner Plagiarism [Voices]

All Things Digital  7 hours ago

Last week, a reader tipped me to an instance of potential plagiarism by Gerald Posner in the Daily Beast, for which Posner is chief investigative reporter.

Enterprise Software is Entirely Bereft of Soul [Voices]

All Things Digital  7 hours ago

I was in a session last year with Dave Girouard of Google, when I asked him if he still believed in the statement he made 3 years prior about enterprise software.

Philip Eliot Of Paladin Capital: Cyber Security Is Not Going Away [Voices]

All Things Digital  7 hours ago

As high-profile cyber attacks, like the one that recently hit Google Inc., become more common, Internet security is getting more attention at commercial organizations and especially in the government.

Turning the Tables: Carol Bartz Grills BoomTown in the Yahoo Cafeteria (Over Easy With a Side of Disclosure) [BoomTown]

All Things Digital  12 hours ago

Today, BoomTown motored down to the Sunnyvale HQ of Yahoo, this time with a tiny bit of trepidation. Ok, not that much, but some! Why? Because CEO Carol Bartz had invited me to be the first in a new speaker series for employees at the Internet giant, called "Yahoo from the 'Outside In,'" due to my intense--some might say obsessive--interest in the company.

Verizon Wireless Temporarily Blocks Some 4chan Traffic [Voices]

All Things Digital  14 hours ago

Verizon Wireless said Monday that its recent blocking of parts of 4chan was caused by “potentially disruptive” traffic from the popular site.

Adobe: Flash for Mac is Getting Better -- Really! [Digital Daily]

All Things Digital  15 hours ago

Apple’s refusal to support Flash on the iPhone and soon the iPad as well might not be a death knell for Flash, but it will surely hasten its decline if Adobe’s not careful.



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