Google Launches a Serious Case of Facebook Envy
GigaOm Feb 09 10I was totally on board with Google Buzz, the company’s late entry into the modern-day social web launching today, until it became dramatically evident how freaked out Google is by Facebook. To be fair, however, Google Buzz looks quite useful. Full story...
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FCC’s Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us!
GigaOm 9 hours agoThe Federal Communications Commission issued the long-awaited National Broadband Plan this week, a 376-page document that makes clear the agency accepts the reality of the current wireline duopoly -- and as such, has decided to put the burden of competitive pressure on mobile broadband.
Should My Town Get Goofy for Goo-Fiber?
GigaOm 11 hours agoWhile some cities have their mayors braving freezing lakes and shark tanks to prove their desire for Google fiber -- not Alameda, Calif.
California’s Smart Meter Battle: Google vs. Utilities
GigaOm 13 hours agoThere’s a battle looming in California over smart meters and energy prices. Google says the state should require its big utilities to give near real-time pricing information to every smart meter-enabled customer by the end of next year.
Sequoia’s Kvamme: Social Media Marketing Can Replace Advertising
GigaOm 14 hours agoCiting examples from campaigns run on Funny or Die and AdMob, Sequoia Capital partner Mark Kvamme told an audience of marketers at OMMA Global in San Francisco today, "If you can harness social media marketing, you don't have to pay for advertising any more.
Lose Trust, and You Lose Everything: 3 Rules to Live By
GigaOm 15 hours agoAs Yelp is learning, trust is a hard thing to win -- but amazingly easy to lose. And that’s why it needs to be protected with the corporate equivalent of the Praetorian Guard.
“All You Can Eat” Music Services Still Don’t Have Everything You Want to Hear
GigaOm 15 hours agoMusic subscription services promise unlimited access to enormous libraries of songs, typically on the order of 6-10 million tracks.
Sponsor post: Sponsor post: Greening Up Power-hungry Communications Networks By a Factor of 1000
GigaOm 15 hours agoBell Labs has launched an initiative it’s calling Green Touch™, which consists of a consortium of experts working together to make communications networks 1,000 times more energy efficient than they are today.
Enter the Green:Net Startup Launchpad Now! Friday Is the Final Day for Submissions
GigaOm 16 hours agoHave you been cooking up a great business idea for how to use IT to fight climate change? You need to enter our Green:Net 2010 Launchpad! We’re only accepting submissions until 5 p.
Google’s Growing Infrastructure Advantage
GigaOm 18 hours agoGoogle contributes between 6 and 10 percent of the volume of traffic on the web, but it's also using its own vast network to cut its costs and boost its ability to serve customers better, by direct peering and caching content near the edge.
Video: FCC Chief Answers Questions About The National Broadband Plan
GigaOm 19 hours agoFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke to a YouTube team about the National Broadband Plan and tried to respond to questions from Internet users across the country.
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