Lot18, the flash-sales wine site, will be selling the hard stuff come July. It’s using part of its recent $10 million round to move into the spirits category. Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/-wlefo-ZStA/lot18-the-flash-sales-wine-site-will-be-selling-the-hard-stuff-come-july-its-using-part-of-its-recent-10-millio-2011-5
Daily Archives: May 27, 2011
LOLCats Get Serious: Comedy Network Hires Prominent Data Scientist
“Analyzing large data sets–so called big data–will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus, as long as the right policies and enablers are in place,” so writes giant consulting firm McKinsey Global Institute in a major new report this month on the topic. In LOLCat...
Meet Facebook, the Web’s Social Entertainment Operating System
Earlier this week, when networking goliath Cisco all but confirmed it had shut down an ambitiously named Entertainment Operating System (EOS), I suspect some folks at Facebook may have chuckled quietly to themselves. After all, the big social network, which is reportedly in negotiations with all sorts of entertainment companies to integrate their services, may...
Poll: Citi Says Not Too Late for Microsoft Tablet
A new report from Citigroup out today says that it’s not too late for Microsoft to have a “meaningful share” of the tablet market, even though its first tablet computer won’t ship until mid-2012 at the earliest. Citi estimates that around 75 million tablets will ship in 2013, but there’s still plenty of room...
Charlie Cheever Explains The Difference Between Quora And Wikipedia
Hi Charlie. Charlie Cheever from Quora. Hey . Look excited, your supposed to smile you’ve got a vast audience out there. Okay. Do you have a lot to smile about, Charlie? Yeah, I think so. Well you’re the founder and the CEO. No, I’m not the CEO. You ‘re just the founder. Adam D’Angelo,...
This week at Microsoft: Skype, Mango, and Zune
It’s been one of those weeks in the world of Microsoft when every day has been oddly distinct, making all the news hard to keep straight. The week started slow, banged into a wall of Mango, went Skype crazy, moved next to an attempted corporate assassination of CEO Steven Ballmer, and concluded with HTC news. The...
Google Was Ready To Pay $100 Million To Record Labels
Image: Coin from Viajar24h.com via Flickr See Also: HTC Pays Microsoft $5 Per Android Phone, Says Citi It’s Not Too Late For Microsoft To Win In Tablets — Here’s Why Here’s What Happens In Households With Both An iPad And An Android Tablet We had heard last December that Google was ready to write...
Is YouTube for the Enterprise Ready for Its Close Up?
For several years at least, experts have predicted that so-called “YouTube for the Enterprise” will be the next big thing in corporate communications. There are plenty of offerings in the space, but what do actual workers think of the idea? In broad research looking at use of video at work in several contexts, including...
A Bit More On WWDC, The Mythical iPhone “4S”, and iOS 5
With WWDC quickly approaching, the rumor mills are heating up with what we should expect at Apple’s annual conference known for big announcements. We’ve learned a little bit more that speaks to what to expect — including a couple of big, widely-requested things. First of all, a lot of sites seem to be working...
How Two College Students Found A Niche In Custom Web Analytics
Suhail Doshi and Tim Trefren. Image: Jamie Kripke via Entrepreneur Joel Holland He Said, She Said: Congressional Leaders Parse How to Help Small Business Three Tips to Avoid Costly Shipping Mistakes Three Keys to Maximizing Franchise Success See Also: The Evolution Of The Tech Bubble The 6 Remaining TechCrunch Disrupt Startups Battling It Out...