This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the white paper about how Intel Xeon processors help organizations get unprecedented levels of performance. What suggestions do you have for implementing Big Data sorts of projects using...
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By now, plenty of people have written about the need for traditional media entities to embrace social media as a way to engage with their readers, or what journalism professor Jay Rosen has called “the people formerly known as the audience.” We’ve even written about it ourselves on a number of occasions, and how...
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Updated. After flying high over the last few years, Netflix has had its share of troubles lately, including a user revolt after announcing a price increase for streaming and DVD customers. The latest piece of bad news is that cable network Starz will no longer negotiate to renew a licensing deal that gives Netflix...
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When have customers ever been happy about a price increase? Right. So it should come as little shock that there’s a bit of grumbling about Google App Engine (GAE) prices going up as it leaves preview. It’s not just the pricing increase, though, Google is also changing the way it calculates the bill. To...
When hip cell phone startup Amp’d Mobile went bankrupt back in 2007, the company lost its venture capital investors about $360 million. When solar maker Solyndra files for bankruptcy (they’re aiming for next week) it could lose close to three times that amount, or a big chunk of its VC backers $1.1 billion (we’ll...
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