Although most of the Hackathon Hackers escaped before we could interview them, we corralled two interesting groups backstage and asked them about their products and experience at TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing. First we had Tianji Connect, an interface to the local LinkedIn clone that allows you to look up anyone on the Internet and see...
Daily Archives: October 30, 2011
Weekly Watch Round-Up
It is hard to pull of a good futuristic dive watch design as more traditional looks tend to be more timeless. Clerc however has done well with their Hydroscaph collection. Check out a review of the Clerc Hydroscaph Limited Edition Chronograph watch here. For another (and much more expensive) take on futuristic divers we...
Cartoon: A Thicker Skin
So it’s happened again: a company comes under fire for some misdeed — perceived or actual — and gets a few critical comments on their Facebook Page. And their crisis communications strategy is to pour gasoline on that little flame by deleting those comments. The latest folks to do this are the people at...
Ubuntu plans move into mobile, targets Android
Google’s Android operating system (OS) is set for more competition as Ubuntu, a Linux-based operating system that is available free and open source, looks set to move into the mobile space, according to a ZDNet report. The founder of Canonical, the organisation behind Ubuntu, revealed that once the company has finalised its latest version for...
Disrupt Beijing Kicks Off with Tencent CEO Pony Ma. Watch the Livestream Here!
After many sleepless months, our first ever international Disrupt conference will be starting at 9 am Beijing time/6 pm PST. Even if you didn’t make the trip over, you can still catch all the excitement on our livestream thanks to Tudou and Ustream. In case you can’t watch the whole event, check out Alexia...
Live from Beijing – Watch TechCrunch Disrupt!
First up, Tencent CEO Pony Ma, and then YouTube’s Steve Chen. Article source: TechCrunch
Meet Giftly: A gift card company with actual tech cred
Gift cards are big business. Studies show that 50 percent of all Americans either buy or receive a gift card every year, and the industry as a whole brings in $100 billion annually. But gift card companies are not exactly known for being on the cutting edge of technology. That is, until now. Giftly,...
MARK ZUCKERBERG: Silicon Valley Is Too Focused On The Quick Score
Henry Blodget Mark Zuckerberg gave a long QA at Y Combinator’s Startup School yesterday. TechCrunch’s Leena Rao summarized some of his points. Here’s one that jumped out: Mark said if he were starting Facebook again, he’d have stayed in Boston. You don’t need to be in Silicon Valley to succeed, he says. And Silicon...
CRAMER: Groupon’s An "Engineered" IPO — Buy It On The Deal And Then Flip It Instantly (GRPN)
See Also: GROUPON’S IPO ROADSHOW PRESENTATION: Here’s What Groupon Will Be Telling Investors Here’s The Chart That Will Scare The Bejeezus Out Of Groupon Investors I Wouldn’t Touch Groupon’s Stock At The IPO Price With A 50-Foot Pole Jim Cramer thinks Groupon will be a “hyped” “engineered” IPO, in that the company is selling...
A Sister’s Eulogy For Steve Jobs
Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother. By then, I lived in New York, where I was trying to...