Daily Archives: August 5, 2012

This Brave Soul Moved To Silicon Valley From Atlanta To Kill Pinterest—And Just Needs A Developer

August 5, 2012
This Brave Soul Moved To Silicon Valley From Atlanta To Kill Pinterest—And Just Needs A Developer

Robert Johnson Get in line. See Also In A Key Shift, Pinterest Is Leaving Palo Alto And Moving To San Francisco The Hottest Startup In The Valley Is Hiring Up And It’s Targeting Facebook Execs And Googlers Designers Are Taking Over Silicon Valley You can pick up all kinds of things at Costco! We’re not...

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NEA on energy tech: We’re in it for the long haul

August 5, 2012
NEA on energy tech: We’re in it for the long haul

The partners at NEA, one of the oldest and most established venture firms on Sand Hill Road, tell me that they’re committed to investing in next-generation energy technologies for the long haul, and will continue to make new investments in the space. While some of the generalist venture capital firms have started to move...

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Check out the winning hacks from Dwolla & Etsy’s first eCommerce Hack Day in NYC

August 5, 2012
Check out the winning hacks from Dwolla & Etsy’s first eCommerce Hack Day in NYC

Over the past 24 hours, eCommerce Hack Day (#eHD) brought together over 100 of NY’s finest developers for a sold out e-commerce themed hackathon. As you’d expect, this weekend featured a sleepless rush of brainstorming, coding, candy and pitching for more than $10,000 in prizes. eHD also featured some unexpected surprises. It wasn’t hosted at the usual...

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Computer, Walk With Me

August 5, 2012
Computer, Walk With Me

Editor’s note: Gentry Underwood is a software designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Orchestra, Bring a Trailer, and formerly lead the Knowledge Sharing domain at IDEO. You can find him on Twitter at @gentry. Let’s start with the obvious: if you’re reading this post you’re already well-aware of the breakneck pace of technological innovation that...

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Apple’s Biggest Marketing Secret Just Got Revealed In Federal Court (AAPL)

August 5, 2012
Apple’s Biggest Marketing Secret Just Got Revealed In Federal Court (AAPL)

AppAdvice See Also These Creepy Ice Cream Commercials Will Haunt Your Dreams CBS Blames Sliding Revenues On ‘Frasier,’ Amazon And Netflix NEVER MIND! Publicis Denies Interpublic Takeover Talks Apple no longer actually needs to do ANY advertising when it launches new products, marketing chief Phil Schiller testified Friday in the Apple v. Samsung patent...

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Congress Goes On Recess Without Cybersecurity Law

August 5, 2012
Congress Goes On Recess Without Cybersecurity Law

“This is one of those days when I fear for our country, and I’m not proud of the United States Senate,” said Senator Joe Lieberman, referring to Congress’s inability to pass a critical cybersecurity bill before a month-long recess. Despite a rare op-ed from President Obama urging congress to pass legislation, the Senate couldn’t agree...

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Apple v. Samsung day 3 preview: The iPhone and iPad may feel obvious, but they weren’t inevitable

August 5, 2012
Apple v. Samsung day 3 preview: The iPhone and iPad may feel obvious, but they weren’t inevitable

The legal scuffle between Apple and Samsung is set to continue on Monday as both parties return to court for further witness questioning and cross-examination. The testimony will center around design, both industrial and software, as Apple tries to drive home that even though the design of the iPhone and iPad feel obvious now,...

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iCloud breach highlights some hard truths about the consumer cloud

August 5, 2012
iCloud breach highlights some hard truths about the consumer cloud

The story of the breach of former Gizmodo staffer Mat Honan’s iCloud account took an interesting turn Sunday with news that the attacker was able to call Apple and convince a customer service employee that he was Honan. While hardly the breach of the century, the situation does highlight a couple hard truths about cloud...

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We Just Spotted This Guy Wearing Google’s Secret Internet Glasses On The Train Like It’s No Big Deal

August 5, 2012
We Just Spotted This Guy Wearing Google’s Secret Internet Glasses On The Train Like It’s No Big Deal

Owen Thomas, Business Insider Spotted! See Also REVEALED: The Designer Behind Google Glasses Explains The Top-Secret Project WAKE UP! Google Is A Hardware Company Now Google’s Glasses Are Available For Developers And Cost $1,500 We just hopped off Caltrain, the Bay Area’s commuter-rail system, at Palo Alto to share this with you. When we...

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eBay Is Launching A Same-Day Shipping Service Called eBay Now

August 5, 2012
eBay Is Launching A Same-Day Shipping Service Called eBay Now

eBay today invited some San Francisco users to a new same-day shipping service called eBay Now. An iOS app, eBay Now’s beta will let SF residents get $5 same-day shipping on products from local stores. It’s now signing up users for an “exclusive beta”. It seems that anyone can currently register, though those admitted...

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