Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Big Business and the Internet: I Think They’re Finally Getting It
Wal-Mart is upping the ante with its new classified listings service on its Web site. I found out about it this afternoon on TechCrunch, but according to Erick Schonfeld’s post it happened “quietly last week.”
What I think is interesting is that this is just another recent example of big business waking up and recognizing the potential of […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Random thoughts by Steve N.
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Eyes on the Road, Not on Your BlackBerry
PartnerUp’s chief product officer was rear ended by a man checking his email on his BlackBerry while driving a few weeks ago. She was stopped at a red light when the guy, driving a Chevy Suburban, slammed into her at roughly 40mph.
Fortunately she’s fine (her car wasn’t quite as lucky), but the accident brings up […]
2 Comments » - Posted in PartnerUp by Megan Dorn
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Mobile Web Usage Is Swelling, Entrepreneurs Take Notice
I feel like I’ve been hearing about the mobile Web everywhere lately. Even my most technologically inept friends browse the Internet and check their emails on the go. Just yesterday I read an article on GigaOM called “Go Mobile Young Millenials, Go Mobile,” which highlights a report on mobile Web usage for social networking purposes […]
19 Comments » - Posted in Startup Ideas by Megan Dorn
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Small Business Customer Service: The Centipede Isn’t the Problem, You Are
Some friends and I went out to a nice dinner for a friend’s birthday the other day. Our server pleasantly introduced herself and made charming small talk. We received our drinks promptly. The appetizers were delicious. Everything went smoothly until one of my friends spotted a centipede attempting to wiggle its way off her plate […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Small Business by Megan Dorn
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
List of Q1 2008 Web/Internet/Technology Acquisitions
Below we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all of the first quarter 2008 mergers and acquisitions in the web, social networking, technology, internet advertising, hardware, software and mapping industries. We’ve tried to provide an overview of the blog/media/press coverage for each acquisition, and we’ve linked to official press releases where available.
Q1 2008 M&A activity picked […]
