The $100m RSS fund
Last week saw the announcement of the creation of a $100m VC fund exclusively aimed at RSS investments. RSS Investors, as the fund is known, “will invest in companies working on different aspects of the…
Technology
IM meets blogging
Typepad, the weblog hosting service for this blog, has had an overhaul this weekend. It has introduced new features for authenticating comments (TypeKey) and for bloggers to moderate trackbacks and comments. It has also increased…
Corporate blogs don’t need to be A-list
I spoke with an experienced marketing vice president this week who had launched a corporate blog for his enterprise software firm. The rest of his site was corporate and perhaps a little dry, but the…
iTunes 4.9 – Podcasting has landed
The much-heralded new version of iTunes (4.9) was released today which includes support for podcasts. Just grabbed a few moments to put it through its paces. It has a good directory of podcasts, though many…
Net to Newspapers: Drop Dead
BW: The new and troubling reality for newspapers is that even if they excel as purveyors of information to appreciative audiences, they still face tough business terrain. “They can try to be the destination where…
iShuffle
I seem to be doing well for gifts at the moment. Check out the free 1 Gb iShuffles which were doled out at the partner event in the UK. I’ve just tested it out on…
Networking notes
Back in San Francisco, so time to grab a few moments to fill you in on a few conversations I had while in the UK. We held a networking bash on Thursday attended by media,…
New blog banner
Big thanks to Michael Hay, friend to the stars and LEWIS’ web designer, for crafting me a great new blog banner. I’m now looking much more designed and professional, so will have to think of…
Birthday schwag
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NYT on Silicon Valley
NYT: The received wisdom about Silicon Valley is that the region is single-mindedly dedicated to technological innovation. But that’s not quite right. The miracle of Silicon Valley is that it is a system finely calibrated…