Startups Must Hire The Right People And Watch Every Penny. Or Fail.
Yesterday Jason Calacanis, the founder of Mahalo (and, full disclosure, our partner at TechCrunch40), wrote a blog post titled “How to save money running a startup.” Boy was he attacked. Bloggers li...
Coming Soon: Nothing Between You and Your Machine
IT has been more than two decades since Scotty tried to use a computer mouse as a microphone to control a Macintosh in “Star Trek IV.” — Since then, personal computer users have continued to live un...
Your Email Password: A True Horror Story About Why We Need Authentication Standards
Blogging developer Jeff Atwood has written up a story of password theft that will run a chill down the back of anyone who enjoys trying out new applications online. — The story is about a GMail arch...
Hulu: Great Product, Still Screwed
Michael Learmonth puts two and two together and concludes that Hulu, the News Corp (NWS) and NBC (GE) joint venture, is finally about to launch for real. So it's time to revisit its potential as a bu...
Apple Won't Block VOIP over Wi-Fi on iPhone
Apple says it will limit VOIP calls over cell networks, but not over Wi-Fi. — At least one company that already provides Mac-compatible voice-over-IP services has expressed a desire to work with the...
NEWSWEEK ADVANCES ANDREW KEEN'S IGNORANCE
I've had a few days to calm down after reading Newsweek's “Web Exclusive” this week — Revenge of the Experts — so I think it's safe to comment now. Newsweek has done what many of us feared, they've p...
When Social Just Means Another Way To Hype Yourself
Ever since becoming active on Twitter and FriendFeed I have noticed something that really makes me wonder if in the long run what Robert Cringely wrote the other day might in part be true. In his pos...
Google Below $350??? Easy
Barrons' Jacqueline Doherty provides a refreshing macro view of the Google (GOOG) story, arguing that the stock will likely plunge below $350 in short order. That's only about a 15% drop from where w...