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September 2007 - Posts
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12:57 PM Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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Tubes Networks has announced a new version of Tubes, a P2P file sharing and synching application. There are lots of different file sharing utilities out there, but most of them don't synch files across your own devices, or synch files to other users. Read More...
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07:23 PM Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Myxer is a widget that downloads photos, videos, and ringtones to your mobile phone. It is a platform that allows content owners to deliver content to cell phones, and make money doing it. It is incredibly simple to use...just drag and drop content from Read More...
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06:22 PM Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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LogMeIn does remote control of PC desktops, typically used by customer support or help desk people to remotely fix problems on PCs. They have over 25 million users today for their desktop support product, but now they have a new application for cell phone Read More...
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01:42 PM Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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25
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DEMO Fall 2007 is underway. About 800 people here, and 70 companies presenting. Each company gets 6 minutes on stage and a small booth in the demo area. The presentations are grouped around themes. These are slick, well rehearsed, demos with high quality Read More...
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07:53 PM Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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18
Tue
OK, 30 company presentations so far. Ten more to go. There were also about 100 more companies in the demo area. This is geek heaven. Rich Media and Mash Ups Xtr3D - Extreme reality, 3D human interface to computers. Real time analysis of human gestures Read More...
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07:49 PM Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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18
Tue
Here is the next round of TechCrunch40 companies. There are some really good ones in this batch of companies. There are 800 people in attendance, including all the big tech press. You can follow all the conference news on Techcrunch and on TechMeme . Read More...
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07:46 PM Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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Tue
The second batch of TechCrunch40 companies will focus on collaboration and crowd sourcing. I am blogging this live so please forgive the spelling mistakes and incoherent flow of information. Community and Collaboration Story Blender - online video collaboration Read More...
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09:11 PM Monday, September 17, 2007
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17
Mon
MC Hammer, one of the original rap artists, has a new company called DanceJam . I first met Hammer 7 years ago when I was at Napster. Hammer is a music artist, but he is also a great businessman. DanceJam hasn't launched yet, but Hammer gave me a demo Read More...
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02:40 PM Monday, September 17, 2007
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The first 5 companies have presented. I will update this post with details on the next 5 companies after they present. Check back here for the update. You can also follow online at Techcrunch , and of course at TechMeme . Here is a little more detail Read More...
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10:07 PM Sunday, September 16, 2007
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TechCrunch40 is sold out. Pretty impressive for a first time conference. Congratulations to Mike Arrington and Jason Calacanis . There are 800 people registered, probably another 100 press and bloggers, and a long waiting list. Bloggers are already posting. Read More...
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07:53 PM Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Pitching to investors is different than pitching to customers . Investors care about some of the same things, but not to the same depth as a customer. Investors care about management teams, competitive advantages, competition, market size, cash flow, Read More...
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09:18 AM Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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Where I've Been is one of the hottest apps on Facebook. It is basically a map that lets you shade in the places you have been, and where you would like to go. The app was launched on June 8th. When I wrote about them just two weeks later they already Read More...
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10:37 AM Sunday, September 09, 2007
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Apple ( AAPL ) cut the price of the iPhone by $200 yesterday, from $599 to $399. Predictably, people who ran out and bought the iPhone over the past few months were outraged. So, Apple is now offering a $100 Apple in store coupon. Pretty clever. The stock Read More...
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10:42 AM Wednesday, September 05, 2007
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Microsoft has announced Silverlight 1.0, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering Rich Internet Apps (RIA) on the Web. Silverlight works with all the major browsers including IE, Firefox, and Safari. Microsoft unveiled new Silverlight customer Read More...
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11:59 AM Saturday, September 01, 2007
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The Washington Post has an interesting story today about the online classified advertising market which recorded $3.1 Billion in sales in 2006, while newspaper classifieds have dropped by about $3B in the last five years. I have written about newspapers Read More...
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