With all of the hype and buzz around free WiFi and big investments in companies trying to bring free connectivity to a neighborood near you, including venture-funded Fon, Google’s new service for Mountain View residents and employees and Wireless Silicon Valley…one company is taking a different approach. They are making Wifi earn money for you! Founded by David Sidrane and Rob Harding, WifiTastic officially introduced its public BETA program recently. Unlike the others, WifiTastic enables any broadband subscriber to create…
Amanda Congdon is Popurl’ar Again
(c) Amanda Congdon I stopped by Amanda’s place over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised to read her latest post. According to Congdon, “I’m SOOOOOOOOOOO Popurl!!!! Wow!! My popurls collaboration is getting quite the attention.” And according to the Popurl blog, “pop goes the url again! I’m announcing the cooperation with amanda congdon. launching in september she will remix the best urls from popurls every weekday in her own little box right on popurls.” Cool. Amanda then continued in her…
This just in: Rocketboom Gets a New Map
Well today, after much fanfare, ok not really, Rocketboom 2.0 introduced its new “map” and a not- so-flattering hair style for Joanne Colan (sorry Joanne). After spending all of two seconds on the subject, they moved on to discuss Pluto and jumped to an on-the-scene report that captured the landmark vote that stripped it of its planetary status. For the record, Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet, which now makes Mercury the smallest planet in our galaxy. The most…
New Media Release NMRCast #6
I joined Chris Heuer and Shel Holtz for the latest edition of the NMRCast (New Media Release) for Shel’s award-winning For Immediate Release (FIR) podcast. NMRCast #6 – Business Wire Joins the Group is available online here. Content summary: Just a brief update about the status of the working group, Chris’s efforts to attend the XPRL working group meeting in London, and Business Wire’s involvement. Participants: Chris Heuer, Brian Solis, Shel Holtz. In This Edition: New Media Release wiki Google…
You’re Invited – Women 2.0 Party Today
Come join the women from Women 2.0 for a summer’s-end pool party co-hosted with the boys at Meetro. This is an event for Women 2.0 enthusiasts interested in business, technology, and entrepreneurship – who want to hang out, chat about their ideas, and meet new people while getting some sunshine and drinks! Photo credit: miss_rogue Host: Women 2.0 & Meetro Location: Women 2.0 Clubhouse w/ Pool 235 Bernardo Street, Sunnyvale, CA View Map When: Saturday, August 26, 1:00pm Phone: (510)…
Dead 2.0 Runs Killer Article – Should VCs fund bloggers’ wet dreams?
Skeptic over at Dead “Twenty” – inside joke– ran an impressive post today regarding the ideas, benefits, and consequences of blogs taking VC funding. I’ll run a few excerpts, but make sure to jump over there and read the full article. He starts by asking, “So the question is, can bloggers successfully build businesses that are worth funding?” Then continues, “An even better question is: why raise the money?” His post explores the market as well as high profile funded…
Reaching the Blogosphere Part Duex – working with enthusiasts to attract customers
My article…Part 2 of who-knows-how-many in a series to help up-and-coming PR professionals (and those verterans who are wondering when the hell blogs became part of the PR mix) just ran on Forward Moving. “Blogger relations is an important addition to a PR program because enthusiast bloggers within a given community/market can strongly influence consumer behavior. According to Technorati, it is tracking more than 51.5 million blogs, of which, many are speaking to and advising your customers on their next…
Lifebits, the Future of Personal Content Sharing?
A friend of mine let me know about his latest venture. Alex Limberis is the CEO of a new Silicon Valley startup, Lifebits. Lifebits is a personal content sharing service that makes it easier for the average consumer to capture, catalog and share their digital memories. Alex and company are genuinely excited about this service and it will formally launch within the next couple of months. Lifebits aims to solve real problems for real consumer that capture a lot of…
China Opens Halfway House for Internet Addicts
Reuters ran an interesting story this morning. Mainland China opened its first halfway house for Internet addicts, which offers teenagers counseling, books — and the use of computers???? The shelter can hold four minors for one-night stays, which is intended to provide a sanctuary between them and their parents. Since online gaming has exploded in China over the years, an estimated 14 million people have jumped in to feverishly accelerate the growth. Even with a halfway house, it’s simply no…
Travelers Take Flight to World Wikia – a Free, Editable Travel Directory
Gil Penchina of Wikia just gave me a heads up on their latest announcement. Travellers and contributors to its recently launched World Wikia project have already compiled over 1,000 original articles in less than one month. For those unfamiliar with the launch, World Wikia is a free, fully editable worldwide guide of places to go and things to do. The home page for World Wikia greats visitors, “Welcome to World Wikia a free travel directory that you can edit.” It…
