March 2010
9 posts
“Research In Motion may be struggling to make major inroads in parts of East...”
– RIM’s Indonesian bonanza - The Globe and Mail
The Internet of Things
via readwriteweb.com The IBM’s Smarter Planet team created a video envisioning a future where data is generated not by humans, but by things/devices. This enormous amount of data can then be mined and analyzed into practical information, knowledge and perhaps wisdom. The 5-minute video is not The Matrix or The Terminator, but it’s really good. Posted via web from And You...
The Long Tail of Manufacturing
Out of the box, the MakerBot produces plastic parts from digital files. Want a certain gear right now? Download a design and print it out yourself. Want to modify an object you already have? Scan it (a researcher at the University of Cambridge has developed a technology that will allow you to create a 3-D file by rotating the object in front of your webcam), tweak the bits you want to change...
Does the religious minister seriously think less...
“This is related to many issues; not just religious but also economic ones. I hope (Muhammadiyah and others) act more wisely in issuing edicts as it will impact on many things,” Suryadharma said after a Cabinet meeting on development issues at the Presidential Office in Jakarta. via m.thejakartapost.com The Jakarta Post quotes the Religious Minister of Indonesia criticizing...
Insights from Gothere.sg and how local startups...
Last week I attended an event at the National University of Singapore campus. Never having been there before, and not having a car, I consulted an online map to find the best public transportation to take. I normally use Google Maps because I have the app installed on my Blackberry, but on that day I decided to try another service instead: Gothere.sg. Gothere.sg is a local startup focusing on...
“One of the worst myths [is] a “unifying technology” that will make things...”
– In Mobile, Fragmentation is Forever. Deal With It. — by Richard Wong, a venture capitalist with Accel Partners
Thoughts from "Emerging Tech and Venture...
On 3 March 2010 I attended a talk made possible by NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, titled Emerging Tech and Venture Investment Trends in Asia. I thought it was a good talk and I had fun networking and listening to the panel. I apologize for the lack of photos, but the panelists are: Rebecca Fannin - Journalist whose writings appear in Forbes and The Huffington Post, among others. She has a book...
Ads de-emphasize dot-com URLs in favor of Facebook...
The trusty dot-com URL, at least its role in marketing, maybe dying. Some companies are de-emphasizing spaces they own, like their web site, in all of their ads. Instead, they’re pushing people towards spaces they rent where people are spending time - e.g. their Twitter, YouTube Facebook hubs. via steverubel.com One important point that companies must realize is that with this shift...