Top Items:
Jason F. / Signal vs. Noise:
37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT — CHICAGO—September 24, 2009—37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1. — Founder Jason Fried informed …
RELATED:
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
We Hold Twitter Ransom For $100 Billion Dollars — 37signals founder Jason Fried probably had the post of the day today mocking Twitter's $1 billion valuation on its latest rumored round of funding. The post, titled “PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT” is very funny.
Discussion:
Twittercism
Brad Stone / New York Times:
Twitter Appears Set to Raise $100 Million, Valuing It at $1 Billion — SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter has trained people to compress their thoughts into 140 characters and given a public stage to both dissidents in Iran and voluble stars like Shaquille O'Neal. — Now the start-up appears to have chalked up another achievement.
Deal Journal:Breaking News: Twitter to Raise $100 Million From Insight …
Discussion:
The Huffington Post, Softpedia News, Silicon Alley Insider, TECH.BLORGE.com, AustralianIT.com.au, NBC Bay Area, Bits, Technologizer, Mashable!, MediaMemo, Reuters, Bronte Media, Venture Capital Dispatch, bit-tech.net, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Dealscape, Zoho Blogs, Neowin.net, paidContent, Contentinople, AppScout, DailyFinance, Financial Times, 24/7 Wall St., ReadWriteWeb, Between the Lines, TechFlash, Internet Evolution, GigaOM, Webware.com, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, Mark Evans Tech, The Next Web, Pulse2, Tech Trader Daily, Epicenter, silicontap.com, Techgeist and PE Hub Blog, Thanks:mgcreed
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Exclusive Interview With Steve Ballmer: Products, Competition, The Road Ahead — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer visited Silicon Valley on Thursday for his annual meeting with top venture capitalists to talk about Microsoft product strategy. This was his first visit to Silicon Valley since announcing …
Discussion:
Electronista, ithinkdifferent, MobileTechWorld, WMPoweruser.com, TechFlash, Seeking Alpha, ParisLemon and GottaBeMobile.com, Thanks:mgcreed
Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:
Apple ready and waiting with redesigned iMac line — Apple as early as this month will begin to fill out its 2009 Mac product line with a new family of iMacs sporting classier enclosures and a few added bells and whistles, AppleInsider has learned. — The new all-in-one …
Discussion:
Fast Company, Softpedia News, 24/7 Wall St., Newlaunches.com, O'Grady's PowerPage, Mashable!, SlashGear, I4U News, DisplayBlog, Neowin.net, Electricpig, TheAppleBlog, Pocket-lint.com, The Tech Report, Crave, Gearlog, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Engadget, geeksmack.net, Silicon Alley Insider, MacRumors, TUAW, 9 to 5 Mac and Edible Apple
RELATED:
Emil Protalinski / Ars Technica:
Microsoft: Google Chrome Frame makes IE less secure — Microsoft does not recommend that Internet Explorer users install Google Chrome Frame, in order to avoid having more security issues. — The release of Google Chrome Frame, a new open source plugin that injects Chrome's renderer …
Lior Ron / The Official Google Blog:
Place Pages for Google Maps: There are places we remember! — Google Maps is a great tool for exploring places — you can pan around the map, zoom in and see nearby places, look around in Street View and search for whatever you want. But what I always wanted to do is be able to get a clear understanding of what a place is all about.
RELATED:
Scott Moritz / TheStreet.com:
Exclusive: Palm Pre's Arrival at Verizon Shelved — SUNNYVALE, Calif. (TheStreet) — Palm's (PALM Quote) Pre phone isn't making the cut at Verizon (VZ Quote). — The Pre, Palm's premier touch-screen smartphone, which has been an exclusive offering this year at Sprint (S Quote), had been scheduled to arrive at Verizon in January.
Discussion:
All Things Digital, DSLreports, Computerworld, MobileCrunch, Digital Daily, SlashGear, jkOnTheRun, MobileContentToday, Gadgetell, Gear Diary, PreCentral.net, PhoneDog.com, Techgeist, TechSpot, Tech Check with Jim Goldman, Electronista, EverythingPre, Phone Arena, Silicon Alley Insider, Seeking Alpha, Between the Lines, MacDailyNews, Edible Apple, Crave and Gizmodo
Lisa Barone / Outspoken Media:
Seth Godin Tries Out Brandjacking — Seth Godin has ginormous balls. There, I said it. — This morning, Seth used his much respected blog to reveal the news about Brands In Public. If you missed it (and if you did, you should really adjust the volume on your Internet) …
Discussion:
Seth's Blog, Open The Dialogue, Blogstorm SEO blog, The Viral Garden, Social Media Explorer and hypebot
RELATED:
Emil Protalinski / Ars Technica:
Windows 7 PCs to go on sale early — Windows 7, which is scheduled to launch on October 22, will be available nine days early via PC purchases from system builders, also called small custom PC makers. — If you've been putting off buying a new PC because you're waiting for Windows 7 to ship, you're in luck.
Discussion:
Gizmodo
RELATED:
PC World:
Intel to Ship New Pineview Netbook Chips in Q4 — Intel will ship a new line of Atom processors for netbooks and nettops during the fourth quarter of this year, a company official said late on Wednesday. — Processors codenamed Pineview will succeed the Atom chips that currently go into most netbooks …
RELATED:
WMPoweruser.com:
Ballmer re poor execution in Windows Mobile: “We've pumped in some new talent” “This will not happen again” — Microsoft is hosting a Venture Capital Summit today at Mountain View, being attended by around 200 Venture Capitalists. Like everything else these days, the event is live on Twitter …
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Note to Apple: Please Put This in the iPhone, Now — I need SmartScreen in my iPhone, an application that allows you to place Dashboard-like widgets on the lock screen, so you can quickly access small pills of information quickly without having to get into applications. Smart, smooth, and oh-so-nice.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
It Took A Year, But Fitness Gadget Fitbit Will Finally Launch — Fitness gadget Fitbit was a hit at last year's TechCrunch50, where it created a ton of buzz and was a runner-up for the top prize. Of course, we all know that it takes hardware companies longer to launch than software startups …
Discussion:
MobileContentToday
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Why You Can't Trust Google — If, like our little company, you run your business using Google Apps, you're playing with fire. For time and again, the company has proven that despite all its talk, its offerings are as unreliable as those of any other service provider.
Discussion:
WebProNews, Technologizer, eWeek, Webware.com, InformationWeek, Softpedia News, VentureBeat, TECH.BLORGE.com, Epicenter and Google Watch
Miguel Helft / Bits:
Google Books Settlement Delayed Indefinitely — As currently written, the controversial settlement between Google and groups representing publishers and authors is officially dead. On Thursday, a federal judge gave the parties time to negotiate a new deal that would address some of the many objections filed by various groups.
RELATED:
Mark Krynsky / Lifestream Blog:
Understanding the Value of Lifestreaming — Over the last couple of years I have seen my fair share of critics that post negative commentary about Lifestreaming. I feel that this is due to a narrow-minded view of what it is. This in part is due to the misconception that Lifestreaming is only about personal narcissm and vanity.
Peter Burrows / Business Week:
Apple Launches Major Green Effort — It's being more forthcoming with environmental data—and working to change the terms of the debate — In recent years, Apple (AAPL) has been hammered by several environmental groups. Greenpeace singled it out for its use of toxic chemicals in 2007 …
Discussion:
MacRumors, AppleInsider, iLounge, CNET News, Electronista, Softpedia News and 9 to 5 Mac
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
In San Francisco, Plans to Start News Web Site — A wealthy investor, a university journalism school and a public radio station have joined forces to create a nonprofit local news Web site for the San Francisco area, in what may be the largest and most ambitious of dozens of similar local news operations …
Thanks:mrinaldesai
Wayne Schulz / Gear Diary:
Palm Pre price drops to $99 on Amazon — I just noticed the Palm Pre has finally made it's way down from $199 to $149 and now $99 on Amazon.com. You can avoid the hassle of visiting a retail store by ordering online. There's no need to fill in any rebate forms either as Amazon is selling …
