Startups ExpenseBay Takes the Trophy at Twiistup 6 Of twelve competing startups selected to present at Twiistup 6 in Los Angeles, only one would go home with the prestigious trophy, which was, to adhere to strictest journalistic standards of truth-telling and integrity, constructed entirely of Legos. The victor in this contest was not the charming underdog, BakeSpace, nor was it the geek-chic… Jolie O'Dell View comments
Web Development Three Principles of Social Software Creation From Andy Baio After Andy Baio co-founded and sold social events listing site Upcoming.org to Yahoo! he could have spent the rest of his days doing whatever he wanted. He spent a year and a half writing, but this month he decided to join another startup (Kickstarter.com), because he loves building social software. Baio is a thinker, a hacker of big social… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Products Boomi Widgets Ease SaaS Integration Boomi is a platform for on-demand integration of software as a service. Until recently, all their tools for migrating and manipulating data from SaaS applications were self-service: you built a custom pipeline from point A to point B every time. Now, business users with little-to-no coding ability can create connections between their favorite… Enterprise Steven Walling View comments
NYT Bits of Destruction Hit the Book Publishing Business: Part 3 In Part 1, we described the three big waves crashing down on the traditional book publishing business: Google Search, the Kindle and e-books, and print on demand. In Part 2, we indulged in some science fiction, envisioning the future of the major players in book publishing: readers, authors, printers, publishers, retailers, and e-book device… Bernard Lunn View comments
Products Task.fm: A Remember The Milk Alternative It might not have a Gmail gadget and an iPhone app, but reminder service Task.fm is a good alternative to popular productivity tool Remember The Milk. If you don't need all the other bells and whistles, Task.fm is a good choice. The user experience is clean and simple, and the reminders by email, phone or SMS work like a charm. This week it added… Enterprise Steven Walling View comments