How-To 5 Basic Things to Consider Before Moving Your Startup to the Cloud Although by no means a new technology, cloud computing retains the buzz as one of the latest innovative - and potentially transformative - elements of the industry. But there remains quite a bit of confusion about what exactly is meant by cloud computing, often making the question of whether or not your startup should be in the cloud difficult to… Audrey Watters View comments
Blogging The Case Against Links Links - are they a net negative for readers online? That's the idea being deliberately explored by a number of publishers, says writer Nicholas Carr today. The iconoclastic author says that he has grown sympathetic to the thinking of Steve Gillmor, the almost incomprehensibly future-bound sage tech journalist who has argued for years that… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Events A ReadWriteStart Calendar: Send Us Your Events There are a lot of great activities happening in the startup world (including the ReadWriteWeb Real-Time Web Summit on June 11), and we would like to help you make sure you're on top of these opportunities. We're starting a calendar on ReadWriteStart that will include both events and application deadlines (for competitions and incubators, for… Audrey Watters View comments
mobile Android Could Get Audible App Before iPhone Amazon's audio book provider Audible.com is testing an app for the Android platform. With a target date of "Summer 2010" the company will likely land its popular service on Android before it does on the iPhone. The app will allow subscribers to participate in the Audible ecosystem beyond simply listening to the audio files; a lightweight social… Mobile Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Augmented Reality Turn by Turn Augmented Vision Coming Soon with Wikitude Drive Augmented reality (AR) developers Mobilizy, makers of the Wikitude World Browser, are close to releasing their latest creation, Wikitude Drive, an app that combines AR technology with turn-by-turn driving directions. The app works by taking live video of the road captured by a smartphone mounted on the dashboard or windshield and super imposing the… Play Chris Cameron View comments