Analysis Thoughts on Foursquare and Its Funding Location based social network Foursquare announced this afternoon that it's raised $20 million in very high-profile venture capital. We wrote yesterday about why people like to use mobile apps to declare their off-line location: they say it's for serendipitous connections, tracking friends and family, for the gameplay and for recording their own… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Analysis Startups, IPOs, and Exits (or Not) The electric car startup Tesla Motors made history this morning: the first IPO for an American car company since Ford in the 1950s. Eyes are on the company for a number of reasons: questions about the profitability of the green tech industry, the applicability of the VC investment model to the auto industry, the continuation of the post-Paypal… Audrey Watters View comments
News Cisco Entering Tablet Market with Android-Based Device Cisco announced today the Cius, an Android-based seven-inch tablet computer aimed at the enterprise. The device will feature both front and rear-facing cameras, Cisco TelePresence-compatible video conferencing and access to applications such as Cisco Quad, WebEx and AnyConnect Security VPN Client, as well as access to the Android app store. The… Enterprise Klint Finley View comments
Trends Weekly Poll: Should Amazon S3s API Be Considered the Standard for Data Storage? Interoperability remains one of the key barriers to the adoption of cloud computing. As businesses, governments, schools and individuals move to the cloud, how can we be sure the data we store there doesn't find itself quarantined, stuck in one format and out of the reach of other services? Audrey Watters View comments
News Net Neutrality Opponents Outspending Proponents More Than 4 to 1 Companies opposed to Network Neutrality spent more than 4 times as much money on lobbying last quarter than organizations in support of it, according to a report on new hearings on the subject by watchdog organization Sunlight Foundation. Net Neutrality opponents spent $19.7 million in lobbying in the first quarter of 2010 -supporters only $4.7… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments