Let’s be honest, Google Glass looks a little ridiculous. Having a small computer mounted to the side of your head doesn’t exactly scream chic. Since Glass made its debut back in 2012—granting “Explorers,” a group of individuals selected by Google, the privilege to wear Glass at the cost of $1500—sentiments towards the gadget have been highly polarized. Last month, Google opened up its Explorer Program so that anyone in the US (and since Monday a select few countries outside the US) can buy Glass. However, in order for society to widely accept Glass into their lives, the gadget must escape the social […]
Open-source Announcements Keep Coming In
Technology companies are embracing open source as a commercial advantage, as demonstrated by 2 of the announcements made at Gigaom Structure in San Francisco. Back in January 2013, Rackspace announced its decision to design and build its own servers. And following in the steps Facebook and Google, Rackspace made plans to do so using the Open Compute project format. Today, Rackspace announced its new OnMetal servers, which will be soon be available in the Rackspace Northern Virginia region. The new single-tentant servers are geared towards addressing the noisy neighbor problem that occurs in multitenant servers, according to Jonathan Vanian. Multitenant servers […]
DradCast Episode 049: Hookrs and Hookahs
Shownotes Host David Henzel is from Wiesbaden, Germany. He is an entrepreneur, engineer, and marketing professional, and has launched several successful technology companies. His past ventures specialized in system and network management services and e-commerce. Upon moving to Los Angeles, David co-founded MaxCDN, a company focused on Content Delivery Networks. You can find David on Twitter @DavidHenzel, or on his website. Sippin’ On Brad – Captain Morgan Private Stock Dre – Tecate David – Coffee Pressing Topics VersionPress VersionPress has adopted the GPL Software License. The Community Summit The Community Summit is back at WordCamp San Francisco this year! PressNomics 3 PressNomics 3, the economics of […]
Are You Attending WordCamp Chicago 2014?
Where in the world can you find world-famous deep dish pizza and interact with a fantastic collection of WordPress experts and enthusiasts? You guessed it, WordCamp Chicago! The WordPress-centric event will be held at the University Center in downtown Chicago from June 13-15th. The three-day event features some awesome sessions, speakers, and attendees. Foundation Friday This jam-packed weekend kicks off with Foundation Friday! Friday’s events aim to provide WordCamp attendees with a solid knowledge base. Last year, Foundation Friday was geared towards WordPress beginners, but this year options have been expanded: WordPress 101, WordPress 201, WordPress 301, and WordPress 401, […]
GoDaddy Going Public
On Monday, GoDaddy Inc. filed for its initial public offering with a $100 million placeholder. The 17 year-old company will use investments to reduce debt and facilitate corporate growth. In 2011, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), Silver Lake Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures bought major stakes in the Scottsdale, Arizona company for an estimated $2.25 billion. Under the new ownership, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons stepped down from his role as CEO, though he still owns 28% of the company. GoDaddy earned $1.13 billion in revenue last year, but struggled with a $200 million loss. This is less than its $279.1 million net […]
Is the Timing Right for Apple’s HealthKit?
Imagine a time when your mobile phone knows more about your health history than your family physician. Well, the truth is that technology is becoming such an innate part of our lives that this epoch actually isn’t that far off. In fact, technology has already become such a vital part of our modern-day healthcare. Apple’s HealthKit Even the tech giant Apple is jumping on the healthcare bandwagon. At Apple’s WWDC last week, Craig Federighi announced that Apple is making its very own health-related app. The new app, appropriately named HealthKit, will be bundled with iOS 8, and will allow users […]
3 Takeaways from Apple’s WWDC 2014
This week in San Francisco, Apple engineers and some 5,000 developers gathered together to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. As the 5-day event comes to an end, we’re left with some significant insights into the future of iOS and Mac. Let’s take a look at 3 notable takeaways from the conference. 1. This Year’s Keynote Was Very Revealing The conference kicked off Monday morning with a special keynote speech. During the two-hour long event, led by CEO Tim Cook and SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi, the next-generation of iOS and OS X was unveiled. The latest version of OS X includes a complete […]
A Discussion Featuring Dennis Crowley, CEO and Co-founder of Foursquare
Imagine you’re vacationing in Belem, Brazil. You want to know which pubs to drink at, which restaurants to eat at, or which cafe make the best arroz doce. Now, imagine if instead of searching aimlessly for recommendations on the internet, you can simply open up an application on your smartphone, and have immediate access to a database of suggestions. Or better yet, your smartwatch or heads-up display automatically feeds you suggestions as you walk around. While we haven’t yet reached the point of ultimate geolocation domination, there is a location-based social networking website that provides location details from places all around the world—including […]
The Snapchat Phenomenon
Have you ever wondered where your “snaps” go when they disappear from Snapchat? Maybe there’s a Snapchat heaven, or maybe they magically disappear forever, or maybe they’re being intercepted by a third party . . . For millions of Snapchat users, it’s likely this thought has crossed their minds. But many are comforted by Snapchat’s promise that their photos will disappear forever after they’re sent. Snapchat is a mobile app that allows you to send and receive ephemeral media messages. Quite simply, it can be explained as a way to privately converse with friends through videos, captions, photos, and (most […]
Beyond Blogs, WordPress for Enterprise: Highlights from WP Think Tank # 2
What happens when you put 8 smart WordPress people in a virtual room and ask them to wax lyrical about the future of WordPress? WP Think Tank # 2! The two-hour long panel featured amazing WordPress professionals engaging in meaningful dialogue about many of the issues that have been stirring in the WordPress ecosystem. The panel kicked off by addressing some of the challenges that WordPress businesses encounter when scaling their products or services to enterprise-level clients. They went on to discuss the positioning of WordPress, and what the future will bring for WordPress. To accompany the panel, there was a livechat where […]
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