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BlogsTags > startupsThe makers of hardware innovationBy Dale DoughertyApril 26, 2013 Chris Anderson wrote Makers and went from editor-in-chief of Wired to CEO of 3D Robotics, making his hobby his side job and then making it his main job. A new executive at Motorola Mobility, a division of Google, said that … Four short links: 30 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 24, 2013 China = 41% of World’s Internet Attack Traffic (Bloomberg) — numbers are from Akamai’s research. Verizon Communications said in a separate report that China accounted for 96 percent of all global espionage cases it investigated. One interpretation is that China … Four short links: 29 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 24, 2013 Information Security Breaches 2013 Report (UK Gov) — over 80% of small UK firms reported a breach, and over 90% of large. (via The Register) Google Glass Forbids Resales (Wired) — leaving aside the braying naysayers with their “GLASS WILL … Four short links: 12 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 12, 2013 Wikileaks ProjectK Code (Github) — open-sourced map and graph modules behind the Wikileaks code serving Kissinger-era cables. (via Journalism++) Plan Your Digital Afterlife With Inactive Account Manager — you can choose to have your data deleted — after three, six, … Three questions for…Adam Salomone of The Harvard Common PressBy Joe WikertApril 8, 2013 1. The Harvard Common Press recently announced plans to open an office in San Francisco to become more closely aligned with the food startup community. The food industry probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people … Dangerous ideas from the world of startupsBy Todd SatterstenMarch 26, 2013 Dustin Kurtz, marketing manager at Melville House, wrote a piece last week about the incursion of startup vocabulary in the world of book publishing. He says: [N]ow the models and the metaphors of the tech industry are, full-throatedly, without embarrassment, being used … Four short links: 18 March 2013By Nat TorkingtonMarch 18, 2013 A Quantitative Literary History of 2,958 Nineteenth-Century British Novels: The Semantic Cohort Method (PDF) — This project was simultaneously an experiment in developing quantitative and computational methods for tracing changes in literary language. We wanted to see how far quantifiable … Four short links: 25 February 2013By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 25, 2013 Xenotext — Sci Foo Camper Christian Bök is closer to his goal of “living poetry”: A short stanza enciphered into a string of DNA and injected into an “unkillable” bacterium, Bök’s poem is designed to trigger the micro-organism to create … 3D printing from your fingertipsBy Alasdair AllanFebruary 21, 2013 The 3Doodler is a 3D printer, but it’s a pen. This takes 3D printing and turns it on its head … In fact the 3Doodler rejects quite a lot of what most people would consider necessary for it to be … Collaborating with startupsBy Joe WikertFebruary 19, 2013 I mentioned in an article yesterday that what’s happening in the startup community is one of the key takeaways from TOC NY 2013. I’d like to drill a bit deeper into that subject and a recent report from Dosdoce helps … Five key takeaways from TOC NY 2013By Joe WikertFebruary 18, 2013 TOC NY 2013 is a wrap and based on the feedback I’ve received so far I think it was one of our best. When Kat and I closed the event Thursday afternoon we both shared thoughts on the most important … Four short links: 15 February 2013By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 15, 2013 Ed Startups in a Nutshell (Dan Meyer) — I couldn’t agree with Dan more: The Internet is like a round pipe. Lecture videos and machine-scored exercises are like round pegs. They pass easily from one end of the pipe to … Four short links: 20 November 2012By Nat TorkingtonNovember 20, 2012 When Transaction Costs Collapse — As OECD researchers reported recently, 99.5 per cent of reciprocal access agreements occur informally without written contracts. Paradoxically, as competition becomes more intense or ”perfect”, it becomes indistinguishable from perfect co-operation – a neat trick … Strata Week: Investors embrace Hadoop BI startupsBy Jenn WebbNovember 16, 2012 Here are a few stories from the data space that caught my attention this week. Two Hadoop BI startups secure funding There were a couple notable pieces of investment news this week. Platfora, a startup looking to democratize Hadoop as … Startup Showcase: And the finalists are …By Alistair CrollOctober 17, 2012 We had a wide range of startups apply for a slot in the Strata Conference + Hadoop World Startup Showcase. Our selection committee, which included investors, entrepreneurs, and executives from SAP — which is sponsoring the event — whittled these … It’s time for a publishing incubatorBy Travis AlberOctober 4, 2012 Last June, over beer (generally a good place to start), I had a great conversation with entrepreneur Hugh McGuire about how startups are funded in publishing. There was a lot to discuss, a little to celebrate, a bit to complain about, … Startups and Publishers: It Ain’t EasyBy Hugh McGuireOctober 4, 2012 Any startup company trying to work with book publishers will tell you tales of woe and frustration. Big publishers and small publishers (I’ve worked with both) pose different sets of problems for startups, but the end result is a disconnect. … What caused New York’s startup boom?By Jon BrunerSeptember 24, 2012 Since the crisis of 2008 New York City’s massive financial sector — the city’s richest economic engine, once seen to have unlimited potential for growth — has languished. In the meantime, attention has turned to its nascent startup sector, home … Four short links: 20 September 2012
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 20, 2012 The Shape of the Internet Has Changed — 98 percent of internet traffic now consists of content that can be stored on servers. 45% of Internet traffic today is from CDNs, and a handful of them at that, which makes … Four short links: 10 September 2012
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 10, 2012 The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena (Wired) — With a federal official’s signature, banks, hospitals, bookstores, telecommunications companies and even utilities and internet service providers — virtually all businesses — are required to hand over sensitive data on … Four short links: 3 September 2012
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 3, 2012 The Seductive Allure of Edu-Tech Reform (Chris Lehmann) — While it may be seductive to think that rooms of children on computers, each following some computerized instruction at their pace, monitored by school aides, with a handful of teachers around … Four short links: 25 May 2012
By Nat TorkingtonMay 25, 2012 Meet The New Boss, Worse Than The Old Boss -- transcript of a thoughtful music industry insider considering the effect of the net on the business. The other problem? I’ve been expecting for years now to see aggregate revenue flowing to artist increase. Disintermediation promised us this. It hasn’t happened. Everywhere I look artists seem to be working more... Making innovation: Open hardware, personal fab and collaborative design 
By Dale DoughertyMay 11, 2012 Being held May 15-16, MAKE's Hardware Innovation Workshop is an intensive introduction to the business of making and the makers who are creating these businesses. Big data in EuropeBy Mac SlocumApril 23, 2012 European application of big data is ramping up, but its spread is different from the patterns seen in the U.S. In this interview, Big Data Week organizers Stewart Townsend and Carlos Somohano share the key distinctions and opportunities associated with Europe's data scene. Big data in Europe 
By Mac SlocumApril 23, 2012 European application of big data is ramping up, but its spread is different from the patterns seen in the U.S. In this interview, Big Data Week organizers Stewart Townsend and Carlos Somohano share the key distinctions and opportunities associated with Europe's data scene. Four short links: 13 April 2012
By Nat TorkingtonApril 13, 2012 Change the Game (Video) -- Amy Hoy's talk from Webstock '12, on being contrary and being successful. Was one of the standout talks for me. Rise4Fun -- software engineering tools from Microsoft Research. (via Hacker News) Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse (Rolling Stone) -- get ready for an avalanche of shareholder suits ten years from now, since... OpenCorporates opens up new database of corporate directors and officersBy Alex HowardMarch 5, 2012 OpenCorporates, which aggregates open data about businesses, has launched a new taxonomy of corporate directors and officers. In this interview, Chris Taggart, the founder of OpenCorporates, shares more details about the data and the business model behind his open data venture. OpenCorporates opens up new database of corporate directors and officers
By Alex HowardMarch 5, 2012 OpenCorporates, which aggregates open data about businesses, has launched a new taxonomy of corporate directors and officers. In this interview, Chris Taggart, the founder of OpenCorporates, shares more details about the data and the business model behind his open data venture. Four short links: 23 February 2012
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 23, 2012 Why Mobile Matters (Luke Wroblewski) -- great demonstration of the changes in desktop and mobile, the new power of Android, and the waning influence of old manufacturers. It's Called iBooks Author Not iMathTextbooks Author, And The Trouble That Results (Dan Meyer) -- It's curious that even though students own their iBooks forever (ie. they can't resell them or give... Four short links: 14 February 2012
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 14, 2012 Why I Hate The STOCK Act (Clay Johnson) -- an attempt to reform insider trading within government, but because Congress exempts itself from substantial penalties then it has little effect where it's needed most. We won't see change on the issues that matter to us (copyright, due process for Internet takedowns, privacy, etc.) while the lawmakers are distracted by... Four short links: 13 February 2012
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 13, 2012 Rise of the Independents (Bryce Roberts) -- companies that don't take VC money and instead choose to grow organically: indies. +1 for having a word for this. The Performance Golden Rule (Steve Souders) -- 80-90% of the end-user response time is spent on the frontend. Check out his graphs showing where load times come from for various popular sites.... Four short links: 9 February 2012
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 9, 2012 Weave -- web-based visualization platform designed to enable visualization of any available data by anyone for any purpose. GPL and MPL-licensed. (via Flowing Data) Flotr2 -- MIT-licensed Javascript library for drawing HTML5 charts and graphs. It is a branch of flotr which removes the Prototype dependency and includes many improvements. (via Javascript Weekly) What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About... ValoBox wants to reward content creators and consumersBy Jenn WebbJanuary 27, 2012 ValoBox, a publishing startup we covered earlier this year, has launched. In this interview, co-founder Oliver Brooks describes the platform, its development, and how its social retail system works. ValoBox wants to reward content creators and consumers January 27, 2012 ValoBox, a publishing startup we covered earlier this year, has launched. In this interview, co-founder Oliver Brooks describes the platform, its development, and how its social retail system works. Transforming data into narrative contentBy Jenn WebbJanuary 26, 2012 Scaling content no longer requires new hires — Narrative Science automatically generates stories from data. In this interview, CTO Kristian Hammond explains how it works and how the expanding types of data are creating new storytelling opportunities. Transforming data into narrative content January 26, 2012 Scaling content no longer requires new hires — Narrative Science automatically generates stories from data. In this interview, CTO Kristian Hammond explains how it works and how the expanding types of data are creating new storytelling opportunities. When you commit to "release early and often" you have to actually do itBy Jenn WebbJanuary 20, 2012 We follow up with BizBookLab's Todd Sattersten to see how his startup project, "Every Book Is a Startup," is coming along. Sattersten looks at the relationship between startup pitches and book pitches, and he explains why scope is a valuable project tool. When you commit to "release early and often" you have to actually do it January 20, 2012 We follow up with BizBookLab's Todd Sattersten to see how his startup project, "Every Book Is a Startup," is coming along. Sattersten looks at the relationship between startup pitches and book pitches, and he explains why scope is a valuable project tool. Getting the content out there isn't enough anymoreBy Jenn WebbJanuary 19, 2012 In this interview, 24Symbols' Just Hidalgo examines the relationship between high-quality content, related services and consumer needs. Getting the content out there isn't enough anymoreBy Jenn WebbJanuary 19, 2012 In this interview, 24Symbols' Just Hidalgo examines the relationship between high-quality content, related services and consumer needs. Three reasons why we're in a golden age of publishing entrepreneurshipBy Justo HidalgoJanuary 10, 2012 Books, publishing processes and readers have all made the jump to digital, and that's creating considerable opportunities for publishing startups. Three reasons why we're in a golden age of publishing entrepreneurshipBy Justo HidalgoJanuary 10, 2012 Books, publishing processes and readers have all made the jump to digital, and that's creating considerable opportunities for publishing startups. Four short links: 2 January 2012
By Nat TorkingtonJanuary 2, 2012 What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success (The Atlantic) -- Accountability is something that is left when responsibility has been subtracted. This is a magnificent article, you should read it. (via Juha Saarinen) impress.js (github) -- MIT-licensed Prezi-like presentation tool, built using CSS3 3d transforms. I've never been happy with the Prezi because I fear data lock-in. This... Tools of Change for Publishing Newsletter: December 7, 2011By Joe WikertDecember 8, 2011 Highlights from the 12/7/11 edition of the TOC newsletter include: Todd Sattersten argues for a "paperless book," a look at Amazon's many products and initiatives, and the folly of Kindle device limits. What publishers can learn from Netflix's problems December 8, 2011 In this interview, Wired.com writer Tim Carmody examines the recent missteps of Netflix and he takes a broad look at how technology shapes the reading experience. What publishers can learn from Netflix's problemsBy Jenn WebbDecember 8, 2011 In this interview, Wired.com writer Tim Carmody examines the recent missteps of Netflix and he takes a broad look at how technology shapes the reading experience. Tools of Change for Publishing Newsletter: November 23, 2011By Mac SlocumNovember 24, 2011 Highlights from the 11/23/11 edition of the TOC newsletter include: A new wave of lower-priced tablets arrives, check out an excerpt from Todd Sattersten's "Every Book Is a Startup," and our editors guide the way to top pub news and analysis. Four short links: 10 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 10, 2011 Steve Case and His Companies (The Atlantic) -- Maybe you see three random ideas. Case and his team saw three bets that paid off thanks to a new Web economy that promotes power in numbers and access over ownership. "Access over ownership" is a phrase that resonated. (via Walt Mossberg) Back to the Future -- teaching kids to program... Four short links: 10 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 10, 2011 Steve Case and His Companies (The Atlantic) -- Maybe you see three random ideas. Case and his team saw three bets that paid off thanks to a new Web economy that promotes power in numbers and access over ownership. "Access over ownership" is a phrase that resonated. (via Walt Mossberg) Back to the Future -- teaching kids to program... Four short links: 1 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 1, 2011 Things Turbo Pascal is Smaller Than -- next time you're bragging about your efficient code, spare a thought for the Pascal IDE and compiler that lived in 39,731 bytes. This list of more bloated things is hilarious. The China Startup Report (Slideshare) -- interesting to see the low salary comes with expectation of bonuses but little interest in equity... 1 to 50 of 106 Next Stay Connected
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