http://www.amplifiernetwork.comRSS feeds for Amplifier Ventures60http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/652/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=652http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=652&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/652/Default.aspxThe head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet. The potentially precedent-setting move stems from a complaint against Comcast Corp. that the company had blocked Internet traffic among users of a certain type of "file sharing" software that allows them to exchange large amounts of data.jabermanFri, 11 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:652http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/651/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=651http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=651&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/651/Default.aspxThis post addresses some of the recent discussion about the applicability of the "long tail" to consumer behavior on the Internet. It provides a good analysis of the current debate and suggests that consumer behavior is still "winner take all" but that the "tastemakers" are no longer media giants.jabermanThu, 10 Jul 2008 16:01:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:651http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/640/Windows-Could-Use-a-Rush-of-Fresh-Air.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=640http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=640&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/640/Windows-Could-Use-a-Rush-of-Fresh-Air.aspx MICROSOFT Windows has put on a lot of weight over the years. Beginning as a thin veneer for older software code, it has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame.  The best solution to the multiple woes of Windows is starting over. Completely. jabermanSun, 29 Jun 2008 17:09:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:640http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/635/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=635http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=635&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/635/Default.aspxCharter Communications, the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, announced yesterday that it has backed off a plan to monitor customers' Internet transmissions...jabermanWed, 25 Jun 2008 14:41:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:635http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/624/The-Rise-of-Social-Networking-for-the-Serious.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=624http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=624&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/624/The-Rise-of-Social-Networking-for-the-Serious.aspx Now, in the midst of Silicon Valley’s recession-proof enthusiasm for community-oriented Web sites, the most boring of the social networks is finally grabbing the spotlight... jabermanWed, 18 Jun 2008 00:47:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:624http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/623/US-Will-Lag-in-Tech-Growth-Study-Says.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=623http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=623&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/623/US-Will-Lag-in-Tech-Growth-Study-Says.aspx Watching television, gaining access to the Internet and listening to music on mobile phones will be a viable business in the next few years, says a study by a consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers... jabermanWed, 18 Jun 2008 00:44:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:623http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/622/Charging-by-the-Byte-to-Curb-Internet-Traffic.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=622http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=622&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/622/Charging-by-the-Byte-to-Curb-Internet-Traffic.aspx Some people use the Internet simply to check e-mail and look up phone numbers. Others are online all day, downloading big video and music files. For years, both kinds of Web surfers have paid the same price for access, but now... jabermanSun, 15 Jun 2008 13:52:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:622http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/621/Oh-Jerry-Its-No-Longer-Your-Baby.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=621http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=621&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/621/Oh-Jerry-Its-No-Longer-Your-Baby.aspx In this story the NY Times addresses the conflict Jerry Yang has between his views as a founder and as the CEO of a public company. jabermanSun, 15 Jun 2008 13:50:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:621http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/612/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=612http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=612&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/612/Default.aspxSTILL using a mouse, keyboard, joystick or motion sensor to control the action in a video game? It may be time to try brain power instead. A new headset system picks up electrical activity from the brain, as well as from facial muscles and other spots, and translates it into on-screen commands. This lets players vanquish villains not with a click, but with a thought.jabermanMon, 09 Jun 2008 14:40:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:612http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/607/The-Future-Is-Now-Pretty-Soon-at-Least.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=607http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=607&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/607/The-Future-Is-Now-Pretty-Soon-at-Least.aspx Before we get to Ray Kurzweil’s plan for upgrading the “suboptimal software” in your brain, let me pass on some of the cheery news he brought to the World Science Festival last week in New York. Do you have trouble sticking to a diet? Have patience. Within 10 years, Dr. Kurzweil explained, there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight... jabermanTue, 03 Jun 2008 21:13:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:607http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/605/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=605http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=605&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/605/Default.aspx Social networking technologies, web mashups, multicore and hybrid processors and cloud computing are amongst the ten most disruptive technologies[1] that will shape the information technology (IT) landscape over the next five years, according to research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. jabermanSat, 31 May 2008 15:05:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:605http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/604/A-Letter-to-Facebooks-Founder.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=604http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=604&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/604/A-Letter-to-Facebooks-Founder.aspx This is a very good discussion about Venture Capital sale rights. Good reading for any entrepreneur thinking of taking outside capital. jabermanFri, 30 May 2008 22:11:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:604http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/599/Why-its-so-important-to-just-frackin-start.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=599http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=599&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/599/Why-its-so-important-to-just-frackin-start.aspxThere is a huge lesson here for entrepreneurs: it's not where you start, it's where you finish. Bottom line? As an entrepreneur you have to follow your nose and don't worry if you dump or change your original model. Evolution is the revolution. jabermanMon, 26 May 2008 15:21:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:599http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/598/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=598http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=598&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/598/Default.aspxCLOUD computing is the jargon of the moment in the technology industry. Google, I.B.M., Microsoft and Yahoo are just some of the big companies talking up the cloud, and a bunch of smaller ones are, too. What, you may be thinking, is cloud computing?jabermanMon, 26 May 2008 15:18:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:598http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/590/CBS-buying-CNet-for-18-billion.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=590http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=590&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/590/CBS-buying-CNet-for-18-billion.aspx CBS announced plans to buy CNet for $1.8 billion, a matchup that would combine an old-school television network with one of the Internet's pioneers. The deal would instantly give CBS a top 10 presence on the Internet... jabermanSun, 18 May 2008 13:32:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:590http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/585/Obama-Green-Talk-is-Gold-to-Silicon-Valley.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=585http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=585&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/585/Obama-Green-Talk-is-Gold-to-Silicon-Valley.aspxSenator Barack Obama today proposed that the federal government spend $150 billion over 10 years to promote alternative energy and create several million jobs. As part of his plan, the Illinois Democrat pledged that, if president, he would invest $10 billion a year in creating what he called a “Clean Technologies Deployment Venture Capital Fund.” Such a fund, he said, would help finance companies involved in the alternative energy sector...jabermanThu, 15 May 2008 12:10:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:585http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/582/Where-does-Google-go-next.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=582http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=582&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/582/Where-does-Google-go-next.aspxIt would be easy to dismiss the exodus of some of Google's best people if it were an isolated occurrence... jabermanMon, 12 May 2008 14:17:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:582http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/581/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=581http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=581&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/581/Default.aspxAlthough the referenced comment from Wired is a bit snarky, it is significant that a leading blogger on technology matters is deemed enough of an authority to be promoted by the Washington Post. This says a great deal about the continued convergence of blogging and traditional media...jabermanFri, 09 May 2008 15:04:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:581http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/578/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=578http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=578&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/578/Default.aspx An interesting post on immigration for technology entrepreneurs, written from the perspective of Silicon Valley... but just as applicable to the DC technology community. jabermanFri, 02 May 2008 14:50:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:578http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/571/Is-The-Venture-Capital-Party-Over.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=571http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=571&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/571/Is-The-Venture-Capital-Party-Over.aspxAccording to a new report from Thomson Reuters and PricewaterhouseCoopers, venture capital investment in the United States headed south in the first quarter of 2008. The report found that venture outlays dropped 8.5 percent to $7.1 billion in the three months ending March 31 from the $7.8 billion invested in the previous quarter, resulting in the lowest quarter since Q4 2006.jabermanMon, 21 Apr 2008 12:46:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:571http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/570/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=570http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=570&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/570/Default.aspxA new report released today by Forrester Research is predicting that enterprise spending on Web 2.0 technologies is going to increase dramatically over the next five years. This increase will include more spending on social networking tools, mashups, and RSS, with the end result being a global enterprise market of $4.6 billion by the year 2013. jabermanMon, 21 Apr 2008 12:37:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:570http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/561/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=561http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=561&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/561/Default.aspxMicrosoft's Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more complicated by the minute.  Meanwhile, Windows has outgrown hardware and customers are pondering skipping Vista to wait for Windows 7.  If Windows is going to remain relevant it will need radical changes.jabermanFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:25:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:561http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/560/We-Need-A-New-Path-To-Liquidity.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=560http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=560&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/560/We-Need-A-New-Path-To-Liquidity.aspxThe company/web service creation process needs some kind of end game. The entrepreneurs who spend years and risking a ton need a way to get paid for that effort. And those of us who finance their efforts need to get some return on our investment. We can argue about the magnitude of the return we need and a host of other things, but the fact remains that without a path to liquidity, all the innovation that is being created by the entrepreneur/VC equation will stop happening.jabermanThu, 10 Apr 2008 18:24:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:560http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/550/Why-tech-stocks-have-a-glorious-future.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=550http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=550&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/550/Why-tech-stocks-have-a-glorious-future.aspx While we may seem to be living in grim economic times, tech companies are facing a future that is anything but grim - something that is salutary to recall when we read the daily headlines about financial turmoil and economic uncertainty. jabermanThu, 27 Mar 2008 20:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:550http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/544/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=544http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=544&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/544/Default.aspx If you are an entrepreneur seeking a moment of clarity, there is no better place to start than Sequoia Capital’s Elements of Sustainable Companies. This list is a beacon to help guide startups through their most common early mistakes. jabermanThu, 20 Mar 2008 20:29:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:544http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/541/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=541http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=541&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/541/Default.aspx Silicon Valley remains the hotbed of Web 2.0 activity, but the hipness of start-ups with goofy names is starting to cool in the face of economic reality. Dow Jones VentureSource on Tuesday released numbers of venture capital activity in Web 2.0 companies and declared that the "investment boom may be peaking." jabermanTue, 18 Mar 2008 22:46:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:541http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/538/Childlike-intelligence-created-in-Second-Life.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=538http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=538&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/538/Childlike-intelligence-created-in-Second-Life.aspxFour-year-old Eddie might behave like a typical young boy. Outside of the Second Life virtual world, however, he is anything but...jabermanSat, 15 Mar 2008 15:56:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:538http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/534/Google-could-be-superseded-says-web-inventor.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=534http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=534&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/534/Google-could-be-superseded-says-web-inventor.aspx Google may eventually be displaced as the pre-eminent brand on the internet by a company that harnesses the power of next-generation web technology, the inventor of the World Wide Web has said. jabermanWed, 12 Mar 2008 21:34:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:534http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/531/Rumor-Sprint-to-spin-off-Nextel.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=531http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=531&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/531/Rumor-Sprint-to-spin-off-Nextel.aspxRumors are swirling today over the future of Sprint. First off, Seeking Alpha is reporting that Sprint has hired Morgan Stanley for a possible spin-off of its Nextel brand...jabermanFri, 07 Mar 2008 19:17:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:531http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/529/Yahoo-and-Time-Warner-Intensify-Talks.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=529http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=529&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/529/Yahoo-and-Time-Warner-Intensify-Talks.aspxYahoo Inc. and Time Warner Inc. have stepped up talks over creating an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited offer for Yahoo.  The talks center on a deal that would fold Time Warner's AOL Internet unit into Yahoo... jabermanWed, 05 Mar 2008 15:17:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:529http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/520/FCC-Head-Says-Action-Possible-on-Web-Limits.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=520http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=520&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/520/FCC-Head-Says-Action-Possible-on-Web-Limits.aspxThe chairman of the Federal Communications Commission yesterday sharply questioned Internet service providers who control consumers' Web access over their networks, and suggested the agency could intervene against the practice. This is the strongest statement yet from the FCC regarding "net neutrality."jabermanWed, 27 Feb 2008 12:34:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:520http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/517/Move-Over-Oil-Theres-Money-in-Texas-Wind.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=517http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=517&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/517/Move-Over-Oil-Theres-Money-in-Texas-Wind.aspxTexas, once the oil capital of North America, is rapidly turning into the capital of wind power.  After breakneck growth the last three years, Texas has reached the point that more than 3 percent of its electricity, enough to supply power to one million homes, comes from wind turbines. jabermanSun, 24 Feb 2008 15:16:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:517http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/515/Google-ventures-into-health-records-biz.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=515http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=515&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/515/Google-ventures-into-health-records-biz.aspxGoogle Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.jabermanThu, 21 Feb 2008 11:54:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:515http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/511/Brain-control-headset-for-gamers.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=511http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=511&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/511/Brain-control-headset-for-gamers.aspxA neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain will go on sale later this year. Sometimes science fiction and science fact interact in surprising ways.jabermanWed, 20 Feb 2008 17:12:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:511http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/510/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=510http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=510&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/510/Default.aspxNearly ten years ago, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made its ruling in the State Street Bank case, effectively allowing patents on business models and greatly expanding the scope of software patents in one single move. While there are many problems with the patent system, this one decision made for a lot more bad patents very quickly -- and many of the ridiculous lawsuits you see today wouldn't even exist if this decision had gone the other way.jabermanSat, 16 Feb 2008 17:45:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:510http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/506/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=506http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=506&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/506/Default.aspxThis story is a great reminder/template for any Web 2.0 entrepreneur who is looking for Venture Capital. A $20 million exit without any external capital.jabermanTue, 12 Feb 2008 18:54:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:506http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/502/Is-mobile-really-a-sure-thing-for-Google.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=502http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=502&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/502/Is-mobile-really-a-sure-thing-for-Google.aspxWith half the world's population soon owning a cell phone, the opportunity to reach more people on the Web via a mobile device is huge. Research firm Gartner predicts that worldwide mobile advertising revenue will grow from less than $1 billion last year to $11 billion in 2011.jabermanFri, 08 Feb 2008 22:19:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:502http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/501/Of-cables-and-conspiracies.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=501http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=501&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/501/Of-cables-and-conspiracies.aspxIf you outsource to India you might have already come across this story, but a number of undersea cables we cut over the last week, causing widespread Internet disruption. What is interesting about this story is the efficiency at which rumor and conjecture became currency.jabermanFri, 08 Feb 2008 14:56:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:501http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/495/AOLs-options-darken-with-Microsofts-Yahoo-bid.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=495http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=495&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/495/AOLs-options-darken-with-Microsofts-Yahoo-bid.aspxAOL may be looking like a wallflower at the prom as Microsoft seeks to swallow Yahoo.jabermanSat, 02 Feb 2008 18:16:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:495http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/494/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=494http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=494&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/494/Default.aspxWhile we all look forward to plug in hybrids and complain about dependence on foreign oil, the US government has cancelled support for a "clean coal" power plant. One observer noted if this goes bad, then get ready for nuclear energy or lots of power outages... jabermanSat, 02 Feb 2008 16:51:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:494http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/489/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=489http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=489&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/489/Default.aspxToday, purchases of computer hardware and software account for half of all capital spending by businesses. Will falling corporate investment be the next shoe to drop on the way to a recession, or will it hold up enough to help steady the economy?jabermanSat, 26 Jan 2008 12:22:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:489http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/488/Will-Big-Cash-PIles-Keep-Start-Up-Sales-Alive.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=488http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=488&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/488/Will-Big-Cash-PIles-Keep-Start-Up-Sales-Alive.aspxBig names like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) continue to sit on burgeoning piles of unused cash, which might just keep the buyout exit window for startups wide open. Together, the companies have over $50 billion in cash that’s just sitting there...jabermanSat, 26 Jan 2008 12:21:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:488http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/481/Venture-capital-at-6year-high.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=481http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=481&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/481/Venture-capital-at-6year-high.aspxVenture capital investments in U.S. startups climbed to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas even if the staggering economy falls into a recession.jabermanSun, 20 Jan 2008 00:46:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:481http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/477/Has-ATT-Lost-Its-Mind.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=477http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=477&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/477/Has-ATT-Lost-Its-Mind.aspxChances are that as you read this article, it is passing over part of AT&T's network. That matters, because last week AT&T announced that it is seriously considering plans to examine all the traffic it carries for potential violations of U.S. intellectual property laws.jabermanThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:29:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:477http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/460/Technologies-on-the-rise-in-2008.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=460http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=460&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/460/Technologies-on-the-rise-in-2008.aspx A number of technologies have exploded throughout 2007, from Facebook and the iPhone to the Nintendo Wii. But what will be making the headlines over the next 12 months? jabermanWed, 02 Jan 2008 14:21:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:460http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/458/The-25-Most-Innovative-Products-of-the-Year.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=458http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=458&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/458/The-25-Most-Innovative-Products-of-the-Year.aspx Web apps that transcend the Web. PCs that redefine what a PC can do. And oh yeah, a certain cell phone you may have heard of. We pick 25 breakthroughs that you can get your hands on right now. jabermanSat, 29 Dec 2007 01:40:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:458http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/456/2008-Web-Predictions.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=456http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=456&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/456/2008-Web-Predictions.aspxWhat Web applications and trends will make it big in 2008? In this post the RWW authors ruminate on the current trends in Web technology and look forward to what 2008 might bring us.jabermanTue, 25 Dec 2007 16:37:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:456http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/449/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=449http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=449&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/449/Default.aspx Can an untested Silicon Valley startup with the slightly embarrassing name Ribbit take on corporate giants like Microsoft and Avaya? On Monday, Ribbit, based in Mountain View, Calif., will announce a telephone web service intended to make it possible for programmers to add telephone features to any Web page... jabermanMon, 17 Dec 2007 17:32:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:449http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/448/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=448http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=448&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/448/Default.aspx It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA... jabermanMon, 17 Dec 2007 17:30:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:448http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/442/The-Twice-Shy-Entrepreneur.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=442http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=442&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/442/The-Twice-Shy-Entrepreneur.aspx Is there a generational difference in entreprenuers that started their first companies before the last tech bubble burst? Are they too conservative? Are entrepreneurs that operate today without that formative experience more likely to be successful? Check out this link to a recent post by Michael Arrington. jabermanMon, 10 Dec 2007 00:28:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:442http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/436/Google-Will-Bid-in-FCC-Spectrum-Auction.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=436http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=436&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/436/Google-Will-Bid-in-FCC-Spectrum-Auction.aspx Coupled with Verizon's announcement this week, the drum beat of cellular networks starting to look more like the Internet will get louder. Certainly, the potential for a more open infrastructure is of great interest to entrepreneurs and VCs. jabermanSat, 01 Dec 2007 02:06:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:436http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/435/Why-Early-Stage-Venture-Investments-Fail.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=435http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=435&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/435/Why-Early-Stage-Venture-Investments-Fail.aspx A useful blog post from Fred Wilson, a well known commentator on VC matters in the blogosphere. Anyone considering a start up and the dance with VCs should read this post. jabermanSat, 01 Dec 2007 02:02:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:435http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/428/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=428http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=428&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/428/Default.aspxA humbling list. So many of these fell into the "seemed like a good idea at the time." How many of these did you see coming?jabermanWed, 21 Nov 2007 00:19:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:428http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/422/The-Writers-Strike-And-The-Future-Of-The-Net.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=422http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=422&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/422/The-Writers-Strike-And-The-Future-Of-The-Net.aspx The Writers Guild of America strike has been an interesting to watch, complete with a host of issues the public might not have thought of before. jabermanSat, 17 Nov 2007 19:54:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:422http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/421/23andme-Evil-Or-The-Way-Of-The-Future.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=421http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=421&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/421/23andme-Evil-Or-The-Way-Of-The-Future.aspx A genetic screening company. Funded by Google!?!? Sometimes the real world and the world of science fiction collide.  Would you want to know your genetic "destiny"? jabermanSat, 17 Nov 2007 19:51:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:421http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/420/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=420http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=420&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/420/Default.aspx Google Inc. made a big splash last week with its new software for cellphones. But that's far from the limit of the Internet giant's wireless ambitions -- which could include running its own mobile network. jabermanSat, 17 Nov 2007 01:54:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:420http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/411/Are-Facebooks-Social-Ads-Illegal.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=411http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=411&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/411/Are-Facebooks-Social-Ads-Illegal.aspx So much energy has gone into ways to provide behavioral feedback, or demographic mining, to support better advertising yields on the Internet. The FTC is starting to think about these issues more seriously. Now, a legal scholor (yes there are such things) weighs in on the legality of a new Facebook advertising strategy. jabermanSat, 10 Nov 2007 16:51:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:411http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/410/Web-20-Manages-to-Sober-Up.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=410http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=410&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/410/Web-20-Manages-to-Sober-Up.aspx This post [from GigaOM's Anne Zelenka] provides some thinking on the Web 2.0 financing environment, and also some good insight into Venture Capital fund patterns. jabermanSat, 10 Nov 2007 16:47:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:410http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/404/FTC-to-Review-Online-Ads-and-Privacy.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=404http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=404&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/404/FTC-to-Review-Online-Ads-and-Privacy.aspx In Internet advertising one of the biggest targets is to provide contextual ads that are relevant to someone's individual interest. These technologies have progressed to a level that the less informed find surprising. Is there a backlash coming? jabermanFri, 02 Nov 2007 12:59:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:404http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/403/Locked-vs-Unlocked-Opening-Up-Choice.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=403http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=403&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/403/Locked-vs-Unlocked-Opening-Up-Choice.aspx Locked" cell phones, and the carriers' desire to continue to limit economic access to their networks, are seen by many as hand-in-hand limits on innovation in the US wireless market. This article provides a good summary of the issues surrounding "locked" cell phones. jabermanFri, 02 Nov 2007 12:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:403http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/399/Microsoft-signs-twopart-Facebook-deal.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=399http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=399&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/399/Microsoft-signs-twopart-Facebook-deal.aspxMicrosoft makes a strategic investment in Facebook, valuing the company at $15 billion. It appears from other reports that at least one additional non strategic investor is willing to invest at this valuation also.jabermanSat, 27 Oct 2007 11:01:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:399http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/398/AT-T-IBM-Intel-Microsoft----Google.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=398http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=398&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/398/AT-T-IBM-Intel-Microsoft----Google.aspx This article is a good follow up from my blog entry on the use of market standards, and goes into some detail on the use of anti trust law to regulate technology concentration. jabermanSat, 27 Oct 2007 10:53:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:398http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/397/Senators-Want-Probe-on-Content-Blocking.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=397http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=397&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/397/Senators-Want-Probe-on-Content-Blocking.aspx The debate on net neutrality centers around the question as to whether the providers of the Internet pipes should be able to prioritize traffic. What do you think after reading this article? jabermanSat, 27 Oct 2007 10:50:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:397http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/388/Skype-Goes-Mobile.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=388http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=388&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/388/Skype-Goes-Mobile.aspx So Skype is going to provide cell phone service, but with a twist -- integration with Skype and therefore VOIP. Want to get it? Move to Europe. jabermanThu, 18 Oct 2007 13:27:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:388http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/380/Madonna-Heads-for-Virgin-Territory.aspx#Comments1http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=380http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=380&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/380/Madonna-Heads-for-Virgin-Territory.aspx Putting aside the obvious snicker that the headline could trigger, this development is a significant one for the record industry. The "taste making" infrastructure of the record industry is less relevant for a "made" artist like Madonna. jabermanThu, 11 Oct 2007 14:45:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:380http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/379/The-Structured-Web--A-Primer.aspx#Comments0http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=171&ModuleID=723&ArticleID=379http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=379&PortalID=0&TabID=171http://www.amplifiernetwork.com/MyAmp/Edit/NetworkBuzz/tabid/171/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/379/The-Structured-Web--A-Primer.aspx This is a useful discussion of the current state of information on the Web and how it differs from traditional approaches to structured data.   jabermanThu, 11 Oct 2007 14:40:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:379