Archive for August, 2007
Google Phone: Whenever It Comes, It Will Be Great For Developing Countries
Man, it seems like every blog I’ve read over the past week or so has been buzzing about the ever-elusive Google Phone a.k.a. Gphone. Engadget says Google is talking with Indian telcos. Michael Arrington says the GPhone will be much different than the iPhone. CrunchGear said it has an exclusive source tipping it that the [...]
Who does this guy think he is?
I repeat, who does this guy think he is? Why would Big Green let him post anything?!?
Buy An Album Months Before You Can Actually Listen to It? Really?!
We are going to start seeing some great new music startups popping up as music makes a stronger move to the online space over the next couple of years. Music promotion and distribution is a different animal online and we will see plenty of new models taking on the old models of promotion and distribution
One [...]
I Love My Local Blood Bank
My sister is in Nigeria this summer interning as a nurse at some pretty rural hospitals. She sends us stream-of-consciousness emails every week or so detailing her wide-eyed experiences that are always weighted with complex health and socio-economic issues.
This time she tells us about a simple yet crucial system that is lacking in rural Nigerian [...]
Can Music Artists Give the Middle Finger to Offline Major Labels?
I’m very interested in new models of promoting and distributing music on the Internet. I think it is in area in which we are going to see a lot of innovation over the next couple of years. Music like print newspapers and print magazines is starting to develop a larger presence on the Internet.
We [...]
Try To Avoid Car Rides When in Nigeria
My sister is in Nigeria this summer doing a nursing internship at a pretty remote hospital in Ile Ife. She sends us emails jam-packed with alarming experiences every couple of days. Here's an excerpt from a recent email:
On the way back it was pouring rain and about an hour away from Jengre we came across [...]
The Music Blogosphere Has a Problem
Music blogs don’t give each other credit for starting the buzz around new bands, singles and leaks, and it is hurting the music blogosphere’s rise.
When I say credit I mostly mean linking. Music blogs don’t know how to link to each other acknowledging that somebody started the buzz first. Let’s say an original music [...]
Dear Gabe Rivera, We Need a Music Meme
I want Gabe to create a music meme so I can quickly browse all the buzziest bands, singles and leaks in the music blogosphere.
I know we all read TechMeme like twice a day. And, I’m sure we’ve all checked out Gabe’s other memes WeSmirch (gossip/celebrity), memeorandum (political), and Ballbug (MLB).
Each meme covers its respective [...]
A Post-TechCrunch 9 Conversation That Really Bothered Me
Photo: Zenfolio, From left: TC interns Mark, me, Ben and Rahul
The TechCrunch 9 Party at August Capital last Friday was really exciting. It was fun meeting all the product founders in person especially the people at Pandora, DOmedia, Wallhogs and Profile Builder.
I’m new to the whole tech schmoozing scene and TC9 was only my second [...]
Ripping Someone Off is Flattery, Right?
Imitation is the most sincere compliment you can give someone, right? Well, I am completely ripping off the site design of my friend and fellow TechCruncher Jeff Wang. I hope he doesn't get mad.
I'm new to Wordpress and I'm looking for the best template possible. And, right now, IAMWW and Upstart Blogger have some really [...]
