Speed geeking
Speed Geek event during the launch of TechSoup Canada Speed geeking is a participation process used to quickly view a number of presentations within a fixed period of time. Speed geeking gets its name from speed dating, since they both employ similar techniques. Method[edit]
Two location companies that are more important than Foursquare,
I still love Foursquare. I check in nearly everywhere I go. I still also check in with Gowalla (my checkins) and Yelp (my Yelps) and a variety of other services. Why? Because these tools continue to evolve very quickly and the world of location-based services is getting more and more important every day. You know that if you read Techmeme or Techcrunch with any regularity.
Voice Tag
Voice tags are used in automated speech recognition in a voice command device, allowing the user to "speak" commands. For example, using voice commands with an automated device, such as an IVR telephone prompt or to dial a contact on a mobile phone. On mobile phones - One typical use is to dial phone calls on phones equipped with speech recognition.
Billion dollar ideas for the next decade « Searching for the Moo
Posted by shannonclark on April 23, 2010 What will be the next set of Billion dollar industries? In the past week one of the biggest angel investors in technology, Ron Conway, announced that he has closed a new venture fund and he spoke to TechCrunch about what he sees as the opportunities for the next few years, the opportunities he will be investing in with his new fund. He identified three “megatrends” – the real-time data, the social web and flash marketing.
UberCab Ordered to Cease And Desist
Did Ubercab just crash and burn? Taxi and limo industry insiders in California today informed TechCrunch that the San Francisco Metro Transit Authority & the Public Utilities Commission of California have ordered the startup to cease and desist. UPDATE: Since the orders arrived on October 20th, Ubercab has remained in service under threat of penalties including up to $5,000 fee per instance of Ubercab’s operation, and potentially 90 days in jail per each day the company remains in operation past the orders. The company’s brand name and logo appear to be in metamorphosis; on its website and blog, Ubercab’s logo now reads simply “Uber,” and the company commented to its own Facebook community yesterday afternoon, “more uber than cab.” Chief executive of Ubercab Ryan Graves told TechCrunch, “We are working with the agencies [involved] to figure out their exact concerns and make sure that we’re in compliance.”
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Attendees
Welcome to the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit 2010! An exploration of the latest Mobile development trends, both the technology and the emerging business applications. Get ready to explore, think and create the future of Mobile!
UberCab Cease & Desist Means One Thing: They’re Onto Something
Like most people in Silicon Valley, I’m very intrigued by this UberCab cease & desist situation. My first reaction was “uh oh”. But that quickly switched to a feeling that this is probably the best thing that could ever happen to the young startup. That may sound crazy. But it’s not.
ZipList Raises $2 Million, Helps You Manage Shopping Lists, Search Recipes
ZipList, which lets you manage and share your grocery lists online and on the go, has raised a little over $2 million in funding, a SEC filing reveals. ZipList combines a robust recipe search engine with a free shopping list management service that allows users to easily create and manage grocery lists and efficiently share them with others. Family members can add items to the list by email, IM, text message, on the Web, from a mobile web browser, or from an iPhone or Android application.
