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<title><![CDATA[Tweetbot iPhone app one of the best out there]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Tweetbot is the latest Twitter app for theiPhone and one that's been getting some buzz since its debut this week.Available from Tapbots, Tweetbot gives iPhone,iPad, andiPod Touch users yet another alternative to Twitter's official mobile app and other Twitter mobile clients. And though it'll cost you $1.99, Tweetbot offers a nicely designed look and feel and a healthy array of features, easily turning into it one of my favorite Twitter apps. After you log in for the first time, Tweetbot provides a quick tutorial. From there, you're taken to your timeline where you can view the tweets you follow. A navigation bar at the bottom of the screen displays the usual array of buttons to switch among different views, including your timeline, the tweets in which you're mentioned, and your direct messages. Tapping each of the last two buttons on the bar opens small pop-up windows with multiple selections. So from those two buttons you can navigate to four different sections, including your lists, your favorites, retweets by others, and a search window. A search bar at the top of the timeline helps you track down specific tweets either by name or content. The app can also alert you with an audible tweet when your timeline gets updated, though you can turn that option off. And as with other robust Twitter apps, you can set up and view multiple timelines. Tapping a specific tweet brings up a bar underneath it with several options. You can respond to the tweet, retweet or quote it to your own followers, copy or e-mail the tweet, and save it as a favorite. Double-tapping specific spots on a tweet also kicks in different views. Double-tapping the text brings up more details about the tweet. Double-tapping the tweeter's logo shows you information on that account. And double-tapping the URL loads its linked Web page. You can even set up your own triple-tap to perform specific tasks. The various buttons and options may sound confusing, but they work together smoothly. Overall, I like the display of the timeline in Tweetbot. It's clean, quick, and user friendly. And it provides fast and easy access to most of the key features and functions Twitter users need. From the settings screen, you can customize a variety of options, including the font size, the display name, and which URL shortener and image uploader you want to use. You can also access your own account to view your followers, followees, and tweets, as well as edit your account details. My only complaint about Tweetbot so far is the lack of landscape mode, an orientation I find handy not just for typing but also when reading Web pages linked from a tweet. How does Tweetbot fare among other iPhone Twitter apps Overall, I prefer it to almost all of the other Twitter apps I've tried, both free and paid. The casual Twitter user would probably do fine sticking with Twitter's own official and free app. But for me, Tweetbot has already landed a permanent spot on my home screen. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Groupon's Super Bowl ads go for the cut-price jugular]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Groupon understands the American mentality. We are not charitable. We are not drippy, caring, altruistic, do-gooders.We want a deal. We love a deal. We will sacrifice our feelings for whales, the rainforest, even the plight of Tibetans, for a deal.So, in spots that just might be appearing in the Sunday's Super Bowl, the company that's possibly worth multibillions of dollars has decided to go for the cut-price jugular.We don't see do-gooders. We see Cuba Gooding Jr. We also see other stars who are, perhaps, from the cut-price rung of the stardom ladder rather than its heady apex.Each of these stars wants you to believe that they are supporting some worthy cause. When, in fact, that worthy cause is their own need for a wonderful deal.Some might pause, especially with the Tibetan spot, to wonder whether Groupon is nuzzling up to the PR gaffedom enjoyed by designer Kenneth Cole, who earlier this week tweeted the idea that Egyptians in the streets are actually excited about his summer collection.The difference here, though, is that the joke is on us. And, just in case someone doesn't get it, Groupon is offering a site called Save the Money, where those who really do have a sense of responsibility--or sheer guilt--can donate money to whales, the rainforest, and people of Tibet.One can only imagine that, come tomorrow, come this evening, come the next two hours, people might just become emotionally involved with these ads. Unless, which I feel is unlikely, LivingSocial has done a joint promotion with the Mother Teresa Foundation.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Otterbox now has Kindle and Nook covered]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Front and back side of the Commuter Series for Kindle (also available for Kindle DX, Nook, and Sony Reader Touch Edition).(Credit:Otterbox)From its humble beginnings as a small company that made tough, protective cases for youriPhone, Otterbox is branching out into all kinds of devices, including e-readers.The fast-growing Otterbox is now selling the new Commuter series for the Kindle 3, Kindle DX, Nook, and Sony Reader Touch Edition.Alas, no case yet for the Nook Color, but hopefully something is coming. Except for the Kindle DX version ($64.95), each cover costs $49.95. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel: Why a 1,000-core chip is feasible]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The 48-core SCC processor could theoretically scale to 1,000 cores, according to Intel&amp;39's Timothy Mattson.(Credit:Intel)Chipmaker Intel has been investigating the issue of scaling the number of cores in chips through its Terascale Computing Research Program, which has so far yielded two experimental chips of 80 and 48 cores.In November, Intel engineer Timothy Mattson caused a stir at the Supercomputer 2010 Conference when he told the audience that one of the Terascale chips--the 48-core Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC)--could theoretically scale to 1,000 cores.Mattson, who is a principal engineer at Intel's Microprocessor Technology Laboratory, talked to ZDNet UK about the reasoning behind his views and why--while a 1,000-core chip isn't on Intel's roadmap--the path to creating such a processor is now is visible. Q: What would it take to build a 1,000-core processorMattson: The challenge this presents to those of us in parallel computing at Intel is, if our fabs [fabrication department] could build a 1,000-core chip, do we have an architecture in hand that could scale that far And if built, could that chip be effectively programmedThe architecture used on the 48-core chip could indeed fit that bill....Read more of &quot;Intel: Why a 1,000-core chip is feasible&quot; at ZDNet UK.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oakley focuses on 3D future]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Oakley&amp;39's first 3D lenses, the 3D Gascan, will sell for $120.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)&quot;Cool&quot; is not the word you'd use to describe how people wearing 3D glasses look. The glasses are ill-fitting, made of cheap plastic, and usually pretty uncomfortable to wear. So naturally a glasses manufacturer whose hipness is its brand calling card is trying to change that. Oakley is expected to announce tomorrow its first model of 3D glasses.The first model is based on a current style of sunglasses Oakley already sells, called the Gascan. But in place of polarized sunglass lenses are lenses optimized for watching 3D content. These lenses have a technology inside them Oakley calls HDO-3D, which the company's optical scientists have developed over the last two years. The way the lenses have been constructed is an attempt to make watching 3D comfortable and minimize eye strain.And not to mention, improve the style. Oakley CEO Colin Baden isn't shy about sharing his feelings about the 3G glasses you're handed at the theater today. &quot;They make you look like an idiot,&quot; he said in an interview. Few would probably disagree. One of Baden's biggest complaints about the current crop of 3D glasses &quot;They don't wrap,&quot; he said. Oakley's signature look is that wraparound style, but Baden swears it's not just for looks. &quot;It's better for peripheral vision,&quot; according to Baden.But there's a cost to looking cool and being comfortable in a dark 3D theater: the first pairs, with a choice of black or white, will sell for $120. If your eyes bugged out of your head when you read that, you're not alone, but Baden insists the value is in all the places you can use them, and the &quot;optically correct&quot; lenses.The pitch is that you can bring them with you to a 3D movie in a theater, or wear them to watch 3D at home, assuming you have a 3D-capable TV. You could also use them at home while playing a 3D game, as game consoles will soon allow. In other words, Baden's company is pitching a universal pair of 3D glasses. Or mostly universal, anyway. There are several types of 3D technology utilized in theaters and by television manufacturers, and while the first models of3D TVs used active shutter (battery powered) lenses (though this is starting to change), most movie theaters use passive polarization. Oakley's glasses are passive, and are made to be used at theaters that use RealD 3D technology, by far the most widely used in theaters. Most 3D TVs sold today come packaged with only two pairs of lenses. Oakley's entree to the 3D world was initially spurred on by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Hollywood producer and one of the 3D industry's most outspoken proponents. He wanted Oakley to start branding 3D lenses. Baden says that they took a look at the potential for the industry and realized there was a lot of money to be made in the burgeoning 3D industry. Thanks to Avatar's $2.7 billion at the box office last year, there are more than 90 3D movies are expected to hit theaters this year, and the number of people buying 3D TVs and Blu-ray players are slowly inching higher, though in no way has 3D at home hit the mainstream yet.The Foothill Ranch, Calif.-based company didn't immediately start making the lenses after the hard sell from Hollywood but took almost two years to develop its own spin on 3D lenses, which is debuting in the 3D Gascan model. But that's not the only place its patented 3D lenses will be found. Baden views Oakley's future as &quot;the center of the universe for all things 3D.&quot; That means that while you can buy an Oakley brand pair of 3D glasses, Oakley will also build them for third-party TV manufacturers to go with their TVs. He won't give names yet, but says they're in ongoing discussions. While Oakley isn't the first company to try to make universal 3D glasses, it certainly is the most well-known brand to make a serious play. And the brand name is a big part of that. What Baden envisions for his 3D line is the same model Oakley has for regular sunglasses. Sure, you can buy a $15 pair of shades, and that's probably fine for many people. But for those who want to spend extra on lenses that have brand cachet and were developed by an optics company, well you're probably willing to pay more. &quot;I fully expect we'll get early (technology) adopters, hardcore Oakley fanatics&quot; at first, Baden said. But while he's pitching these as a piece of technology, you won't find them at a Best Buy. Baden says, diplomatically, &quot;The retail channel is not skilled at selling optics. It won't work.&quot; So if you do decide to check these out, you'll find them starting Monday in the place you'd expect to find a pair of glasses: Sunglass Hut and Oakley Stores, as well as online retailer Zappos.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Kinect: The launch lineup]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo taps former News Corp. exec Ross Levinsohn]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Ross Levinsohn(Credit:Rafe Needleman/CNET)Yahoo has hired former Fox Interactive Media president Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo company announced yesterday.Starting in November, Levinsohn will become Yahoo's executive vice president of the Americas. In his new role, Levinsohn will be in charge of the Web giant's &quot;media group, advertising sales, and partnerships,&quot; the company said in a statement. He will report directly to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz.Levinsohn will leave his current position as co-founder and managing director of equity management firm Fuse Capital.Although Levinsohn of late has been on the investment side of the digital media business, he has lots of hands-on experience to draw on. He played an integral role in News Corp.'s acquisition of social network MySpace when he was president of Fox Interactive Media. He also oversaw Fox Interactive Media's highly lucrative 2006 advertising deal with Google. Prior to joining Fox, he held management positions at AltaVista, CBS Sportsline, and HBO.Yahoo currently finds itself in an interesting position. Earlier this month, rumors started surfacing that Yahoo was being courted by several firms, including AOL and News Corp., looking to acquire the company. Those rumors have since died down. And with Levinsohn's arrival at Yahoo, it seems the company might be planning to try its own luck online.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Privacy on social networks a concern for old, not young]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Concerns about privacy on social networks have increased drastically since a year ago among older users, but not younger ones, a new study shows.Forrester Research&amp;'s North American Technographics survey, conducted in the second quarter of 2009 and 2010, asked participants to state their level of agreement to the statement &amp;''I&amp;'m very concerned about my privacy on social networking sites.&amp;''Among Gen Y participants, agreement with the statement barely changed, going from 29% to 30%. Gen X showed a slight increase, from 30% to 33%, but the majority of the change in the level of concern occurred among Younger Boomers, 31% to 39%, Older Boomers, 32% to 50%, and Seniors, 28% to 43%.In short: The change in the level of concern correlated almost directly with the age group.The media has made much of privacy in the past year, particularly with Facebook. After changing its default privacy settings earlier in the year, the company was on the receiving end of much criticism, finally introducing simpler, albeit more open, controls. More recently, it was accused by the Wall Street Journal of letting third-party applications transmit user information to advertisers. When it rolled out new groups and location features, users complained about the ability for others to add them to groups and announce their location without their permission.Against that backdrop, the age correlation found in the survey is intriguing. It suggests that the younger generation is relaxed to the point of passivity when it comes to privacy. Is that despite their heavy use of social networks, or because of itIt may be that privacy concerns are less related to one&amp;'s generational cohort than one&amp;'s life situation, which changes as one ages. In a world where employers check prospective hires&amp;' Facebook profiles, concern with sharing drunken party photos and edgy status updates may grow.Then again, having grown up with the Internet around, comfort with sharing online is just a part of the game for Gen X and Gen Y. For the older cohorts, trust and privacy are real ordeals.Facebook, meanwhile, has been doing its best improve its impaired privacy reputation. The company released a tool last month that lets users download all the information they&amp;'ve ever entered into the site &amp;8212' including photos, messages, and status updates. While it hasn&amp;'t backed down on letting users automatically add and tag their friends, it does let them opt out of those features.The world&amp;'s biggest social network may well figure out a middle ground on privacy before its first users reach middle age.Previous Story: Square PR on Jack Dorsey rumors: &amp;''Nothing has changed&amp;''PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Baby Boomers, Gen Y, privacy, Report, Social networks, SurveyCompanies: Facebook, Forrester          Tags: Baby Boomers, Gen Y, privacy, Report, Social networks, SurveyCompanies: Facebook, ForresterSid Yadav is a contributor to VentureBeat. He currently studies computer science and psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He is also the creator of Memiary, a micro-diary utility. You can reach him at sidyadav@gmail.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @sidyadav.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Groupon set to raise nearly $1B]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Some investors are about to get a deal.Groupon, the fast-growing Chicago startup that dominates the daily-deal category, has filed revised articles of incorporation that give it the right to issue $950 million in shares, according to VC Experts, a site that analyzes corporate filings. And CEO Andrew Mason just posted a confirmation on Twitter that the company is in the midst of raising a new round of financing.If it raises the entire amount, Groupon could be worth as much as $7.8 billion &amp;8212' a milestone that would leave speechless critics who derided Mason&amp;'s decision to pass up an offer from Google to buy the company for $6 billion.Interestingly, Groupon&amp;'s new investors appear to be getting better terms than DST, the Russian Internet holding company that invested $135 million in Groupon in April. DST&amp;'s investment was junior to other previous investors, meaning that in a sale, DST would be last in line to recoup its investment. The new investors would be senior to earlier investors, a more usual arrangement, but DST has become well-known in the industry for its willingness to invest in Internet companies like Facebook and Groupon on liberal terms.While VC Experts initially suggested that DST paid a slightly higher price than Groupon&amp;'s new investors might, that analysis seems to be off, since it doesn&amp;'t take into account a three-for-one stock split that took place in August. If Groupon finds investors at the new valuation, DST&amp;'s shares will have roughly tripled in value since April.Beyond Mason&amp;'s Twitter post, Groupon did not respond to an inquiry about its financing plans. The company has already bought several imitators overseas, giving it a fast-growing international presence, and could use the money to expand to more cities in the U.S. and abroad. Its business, in which it offers subscribers a daily email with a deeply discounted offer for a local business in their city, requires a large human presence of salespeople, writers, and city planners, and that doesn&amp;'t come cheaply. The return on investment seems substantial, though: Groupon&amp;'s annual revenues are now believed to be running around $2 billion.Rival LivingSocial recently raised $175 million from Amazon.com, in a deal first reported by VentureBeat. But Groupon has about 80 percent of the market.Groupon&amp;'s only flaw appears to be shaky technology. Watchmouse, a website-monitoring service, reports that Groupon has experienced more downtime than any other company in the social shopping category.This report has been updated to include information about Groupon&amp;'s three-for-one stock split.Next Story: Twitter investor Union Square could be aiming for later-stage deals Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: Trina plans $800 million investment, Tessera loses SoCal Edison contractPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: e commerce, group buying, social buying, social shoppingCompanies: Amazon.com, Google, Groupon, LivingsocialPeople: Andrew Mason          Tags: e commerce, group buying, social buying, social shoppingCompanies: Amazon.com, Google, Groupon, LivingsocialPeople: Andrew MasonOwen Thomas is the executive editor of VentureBeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lost and Heroes producers: Hollywood still trapped in the past]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanjuaboh2534</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Lost and Heroes seem like two compelling examples of how a vibrant online fanbase can help fuel success on television, but when Carlton Cuse (an executive producer on Lost, pictured center) and Tim Kring (the creator of Heroes, pictured right) spoke at the NewTeeVee Live conference today, they said Hollywood is only warming gradually to these new technologies.As an example of how things havena4a4t changed, the pair pointed to the latest batch of shows debuting on network TV. Most of the shows seemed no different from shows that debuted 10 or 15 years ago, Kring said. Cuse added that the mere fact that all the new shows are debuting within a week of each other feels pretty old-fashioned.a4AWea4a4re not in 1974 anymore,a4 he said.Kring said Hollywooda4a4s shift to a4Atransmediaa4 storytelling, where the traditional show is supplemented by online content, has been a4Ataking much longer than I ever thought.a4 The support that Heroes received for those initiatives may not be possible anymore, he said. At that time, the TV networks knew the audience was fragmenting and they wanted to a4Afish where the fish are,a4 but it was still experimental and they didna4a4t worry about making money from their online efforts. As a result, Kring wasna4a4t exactly given a blank check, but he said he did have a4Aan open field in front of you in terms of what you can do and what you can&amp;'t.a4Cuse agreed that a4Awithin the traditional media confines, evolution is slower.a4 As an example, he said that when the Lost team wanted fans to create their own commercials for the show, ABC was hesitant because of the legal implications of allowing fans to manipulate the networka4a4s intellectual property. And now, when Cuse pitches new shows with a strong online component, network executives dona4a4t seem particularly interested &amp;8212' they just say, a4AIa4a4m sure youa4a4ll figure it out.a4So does that mean forward-thinking producers should circumvent the networks and create their own Web shows That wona4a4t work yet, Cuse said. Sure, Hollywood is slow, but the Internet TV audience is only 6 percent of the total TV audience, so therea4a4s not enough money available yet to create Web shows that compete with prime-time TV programming.Still, Cuse and Kring both said their own mindsets have changed. Cuse said a television show producer is now like a a4Abrand manager.a4 As he develops new shows, hea4a4s already thinking a4Ain a different waya4 about how the experience can go beyond the show itself.Next Story: Chips for tablets: The silicon land grab is on Previous Story: Elon Musk&amp;'s swing for the skies, SpaceX, scores $50 millionPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Heroes, Lost, NewTeeVee Live, transmedia storytellingCompanies: AbcPeople: Carlton Cuse, Tim Kring          Tags: Heroes, Lost, NewTeeVee Live, transmedia storytellingCompanies: AbcPeople: Carlton Cuse, Tim KringAnthony is VentureBeat's assistant editor, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining VentureBeat in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[If You&'re Not in Pain, You&'re Not in an Emerging&nbsp'Market]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA&amp;8211'It was only a few days ago I was sitting in a wheelchair getting a blood transfusion.It was Friday night in Singapore, and I was at Clarke Quay&amp;8211' a pseudo-outdoor mall of clubs. It&amp;'s like a smaller scale version of the Las Vegas strip frequented by Singaporean college kids, goofy Western expats and hot Asian girls, mind-bogglingly shimmied into too-tight dresses.Everything in Clarke Quay &amp;8212' and Singapore for that matter&amp;8211' is highly competitive, and the clubs rotate in and out of business. So to stay popular, it&amp;'s important to have a gimmick. There was Highlands, the scotch bar, where the waitresses wore short kilts and the chandeliers had antlers. There was Lunar, where the gimmick was simply being &amp;''cold&amp;''&amp;8211' indeed that can be a novelty in Singapore&amp;'s sweltering heat and humidity. Then there was the Pump Room where a large cross-dresser belted out tunes, in between the thumping techno music.But I was at the most over-the-top, a bar called Clinic. You sit in a wheelchair, and you get your drink in the form of an IV&amp;8211' with a name like the blood transfusion&amp;8211'delivered by a young nurse. Want a shot It comes in an oversized plastic syringe. It felt a little wrong. I mean, I&amp;'ve seen enough of Asia to know people could have used those medical supplies for more than partying. But there I was nonetheless, doing wheelies and sucking on an IV.It was the essence of Singapore: An Asian themepark developed for Asians who want a Western lifestyle and Westerners who want an Asian lifestyle&amp;8211' but can&amp;'t quite commit to either. A true sign you&amp;'re in Singapore I didn&amp;'t have to use a single squat toilet&amp;8211' even in the dodgier areas of the city. In Asia, the toilets don&amp;'t lie.Singapore times how long it takes to get through its immigration line, obsessively trying to get it under 11 minutes. I breezed through on arrival and departure. &amp;''I&amp;'m here because of the airport,&amp;'' said KF Lai, founder and CEO of BuzzCity, an ad network that monetizes the throng of mobile users in Singapore&amp;'s chaotic neighboring nations.a4sCompare that to Jakarta. I arrived Saturday and despite being on one of the only arriving flights at that time, I stood in the immigration line for about 45 minutes.It&amp;'s not that Jakarta doesn&amp;'t have its Western bubbles. But they&amp;'re smaller and colliding with the city&amp;'s larger reality much more frequently. The walk in between the comfortable apartment I&amp;'m borrowing in Jakarta and the cavernous, Western shopping mall, the Grand Indonesian, took me through a sprawling slum and along streets so jammed with traffic, I almost got clipped by a motorbike a few times. My first day in town, walking through the slum&amp;8211' getting deeper and deeper as I kept taking wrong turns&amp;8211' I stuck out like a sore thumb. A big, tall, pale-white American woman who only knows about three words in Bahasa. One of those was &amp;''pulsa,&amp;'' which means &amp;''credit.&amp;'' I was wandering this neighborhood seeking a top-up on my pre-paid SIM card&amp;8211' something that is ironically easier to do in the slum here than in that opulent mall.This is the disconnect of Southeast Asia right now: There is enough of a middle class that Western companies want to be here, and Web companies in particular want to make sure they don&amp;'t miss out like they did in China. But a place like Jakarta is still a Wild West. A neighborhood like the one I wandered through is so far from the consumer reality in the US that it&amp;'s hard to imagine the opportunity is as big as it is for Western companies. Trying to do business in Indonesia, particularly in the Web space, is abouta4svacillatinga4sbetween the fear that it will take another ten years to build a $1 billion Web business (ala India) and the fear that it&amp;'ll take off overnight without you (ala China.)Progress on this kind of scale is justa4smessy and putting a comfort bandaid on it only hides the issues and the opportunities.a4sAlmost every day in Jakarta there&amp;'s a protest in front of the city&amp;'s Soviet-esque Welcome statue, that people get plenty of time to look at because the roundabout is always clogged with traffic. It&amp;'s the realistic underbelly of a country surging headlong into democracy and capitalism: Democracy means people dissent and capitalism means everyone who can afford a car wants a car. In my opinion, parts of Jakarta can put on a better face than India&amp;8211' where there&amp;'s been so much rapid urbanization the big cities are an out-of-control infrastructure mess. But plenty of Jakarta is scary and unpredictable, plagued with poverty and corruption.It&amp;'s this disconnect that Singapore is hoping to bridge, a sort of economic and cultural translator for the West. And on paper&amp;8211' and in a few industries that I&amp;'ll detail in my next post&amp;8211' that makes sense. Singapore is, after all, just a short flight from India, China, most of Southeast Asia. And because it is 40% made up of immigrants, you can find a lot of local market expertise on the tiny island. But is Singapore really that much closer to the market Physically yes, but don&amp;'t kid yourself: If you&amp;'re this comfortable, you&amp;'re not experiencing an emerging market and you&amp;'re not going to understand your customers. You aren&amp;'t going to understand how the five-tower pricy apartment building I&amp;'m staying in sold out in a flash, how the Grand Indonesian was packed with affluence-seekers on a Sunday afternoon and yet how so many people on the walk in between still live like it&amp;'s 100 years ago. If that&amp;'s what you want to understand in Asia, Singapore might as well be on the moon.Sure, Singapore is growing at ana4seconomicallya4sdrool-worthy 18% a year but that&amp;'s not because of an exploding middle class climbing the prosperity ladder. Lai and others tell me between 50% and 70% of the economy is in providing comfort for the region&amp;'s wealthy, whether it&amp;'s five-star hotels, expensive expat penthouses, or the real cash king&amp;8211' financial services for offshore money. Singapore is like a summer camp for the region&amp;'s rich, and that&amp;'s mostly who you&amp;'ll find there.There&amp;'s just no hack around the pain of building a consumer business in emerging markets. Living in Singapore won&amp;'t teach you the market, any more than living in an expat enclave in Jakarta will. Without experiencing the pain and frustration of everyday life, you can&amp;'t understand this new customer. Like the old West, it&amp;'s exactly that unstructured inefficiency that creates so many opportunities. By the time problems like local talent, infrastructure are all figured out, you&amp;'ve got China&amp;8211' a place where local companies have grabbed most of the opportunities.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Tumblr is attracting a lot of attention right now  There is talk of a big funding round in the works and it is making significant hires.  Why all the interestSometime last June, blogging service Tumblr hit an inflection point.  It&amp;'s visitors and pageviews just took off.  According to comScore, Tumblr served up 1.2 billion pageviews in the U.S. in October, up a mind-boggling 1,540 percent from the year before (see chart above).  Unique visitors from the U.S. hit 6 million, up 150 percent (see chart below).  Worldwide visitors in September were around 14 million.But something definitely started to click this summer.  As you can see by the charts, that is when growth really took off.    U.S. pageviews were only 373 million back then.  In August, it passed its one billionth cumulative post.  All those posts add up.  The more people who use the super-easy blogging service (there are nearly 9.7 million different Tumblogs now), the more overall readers the platform attracts, which creates a virtuous cycle of more publishers.  CrunchBase InformationTumblrInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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