There has been a lot of talk about Net Neutrality and for most this is a topic that gets a bit boring. John Oliver from the HBO series "Last Week Tonight" has put a very funny, sarcastic and layman spin on the topic. John explains without Net Neutrality his start up Nut Flix has no chance. There is also a call at the end to contact the FCC and apparently it has worked. NPR reported over 45,000 … [Read more...]
One Scottish Company Wants to Redo The Internet
Business Insider covered MaidSafe a company out of Scotland that is looking to redo the Internet. The goal seems to build a decentralized Internet, kind of like a Bitcoin model. They want to do away with the need for servers and data centers and use the unused resources of every computer in the network. From the article: The founders of a Scottish company called MaidSafe had a wild … [Read more...]
Alibaba Group Files For Potentially The Biggest IPO in U.S. History
Chinese e-Commerce company Alibaba files for IPO The Chinese company is kind of a big deal when it comes to e-Commerce in China, accounting for 80 % of sales. The company has garnered a lot of press over the last two days. Forbes covered it: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group filed registration documents on Tuesday to go public in the U.S. in what may be one of the biggest initial … [Read more...]
Google: Anyone In The US Can Purchase Google Glass On Tax Day April 15th
Google.com has just announced that anyone in the United States can buy Google Glass on Tuesday April 15th. Up to now to purchase Google Glass you needed an invite. However on Tuesday a limited number of Google Glass will be sold to anyone in the United States for the normal price of $1,500. If your asking, Yes I did receive an invite, but no I didn't buy Google Glass up to now and don't … [Read more...]
UK reaches key milestone in cyber security
Warwick Ashford wrote a piece on ComputerWeekly.com that covered what is a significant event for cyber security in the United Kingdom. As the Internet grows to be more important to just about every facet of human life, the stakes are raised on how to protect what happens online. The Internet of Things will take this to another level and there really needs to be greater understanding and education … [Read more...]
25 Years of the World Wide Web
We are approaching the 25 year anniversary of the World Wide Web, March 12, 1989. The New Zealand Herald did a pretty thorough piece today on how Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea out of the blue and unrequested. The article is a good read, check it out here. From the article: TIMELINE: March 12, 1989: British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee circulates his "informational management … [Read more...]
Start up Defense.net Covered on Tech Crunch
Its not everyday you see a start up built on a .net, I usually see more built on a .co or .me. Defense.net is a start up focused on DDOS mitigation services. The company got a write up this morning on Tech Crunch. According to Crunchbase the company has raised $9.5 million. Domain wise the domain looks to have been owned by Marchex who sold the domain to the guys from Original.com in November of … [Read more...]