api | Kris Smith has read these articles about "api" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "api" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpFive Media Trends in 2008- December 18, 2007 It's a disorienting time in the media business. Consumers can read newspapers on their mobile phones, watch TV shows on their iPods, and befriend advertisers in cyberspace. To help you get your bearings, we've identified five big-picture developments crucial to understanding the industry in 2008. An Advertising Recession This is the subject weighing most heavily on the minds of media executives. "It&39;s certainly topic No. 1.http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/news/~3/202789937/Five-Media-Trends-in-2008 WGA Members Welcome!- December 17, 2007 According to the LA Times, "Dozens of striking film and TV writers are negotiating with venture capitalists to set up companies that would bypass the Hollywood studio system and reach consumers with video entertainment on the Web."I say, Welcome to the Web!" If the WGA members are able to get funding and set up their own digital studios we all will benefit because the advertising market place will develop faster.I think the writers have had a taste of the creative freedom the Internet has to...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1TimStreet/~3/201738603/wga-members-welcome.html Striking Writers Plot Their Own Studios- December 17, 2007 Striking writers and venture capitalists are dreaming up ways to circumvent the traditional Hollywood system and take new shows straight to the web, according to the LA Times, with some of the scribes even looking to start their own studios. While these entrepreneurial groups have kept mum on the details, a few strategies have emerged. Some ...Tags: striking own studios writers starthttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/newteevee/~3/201724732/ Revolution, Not Evolution- December 14, 2007 A couple months have passed since I announced Team Cringely, my plan to win the Google Lunar X Prize by landing a rover on the Moon and driving it around. This week the first of the GLX contestants formally registered with more to follow, including Team Cringely, so it would seem that an update is in order. Mostly, though, I want to cover what has emerged as the primary motivation behind Team Cringely, which is literally preserving the entire idea of going to space, an idea that -- at least...http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20071214_003618.html Best Web LittleCo of 2007: Twitter- December 13, 2007 Earlier this week we announced our Best BigCo of 2007, Facebook. In this post we're announcing our pick for Best LittleCo. We're also asking for your nominations for Most Promising Web Company for 2008. These picks are something we do every year, this being the 4th year. Last year's Best LittleCo was YouTube, with Sharpcast selected as Most Promising. In 2005 37Signals was Best LittleCo and Memeorandum (now Techmeme) and Digg were joint Most Promising. In 2004 Ludicorp, creators of Flickr, was..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/201569877/best-web-littleco-of-2007-twitter... Movable Type Goes Open Source Today- December 12, 2007 Today Six Apart is officially making its Movable Type publishing platform open source, just under four months after the launch of Movable Type 4 and six months after the open sourcing announcement in June. This means that as of today, MT users can freely modify, redistribute, and use Movable Type for any purpose they choose. Importantly, it also means that Six Apart has finally removed the one major advantage that Wordpress has had over Movable Type - that it is open source. I'm sure...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/199195529/movable_type_goes_open_source_tod... Manually Automate Your API- December 12, 2007 When 369 of something suddenly appears, I get excited about the opportunities to do something with it. When I noticed the 370th new ad network, I realized there were probably a few opportunities to do some interesting things across them. AdReady - a company I made an investment in a year ago - is seriously kicking ass (if you do any display advertising on Google, YahooRightMedia, or AOL go take a look at them) and their early success reinforced this idea to me. While I&39;ll talk more about..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FeldThoughts/~3/199183623/manually_automa.html Twitter's Bankroll Revealed- December 11, 2007 In July of this year, online presence and social communications app Twitter announced that it had taken a Series B funding round from Union Square Ventures. At the time, USV wrote excitedly about the investment, even though they "don't yet know" what sort of business model can exist around the service. One thing neither party disclosed was the size of the round. PE Hub reports today that a regulatory filing reveals that Twitter has raised $4.8 million of a $5.4 million round. Marc...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/198195129/twitters_bankroll_revealed.php Tots in Mind Cozy Crib Tent Original In Box Baby Safety- December 10, 2007 US $24.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Dec-11-2007 7:41:41 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $26.99Bid now Buy it now Add to watch listTags: bid tuesday date end pstbuyhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Tots-in-Mind-Cozy-Crib-Tent-Original-In-Box-Baby-Safety_W0QQitemZ14018... Mark Zuckerberg cashes out Scoop- December 8, 2007 Venture capital's ancien rgime has been overturned. We hear Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has cashed out -- before an IPO, before a sale, and before his investors. In the company's recent financing round, insiders believe, he sold about $40 million worth of stock. A tiny portion of his $5 billion stake, but in cash rather than on paper, and "enough that he never has to think about money for the rest of his life," says a person made privy to details of the sale. On the Sand Hill Road.http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/valleywag/full/~3/197046682/mark-zuckerberg-cashes-out-331589.p... |