Kevin Krejci's Scrapbook

A collection of artifacts I've found on the Web, about the Web, and a few other things.

Jul 1
The hot new idea among people who think about “journalism,” and the sanctity thereof: let’s ban linking, on the internet! Let’s also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let’s also ban talking about things! (via Gawker - Let’s Screw Up the Entire Internet to Save Newspapers - journalismism) The hot new idea among people who think about “journalism,” and the sanctity thereof: let’s ban linking, on the internet! Let’s also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let’s also ban talking about things! (via Gawker - Let’s Screw Up the Entire Internet to Save Newspapers - journalismism)
Posted at 12:31pm

Jun 28
Why is it okay for people to talk about the day’s news in a bar or barber shop, but not online? (via How To Save The Newspapers, Vol. XII: Outlaw Linking) Why is it okay for people to talk about the day’s news in a bar or barber shop, but not online? (via How To Save The Newspapers, Vol. XII: Outlaw Linking)
Posted at 12:27pm

Jun 26
“Fujitsu Will Manage Outsourced Datacenter Services, Personnel and Assets and Expand North American Offerings” FUJITSU: Fujitsu America - News
Posted at 1:25pm

“Fujitsu Laboratories of America announced Xurch™, a new Web search browser plug-in that makes Web searching easier.” Fujitsu Laboratories Introduces Innovative Technology to Streamline Web Searches : FUJITSU United States
Posted at 1:23pm

Jun 19
“…maintaining an environment that supports entrepreneurial risk is critical to economic growth for the nation as a whole.” VCs to Obama: Leave us alone, we’re not the bad guys - The Business Review (Albany):
Posted at 12:45pm

Jun 9
Think about it: Microsoft’s in a bit of a funk these days and, in the category of broad-based enterprise players, is in danger of being relegated to second-tier status behind Oracle and SAP. It’s also been outflanked in high-impact specialty areas such as virtualization by VMware, and business analytics by SAS and others, and enterprise search by Autonomy. Meanwhile, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) presents more threats on multiple strategic fronts from personal apps to enterprise search to the Android operating system, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) is making a full-frontal assault on cloud computing and business analytics. (via Global CIO: Should Microsoft Buy Salesforce.com? — InformationWeek) Think about it: Microsoft’s in a bit of a funk these days and, in the category of broad-based enterprise players, is in danger of being relegated to second-tier status behind Oracle and SAP. It’s also been outflanked in high-impact specialty areas such as virtualization by VMware, and business analytics by SAS and others, and enterprise search by Autonomy. Meanwhile, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) presents more threats on multiple strategic fronts from personal apps to enterprise search to the Android operating system, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) is making a full-frontal assault on cloud computing and business analytics. (via Global CIO: Should Microsoft Buy Salesforce.com? — InformationWeek)
Posted at 7:53pm

Jun 6
18 percent of G.D.P. and 1 out of every 10 jobs come from companies that were once venture-backed (via Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com) 18 percent of G.D.P. and 1 out of every 10 jobs come from companies that were once venture-backed (via Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com)
Posted at 12:27am

Jun 1
Now that Google charges for App Engine, and has added Java support, the platform may stand a better chance of winning over corporate IT (via App Engine: Google’s Cloud-Computing Weapon - BusinessWeek) Now that Google charges for App Engine, and has added Java support, the platform may stand a better chance of winning over corporate IT (via App Engine: Google’s Cloud-Computing Weapon - BusinessWeek)
Posted at 4:56pm

The topic of cloud lock-in is getting quite some attention as of late, and it definitely needs to be a primary concern for anyone planning to move business critical applications to the cloud. (via The Skinny on Cloud Lock-in « RightScale Blog) The topic of cloud lock-in is getting quite some attention as of late, and it definitely needs to be a primary concern for anyone planning to move business critical applications to the cloud. (via The Skinny on Cloud Lock-in « RightScale Blog)
Posted at 4:52pm

May 28
RightScale, Inc., the leader in cloud computing management, today announced that Mårten Mickos, former CEO of MySQL, has joined its board of directors. (via Former MySQL CEO Mårten Mickos Joins RightScale Board of Directors) RightScale, Inc., the leader in cloud computing management, today announced that Mårten Mickos, former CEO of MySQL, has joined its board of directors. (via Former MySQL CEO Mårten Mickos Joins RightScale Board of Directors)
Posted at 12:33pm

“Health and technology innovators say the social media trends are indeed healthy, having the potential to spread healing and vaccinate consumers against misinformation. But they also caution that not every early effort is working and that privacy concerns remain an issue.” Health data proves contagious on social media - MarketWatch
Posted at 10:58am

May 26
Facebook is taking that rumored $200 million investment from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian investment group. DST will take a 1.96 percent stake in the company, giving Facebook a $10 billion valuation. (via Facebook Takes That $200 Million Investment From The Russians At A $10 Billion Valuation.) Facebook is taking that rumored $200 million investment from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian investment group. DST will take a 1.96 percent stake in the company, giving Facebook a $10 billion valuation. (via Facebook Takes That $200 Million Investment From The Russians At A $10 Billion Valuation.)
Posted at 3:36pm

May 23
There is a tremendous opportunity for businesses and brands to use Twitter to their advantage, including through customer support, brand management, advertising, job search and much more. But everybody is still trying to figure it out. Let’s have a conference! (via Six Small Conferences About Twitter, And Counting) There is a tremendous opportunity for businesses and brands to use Twitter to their advantage, including through customer support, brand management, advertising, job search and much more. But everybody is still trying to figure it out. Let’s have a conference! (via Six Small Conferences About Twitter, And Counting)
Posted at 11:57pm

May 22
“CEO, Better Place - “How do you run an entire country without oil, with no new science, without government assistance, and in a time frame that’s fast enough to get off oil before we run out of planet?” The answer, 41-year-old Shai Agassi says, is electric cars. He’s not alone in his enthusiasm, but he may well have the most ambitious vision: battery-powered cars made by Renault-Nissan, a network of charging stations, and cell-phone-like pricing schemes.” Shai Agassi | Most Creative People 2009 | Fast Company
Posted at 12:00pm

May 20
Remember when Twitter was just a little pipsqueek, with less than 10 million monthly unique visitors to its site worldwide? That was back in February, 2009. Now comScore has released its worldwide numbers and it estimates Twitter’s global unique visitors in April, 2009 was a whopping 32 million, up from 19 million in March, 2009. (via Twitter Surges Past Digg, LinkedIn, And NYTimes.com With 32 Million Global Visitors) Remember when Twitter was just a little pipsqueek, with less than 10 million monthly unique visitors to its site worldwide? That was back in February, 2009. Now comScore has released its worldwide numbers and it estimates Twitter’s global unique visitors in April, 2009 was a whopping 32 million, up from 19 million in March, 2009. (via Twitter Surges Past Digg, LinkedIn, And NYTimes.com With 32 Million Global Visitors)
Posted at 10:30pm

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