Check out this site where Lenovo is aggregating the blogs, tweets, pictures, and video of Olympic athletes from around the world. Lenovo provided these athletes with Ideapad laptops and video cameras and let them go at it. Go to Full Article

Anyone who has worked with me knows that one of my favorite lines is "marketing is stupid." And - if you really know me - you know that I don't actually mean "marketing is stupid", but I use it as a proxy for "most PR people suck, ... Go to Full Article

IDFC Private Equity, one of the first funds to invest in infrastructure companies in India, recently raised its third fund of $700 million. Luis Miranda, President & CEO of IDFC PE, did not have to sweat it out this time to get the ... Go to Full Article

Private equity firm New Silk Route Advisors has bought the UK investment group Dawnay Day's stake in its Indian business, Dawnay Day AV India for about Rs 200 crore, reports Mint. The sale includes Dawnaday International's 50 percent ... Go to Full Article

We are riding the typical start-up roller coaster. Some days are absolutely great, others not so much. Here’sa good example. I’m in a contract negotiation process with a major media company. Awesome - they want to use our product! ... Go to Full Article

I wrote about PR embargoes over a year ago and my opinion has not changed, this is a stupid PR industry practice that outside of a very small niche serves very little utility. The small niche you ask? Take the New England Journal of ... Go to Full Article

This could be huge but before we get too frothy about it we should take a breath and realize that not only will device makers have to build this into their hardware designs, and pay Intel for the privilege of doing so, but with a range ... Go to Full Article

I just got back from the conference. Turns out I was a day early. The guard made me feel better by telling me there had been about 6 people who came too early. It felt a little like getting off the wrong floor on the elevator. ... Go to Full Article

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Kirloskar acquires two companies in Germany : Kirloskar Electric Co. has picked up stakes in two German firms. It will buy about 95 per cent in German manufacturing firm Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co and 100 per ... Go to Full Article

Ouch. It is interesting that analysts are now criticizing the company for focusing too much on enterprise deployments when just a year ago that is exactly what the company said they were going to do. Meanwhile, sales and marketing ... Go to Full Article

While I am pleased with this decision to allow a lawsuit against Universal to continue, we’re really not that much closer to achieving clarity about Fair Use in the 21st century. The saga of the copyright-infringing toddler continues as ... Go to Full Article

I'll be at gnomedex the rest of this week. If you're in town for the conference, look for me there. Go to Full Article

what can you say, Allah doesn’t like greeting cards… RIYADH (Reuters) - Celebrating anniversaries, birthdays or mother’s day is against Muslim ‘righteousness’, Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has said, quashing suggestions by a colleague that ... Go to Full Article

It's DNC time in Denver and all kinds of weird advertisements are popping up all over the place, including the airport. My partner Jason sent me a photo of this one today with the heading "Puke". ... Go to Full Article

Mergers & Acquisitions Kirloskar Acquires Two Companies In Germany: Kirloskar Electric Co. has picked up stakes in two German firms. It will buy about 95 per cent in German manufacturing firm Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co and 100 per cent ... Go to Full Article