“No one ever got fired for buying IBM,” was the adage of enterprise IT decision-makers in the 1990s. Banking on the IT giant was the safest bet you could make, and if a new IT product came to market that was outside of IBM’s portfolio, administrators would simply wait for IBM to develop it…in IBM we trust. Then the “four horsemen” of IT emerged in the form of Microsoft, Intel, Dell and Cisco, which roamed from company to company, dominating everything IT…
Personalized services have become standard expectations in this era of web and mobility, and when it comes to retail, flash sales, daily deals and custom recommendations have taken the stress out of bargain hunting, comparison shopping and more. Sara Morgan, co-founder of a new site Tailor.co, has been a pioneer in this converged sector for years, combining the best of emerging trends for projects that extend a personal touch for event-planning, search and shopping. Launching today, Tailored offers custom recommendations for brides-to-be based on their taste, budget and wedding planning needs. Part of the 500 Startups collective, Tailored represents a well-represented initiative that’s at the bleeding edge of entrepreneurship. In today’s Snapshot Series interview, Morgan discusses her latest launch, the best thing about being a girl in tech, and her secret indulgences…
How will cloud file sharing sites that fall beneath the umbra of the DMCA and other copyright legislation who also permit users to share large files with one another react the current legislative and executive climate? Only recently, laws that would have given tremendous powers to copyright holders and the government to shut off foreign sites—and especially those that enable file sharing in the cloud—have been permanently shelved; but the philosophy that underpins them still flows in undercurrents with copyright law…
This is kind of flying all over the internet right now, but I couldn’t resist sharing. Artist Rashad Alakbarov from Azerbaijan uses suspended translucent objects and other found materials to create light and shadow paintings on walls. The jaw-dropping light painting above, made with an array of colored airplanes is currently on view at the Fly to Baku exhibition at De Pury Gallery in London through January 29th. (via art wednesday, fasels suppe)
Launched last year, Lookout Labs delivers its fourth interactive app that allows you to zoom through time watching thousands of sparks light up the globe, each one representing a real person protected by Lookout. The app will allow you to see the plethora of threats identified by Lookout every day, as well as answer questions that plague today’s mobile user such as: “Are there really mobile threats?” “How many mobile threats are there?” “What are the most common mobile threats?”
Mumbai-based studio ZZ Architects has sent us photos of the Mohnani Duplex project. The architects have completed the interior of this luxury duplex penthouse located in Mumbai, India.
Just as last week was coming to an end, reports of Megaupload being shutdown surfaced the web, catching the attention of Anonyous, the hacker collective known for taking down unjust web sites. The commotion led to a hacking-frenzy day, and the Megaupload site now shows a warning from the US Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Intellectual Property Rights that the site had been seized…
Late Sunday it was reported that Research in Motion’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down. The co-CEOs will be immediately replaced by current COO Thorsten Heins. Director Barbara Stymiest will take over as chairman, Lazaridis will now become vice chairman, and Balsillie will remain a board member without any operational role. Also, Fairfax Financial Holdings CEO Prem Watsa will be joining RIM’s board…