Open Data Now: Hottest Contenders for 2014
A book about open data, to be released in January—and the launch of a pilot website showcasing open data businesses—both forecast a big year for open data in 2014, and highlight the importance of...
Beatcoin Is A Music Jukebox Hack Powered By Bitcoin Micropayments
Why did music jukeboxes disappear? They were probably the first truly social experience around music, but then everybody stopped using them. Meet Beatcoin, a nifty hack that was presented onstage at t...
PW Interview : Brandon Wirtz CTO Stremor.com
Here is an interview with Brandon Wirtz, CTO of the very exciting text mining API startup Stremor.com. We have covered Stremor here before. Liquid Helium API is the core of all Stremor’s products an...
Why big media is buying YouTube stars — and who could be next
It’s been clear for a while now that big media brands are taking web video seriously, but how to get organic traction within the space has proven to be a bit of a pickle. The clearest example of thi...