Boxee vs. Hulu
Boxee vs. Hulu. That's not a conflict between Pokemon characters, but rather an intriguing development involving players in the software media startup game, and a potential end-around by Boxee. More from Venture here.
Good Coverage for IA Client
Coenco got some great coverage on Fayetteville's KNWA Fox 24 this week. Have a look:http://nwahomepage.com/content/fulltext_news?cid=72642
The Clones Are Coming
The clones are coming. And some of them surely will be British. According to this story on newsweek.com, the technology to create human clones without having to use stem cells is right around the corner.Whether or not this technology represents a good thing is debatable. But we can all agree it's co...
TED Talk
TED 2009 -- that's Technology, Entertainment, Design -- wrapped up in southern California last week.Attendees heard from Bill Gates, "unplugged," and from Elizabeth Gilbert on genius.Click here for the latest on what went down at this annual conference about "ideas worth spreading.&qu...
Innovation U: Home of the Problem-solvers?
A new San Francisco Bay-area university based entirely on innovation will begin classes this summer. Check it out here. Singularity University will be housed in a NASA facility and was introduced at last week's TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in southern California.The idea...
TED 2009: Curtainraiser
Helen Walters blogs on businessweek.com about the TED conference that begins Feb. 4 in Long Beach, Calif.: Posted by Helen Walters on February 03I'm in California, en route to Long Beach for this year's TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference. It’ll be interesting to...
What's In the Stimulus Bill for Entrepreneurs?
U.S. News & World Report takes a look at the big economic stimulus bill put forth by the U.S. House, checking for the most relevent parts for entrepreneurs and small businesspeople.Among them:As the House Appropriations Committee summary puts it, "to make loans more attractive to lenders an...
NYT: Here's What VCs in Silicon Valley Are Looking For
The New York Times takes a look at Silicon Valley VCs and where their heads -- ultimately their dollars -- will be in 2009.Predictably, the recession has tempered any optimism with caution. The Times talked to several VC to see where their interests lie in 2009:On the Web: " ... investors are l...
House Speaker Wills on Accelerate Arkansas, Venture Capital
New Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, D-Conway, gave his first speech to a joint session of the 87th General Assembly. In his remarks, he touched on his goals for the session, which include issues in education, economic development and health care.Wills also talked about job creation, and had this...
Coming Soon: Arkansas Entrepreneur Week
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is holding its 9th annual "Arkansas Entrepreneur Week" Jan. 26-30. The event includes two seminars, "Starting a Business in Arkansas" and "Growing Your Business in Tough Economic Times," that will be held in...