Dear Apple, I got my latest MacBook Pro model only a short while ago. Of course I’ve heard about the Yosemite thing you were going to roll out. And now have. And, of course, I understand that software evolves continiously. However, I have not yet upgraded to Yosemite. My main reason was that I really liked the old system font and I dislike Helvetica on big devices. Ok, but that is really something I can imagine to live with very well. »
German publishers lobbied for some kind of “lex Google”. It will prohibit small extractions from press articles to be used as snippets in search result or news aggregators. Basically, search engines or news aggregators are required to pay royalty fees if they use those 140-something characters of a press text for preview purposes. The publishers who forced that law are now organized in a copyright collective called “VG Media”. Since Google search as a market share in Germany of roughly 90% simply de-indexing the respective publishers from the search and/or news index would put Google in a situation where they would likely to infringe anti-trust laws. »
Photo by Ralf Roletschek - CC BY SA Hackathons are great events for startup guys. They can be used to validate your idea, to find likeminded people and eventually to actually found your business with the help of other co-founders, mentors and even investors. However, please keep in mind that hackathons usually charge a fee for application. While there is nothing wrong with that, it means that you will meet people who pay money for being allowed to work during their weekend. »
Photo by Colourbox. All rights reserved. “One of the smartest VCs has a ominous warning for the tech industry“: Business Insider on Sep, 15. Ten days later: “Another top investor sounds the alarm”. People in the startup community are getting used to announcements of large startup exists or incredibly high venture capital rounds. So, one question arises: Are we in another bubble? The question is not as up-to-date as the two Business Insider articles may make you believe. »
I am on ello. I am just looking around. If you want an invitation code, please feel free to drop me a line! »