US Copyright Office Changes DMCA Rules, Upsets Apple (Others Too)
If you have an iPhone, you probably have read about people trying to jailbreak their iPhone to make it perform in ways that Apple doesn’t want. Apparently, Apple spent some time trying to make this illegal based on the Digitial Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In response, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked the U.S. Copyright [...]
Hello National ID, Internet Edition, aka US Identity Ecosystem Framework
Comments OffFor many years there have been attempts by legistators to introduce a national ID card system. Each and every time this has been rejected. Now it seems that Uncle Sam (including the Obama Administration) wants us submit to a National ID for the Internet according to the June 25, 2010 draft of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities [...]
Online Education Is Heating Up
Comments OffOver the last few years the online education space has been quietly heating up as online enrollment has trended upward. The trend is hard to miss locally – whether it is early stage local startups in the online education space like Social Matchbox presenter alumni Starfish Retention Solutions or Campus Direct, or major players like [...]
LaunchBox Digital Now Accepting Applications for 3 Month Startup Accelerator Program
Comments OffDurham, NC based LaunchBox Digital has just announced that they are accepting applications to LaunchBox10, a global competition, where successful applicants receive funding and guidance to take their big ideas from concept to market. The program includes seed funding and a 12 week business building program in their Durham, NC offices. You may recall that [...]
Clarabridge Raises $4.33 Million in Funding
Comments OffMclean, VA based Clarabridge, Inc., an established player in the text and sentiment analytics software space has just announced that it has secured $4.33 million from previous investors plus MicroStrategy COO Sanju Bansal. Sanju became a board member for Clarabridge in 2009.
Clarabridge’s product offerings include Clarabridge Enterprise, a tool that collects a wide variety of customer [...]
DC Startup HelloWallet Nets $3.6 Million in Series A
Comments OffSay hello to HelloWallet, a personal finance startup that aims to give Mint a run for its money by being your trusted advisor rather than a lead generation focused service to financial institutions. While the rest of us were mixing it up with other startups who were launching at this past Thursday’s launch event, HelloWallet [...]
The End Of Your Free Ride?
Comments OffA few months back I had the chance to meet Wired Editor, entrepreneur, and author Chris Anderson at one of his book promotional stops here in Washington, DC. His current book of note is Free! Why $0.00 Is The Future of Business which relates directly to the current business model of many web startups these [...]
