Monthly Archives: September 2011

    Each week, I’m writing a column on business and technology called Dylan’s Desk. Subscribe here, and you can read my columns a whole day before they appear on the VentureBeat website. —– Like a backroom brawler, Apple’s iPad … Continue reading →

Entrepreneur and hacker Nik Cubrilovic reports that Facebook can track the web pages you visit even when you are logged out of Facebook. According to Cubrilovic’s tests, Facebook merely alters its tracking cookies when you log out, rather than deleting … Continue reading →

With 750 million people using it, Facebook has become one of the most far-reaching computer platforms of all time. The company will have a billion users soon, most likely within the next few months. Zuckerberg has been promising to hit … Continue reading →

One week ago, AdGame didn’t exist. Today, the company has a customer, a little bit of funding, and the attention of a crowd full of potential investors and partners. The idea is to make web display ads into incentivized, educational … Continue reading →

For business book author Geoffrey Moore, learning how to succeed in the increasingly fast-paced tech business is a competitive as well as a national imperative. “We don’t have as much competitive advantage as a nation as we used to, so … Continue reading →

This is a week of tech conferences. Demo, TechCrunch Disrupt, Microsoft Build, the SF MusicTech Summit and Intel Developer Forum are all happening more or less simultaneously over the next few days. Then the Tokyo Game Show starts later this … Continue reading →

    After you’re gone, how will people remember you? If you’re lucky, Facebook might keep your profile page around for awhile. But the company’s interest is decidedly among its living customers, who are easier to advertise to. That’s why … Continue reading →