More names for the GreenBeat marquee: Gee, Wagner, and Wong
A new flock of experts and industry leaders has joined the roster for GreenBeat 2009, the seminal event on the Smart Grid, on Nov. 18 and 19. We are very excited to announce this group, as it spans analysts, purse-string holders, and an inspiring new entrepreneur in the space.
Before we introduce the new cast, remember to register for your GreenBeat ticket today, while you can still get it for $525 — the offer expires on… Continue Reading
DEMO: 7 Billion People’s WebLegend personalizes the web shopping experience
Updated with mention of more competitors
7 Billion People promises to personalize the web shopping experience for — you guessed it — all of the nearly 7 billion people in the world.
The company’s WebLegend product is an e-commerce add-on that web shopping sites can incorporate into their selling processes. The Austin, Tex.-based company analyzes the patterns of behavior that a user exhibits upon visiting a shopping site, and responds accordingly.
If you click first on technical details,… Continue Reading
DEMO: Watch and comment on companies with Facebook and Twitter
Trying to keep track of what’s happening at the DEMO startup conference beginning today? Tune in, with the help of Facebook Connect or Twitter — or both. Just go to the DEMO web site, at Demo.com and click on the large button front and center that says “Watch Demo09 Live.” You’ll be taken to a video feed that shows you live footage from the show, as well as Facebook status updates and Twitter messages from… Continue Reading
Roundup: The financial crisis explained, land line usage still dropping, and more
Still don’t understand the financial crisis? — Neither does anybody else, it seems, but The New York Times has a good write-up of various issues, in brief question-and-answer format.
Telephone land lines continue to get unplugged — More people are switching to just using cell phones. See screenshot.
Conservative commenter Bill O’Reilly’s site hacked — Hackers took over billoreilly.com after his comments on the earlier Sarah Palin email hack. The full report on Wikileaks.
Google has closed its Phoenix branch — Employees… Continue Reading
Let the games begin: DEMOfall, TechCrunch50 and you
Welcome to our first day of covering the season’s two big startup conferences — DEMOfall 08 and TechCrunch50. Here’s a little primer on the two conferences, and how VentureBeat is covering them.
DEMOfall, of course, is the fall arm of the DEMO conference, a well-established launching pad for many startups — 72 this time around, and located in San Diego. TechCrunch50, on the other hand, is the second, expanded iteration of tech news juggernaut TechCrunch’s conference,… Continue Reading
DEMO startups launch Monday — here’s a list of companies
The late-summer drought in tech news has already started to lift, but the real flood is coming Monday, as a bunch of startups launch new products at the DEMOfall conference and at TechCrunch 50. Impressive companies have made their starts at both conferences, and VentureBeat will have writers at both events, banging out stories on the coolest companies as they demo.
All of the announcements are under wraps for now, but DEMO (which is a VentureBeat… Continue Reading
Trouble in conference land: TechCrunch50, DEMO happening at the same time
The dates are out for the next TechCrunch conference, and surprise: TechCrunch50, in its second year, will be held on almost the exact same dates as venerable — or some might say vulnerable — tech-startup conference DEMO, which is about to enter its second decade.
DEMO had previously announced that it is being held from September 7th to the 9th. TechCrunch50 has scheduled for September 8th to the 10th.
This is an important story for the startup… Continue Reading