Happy Valentine’s, Google — see you in court
Payam Tamiz may not be a name very well known in Silicon Valley, or indeed much beyond his small hometown of Margate, a dilapidated coastal resort not far from London. But the wannabe ...
Where’s the big money going in Europe? On money itself
Where are the big opportunities? Data, mobile, cloud and retail all continue to be hotter than Ryan Gosling — but cast your eyes across Europe, and it’s clear that financial ...
Are times getting desperate for Lovefilm?
A friend of mine had an encounter that surprised him, and me, the other day: a knock on the door turned out to be a salesman trying to get him to re-sign to Lovefilm, the subscription ...
A brief guide to tech lobbyists in Europe
In the last few years, lobbying by web giants like Google and Facebook has increased dramatically on both sides of the Atlantic. As noted by the Financial Times, Facebook’s spending ...
Who really wins if Rocket goes public?
When rumors pinged around about the possibility that German web conglomerate Rocket Internet could be going public earlier this month, it generated a brief storm online. No surprise: ...
Music site This Is My Jam could spin out from Echo Nest
Buzzy song-sharing site This Is My Jam could be going independent from its parent company as it prepares to take the next step in its evolution. The site, which lets people share their ...
After a torrid 2012, Habbo changes CEO — but is it enough?
The new year brings mixed feelings for many, but one company that will definitely be glad to see the back of 2012 is Sulake, the Finnish owner of youth-centered virtual world Habbo ...
Can the French civilize Twitter? Should they try?
It’s no secret that relationships in France are très compliqué, especially for the country’s ruling elite. President François Hollande was stuck in a tricky tryst between ...
No excuses: It’s your job to steer clear of the mob
Like many people, I watched as the horror at Sandy Hook Elementary school played out on Twitter on Friday. It was impossible to stop the avalanche of information, misinformation, first ...
Stop crowing, London: it’s time to step it up
The big news in London this week was the announcement that the government was pumping £50 million, or $80 million, into rebuilding Old Street, the startup-heavy area at the heart of ...