Why do the homepages of so many news sites look the same? Former National Public Radio digital editor Melody Kramer came up with more than 60 different ways to rethink the homepage Read more »
Gigaom readers rated emerging technologies and overall connectedness as the most disruptive industry forces. But they might be underestimating how platforms shift into new markets. Read more »
Time to circle back, tear down silos and pivot on those deliverables: 2014 was a banner year for the tech industry — at least when it came to spouting jargon. And while everyone has finally dropped… Read more »
Clayton Christensen’s model of disruption still holds true, but we’re also seeing new types emerge. Here we examine four different kinds, and ask you, readers, to weigh in with your thoughts… Read more »
“Disruption” is one of the most overhyped concepts of the last ten years. A Google Trend search for “disruptive innovation” shows a steeply rising graph, and you can hardly open a professional… Read more »
Making fun of Silicon Valley and some of the silly startup ideas that get funded has become a popular sport, but as Y Combinator’s Sam Altman points out, great things often… Read more »
The founders of Inkshares don’t think the traditional publishing industry is broken, just antiquated and inefficient — and they think marrying crowdfunding and the kinds of services publishers used to offer… Read more »
The $19 billion Facebook is paying for WhatsApp makes it seem like a desperate move to retain users, but it is also a sign that Mark Zuckerberg is more than willing… Read more »
In a long discussion on Twitter about the future of journalism and the media, venture investor and Netscape creator Marc Andreessen talked about why he is fundamentally optimistic about the news… Read more »
New Yorker magazine wonders who the “next great technology critic” might be now that Walt Mossberg and David Pogue have moved on — but the truth is there isn’t going to… Read more »