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Eating My Own SaaStr Dogfood:  Why I Invested in Algolia Search-as-a-Service

Eating My Own SaaStr Dogfood: Why I Invested in Algolia Search-as-a-Service

By Jason M. Lemkin on July 23, 2014

Much of SaaStr involves sharing my learnings, mistakes, improvements, etc. as a founder CEO that lived the journey from $0 to $100m in ARR. But do I practice what I preach?  I hope so.  Let’s take a look together. Recently, I was fortunate enough to invest what I believe is an outstanding SaaS company and service, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Algolia, Entrepreneurship, SaaS, SaaStr, search, startups

Quips: What the Google Motorola – Lenovo Deal Is Really About

Quips: What the Google Motorola – Lenovo Deal Is Really About

By R "Ray" Wang on February 7, 2014

Google Enters China Via Lenovo While Counter Balancing Samsung On January 29th, 2014, Mountain View based Google announced it would sell it’s Motorola Mobility unit to Chinese based Lenovo for $2.91 in cash and stock.  The deal cuts across many spectrum including mobile OS, computing wars, and search.  Here’s 12 talking points: Source: Not sure, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged #mobilebiz, #mobileOS, acquisition, acquisitions, Amazon, Amazon.com, apple, Apps Strategy, BYOD, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CMO, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Dell, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, ibm, Lenovo, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, microsoft, mobile, Mobile Biz, mobile enterprise, Mobile OS, mobility, motorola, News Analysis, Quips, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, search, Search Engines, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

Beyond The Three V’s of Big Data – Viscosity and Virality

Beyond The Three V’s of Big Data – Viscosity and Virality

By R "Ray" Wang on February 28, 2012

Revisiting the Three V’s of Big Data It’s time to revisit that original post from July 4th, 2011 post on the the Three V’s of big data.  Here’s the recap: Traditionally, big data describes data that’s too large for existing systems to process.  Over the past three years, experts and gurus in the space have […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, BI, Big Data, BigData, Business Analytics, business intelligence, business technology, business value, Calpont, colummnar database, columnar database, complex event processing, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, content, context, Data deluge, data governance, data quality, data streaming, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, EMC, Emerging Technologies, engagement, Engagement Apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Exasol, Geo spatial, hardware data points, HP Vertica, IBM Netezza, in-memory database, Kickfire, Kognitio, location based, log data, machine data, Metrics, mobile, Monday's Musings, Netezza, ParAccel, physical data points, process, R "Ray" Wang;, RFID’s, rwang0, search, sentiment, Social, social service, social support, socialtext, socialytics, streaming data, Teradata, Teradata Kickfire, text, Variety, Velocity, Vertica, Virality, Viscosity, Volume, Web

PageRank is Dead (The Rush to SocialRank)

PageRank is Dead (The Rush to SocialRank)

By Ross Mayfield on November 10, 2011

Its so fun to write oversimplified posts about such-and-such is dead. Not because its true. At best you can point out something is broken and alternatives are rising fast. But I wonder how the people behind the aging technology and…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged search, socialsoftware

Facebook's Growing Web Platform

Facebook’s Growing Web Platform

By Michael Fauscette on September 27, 2011

If you want to find something, anything on the web, you "google" it…I mean how ubiquitous has a company become when it’s name becomes the verb for a common activity? Now I realize there are other search options, but according…

Posted in Business | Tagged curation, Entertainment, Facebook, google, media, Netflix, network, people-centric, search, spotify | 5 Responses

Gamification, dashboards, search and enterprise failure

Gamification, dashboards, search and enterprise failure

By Sig Rinde on September 27, 2011

Ooh, I love a good disagreemnt, and when my friend JP Rangaswami who’s views I respect highly, writes a post that I heartily disagrees with I’m tickled pink! It was his views on Gamification and Dashboards in the enterprise that made me hit the keyboard, because: I see gamification, dashboards and search as signs of […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged dashboards, enterprise software, gamification, search | 4 Responses

+1 on +1

+1 on +1

By Jeff Nolan on March 31, 2011

Okay so it’s not as mass market as the Like button is, but Google’s attempt to embrace social interactions is a better start than people are giving them credit for. I agree with Louis, this is a hint at a future rather than a capability they are ready to lead with today. Google can use […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Facebook, google, like button, search

Silly Rabbits:  Google is for Spam not for Search

Silly Rabbits: Google is for Spam not for Search

By Bob Warfield on January 10, 2011

I’m watching with some interest the growing meme about Google passing on too much spam in the search results. Mathew Ingram does a good overview while claiming Google is on a collision course with Demand Media.  He mentions: –  Paul Kedrosky’s rant –  Vivek Wadhwa, who says we desperately need a new and better Google –  […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged AdSense, advertising, AdWords, Bing, Blekko, Demand Media, google, marketing, search, SEO | 2 Responses

GOutlook. Gmail Back to Earth… in Search of Revenue.

GOutlook. Gmail Back to Earth… in Search of Revenue.

By Zoli Erdos on September 29, 2010

I’ve been long-time Gmail fan, having used it from the very early days, for almost 5 years now. The key reasons why I switched and have stuck with the service ever since were the productivity boosters, first of all: Threaded conversations Labels Search Google did to email what all new product teams should: throw away […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged application software, email, folders, gmail, google, labels, Microsoft Outlook, Productivity, search, zoho

How to search the IT Project Failures blog

How to search the IT Project Failures blog

By Michael Krigsman on September 15, 2010

Many journalists, analysts, reporters, academics, and others use this blog for analysis and news on IT leadership, success, and related issues. Here’s how to search fast!

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged blog search, blogging, google, search, Search Engines

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