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The comic strip in the age of iPad: A talk with Stephan Pastis

Stephan Pastis Like many of society’s pop culture fixtures, the comic strip is a product of the last century’s dominant medium for information and entertainment, the daily newspaper. But as with most everything associated with the newspaper business, the comic strip … Continue reading

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Forget wireless bandwidth hogs, let’s talk solutions

News about wireless bandwidth hogs, new session-based pricing from Leap Wireless and the appearance of a new web site aimed at helping consumers understand their data caps and the limits those impose, all point to a growing problem in the … Continue reading

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Why it’s so hard to talk about cloud

Words can be tricky. My first post for GigaOM, where I introduce the foundation of everything I believe about cloud, elicited some excellent responses from the community. I made the case that cloud boils down to a very simple statement, … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s Cloud Chiefs Talk Myths, Trends and the Future for Business IT

Kurt DelBene, president of Microsoft Office Division, and Satya Nadella, president of Server and Tools Business, discuss Microsoft’s cloud vision and strategy. Microsoft PressPass, Information for Journalists – Feature Stories

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Misconceptions in AI: Or why Watson can’t talk to Siri

Me, Watson and Robert Walker of Sierra Ventures onstage. Last night I was schooled at playing Jeopardy by Watson in an exhibition match at the Computer History Museum, and discovered that despite our fear of the robot overlords, humans are much … Continue reading

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