First Appearance on The Radio

Last weekend I had the opportunity to appear on the Rudy Maxa show on Saturday and Sunday; the 3rd and 4th of April 2010. Rudy had me on to talk iPad.  In particular, the show centered around how the iPad will benefit travelers.  I focused on the advantages of the iPad from the native capabilities…

CradlePoint Secures VC Funding

Cradlepoint, a Boise-based mobile router company, has secured an investment from Highway 12 Ventures, as announced on Highway 12’s blog. Cradlepoint is a company that makes fantastic 4g/3G wireless routers.  Using Cradlepoint’s devices, a user can take an existing mobile broadband card from Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, or AT&T (or any other carrier, for that matter)…

The Cloud-Based Company

Inc Magazine recently posted an article regarding a new class of firms who use Internet tools to make any location their office. That is, companies who don’t need a physical office where employees physically gather to do work. With Internet-based tools such as BaseCamp, Highrise, Skype, and others, it is no longer necessary for a…

Real Time Is Boring, We’re Going Fake-Time

Back in November, we launched real-time search results via our partnership with OneRiot.’a0 The integration has been great and beneficial.’a0 However, since November, things have changed and we’ve grown a bit bored with the “real-time web”. As a result, we’re continuing tracking real-time, but we’re also going on a new route.’a0 Today, Taptu is spawning…

Taptu Plans Move to USA

Taptu, everyone’s favorite touch web discovery engine, has decided to move corporate headquarters from Cambridge, UK to the United States. When asked, Taptu officials said a change was simply needed at this point in time. Taptu CEO Steve Ives was quoted as saying, “When it comes down to it, it’s just time for a change…