Announcing the Speakers at The Next Web Conference 2011

In less than two weeks (Reserved your ticketsyet???) we are going to welcome 1200 participants toThe Next Web Conference 2011. 1200 participants and a bunch of inspiring, knowledgable and handsome speakers. New speakers will be added to the officialSpeaker page. We are doing longer interviews with each speaker over the coming weeks with more information on their talks. Linkedin Profile:Pablos HolmanTwitter: (Say hello!) Wikipedia profile:Rickard FalkvingeTwitter: (Say hello!) Linkedin:Mark RandallTwitter:@markran(Say hello!...

April 13, 2011 · 1 min · 115 words · Marc Robinson

20GB in 1980 vs. 32GB in 2010 (pic)

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March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 9 words · Crystal Rubio

Best Google Review Ever…

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March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 11 words · Megan Cox

Fontcase Brings Elegant Font Management To The Mac

The app has just got the most requested feature in its new version 1.5: auto-activation of fonts. The new version, a free upgrade for existing customers, was released on March 12. The new version of the program adds other interesting features: 40% off TNW Conference! I could not manage a crash yet. Fontcase is all of this. Cesare is based in Singapore.

March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 62 words · Chad Baldwin

Social Media for Small Town Bloggers

Do you think your blog is not important enough to promote it via social media? Do you think writing posts for your dedicated audience is enough for you? If you think your blog will not benefit from social media, youre wrong. So how do you keep those people coming back too? You dont have to go for world domination to use social media. Finding a new audience and keeping that audience interested is what has has changed, however....

March 21, 2010 · 2 min · 391 words · Edward Farley

Startups: Get Pitching, Ditch The Bitching

His advice could well be useful to startups worldwide. Firstly, ditch the reserve and show some self-confidence. Much of my travels in the past 5 years have been to the United Kingdom, specifically London. Not a night went by without something popping up in my diary. Its what I hear and do not hear which takes me aback. Why were startups being so reserved? Why the reticence in talking up their projects?...

March 21, 2010 · 2 min · 397 words · Susan Humphrey

Switzerland Bans Violent Games

The God of War will most likely be exiled from Switzerland along with the characters of probably any other game with either a PEGI 16+ or PEGI 18+ certificate, according tothe new legislation that will illegalize violent games. The Swiss government is preparing the exact requirements of the new legislation and although nothing has been decided yet, a ban on the production, distribution and sale of any games deemed to be unsuitable is highly probable....

March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 169 words · Carolyn Gray

The Mother of All Typos

Story byZee Former CEO of The Next Web.

March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 8 words · Justin Silva

The Next Web’s Weekly Recap: Twitter Turns 4, Viacom vs Google and the Windows 7 Phone

Welcome to The Next Webs Weekly Recap. If you havent already, confirm tograb your ticketsfor The Next Web Conference taking place April 27-29 in Amsterdam. Twitter Grows Up, Launches @anywhereSunday March 21st was Twittersbig 4th birthday(co-founder Jack Dorseysfirst tweet). The beginning of the week was also marked by big news whenTwitter announcedits At Anywhere platform. The functionality is very similar to what we saw withHover Cardsthat was launched on Twitter.com in April....

March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 178 words · Eric Johnston

The Ungooglable Man

Story byZee Former CEO of The Next Web.

March 21, 2010 · 1 min · 8 words · Leslie Garcia

Google Nexus One Arrives On Vodafone UK’s Website

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March 12, 2010 · 1 min · 10 words · Emily Wilson

Get Your Adobe Hate On Here – Calling Everyone!

Adobe had been thrust into the spotlight in the last few weeks during the great iPad Flash debate. The company has had many more detractors than defenders, as anyone keeping score will tell you. The whole debate has brought the Adobe-haters out of the woodwork. If you were not a developer before the iPad, Flash was just somethign that you used. Now for everyone it is something much, much more....

March 2, 2010 · 1 min · 129 words · William Davis

It’s Patent Season: Google Scores Major Patent For Location-Based Advertising

The opponents of software patents are going to have a seizure over this. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. [emphasis TNW] Of course, this main claim is refenced by a number of specific parameters. There is a second major claim in the patent describing the rig that it is referring to. We can spare you, it defines a smartphone in very generic terms. This is a very strong patent, well thought out, and with gigantic implications....

March 2, 2010 · 1 min · 108 words · Amy Ray