Category Archives: 37Signals

37Signals’ Backpack Evolves Into Intranet 2.0?

Update: Interesting stats on how many people upgraded/ converted to their new services; 37Signals reminds us that Web2.0 doesn’t always mean an adsense supported bottom line 
I’m sure you’ll be reading in depth reviews at some point or another by your favourite blogs and super-blog sites on Backpack’s new features — but here’s the skinny. [...]

Lo, The Blackened Lining of Cloud Computing

Nothing too profound here to say, other than over the past month or so, there have been some interesting “complications” with cloud computing.  “Cloud computing” being the paradigm shift where people move computing power from personal computers to giant invisible computer servers in the sky  to a system of servers whose location and details of [...]

Could Startups Be The Panacea Big Media Is Looking For? (And Vice Versa?)

Looks like big media companies are taking a page right out of “acquire a startup a week” Google, and may be trying to bolster their online properties (perhaps, amongst other things, to capture online ad sales) with web2.0 functionality. Case in point: Hearst which has recently acquired Kaboodle, a social networking site for shopping, [...]