Steve Thomas - IT Consultant

Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, July 10, 2015. To my horror, the entire Gang agrees with The Robert and his passion for All Shiny Things VR. If the Watch is dead, long live the Watch. Plus, G3 with Halley Suitt Tucker, Rebecca Woodcock, Rosanna Y de la Cruz, Elisa Camahort Page, and Tina… Read More
Gillmor Gang Artcard Gillmor Gang – John Borthwick, Keith Teare, Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today at 1:30pm Pacific time (4:30pm Eastern). Find us on Facebook HERE Our live chatroom during the show is HERE Check out our sister show called G3! They are archived HERE on Ustream …and the Facebook page for G3 is HERE Read More
cord-cutter1 While today’s cord cutters are replacing their former TV-viewing activities with popular streaming services like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, the shift away from linear television on to on-demand, online streams has allowed a variety of niche services to pop up, too. Available for a few more dollars per month, viewers now have the option of further customizing their over-the-top video… Read More
CUPS Sweatshop Coffee Chat The Cups coffee app launched about a year ago, promising members an unlimited supply of coffee from local shops in exchange for a monthly fee. Since then, the app has added prepaid plans (starting with five cups of coffee for $11) and expanded to more than 170 locations throughout New York — making it, in the words of co-founder Gilad Rotem, this makes it “the second largest… Read More
Screen Shot 2015-07-08 at 1.32.45 PM Though it’s still unclear how many competitors the live-streaming app market can viably host, that hasn’t stopped a number of startups from taking on the top contenders, Twitter-owned Periscope and independent alternative Meerkat. The latest to join in the fray is Rhinobird, which is touting a number of technical advantages over the incumbents as its point of differentiation.… Read More
crunchweek-4-3 Happy Friday, everyone. We’re glad that you are with us today before we take off and drink beer celebrate America. Our own Sarah Buhr took over the hosting slot this week, while Matthew Lynley and myself helped out. We dug into the release of Apple Music, Uber’s decision to absorb a large chunk of Microsoft’s Bing Maps team, and how Shyp, a startup, is helping shape the… Read More
Blue Apron, the NY-based startup that delivers weekly pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to your home, has been cooking over the past year. The company recently announced that it had surpassed 1 million meals shipped monthly, putting estimated yearly revenue at $120 million. And if that weren’t enough, the company raised $135 million in Series D at a $2 billion valuation. We sat… Read More
4481461680_845dd529ca_o Over the last few months, Google’s YouTube launched both 60fps video on the desktop and — later — for live video streams. Starting today, you can also watch the service’s smooth 60fps videos in its iOS and Android apps. Read More
Parrot unveiled 13 new minidrones this week, all for under $189. The terrestrial “Jumping” drone got a major upgrade, with LED lights for nighttime driving, an internal 4GB memory to record video, and a “boost mode” that brings its top speed to 8mph. Read More
Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, Frank Radice, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday, June 20, 2015. From across the Pond and beyond, the Gang bids Phil Austin farewell and welcomes the new TV realignment. Plus, the latest G3 (below) with Halley Suitt Tucker, Mary Hodder, Rebecca Woodcock, and Tina Gillmor. @stevegillmor, @dbfarber,… Read More
roku-innovid Roku users will now begin to see more personalized, targeted, and interactive video ads in their Roku apps, thanks to a new partnership between the streaming media device maker and video advertising provider Innovid. Using a Roku remote, users engaging with the new ad format will be able to do things like play games, take quizzes, check out a local retailers’ top products or current… Read More
Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, June 12, 2015. Jack is back to do it again as Team Twitter shuffles the cards. Apple goes after Spotify, Flipboard, and the Google Web. Is Track on the way back? Plus, the latest G3 (below) with Halley Suitt Tucker, Mary Hodder, Kristie Wells, Francine Hardaway, and Tina Gillmor. Read More