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Boston Bombing
Albert Wenger – Apr 16, 2013
No Tech Tuesday today, I will resume next week. I have many friends in Boston and knew several people who were in the Marathon. Whatever the police may call the investigation, as far as I am concerned this bombing was [...] Read more
Guantanamo Bay Is Despicable and Must Go
Albert Wenger – Apr 15, 2013
I was planning to write more on cyber security but then yesterday I read this harrowing letter from a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo). I don’t take his claims about his lack of involvement at face value. It is irrelevant. [...] Read more
Foursquare Checks In
Albert Wenger – Apr 11, 2013
Today Foursquare announced that it has raised $41 million coming from its existing investors (including USV) and adding Silver Lake's Waterman Fund. This puts the company in a great position to continue executing at the intersection of local, mobile and [...] Read more
Foursquare
Albert Wenger – Apr 11, 2013
Lots of good news about Foursquare. You can read about it from Dennis, Bijan, Fred and myself. I love using the new version of the app – go check it out. All feedback on it is welcome! Read more
Stop Congress From Making a Bad Computer Law Worse
Albert Wenger – Apr 10, 2013
I have written previously about cyber security and cyber defense topics that have become more acute in the wake of several large scale attacks on banks and other companies. Unfortunately, law makers in DC are reacting the only way they [...] Read more
Tech Tuesday: More Best Practices for Growth (Engineering)
Albert Wenger – Apr 9, 2013
Last Tech Tuesday, I wrote about growing your engineering organization and the week before that about evolving your technology. Today here are three more best practices for successful engineering growth: APIs - I will have a lot more to say [...] Read more
Ziggeo Now Out of Beta
Albert Wenger – Apr 8, 2013
Susan and Oliver’s startup Ziggeo is now out of beta. Today they launched three simple pricing plans which include a free tier. To let everyone try out Ziggeo, I have set up a “screening room” where you can ask me [...] Read more
Facebook Home
Albert Wenger – Apr 5, 2013
Yesterday Facebook announced “Home,” a homescreen takeover application for Android that makes Facebook your phones primary interaction surface. Here are my initial reactions. First, this is a smart move by Facebook as an attempt to counter the threat of unbundling [...] Read more
Bitcoin: The Wild West Years
Albert Wenger – Apr 4, 2013
Anybody following bitcoin will know that the cryptographic currency had a huge run up recently that has brought with it an increase in fraudulent activities, including a DDoS attack on Mt. Gox and an epic theft of $3.5 million worth [...] Read more