It’s been quite a while since we last covered Triggit , a startup that made it easy to integrate ads into websites using drag and drop Javascript. As it turns out, it’s for good reason: the company has spent the last year in stealth reworking its core product and adopting an entirely new business model, which it’s now unveiling to the public. [...more]
Cloudera has seen some pretty amazing growth for a year-old startup. Backed by an impressive list of investors and advisors and run by a team of experienced technology veterans, Cloudera commercially distributes and services Hadoop. [...more]
Editor’s note : This guest post is written by Shelby Bonnie , the CEO of Whiskey Media . He co-founded CNET in 1993 and was the Chairman and CEO from 2000 to 2006 [...more]
It’s mildly annoying when I’m searching for something specific and Google returns results that are led by a huge overview page like the ones found on Wikipedia. I usually just use the Cached option to locate the information that I’m looking for, since that highlights the keywords in the resulting page. But now Google has a better option [...more]
After some accidents , many pictures , and a video here and there , it's official: THERE'S WATER ON THE MOON ! New observations from three different spacecraft give us "unambiguous evidence" of this now fact. [ SPACE ] Photo by [Mizuno] [...more]
This Arc Reactor is just a replica, so it won't allow you to power a bionic suit that flies around and punches through walls. It will, however, make your desk that much more dorky [...more]
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is set to be the "first clown in space" when he blasts off for the ISS later this month. [...more]
Giz Gallery '09 is just around the corner, but we're giving you, the reader, a chance to make a few last minute contributions. We're looking for readers in the NYC area who might have some old gadgets in good condition which might now be considered rare, exotic or just have cult follower status. Got a rare Japanese product that cost $10,000 to import new back in 1993 [...more]
Ah, the college selection process. A time filled with confusion, disappointment, and occasional bouts of joy, along with a nice dose of raging hormones [...more]
For this week's Photoshop Contest , I asked you to imagine some truly shocking discoveries that the newly-rejiggered Hubble might make. And if the stuff you guys came up with really is out there, maybe we're better off focusing on Earth. First Place Second Place Third Place [...more]