This week GigaOM Pro readers focused on research on the quantified-self movement, Microsoft's continued quest for dominance in search (and, more importantly, in social search) and continued growth and innovation in the solar energy market. Read more »
Flash analysis: Facebook’s post-IPO prospects
Posted by David Card, Friday, May 18, 2012
GigaOM readers weigh in on the social network's prospects for the next two to five years. Read more »
A model for Facebook: Less Google, more Apple
Posted by Paul Sweeting, Friday, May 18, 2012
According to one study, click-through rates for Facebook ads come in at only about half the industry average and well below those of industry leader Google. Read more »
The quantified self: hacking the body for better health and performance
Posted by Jody Ranck, Thursday, May 17, 2012
Platforms for integrating health data, personal records and sensors will multiply in the next three to five years and turn the quantified self into a mainstream concept. Read more »
A few times each month, GigaOM Pro analysts will weigh in with reports from the field, op-ed pieces and commentary on breaking news items from GigaOM and across the web. This week, Shannon Arvizu gives us a conference report from the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles, focusing on the obstacles facing the electric vehicle market as it aspires for mainstream success and widespread adoption. Read more »
Forget networking, the data center of the future is software defined too
- Posted by Stacey Higginbotham, Thursday, May 17, 2012
How will the pieces of the networking, compute and storage get wrapped in with the data center? Read more »
PaidContent 2012 is the newest conference in GigaOM's signature events series and will be held on Wednesday, May 23, at the Times Center in New York City. This year's theme is "At the Crossroads," and the daylong, highly interactive forum will feature the best minds in global media, who will debate how to make money from content and create scalable, sustainable media enterprises. Read more »
How Facebook can turn its Achilles’ Heel into its biggest asset
- Posted by Colin Gibbs, Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Facebook may look vulnerable in mobile now, but by focusing on a few key things it could be a very big winner. Read more »
Amyris and the challenges of scaling biofuels production
- Posted by Adam Lesser, Tuesday, May 15, 2012
As biofuels companies attempt to stay alive, raise more capital and scale production, Amyris is an example of just how hard production can be. Read more »
Posted by Ryan Kim, Monday, May 14, 2012
New challenges for Square brought by PayPal Here and VeriFone's SAIL platform show how competitors are trying to target Square and where the upstart may be vulnerable. Read more »
