Hollywood’s Content Crisis: Robert McKee (Part 3)

SM: The film industry aspirations of the rest of the world, for example Europe, India, and China, are cultures that have long histories and great stories.

RM: So does America. I think you have cultural bias. You think that the cultures of India and China are older than American culture. I don’t agree. American culture is European. Its history and culture run back 2,000 years BC. It’s roots are in the Greek world and it is as old as any other culture. >>>

Dominique’s Photo Book On Blurb

Readers, here’s a fun project for you to play with: Dominique Trempont is doing a photo book of travel pictures using Blurb. Some of you may recall that I profiled Eileen Gittins, CEO of Blurb, some time back. Blurb has become a thriving company since, and Eileen recently convinced Dominique to take this project on. >>>

Infineon (Part 2): Wireless Strengths

By Guest Author Nalini Kumar Muppala

Infineon is a formidable force in RF transceivers and is one of the predominant baseband suppliers. Forward Concepts ranks them #3 globally in total baseband (2G, 3G). Although Infineon’s visibility increased tremendously after design wins in the iPhone, it has been a longtime supplier of RF solutions to LG, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony-Ericsson. The company shipped its billionth RF transceiver in November 2007. >>>

Forbes Column 2009: The Education Solution

To teach, train and retrain millions of people, online education is the only scalable option. To see why, read this week’s Zero In: The Education Solution.

Hollywood’s Content Crisis: Robert McKee (Part 2)

SM: The film “Up” did well with more sophisticated audiences.

RM: That is partly because “Up” was a family film. I think that even the more sophisticated audiences enjoyed “Up”. I enjoyed it a lot. Pixar is the most successful film company in Hollywood, and all of the creative staff from the CEO on down are all students of mine. They have an absolute dedication to content. >>>

Cisco Buys Tandberg, HP To Buy Polycom?

There’s tremendous momentum in video conferencing right now, and I was sure Cisco was going to acquire either Polycom or Tandberg. Well, this morning, the news is that Cisco is acquiring Tandberg for $3 billion. This of course, puts Polycom in play in a big way, and the likelihood of HP acquiring them just went up exponentially. >>>

Entrepreneur Journeys Book Review: Bound To Lift Drooping Spirits

Here’s a recent review of “Entrepreneur Journeys” from The Telegraph India:

“Such advice, coming from a successful strategy consultant based in Silicon Valley, is bound to lift many drooping spirits, especially in this age of recession. Mitra not only brings together the testimonies of established entrepreneurs from across the globe, but also talks about her personal experiences, the many ups and downs she suffered as she struggled to set up her first company in Calcutta (of all places) in the mid-1990s. After several frustrating months in the city, when she had to manage without a telephone, Mitra finally shifted to Silicon Valley. Given her early exposure to the dotcom revolution, Mitra writes with an insider’s knowledge, admirable clarity, and a stout sense of the practicalities involved in any venture, big or small.” >>>

NetApp Gains Market Share

The storage industry recently witnessed another bidding war between the top vendor EMC and the No.4 vendor, NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), over data de-duplication specialist Data Domain. NetApp had in May announced its plans to acquire Data Domain for $1.5 billion. EMC won the bidding warwith a $2.3 billion offer that is more than seven times Data Domain’s TTM sales. Let’s take a closer look at how it will affect NetApp. >>>