New and notable for October 21st 2011 through October 24th 2011

What I’m reading and finding for October 21st 2011 through October 24th 2011:

  • Apple – Apple Events – Celebrating Steve –

  • Steve’s Final “One More Thing…” | TechCrunch –
    techcrunch.com
    - MG Siegler
    Steve Jobs was the ultimate showman. As such, it should be no surprise that he realized the power of following up a great performance with an encore. But unlike many musicians who treat encores as a given add-on for each show, Jobs seemed to recognize that encores are much more powerful if they’re used judiciously. The Steve Jobs encore was the “One more thing…” He didn’t use it all the time, and because of that, when he did, it would whip the audience into a frenzy.
    Following his passing, the …  show all text

  • Gillmor Gang 10.22.11 (TCTV) | TechCrunch –
    techcrunch.com
    - Steve Gillmor
    The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — rebounded from a seven and a half minute gap to explore the mysteries of the Siri platform. As machines give up being trained by us and reciprocate by rewarding us for compliant behavior, our gestures are being finetuned to a social pitch.
    While no one was looking, Apple has provided a fresh and easy way of decorating content with social energy, and in the process setting the stage for a renaissance…  show all text

  • Making the iBio for Apple’s Genius –
    nytimes.com
    - By JANET MASLIN
    Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs is a clear, elegant and concise book of record.

  • At Qwiki, trouble over company’s future — Tech News and Analysis –
    gigaom.com
    - Colleen Taylor
    Qwiki CEO Doug Imbruce
    Updated. We’re hearing that Qwiki, the San Francisco-based search startup co-founded by Altavista founder Louis Monier, is going through a rough patch.
    According to sources close to the company, last week saw the abrupt departures of Qwiki’s two top technical executives: VP of engineering/Six Apart veteran Brad Whitaker, and VP of product/YouTube veteran Matthew Liu. In addition, at least one of Qwiki’s early engineers quit the company in the days after Whitaker and Liu l…  show all text

  • The Next Web appoints CEO – The Next Web –
    In January 2008 we started The Next Web Blog with a .org domain name. Since then a lot has changed and we've grown from a bunch of guys passionate about the web to a real company and …

  • Magnitude 4.0 – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA –
    USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards


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