Category Archives: Rob’s Radar

Facebook’s numbers I like to look at raw numbers every once in a while, without external influence, to recalibrate my ability to judge the magnitude of things. Here are some of the numbers from Facebook’s most recent S-1 filing (published … Continue reading →

Facebook IPO to Seek $85 Billion to $95 Billion Value Facebook Inc. is planning to set the price range for its impending initial public offering in the high-$20s to mid-$30s a share, valuing itself at roughly $85 billion to $95 … Continue reading →

Spotify (Finally) Shows Up on the iPad You wanted a Spotify iPad app? You’ve got a Spotify iPad app. It’s pretty, and it takes advantage of the tablet’s bigger screen to showcase artist artwork and other cool stuff. Just like … Continue reading →

Louis C.K., Facebook, Instagram Among 2012 Webby Awards Winners When Louis C.K. released his comedy special “Live at the Beacon Theater” by himself on his website for $5, it was little more than a cautiously optimistic experiment. Less than two … Continue reading →

Mark Zuckerberg joins Viddy – it might really become ‘Instagram for video’ now Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg just signed up to video sharing mobile appViddy, and he has just posted his first video on the service too. ‘Zuck’, as his … Continue reading →

Revealed: How Twitter’s secret offer for Instagram made Facebook pay $1B The secret details of the $1 billion deal between Facebook and Instagram are more convoluted than anyone thought. VentureBeat has learned that Instagram chief executive and co-founder Kevin Systrom … Continue reading →

Google Set to Meld GDrive With Chrome OS Google will tightly integrate its new Google Drive online storage service with an upcoming version of its Chrome OS operating system, according to Sundar Pichai, the man who oversees development of the … Continue reading →

Getting in the ‘Tank’ If the chances of a new business succeeding are two in five, the chances of getting your new business on ABC’s hit business show “Shark Tank” are a handful in 24,000. That’s how many entrepreneurs applied … Continue reading →

Introducing Google Drive… yes, really Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist. Today, we’re introducing Google Drive—a place where you can create, … Continue reading →

Google Makes Its Big Video Push With AdWords For Video A couple of weeks ago, early participants in the new AdWords for Video program gathered at the YouTube offices. The ostensible justification for the meeting was a fancy photo shoot, … Continue reading →