Monthly Archives: October 2008

Microsoft launches Azure, a cloud computing platform

Posted on October 27, 2008 by jnousis

Cloud computing is one of the hottest industries right now. There are several companies already offering services like Amazon, Rackspace, Joyent, Slicehost, Gogrid and Aptana. Today Microsoft launched Azure, a cloud for applications designed for Microsoft Products. Azure is available … Continue reading →

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Great news for EC2!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by jnousis

Today is a big day for EC2. Many great things happened: * Amazon EC2 is now in full production. The beta label is gone. * There’s now an SLA (Service Level Agreement) for EC2. * Microsoft Windows is now available … Continue reading →

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Amazon web services meet up

Posted on October 20, 2008 by jnousis

During the last open coffee event in Athens, Jason really inspired us with his speech. His most valuable advice for us was to team up and create new start ups. He mentioned a few tools that can be used to … Continue reading →

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Google launches banner ad builder

Posted on October 16, 2008 by jnousis

Google has just released a product that allows adwords advertisers to build their own banner ads. This really reminds me old days with sites offering banner bulding services and banner templates. Not very different but the visual results look quite … Continue reading →

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API for human brain coming out soon?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by jnousis

According to Engadget, NeuroSky will be launching a device that will be able to measure brain activity for $50-$80 by spring of 2009. The device is able to measure concentration levels so they are also building some games that make … Continue reading →

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Biggest SEO project ever

Posted on October 8, 2008 by jnousis

Yesterday I met Jason Calacanis while he was in Athens for Stream and Open Coffee events. We had a fantastic discussion and learned a lot about mahalo and how it works. Since I have been dealing with SEO for many … Continue reading →

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Popular Ideas – Dell IdeaStorm

Posted on October 5, 2008 by jnousis

Dell Ideastorm is a communication tool that connects Dell customers with the company. It’s a great innovation and I think that all companies should have a tool like this for their customers. Customers can submit ideas to Dell and vote … Continue reading →

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Have the "Jet" experience

Posted on October 5, 2008 by jnousis

  LunaJets is the first dedicated website which allows you to fly on business jet empty leg flights at a fraction of the price.   Empty Leg flights are private jets that fly “empty” when returning home. LunaJets negotiates with carefully … Continue reading →

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Fring: Skype on your iPhone

Posted on October 5, 2008 by jnousis

I used to use this app a lot once I had my Nokia N95. When I upgraded (was that really an upgrade?? lol:)) to an iPhone I really missed this app. Basically it allows you to to skype calls and … Continue reading →

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Wow Google reminded me something today… (my 1st startup, 1999!)

Posted on October 1, 2008 by jnousis

Google launched today an antique search engine which only searches in pages that were in their index till 2001. You can find it here. That link along brought me mamy memories of the past. My first serious and successful internet … Continue reading →

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