start ups

We recently pointed out that it was likely that candidates running against SOPA supporters (especially in the House) would start using SOPA as a campaign issue -- which could draw the attention and support of the netroots community, like the folks at Reddit, who are just itching to support candidates who oppose SOPA supporters.

We've been pointing out that more and more people, whom the MPAA and US Chamber of Commerce pretend to be representing in their please to pass SOPA and PIPA, are actually very much against the bill.

The latest is famed actor Ashton Kutcher.

A wave of start-ups, including GroupMe, FastSociety and Beluga, are offering apps that allow multiple users to participate in smartphone text conversations.

Serverwatch: "That's the question the Financial Times was asking last week, and it's a rather strange question, when you think about it.

It really begs another question: Was there ever, let alone still, anyone who thought Linux was "just for start-ups." Who would these people be?"

Way back when private equity firm Terra Firma bought record label EMI, we actually had some hope that by putting in place some folks with a different viewpoint, they might actually help EMI make the transition to the new world that the other record labels were unwilling to do, since they were too tied to the past.

And there were a few encouraging early signs.

Social media changes from month to month. Trends come and go quicker than the seasons change. The latest trendy site could be next years Myspace and the hottest new site probably hasnt even been conceived yet or is at the couple of guys in a garage stage.

Having said that there are some trends that I think will continue over the coming year and with that in mind I wanted to share them here.

Rather than focusing in on the finer detail I have compiled the list below in broader terms with all the main players represented.

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The Open Road: "Activists worry about the environmental cost of discarded mobile phones, personal computers, and other technology.

Perhaps they should also worry about the swelling graveyard of start-ups and tech titans gone bad."