Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rajesh Setty wrote a book about open source — then used it to lure in customers, one of whom came through with a $1 million deal. Being a thought leader isn’t just about marketing yourself as a thinker. It’s about creating a bond with your audience ..readmore

Twitter CEO Ev Williams posted a blog entry Thursday with an update on the microblogging service’s usage, which continues to grow sharply. More interesting than the numbers, though, was the message written between the lines: Twitter now has 145 million monthly users, and for the marketers who want to ..readmore

YouTube remains one of the big question marks in Google’s finances. Every time the Google-owned video supersite comes up, executives make vague statements about how it’s not profitable yet, but could be soon . But it looks like that could change in 2010 — analysts predict YouTube will earn ..readmore

Duke Nukem Forever is perhaps the iconic vaporware title after being in developmental hell for more than a decade… until now. Take-Two Interactive will announce at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend that Gearbox Studios, the studio responsible for Borderlands, will finally pick up the pieces and finish developing ..readmore

Hey folks, guess who has the reins on the roundup? Yee-haw! It’s been a pretty exciting week so far. We’ve seen multiple Canadian carriers finally announce when customers can pick up their Torch 9800. We’ve also seen the final reviews from our CrackBerry Idol hopefuls. Can it get any ..readmore

The Internet is continuing its march into TV’s backyard, this time taking charge at live TV broadcasting as use of live streaming sites exploded in 2010, according to data from comScore . Time spent watching live streaming services like Ustream and Justin.tv grew nearly 650 percent in 2010, with ..readmore

Google is apparently in talks with record labels to populate its upcoming music store and streaming service by Christmas, sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters . That Google is working on an iTunes competitor is no big surprise — we saw vague glimpses of it during some demonstrations ..readmore

Become the Teacher’s Pet with these BlackBerry apps! Doesn’t it seem like I have a bad habit of pointing out what some people fear and dread? It’s not that I get any pleasure out of it (bah-hahahaa). Like it or not, it’s almost time for school. It’s a new ..readmore

Facebook confirmed yesterday that it has begun testing a new “subscribe” feature for users and pages. The feature lets users follow a user or page and receive notifications when a new update or piece of content, such as a picture or video, occurs. The new feature may be a ..readmore

Earlier this week, Google launched Gmail Priority Inbox , a new feature that will automatically sort your mail to combat email overload. The feature began rolling out to users on Monday, and as of today, it’s available for all Gmail users (including Google Apps accounts). As Venturebeat’s Anthony Ha ..readmore

T-Mobile has officially released OS 5.0.0.822 for both the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and BlackBerry Curve 8900. We’re seeing a trend now with the ol’ .822 as this joins both the Rogers and AT&T Bold 9000 releases. Surely there is some new and slightly improved goodness with this OS, so ..readmore

Now that we’re little more than a day from the launch of Apple’s social network Ping , reports are coming in that spammers are beginning to target the service — surprising no one. The biggest scam right now appears to be an offer for free iPhones which is popping ..readmore

The native BlackBerry IM clients got another round of updates earlier this week. Google Talk, AIM, Yahoo!, MSN Messenger and ICQ all now sit at version 2.5.63. These were all tested in the Beta Zone for a few weeks so should be good to go all around with some ..readmore

The BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100) is now officially available from Wind Mobile. The contract-free device is priced at $300 and if you pick one up now you can save 50% off on an accompanying data plan. Monthly plan prices vary depending on your use, but it’s overall a good ..readmore

John Osher, developer of the low-cost spin toothbrush, was a successful entrepreneur because he thought differently. William Sahlman, professor at Harvard Business School, breaks down the three most important factors in Osher’s success in this entrepreneur thought leader lecture given at Stanford University in 2007. The key to improving ..readmore

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review – Power Socializer [ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Coming from a BlackBerry that I loved, I wasn’t very excited to switch to a device I wasn’t used too. The Torch is completely different from any BlackBerry that I have used and to ..readmore

vChatter , a video chat startup led by online dating pioneer Will Bunker, has raised $250,000 in seed funding. The service is similar in some ways to Chatroulette, a popular site where you can randomly chat with other users. However, Chatroulette has become notorious for the frequent apperance of ..readmore

BankSimple , the not-quite-a-bank provider of front-end services for a number of treasury-focused banks, raised $2.9 million in its first round of funding. First Round Capital, IA Ventures and Village Ventures led the round. Again, BankSimple is not a bank. It’s a provider that manages user experiences for banks. ..readmore

Yammer, originally launched as a “ Twitter for businesses ,” will soon expand its services into a full-on social network like Facebook — built to help streamline workplaces and network business professionals. Along with a redesign to be more social, the Yammer developers are also providing access to developers ..readmore

Coda announced today their plans to roll out their all-electric sedan in Hawaii in the third quarter of 2011, positioning the car to battle the Nissan Leaf in a market that suffers from the highest gas prices in the country. In May, Nissan singled out Hawaii as a target ..readmore