a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 9:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

Coffee7
Now and again it’s unavoidable: it’s impossible to keep up with all the tech news and features, particularly at the weekend. It’s OK, it happens to us all sometimes.  Well, not us, because that’s exactly what we’re here for, luckily for you. So grab a coffee, sit back and catch up on all the best tech news and features to surface while you weren’t paying attention over the last two days.  News from The Next Web over the weekend: Waze Founder Hints Investor Pressure Forced Sale to Google KickStarter Projects Aims to Fix Surface Volume Issues Plex Media Client is Coming…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Yahoo is reportedly ready to commission Netflix-like original TV series for a new push into video

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 4:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web, online video, tv

Yahoo has big plans for online video content — and it is eyeing original TV series the likes of those that Netflix and Amazon are targeting, the Wall Street Journal reports. Yahoo is said to be interested in series that consist of 10 half-hour-long comedies, with the Journal citing sources as saying they will have per-episode budgets from $700,000 to a few million dollars. The projects are said to be led by writers and directors with TV experience. Essentially, the WSJ notes that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is seeking to produce “a hit online show with viral appeal.” The company is close…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: , , ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

How to manage talented people by not bossing them around

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 1:46 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

man alone in office
Walter Chen is the founder and CEO of iDoneThis, the easiest way to share and celebrate what you get done at work, every day. On his downtime, he blogs about management, entrepreneurship, and happiness on the iDoneThis blog. Getting rid of managers may seem like just another tech trend, but much of the skepticism around going “bossless” or flat is due to misleading terminology. We don’t quite have a good vocabulary for it yet — no managers doesn’t mean no management, and flat structure doesn’t mean everyone has equal sway. Power, leadership, and even hierarchy still exist in these alternative structures, but instead of…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: