Marissa Mayer has made some big moves in the past year, but that’s the low-hanging fruit. Grabbing these 5 companies (you won’t find any Pinterests or Foursquares on this list) is crucial to making Yahoo relevant and competitive.
Argue all you want about the relative merits of web vs native apps, but the market is the ultimate decider. And, according to one previously stalwart web proponent, for now that means going native.
Player.fm’s Android app doesn’t just offer you a way to follow your favorite podcasts – it also lets you subscribe to topics you’re interested in, and lets you access those subscriptions from its website as well.
The death of Google Reader inspired much hand-wringing, commentary and conspiracy theories. An ex-Googler tackles some of the myths that have cropped up, and tries to separate fact from fiction.
Player FM. wants to make it easier to consume podcasts across different devices: The web-based curation and playback platform was launched by former Googler Michael Mahemoff just a few days ago, but Mahemoff is already thinking about bringing new ad formats and micropayments to podcasts.
