Demian Sellfors, Media Temple Co-founder:
I am proud to share some momentous news with you today. GoDaddy, the Internet’s largest platform for small businesses, has acquired (mt) Media Temple. We will continue operating as an independent and autonomous company and our mission will remain unchanged. However, new investments from GoDaddy will provide us the necessary resources to strengthen our focus on web professionals and will help accelerate our plans to expand internationally.
Gross.
Serge Schmemann:
On Tuesday, The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, becomes The International New York Times.
Andrew Webster:
Despite its humble name, the Homebrew Computer Club holds a special place in computing history. Started in 1975, the club was a place where hackers and hobbyists could get together, and it attracted some of the brightest minds in the industry, from Steve Wozniak to Ted Nelson. It’s the place where Wozniak and Steve Jobs showed off the prototype for the Apple–1 for the very first time. Now, the old gang is getting back together, with a little help from Kickstarter. The group has successfully funded a reunion — raising more than $16,000 through the crowdfunding service — that will take place on November 11th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
My friend and podcast co-host Federico Viticci’s very special lady friend has launched a new project:
Essence is exactly what you need to save time and get your app design ready for iOS 7. With a total of 300 unique designs, Essence offers high-quality, detailed, attribution-free icons that cover a wide range of categories from productivity and lifestyle to weather and food. Each of the 300 icons includes a filled “selected” version — so you can choose which icon is best for your app.
The set is $19.99 for a limited time. I’ve been looking through them, and if you need iOS 7-style icons, you should drop by Silvia’s site.
Any regular reader of 512 will know that I’m a huge fan of Apple history. From old software to weird, now-obsolete hardware, I find the company’s past to be fascinating.
Back in April, I got to visit the Apple Pop-Up Museum, getting a behind-the-scenes tour of what would prove to be a successful — yet sadly temporary — look back at the Apple of old.
Enter Iconic. Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation is a hardcover, 330 page book that walks readers through 35 years of Apple history using high-resolution, stunning product photography. With chapters on Desktops, Portables, Peripherals, iDevices, Prototypes and Packaging, there’s something for everyone. Editor Jonathan Zufi’s love and care shines through on every page.
The regular book can be ordered now for $75, with a special edition complete with special cover and case can be pre-ordered for $300. 1
If you have an Apple nerd on your holiday shopping list, this should be on your radar.
In the spirit of transparency, Zufi sent me a copy of the book free of charge, but I would have paid for it if he hadn’t been so kind. It’s really, really cool. ↩︎
System 7 was crazy.
Stephen Colbert’s coverage of the Fox News Deck was amazing.
Nancy Benac and Jennifer Agiesta for the AP:
The debut of the government’s health insurance marketplaces drew a huge audience — and underwhelming reviews.
Here’s Adrianne Jeffries at The Verge:
Government contracts are usually awarded to the lowest bidder, and the disincentives for not delivering aren’t very strong. There are also a number of extra requirements for government contracts that made state-of-the-art, Silicon Valley-style development impossible for this scale of government project. For example, contractors that worked on the Healthcare.gov backend were probably required to have Federal Information Security Management Act certification, which rules out the smaller, more agile firms that could have brought a more innovative sensibility to the project.
Sigh.
I have the Fitbit Flex now, and I’ve often said that if it had a watch face, it’d be just about perfect. Looks like I’ll be upgrading.
Henry Blodget:
I’ve been working in and around the tech industry for about two decades, and I had never seen Apple’s headquarters.
I figured it was time to change that.
He seems amazed that the buildings are numbered in order. It’s sort of adorable.
Hooray!
This week, we discuss Myke’s heritage and Hazel rules, Federico’s dreams and phones and my thoughts on Mavericks and Kanye.
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