Google’s Fiber Takeover Plan Expands: Will Kill Cable & Carriers – launch.co

“Last week, Google announced its second Fiber city: Austin. Yes, the nerd/hipster home of SXSW will get fiber in a move clearly designed to blow every techie’s mind at SXSW 2014.

 

This week, Google announced that it had bought fiber provider iProvo to launch a third city: Provo, UT. 

They just tripled their cities in 10 days. ”

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The Case For UltraViolet – Forbes via Dan Rayburn Streamingmedia.com

“Over the last few months, while many of us were caught up in the debates over SOPA and PIPA, attending and recovering from CES, stalking SXSW or dealing with the latest industry cause célèbre, a bunch of consumers quietly began using UltraViolet, a new service to move copies of movies and TV shows to the cloud.”

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RAMP Developer Portal Delivers Next Generation of Online Search & Video Experiences | Ad Operations Online

“RAMP, the industry’s leading Content Optimization platform for major online media publishers, today announced the debut of developer.ramp.com at the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals (March 9-18, 2012) – an event that offers a unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. RAMP’s new developer portal enables Web developers to create next generation online search and video experiences by providing access to…”

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