Author Archives: Oliver

About Oliver

Oliver Starr is an author, entrepreneur, former technology executive, and wildlife conservationist with a career spanning journalism, technology, strategic communications, and executive leadership. An early contributor to TechCrunch and founding writer of MobileCrunch, he later served in senior executive and advisory roles, including Chief Evangelist at Pearltrees. Today, he is the founder and Executive Director of the Tahoe Wolf Center, author of The Wolf Lover’s Guide to Raising Dogs, and a TEDx speaker. His wildlife and educational content has generated more than 100 million documented views across digital platforms.

CAS Refuses to Hear Landis Appeal. Positive Doping Verdict Upheld.

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Oliver

So ends one of the most ludicrous, unfair, illegitimate and biased trials in the history of professional sport. According to CNN, a three person committee meeting in Lausanne Switzerland has issued a 58 page ruling denying Floyd’s request to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Political, Sport | Tagged CAS, doping, drugs, Landis, oliver starr, owstarr.com, starrtrek, steroids, testosterone, Tour de Farce, tour de france, WADA | 14 Comments

Want a Limited Edition Nokia N96? Now’s Your Chance!

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Oliver

Nokia just launched this new site announcing the very limited availability of their newest multi-media computer, the amazing N96. We’ve been hearing about this phone since 3GSM…the specifications are basically mind-blowing. It’s the N95 on steroids, growth hormone, speed and … Continue reading →

Posted in mobile, New Gadgets, Nokia | Tagged facethetask.com, Launch, MicroDVR, N96 Limited Edition, Nokia N96, oliverstarr, owstarr.com, starrtrek | 2 Comments

AP/Blogger Solidarity Post – The Zac Browser for Autistic Children

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Oliver

Note: This post is in response to Jeff Jarvis’ suggestion that all bloggers repost substantially all of any AP story to show solidarity and support for their fellow blogger, Rogers Cadenhead’s community-created Drudge Retort, after it was aggressively threatened by … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Power, web2.0 | Tagged AP, Associated Press, Autism, Blogger Solidarity, Jeff Jarvis, oliverstarr, owstarr.com, starrtrek, web2.0, Zac Browser | 4 Comments

Joikuspot Launches New Mapspot Service.

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Oliver

The folks at Joiku, the company that has developed the revolutionary Joikuspot software that lets you turn your Symbian Series 60 device into a mobile wi-fi hotspot have done it again. This time they’ve built on their Joikuspot platform by … Continue reading →

Posted in mobile | Tagged Disruptive Technology, Google Maps, GPS, Joiku, Joikuspot, Location Based Services, Mapspot, oliver starr, owstarr.com | Leave a comment

Got Gadgets?

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Oliver

Recently, several people have inquired about the extent of my “toy” collection. Mostly it consists of Nokia phones (although there’s also a Treo, an iPhone, a Helio Drift, and a Samsung SCH-i830, and a few others hardly worth mentioning), various … Continue reading →

Posted in mobile, New Gadgets, Nokia, Personal | Tagged Flashlights, Gadgets, Heuer, Internet Tablets, Lasers, Mobile Phones, N810, N82, N95, Nokia, NSeries, Snoon, Swatch, Toys | Leave a comment

Is OLPC a Fraud?

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Oliver

Back in December of 2007 I took OLPC – the One Laptop Per Child project up on it’s special year-end offer. This offer included two laptops: one which would be donated to a country in need of the devices to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Power | Tagged bad service, fraud, frustration, laptop.org, negroponte, oliver starr, OLPC, one laptop per child, owstarr.com | 4 Comments

TwitterFone Goes Live

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Oliver

TwitterFone, a new service that allows you to post to Twitter via voice by calling a number on your mobile phone has just been lit up. The application is currently in an invite-only beta so if you want to use … Continue reading →

Posted in mobile, Web Apps, web2.0 | Tagged MaxRoam, oliverstarr, owstarr.com, Pat Phelan, Spinvox, twitter, TwitterFone, Voice Interface, Voice UI, VUI | Leave a comment

Twitter as Get Out of Jail Free Utility? You Bet!

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Oliver

CNN is reporting that James Karl Buck, a graduate student from University of California-Berkeley was arrested while on the outskirts of a riot related to the rising food prices in Egypt when he was taken into custody by the Egyptian … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Power | Tagged blogging, egypt, jail, new networks, owstarr.com, tweet, twitter, web2.0 | 1 Comment

Greeley, a Short Story

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Oliver

Editor’s note: Growing up my grand-dad had a feedlot in Greeley, Colorado. This short fiction is based upon events related to that property. Greeley The two men leaned against the fence staring silently over the long shadows of the corn … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Personal | Tagged co, Creative Writing, greeley, oliver starr, wiseman brothers livestock. owstarr.com | Leave a comment

This is Courage

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Oliver

Have you ever been THIS BRAVE? I haven’t. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2NAM4jWbw&autoplay=0 320 320]

Posted in Personal, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged cancer, courage, death and dying, diane sawyer, life, living, love, Randy Pausch | Leave a comment