Worked there for half a decade and helped a little on this deal but exited right before.
Like another commenter pointed out, the deal is a data acquisition. Ookla is multimillion dollar business thanks to its awards and data programs with almost every telco a customer. Accenture was already a competitor thanks to their Umlaut acquisition
For most consumers, Ookla = Speedtest but there’s a lot more beneath the surface. Ookla owns a drive-testing firm, Downdetector (consumer based outage reporting) and a thriving SDK & server network. Most of the data comes via background tests and embedded SDK tests.
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As the global leader in network intelligence and connectivity insights, Ookla is the company behind Speedtest®, the world’s most popular internet performance testing platform. Today, Ookla empowers businesses, governments, and consumers to measure, understand, and improve their internet connectivity and performance worldwide.
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For my workplace, I built an internal orgchart and the backend is entirely Google Sheets. It's been completely hassle free and I've spent almost no time on the code since building it three years ago. As employees join and leave, HR adds/deletes a row in the sheet and only they have access to the "database" besides myself. In case of accidental deletion, there's the handy restore ability built into sheets so a database "rollback" is also trivial and can be done by HR without my input.
Sheets as a database for light web apps is absolutely joyful to build with.
My "dumb" solution here is that I've plugged all peripherals into a dock. I have a cable go from my dock to my Macbook or desktop. I have to physically replug every time but it's just the one cable for charging + data transfer so it is simple enough
It's not the default browser on most devices. I think the parent comment is stating that if you're technical enough to install a 3rd party browser, you're technical enough to pick your own search engine. So people chose Firefox and chose away from Yahoo
Interesting. Is this basically a browser that's focused on productivity? Seems like it's just adding different sites as "apps" that I can switch between?
Hey dhruvarora013, thanks for your question! Floutwork does indeed have an in-app browser that makes switching between apps and managing tabs a breeze, but it's much more than that. Floutwork is an all-in-one productivity system that brings together all your work essentials into one platform. Our powerful built-in Tasks app helps you track your goals and tasks, while our built-in apps for Notes and Emails streamline your workflow. Our command bar keeps you focused by helping you stay on track with your work, without losing context. Our built-in productivity tracker monitors and improves your productivity habits, while our gamified system helps you stay motivated by completing 3 productivity goals (like the rings in Apple Watch) every day. It has a lot more functionality that you can checkout from floutwork.com that really upgrades your productivity game. We'd love for you to give Floutwork a try and let us know what you think!
I've been using the "Modern for Wikipedia" chrome extension for a while and it seems like they Wikipedia team has borrowed a lot of ideas from the extension. I still prefer the extension since you can change the theme away from bright white. Great changes overall.
Like another commenter pointed out, the deal is a data acquisition. Ookla is multimillion dollar business thanks to its awards and data programs with almost every telco a customer. Accenture was already a competitor thanks to their Umlaut acquisition
For most consumers, Ookla = Speedtest but there’s a lot more beneath the surface. Ookla owns a drive-testing firm, Downdetector (consumer based outage reporting) and a thriving SDK & server network. Most of the data comes via background tests and embedded SDK tests.
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