The BBC needs to “stop the self-flaggelation,” media writer Robert Andrews

Beet.TV – While there have been series problems in reporting at the BBC recently, the broadcaster should stop its “self- flagellation,” says paidContent’s Robert Andrews.

Tech at a funeral

HuffPost Live – Traditions such as funerals and weddings emphasize community coming together. Can this be accomplished with social media? Does Twitter have a place at the altar? GigaOM’s Mathew Ingram weighs in with a panel of social media and etiquette pros.

Will Twitter war become the new norm?

CNN – War is not just about bombs and rockets. It’s about words. This week, the public learned just how much those words can matter in the digital age when the Israel Defense Force live tweeted its strike that killed a Hamas leader. Mathew Ingram gives his perspective on how Twitter has changed communication in war.

Silicon Valley’s second-term wish list

The Washington Post – Silicon Valley contributed more to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign than Wall Street and Hollywood. Now that he has won, the Valley expects him to keep his end of the bargain.

Kevin Systrom: 800,000 #sandy Instagram photos bring data into focus

Forbes – “Sandy was probably the single largest event taking place that was captured on Instagram,” Systrom said at the GigaOm Roadmap conference Monday in San Francisco.

What’s next for Tumblr and Instagram

The New York Times – David Karp, the chief executive of Tumblr, and Kevin Systrom, the chief executive of Instagram, gave some hints Monday about where their services were headed or not headed during interviews on the stage of the GigaOm Roadmap conference in San Francisco.

Facebook shuns OEMs in favour of homebrew servers at flagship Swedish datacentre

ZDNet – Jay Parikh, head of infrastructure engineering at the social-networking company, revealed the divorce from OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) at GigaOm Structure Europe on Wednesday.

Om Malik named one of 25 most influential tech investors on Twitter

CNNMoney – Malik remains best known for starting one of Silicon Valley’s most influential tech blogs, GigaOm, but he’s also found time to serve as a partner with TrueVentures, the Palo Alto-based venture capital firm that has backed fitness startup FitBit and Tastemaker X, a mobile app for discovering new music artists.

Myspace tries yet another comeback act

Marketplace – GigaOM Pro analyst Michael Wolf says Myspace faces an uphill battle against Facebook. He also points out that Facebook’s popularity means it can’t make changes as dramatically as Myspace, which has only a tiny fraction of Facebook’s global audience.

Malik: Dell, HP missing the mobile opportunity

Bloomberg – Om Malik discusses Dell and HP’s mobile strategies with Emily Chang on Bloomberg West.