April 2011
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How to engage in social media: A Dell Perspective: http://j.mp/ezyxD7 [PDF]
E.U. to Review Mobile Operators' Policies on Web... →
Neelie Kroes, the European telecommunications commissioner, will ask an advisory panel of national regulators to examine whether mobile operators are treating all data traffic equally.
Digital Coupons Outperform Print Coupons But Cost... →
Digital print-at-home coupons get more first-time buyers to try a product, but they aren’t as cost-efficient as standard coupons, according to a new…
Mideast's 1st Bilingual Gay Platform Launches →
The Middle East’s first bilingual online platform for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people has launched. Ahwaa.org, created by Mideast Youth, is “a bilingual tool for LGBTQ youth…
RT @TheNextWeb: A look at Coachella and Wrigley’s new Twitter Campaign http://t.co/ORBWR23 by @LaurenFisher on @TNWsocialmedia
Convergence vs. Specialization: Which Will Win... →
One of the enduring themes of technology is convergence, when different products evolve to do similar tasks. The smartphone is the prime example of convergence in this era, bringing together…
RT @TweetSmarter: Could Twitter Get “MySpaced”? http://bit.ly/eO7ESt
Color Wants to Prove Its Point: Partners With Fox... →
When location-based photo sharing app Color launched last month, it arrived to a chorus of complaints - all justified, mind you - about a confusing, puzzle-like design and a terrible user…
10 Hilarious Branded Entertainment Campaigns... →
Actor Danny McBride, in character as Kenny Powers from the HBO show Eastbound and Down, walks in to a boardroom continuing a conversation on his…
What it Takes to Run the Top Visited Web Sites ... →
Datacenters. What’s all the fascination about? To some degree, we can thank Facebook’s OpenCompute project. Facebook put data centers in a new light with its huge promotion efforts and…
RT @fantomaster: This social media stock market game is building a real-world “value score” about you http://t.co/ANANmqT
Versatile Smartphone Dock Offers Three Functions... →
This unusual device functions as a cellphone dock, a Bluetooth speaker, and a Bluetooth handset that lets your cellphone act like a landline…
Cloud Poll: How Disruptive Is Cloud Foundry to the... →
VMware surprised a lot of people this past week with the unveiling of Cloud Foundry. Shrouded in secrecy, the announcement left competitors a bit flat footed as they soaked in the news. …
YouTube: Fair Use Is Why Conan Can Make Fun of... →
Yesterday, YouTube redesigned its copyright help center to help educate its users about the ins and outs of copyright law. Copyright law can be complicated and, in light of that, the site now sends…
Startup Aims To Build Billboards That Target You,... →
Digital billboards that display different ads depending on who is looking at them were once only found in Minority Report. But a recently launched…
Saving the Documents of the Tunisian Revolution →
When Tunisian strongman Ben Ali was chased out of power last January, after a month’s escalating protests, his documents begun to disappear. It was not all nefarious goings-on. In many of the…
iPhone App Takes a 3D Scan of Your Face, Prints a... →
Whenever you hear someone pronounce “Print is dead,” point to the growing number of 3D printing options and remind them that, in fact, printing - no longer just to paper - remains an incredible…
What Can a $6,400 Toilet Do for You? [VIDEO] →
Is the world ready for the Kohler Numi, a super-luxurious toilet with its own on-board foot warmer, a built-in music system, a heated seat that automatically goes up and down, and a…
YouTube: Fair Use is Why Conan Can Make Fun of... →
Yesterday, YouTube redesigned its copyright help center to help educate its users about the ins and outs of copyright law. Copyright law can be complicated and, in light of that, the site now…
Twitter: Consider This Your Intervention. http://j.mp/gglVCQ
Google’s Earnings: 4 Takeaways →
Google’s Google’s Q1 earnings are out, and the verdict isn’t good. While its revenues and profits are up by 27% and 15% respectively, its earnings…
NoSQL Graph Database Neo4j Community Edition Now... →
Neo Technology, the sponsor company of the graph database Neo4j, has released the Community Edition of Neo4j under a GNU General Public License (GPL). Previously, it was available under the…
Harman Family to Keep Its Stake in Newsweek →
Associates of Sidney Harman, who died Tuesday, said Newsweek would remain in the family’s hands and continue its venture with The Daily Beast.
Elusive White iPhone 4 May Be Available Within... →
Apple’s Phil Schiller said in March that the white version of the iPhone 4 is coming “this spring.” Now that timeframe has been reduced to “the…
The Virtual Water Cooler: GetGlue Hits the Million... →
As of March, the social entertainment service GetGlue has passed the million user mark, a significant milestone for any startup. It now also boasts 100 million data points - likes, reviews,…
Facebook’s Complicated Ownership History Explained →
Facebook’s tangled founding story is about to get more complicated, thanks to a man named Paul Ceglia. Anyone who has seen The Social Network knows…
Facebook: Our Comments Plugin Increases Publisher... →
Just over a month ago, Facebook released its much-feared commenting solution for third parties. In that time, Facebook Comments have made their way to more than 50,000 websites, including the Los…
VHX Wants To Change How You Watch Web Video →
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your…
The State of the Internet of Things - Is There... →
Over the weekend there was a hackathon held to promote the Internet of Things (IoT), when real world objects get connected to the Internet. The event was run by London-based IoT platform…
RT @modomg: Inbound Marketing Vs. Outbound Marketing http://bit.ly/hgXJWX #internet #marketing
Google's Battle Against Content Farms Goes Global... →
At the end of February, Google announced a “big algorithmic improvement” to its search algorithm that was intended to address much of the criticism the search engine had been garnering for content…
9 Digital Marketing Lessons From Top Social Brands →
The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, which offers inbound marketing software that helps small and medium sized…
Farewell, Flip Camera →
Today, Cisco has announced its intentions to shut down its Flip camera business and restructure its consumer product line. Specifically, Cisco plans to realign its consumer business with a…
Heard from the client. They are very happy with their page & transferring funds right now. Seamless @freelancer experience all round!
What Technology Wants: Kevin Kelly's Theory of... →
Over the past week I read Kevin Kelly’s latest book, What Technology Wants. It’s a highly ambitious and expansive book, which looks at technology from an evolutionary perspective. Over 350 pages,…
Microsoft Bing Controls 30% Of Search Market,... →
Microsoft has secured 30% of the search market, largely at Google’s expense, according to data from Experian Hitwise. The new March numbers claim that…
Poetry Foundation Grows Its Online Presence... →
“Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry.” - Gustave Flaubert The Poetry Foundation, the organization behind America’s best…
Steve Jobs Official Biography Arrives in Early... →
It’s official: the first official biography of Steve Jobs will be making its debut sometime in early 2012. The book, iSteve: The Book of Jobs, is…
The Next New YouTube: Google’s Opportunity to Own... →
There’s a reason Lady Gaga recently visited Google and snubbed Facebook. The music industry is on the precipice of another huge transition from downloads to streaming, and Google has the opportunity…
Driverless Tractor Wreaks Parking Lot Havoc [VIRAL... →
Watch what happens when a powerful tractor is on the loose, running rampant in a Walmart parking lot in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
In this YouTube video that’s destined to go …
Ping: Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your... →
When constant updates on social media show your friends having fun without you, it’s easy to develop a case of FOMO, or “fear of missing out.”
The Cloud Stratosphere [Infographic] →
We have been ending the week here with an infographic we find that looks to have some value for at least a snapshot of the market. This week, the Horn Group sent us an infographic that…
A Better Way to Find & Install Windows & Linux... →
This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup…
Weekly Wrap-up: What Tech Obstacles Do Kids Face?... →
Our top story this week was Audrey Watters’ report on a survey that asked students how they use technology in the classroom. Almost 300,000 students from kindergarden through 12th grade -…
U.S. Clears Google Acquisition of Travel Software →
The Justice Department has approved, with conditions, Google’s $700 million purchase of ITA.
FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Rejected By House of... →
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to restrict the FCC’s ability to regulate how Internet service providers manage their networks, a move that…
RT @unilyzer: Why You Should Track Links Using Google Analytics. http://unly.it/fpeqcu341
Web 3.0, The Cloud, and Vendor Lock-In →
Ever since the term “Web 2.0” started to catch-on, people have been speculating as to what “Web 3.0” will be. Briefly stated, Web 1.0 was the Static Web and Web 2.0 is the Social Web (for more…
New Search Technology Is Enhanced With Videos →
The Aurasma app could have commercial uses like allowing shoppers to see video or images of an item on display in a store’s showcase.