• Foursquare Introduces Business Analytics

    Foursquare plans to distribute a free analytics tool and dashboard in the coming weeks that will give business owners access to a range of information and statistics about their business visitors.

    by Travis Wright
  • Hey, Your Dog Defriended Me!

    As if I don’t already need 26 hours instead of 24 hours in one day.
    I have found yet another way to take my procrastination to the next level. Please don’t blame me if you get hooked.
    Dogbook allows your pet to have his or her very own Facebook page. Ok, I know you’re thinking “nerd alert” [...]

    by Jasmin Brand
  • The Daily Show And Colbert To Be Pulled From Hulu

    In what can only be a bad thing for online video service Hulu and just overall crappy news as Viacom has announced they will pull The Daily Show and The Colbert Report from Hulu in the next week and stream only stream them on the shows websites as well as the Comedy Central site.
    Obviously Viacom [...]

    by Jeff Smith
  • Swype is MUST-Have Smartphone App

    I have been demoing a beta version of Swype for Android for the past couple months or so, and I don’t ever want to be without it on a phone EVER.  This one app totally changes mobile computing in a most intuitive way.
    Before Swype, I was of the belief that I MUST MUST MUST have [...]

    by Travis Wright
  • Social Media Monitoring for Marketing Professionals

    There has been a lot of buzz around social media monitoring in the last year or so. If you don’t know, social media monitoring is technology (software) that tracks “conversations” in the social media channel and formats the data, in dashboard form, similar to Google Analytics. The software “listens” to most public posts [...]

    by Chris Kovac
Laptops in School Raise Test Scores Dramatically, Privacy Non-Existent - Frontline

Laptops in School Raise Test Scores Dramatically, Privacy Non-Existent – Frontline

This short Frontline documentary shows students giving up their privacy while using school laptops when on school property, and unlike the total invasion of privacy
Author: DJ Brady
Feb 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Things I Miss About the Facebook of Ole

Things I Miss About the Facebook of Ole

February marks six years of poking, picture posting, stalking and miscellaneous relationship awkwardness on TheFacebook.com (as it was known then). Happy Birthday! Now I
Author: Emily D Stine
Feb 26, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
Social Media: Is Your Identity Safe?

Social Media: Is Your Identity Safe?

The other day I was chatting online with an old friend. We had recently re-connected on Facebook after not seeing each other in about six
Author: Anne Haynes
Feb 26, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Facebook Wants to be like Foursquare and Gowalla

Facebook Wants to be like Foursquare and Gowalla

Facebook, the ever wanna-be, “me-too” company, has decided that they too would like to be like Foursquare… decides to add location updating.

Tron Legacy Official Trailer

Tron Legacy Official Trailer

Tron Legacy looks like it will be a throwback to the first movie.  Ending up right where Tron left off.
Disney IMAX 3D to boot.

Cisco CSR-3 Next Generation Internet Backbone Router Unveiled

Cisco CSR-3 Next Generation Internet Backbone Router Unveiled

Cisco chief executive John Chambers’ prediction long ago that video one day would disrupt the Internet is nearly a reality. On Tuesday, the company announced a powerful router designed to help make that prediction come true

Adobe Offers Marketplace for AIR Only Apps

Adobe Offers Marketplace for AIR Only Apps

Adobe states that one “can start selling your AIR applications with a try & buy licensing model” with their new Shibuya app store.

HP Slate Runs Flash, Adobe Rubs It In Apple's Face.

HP Slate Runs Flash, Adobe Rubs It In Apple’s Face.

Giz dropped a note about the upcoming HP Slate.  Looks like Adobe wants you to know that Flash isn’t going anywhere.
Of course it should run Flash, considering that the O/S is Windows 7.
The original HP sneak peak.

Adobe’s message to consumers about Flash on the HP Slate.

*UPDATE* Swype for Android Beta Release Closed

*UPDATE* Swype for Android Beta Release Closed

Over the weekend my original beta version stopped working and I was heart broken… until we discovered the new beta version was released. I immediately put it on my phone. Without Swype on my phone, it felt like my phone was broken.

iPhone App Encourages Cheating

iPhone App Encourages Cheating

TigerText, the new iPhone app encourages cheating. Talk about 21st century technology for an age old habit!

Portal 2: This Cake is No Lie

Portal 2: This Cake is No Lie

After dropping some hints via a software update to Portal, the existence of Portal 2 is now confirmed by Game Informer.

Sony Says "No More CDs"

Sony Says “No More CDs”

Sony Music delivered what some consider a knockout blow to CDs, announcingrecently that on May 1, it will cease sending promo CDs to critics and journalists, and instead only provide them with digital previews. Sony is the second-largest music company in the world, and the first major label to do digital-only promotions–hopefully it’s not the [...]

Sexual Orientation Now Permitted in Gamertags on Xbox Live

Sexual Orientation Now Permitted in Gamertags on Xbox Live

Microsoft announced today that sexual orientation will now be permitted in gamertags on Xbox Live.
This seemed enevitable considering the direction the games themsleves have taken over the past couple years.  Sites like GayGamer have been around for a while and have quite the sizable following.

Rockstar created an entire extension of their popular Grand Theft Auto series [...]

There Are Now 10 Billion Useless Messages On Twitter

There Are Now 10 Billion Useless Messages On Twitter

Twitter reaches 10 billion tweets. And there was much rejoicing.

"Human-Flesh Searching" Groups in China Oust Those Committing Acts of Immorality

“Human-Flesh Searching” Groups in China Oust Those Committing Acts of Immorality

The New York Times released a fascinating article on what the Chinese are calling “human-flesh searching”. It seems that social media has spurred an underground group of moral heroes in China. A collection of people banding together from the Internet to cast out perpetrators of heinous and immoral actions, unifying together to ban the accused parties from certain jobs, lifestyles, or even to force them to move away from their home city. Excerpts and a link to the full article after the jump.

Dave Chapelle Discusses "The Secret" on Youtube

Dave Chapelle Discusses “The Secret” on Youtube

Dave talks about depression at The Laugh Factory in Hollywood, CA. Truly Hilarious.

Mission Impossible Thieves Steal 20 Apple Laptops from Best Buy

Mission Impossible Thieves Steal 20 Apple Laptops from Best Buy

The article states:
They didn’t appear on store security cameras. They cut a hole in the roof and came in at a spot where the cameras were obscured by advertising banners. And they left with some $26,000 in laptop computers, departing the same way they came in — down a 3-inch gas pipe that runs from [...]

3-D TV Coming To Your Home. Or Not.

3-D TV Coming To Your Home. Or Not.

After seeing Avatar my husband predicted that 3-D televisions would be the wave of the future. He is usually pretty accurate with these predications as his job requires him to be, I however, said no way. Because I didn’t actually believe people would sit in their living rooms with the required 3-D glasses to watch [...]

Professor at NYU Expresses Concern with Student's Concern

Professor at NYU Expresses Concern with Student’s Concern

DAULERIO of Deadspin posted this a couple weeks ago:
“A student at NYU’s Stern School of Business sent a complaint email to a hard-headed professor about his class’s lateness policy. The professor emailed back, eviscerated the student David Mamet-style, and now it’s gone viral. Welcome to internet immorality.
Professor Scott Galloway — founder of redenvelope.com — has a [...]

Google Search : It's Full Of Stars

Google Search : It’s Full Of Stars

Today Google annouced it was replacing the SearchWiki feature with Stars.
With stars, you can simply click the star marker on any search result or map and the next time you perform a search, that item will appear in a special list right at the top of your results when relevant. That means if you star [...]

PubSubHubBub Gets Real With Wordpress

PubSubHubBub Gets Real With Wordpress

I love PubSubHubBub for two reasons.  First because it helps bring the real time web and second I just love saying it all the time.  PubSubHubBub there I said it again!
Well today Wordpress announced it would be pushing the protocol out to 10.5 million hosted blogs on Wordpress.com.
Not sure what PubSubHubBub is or want to [...]

BuzzAware - App Directory For Google Buzz

BuzzAware – App Directory For Google Buzz

Looking for that Chrome or Firefox Extension for Google Buzz?  Maybe see if there is an Adobe Air app?  Mobile apps or anything else Google Buzz related?  Well BuzzAware is the site for you.
BuzzAware currently has about 21 apps that allow you to extend the functionality of Google Buzz

Gizmodo Compilation of iPad & Windows Phone 7 Series Articles

Gizmodo Compilation of iPad & Windows Phone 7 Series Articles

Gizmodo put together a great compilation of article links for news, analysis, and other extras for all of their iPad & Windows Phone 7 Series coverage.

Ok Go - "This Too Shall Pass" Video is Epic Win

Ok Go – “This Too Shall Pass” Video is Epic Win

Directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn Labs. Produced by Shirley Moyers. The official video for the recorded version of “This Too Shall Pass” off of the album “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky”. The video was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The [...]

Achoo! Bless Pew! Gee, Thanks a Millennial!

Achoo! Bless Pew! Gee, Thanks a Millennial!

So being the semi-avid academic that I am, I don’t b.s. about bookmarking websites that provide a generous wealth of pop culture pulp for my pontificating pleasure. That being said, I can’t quite convey how much Pew Research Center tickles my pickle.
It’s a site where the statistics are relevant and the digest is edible. [...]

Use Twitter To Find a Job- Or Anything Else For That Matter

Use Twitter To Find a Job- Or Anything Else For That Matter

As I mentioned in an earlier post, when I was at JobCamp there were all sorts of questions on how to use Twitter for a job search. Unfortunately, I had lost my voice and it was difficult for me to talk but this gave my business partner, Jeanette and opportunity to perfect her “Twitter Advanced [...]

Oxygenated Alcohol Created, Zima Stock Skyrockets

Oxygenated Alcohol Created, Zima Stock Skyrockets

i09 put up an interesting post about a new type of oxygenated alcohol.
Doctors Kwang-il Kwon and Hye Gwang Jeong of Chungnam National University studied the properties of oxygenated alcohol – booze with oxygen bubbles added – which is a popular concoction in their country. In these drinks, oxygen is added the way carbonation is usually added [...]

Flash Deemed Major Security Hole in All Desktop Browsers by Pwn2Own Winner

Flash Deemed Major Security Hole in All Desktop Browsers by Pwn2Own Winner

In an interview with Pwn2Own hacking competition winner Charlie Miller, he breaks down the vulnerabilities in today’s Internet browsers.
On cracking the  O/S:
“Windows 7 is slightly more difficult because it has full ASLR (address space layout randomization) and a smaller attack surface (for example, no Java or Flash by default). Windows used to be much harder because [...]

Twitter Client, HootSuite, now available for Android Devices

Twitter Client, HootSuite, now available for Android Devices

Great news for Ow.ly fans! I just downloaded Hootsuite for my Droid, and so far, it’s amazing! Thanks Hootsuite!

Apple Sues HTC For Patent Infringement

Apple Sues HTC For Patent Infringement

Apple has just begun to make waves toward HTC, which could evolve into a full tsunami shitstorm for HTC.

Milwaukee JobCamp- A Very Cool Concept

Milwaukee JobCamp- A Very Cool Concept

Last week I had the opportunity to work with the fine people over at Milwaukee JobCamp, if you don’t know who they are you should check them out at www.milwaukeejobcamp.org and follow them on Twitter @JobCamp. Basically, what they do is host free daylong events that focus on helping people with their job search and/or [...]

Sprouter: Twitter's Thinner, Smarter Attractive Friend

Sprouter: Twitter’s Thinner, Smarter Attractive Friend

I like Twitter.
Ok maybe that’s not accurate. I really like Twitter. I constantly update and I’ve connected with some really awesome people so I guess I shouldn’t complain. There are some things about Twitter, however, that annoy me a little.
I go on Twitter to connect with like minded individuals that like some of the things [...]

The Redhead Writing on Facebook's Wall

The Redhead Writing on Facebook’s Wall

Thanks to a retweet – I discovered possibly the best Dear Facebook post that ever needed to be written in a 140 characters plus.
Seriously.
@RedheadWriting spells out every frustration toward Facebook in big bold letters (insert witty font conference reference here).
From telling it like it is about their customer service (or lack thereof) : “How is [...]

Page 1 of 712345»...Last »