Category: Internet

The Social Media Grand Central Station. Seesmic Desktop 2.  It's Badass.

The Social Media Grand Central Station. Seesmic Desktop 2. It’s Badass.

Earlier today, while monitoring some feeds on Tweetdeck, I was thinking about how handy it would be to check on all of my facebook pages, my twitter feeds, my Rss feeds, my favorite forum threads, etc… and boom Seesmic releases their new Desktop 2.
It doesn’t add forum threads, that was my idea… [...]

Fast Company Influence Project: Why I Am Participating

Fast Company Influence Project: Why I Am Participating

There has been a lot of talk and maybe a little drama surrounding the Fast Company Influence Project and I wanted to write a little something about why I wanted to be a part of the project and why I continue to ask for the support of my friends and colleagues by the way of [...]

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Apple App Store and iTunes Accounts Hacked

Zee from The Next Web just posted and update to the breaking story of Apple app store being hacked. It seems that this troubling news now includes personal iTunes accounts. See the latest buzz on twitter.
Read the full story :: App Store, Hacked. (Updated: iTunes Accounts too.)
Learn the all the facts and what you should [...]

Stop Whining About AT&T

Stop Whining About AT&T

They say if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Well I’m doing nothing to help with bad AT&T service. In fact, I’m going to encourage it by buying another iPhone. So screw all of you people whining about dropped calls and slow internet.

What is CALA BOCA GALVÃO!?

What is CALA BOCA GALVÃO!?

As the neighborhood friendly Brazilian at MobLoSo, I thought it’s only be appropriate to clear up the CALA BOCA GALVÃO trending topic mystery here for you guys.
And to my fellow Brazilians, I apologize for ruining the biggest inside joke we’ve ever had.
First of all, a little on Twitter use in Brazil.  Brazilians are the most internet [...]

Identity Theft and Password Security Infographic

Identity Theft and Password Security Infographic

Via: Online MBA

Bad Ass Lego Printer, Built Entirely of Legos and Felt Tip Pens

Bad Ass Lego Printer, Built Entirely of Legos and Felt Tip Pens

A fellow who goes by the name “squirrelfantasy” (we’re not going to ask) has put together a working printer that uses felt-tip pens instead of ink cartridges. The most impressive part, though, is that he built it entirely out of LEGOs.
Adorned with LEGO men and, really, only as pretty as it has to be to get [...]

Steve Jobs and Other Top Tech Execs Rock the Red Chair at All Things D8.

Steve Jobs and Other Top Tech Execs Rock the Red Chair at All Things D8.

D8. All Things Digital, the an annual conference where the worlds top tech gurus come to discuss the state of the digital world was created by the Wall Street Journal’s renowned tech journalist, Walter Mossberg, and his colleague-in-crime, Kara Swisher. This year the conference is in it’s 8th year, first year at the [...]

Mobile Local Social presents Podcast 001 the Mobile Media Club

Mobile Local Social presents Podcast 001 the Mobile Media Club

Greetings Earthlings. The team at Mobile Local Social, has connected with some amazingly bright minds here in our hometown of Kansas City, and are forming a Mobile Media Club to connect with businesses and show them the error of their technological ways.
What we have here is the very first podcast / experiment of this [...]

Type 3 Diabetes: Dirty Electricity

Type 3 Diabetes: Dirty Electricity

Uh oh.  This is not good folks.
New Study Confirms Microwaves Affect Your Heart
A recent study examining the effects 2.4 GHz radiation (which is the frequency of radiation emitted by Wifi routers and microwave ovens) on the heart was just completed. The study found “unequivocal evidence” that microwave frequency radiation affects the [...]

Identity Theft Via Used Copier Machines: Who Needs Social Networking?

Identity Theft Via Used Copier Machines: Who Needs Social Networking?

This is one of the most disturbing FAILS I have ever heard of.
“(CBS) At a warehouse in New Jersey, 6,000 used copy machines sit ready to be sold. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports almost every one of them holds a secret.
Nearly every digital copier built since 2002 contains a hard drive [...]

Blind Email Collaborative Writing Class Project

Blind Email Collaborative Writing Class Project

I received this email from a friend.  Validity of origination is unverified:
This  collaborative writing class project via email is required by an English professor from the University of Colorado as an actual class assignment:
A Creative Writing professor told his class one day: “Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The [...]

Android Intent : PC-to-Mobile Sync = Pure Badassness

Android Intent : PC-to-Mobile Sync = Pure Badassness

Epic win. Google has merged the art of communication of devices. There new API they rolled out today in San Francisco at Google I/O Conference allows the Browser, Google Google Chrome, to connect with your Android device, allowing you to push messages, links, map destinations, etc.
Watch the exact portion of the [...]

VPS.net Review: Great Servers. Great Management. Big Billing Difficulties[Updated]

VPS.net Review: Great Servers. Great Management. Big Billing Difficulties[Updated]

Mobile Local Social started out as an experiment to see what kind of traction it could get and to find out what kind of talent that we could find to write for it, consistently.  The experiment was an overwhelming success, so instead of being on a very slow, shared server wit Dreamhost… we began our [...]

Dr. Facebook Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Give Up On Facebook

Dr. Facebook Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Give Up On Facebook

Back in the day, AOL was notorious for being anti-user and making escape from their walled garden near impossible. Now, there is a new horrible walled garden. And escape is not much easier.

Are the Days of Paying for Cell "Minutes" Coming to an End?

Are the Days of Paying for Cell “Minutes” Coming to an End?

If it is up to Skype, iChat, and the other video/audio and chat software in existence already, undoubtedly the answer is yes.

BOOBQUAKE!!!

BOOBQUAKE!!!

Forget Icelandic volcanoes, the newest sensation to hit the digital nation is BOOBQUAKE!! Born from the breast of sardonic Jen McCreight, a 20-something liberal college student blogger of sorts, her quip on blog Blag Hag has been making its rounds ‘round the blogosphere as well as the mainstream media.
And what is boobquake you ask? [...]

I'm Actually Quite Flattered the Library of Congress is Collecting My Tweets

I’m Actually Quite Flattered the Library of Congress is Collecting My Tweets

Well, I’m rather important aren’t I? Me and my musings of men as pistachios, Lindsay Lohan and her feud with (insert appropriate punch line here), the guy who tweets for @jesus, we’re all gonna be stored in some server alongside the Federalist Papers, and it’s gonna mean something.

AT&T Fails At Being Not Evil

AT&T Fails At Being Not Evil

I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees. AT&T earthy-crunchiness doesn’t justify fees.

Judge Sues For Alleged Privacy Violations After Commenting On Blogs

Judge Sues For Alleged Privacy Violations After Commenting On Blogs

Cayohoga County Judge Shirley Strickland-Saffold has sued the Cleveland Plain Dealer for alleged privacy violations after they revealed comments on articles about a high-profile murder case originated from her e-mail address.

South Park Parodies Tron, Facebook, and Farmville

South Park Parodies Tron, Facebook, and Farmville

South Park does Tron, Facebook, and Farmville.  Hilarity ensues.

Calling all bullshittapotomuses...here kitty kitty

Calling all bullshittapotomuses…here kitty kitty

In the perfect world, a client needs someone who knows the Social Media scene & not only gets it but can set the tone for a brand. Oh yeah, and someone who knows that control is futile.

Google Data Center Fire Returns Worldwide 404 Errors

Google Data Center Fire Returns Worldwide 404 Errors

A fire at a Seattle data center, nicknamed “The Googtopia” has affected over 42,000 servers, bringing down search engine results pages across the globe.

Neuromarketing? This thought brought to you by NoDoz...

Neuromarketing? This thought brought to you by NoDoz…

Mind-melding in action by…gah! Marketers!

Why the PS3's Loss of Linux Isn't Much of a Loss.

Why the PS3’s Loss of Linux Isn’t Much of a Loss.

An actual PS3 Linux user explains why the loss of Linux on the PS3 isn’t much of a loss at all.

TED Talk: Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide

TED Talk: Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide

At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for “raw data now” — for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up. This Ted talk is very informative and interesting as Tim is essentially what Al Gore claims to be: the founder of the modern internet.

Flutter Is The New Twitter

Flutter Is The New Twitter

The best and only social media tool for nano blogging is here.  That is until “Shttr” releases.

Via ISTE Connects.

IGN Employees Lose Jobs After 40% Increase in Audience Last year

IGN Employees Lose Jobs After 40% Increase in Audience Last year

Rupert Murdock’s News Corp. which owns IGN and a slew of additional sites (see bottom of post), seems to be dropping the layoff bombs like the best of them.  20% or about 65 folks lost their jobs recently. The associated leaked memo was released regarding the layoffs.  Original article via Joystiq. Image courtesy BeforeSunrise.
Full memo [...]

Nexus One Scores A Hat Trick Of Fail

Nexus One Scores A Hat Trick Of Fail

First, there was Google Wave, which was ushered in with a torrent of breathless hype.  The day of the release, Twitter was filled with tweets reading “Does anyone have a spare Wave invite?”, only to be replaced a week later with “Does anyone want a spare Wave invite?”
Then, there was Google Buzz, which managed to [...]

Evidently, FoxNews Doesn't Like Back-Waxing

Evidently, FoxNews Doesn’t Like Back-Waxing

Fox News has a DNC ad based on a Greta Van Susteren interview pulled, citing copyright violation. The central issue of the ad: whether a GOP Senate candidate got a hair cut or a back wax.

We Is Dumb

We Is Dumb

In case you needed more proof that we can’t spell good.

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.

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

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