Tech News – October 2nd 2012 to October 7th 2012
Tech news – October 2nd 2012 to October 7th 2012:
- This Week in Cloud, October 4, 2012: Cloud Computing Act of 2012, Cloud leads to advances in healthcare, GoDaddy shuts down Cloud Servers. And more… – Cloud Storm Chasers – CA Technologies –
Watch the October episode of CloudViews Unplugged – a monthly video chat analyzing the top cloud news stories. Cloud News A new bill that focuses on the enforcement of criminal and civil law with regards to cloud computing was recently introduced by Senator Amy Klobuchar. The Cloud Computing Act of 2012's primary purpose is to provide extra protection for cloud services as part of…
- Know and show what you got – TwentyFeet – Social Media Monitoring & Ego tracking –
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- Philippines in peace deal with Muslim rebels – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English –
President Benigno Aquino says the "framework agreement" between government and MILF separatists will be signed shortly. - Bill O’Reilly, Jon Stewart Debate In ‘Rumble In The Air-Conditioned Auditorium’ –
Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart are facing off in their first-ever debate.
Though the "Rumble In The Air-Conditioned Auditorium" is far from the first time the two men have duked it out, the debate will, at 90 minutes, last much longer than any of their previous on-air skirmishes, and it's being held at a university in Washington, DC, not on television.
It's also not free to watch: you have to pay $4.95 to have the debate livestreamed on your computer. You can go to therumble2012.com to view it. … show all text - Top 10 Most Popular Celebs on Facebook [CHART] –
Rihanna has knocked Eminem off the top spot as most-liked celeb on Facebook.
At press time, the Barbadian singer has 61,564,736 fans, while the rapper stands at 61,217,673, according to Starcount, a data aggregator that measures social-media popularity. Slim Shady reigned as king of the social network since surpassing Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson last February. MJ had previously been the most popular celeb since his death in 2009.
Rihanna's social popularity has surged in recent years; she det… show all text - Jack Dorsey and Twitter: Can you have a part-time product visionary? — Tech News and Analysis –
New York Times technology writer Nick Bilton has published a profile of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, and the challenges the company is facing as it tries to transform itself from a real-time information network into an advertising-driven media entity. But one of the interesting things about the piece isn’t what it tells us about Costolo or his background as an improvisational comedian — it’s the details that Bilton includes about the lack of involvement of Twitter’s co-founder and alleged product … show all text - The topics are interesting, but let’s get to the real de… on Twitpic –
- Yemen ‘foils al-Qaeda plan to bomb air base’ – Middle East – Al Jazeera English –
Car bomb discovered near al-Anad air base in southern province of Lahj used by US troops to train local forces. - YouTube – Broadcast Yourself –
- The Danger of Celebritizing Entrepreneurship – Max Marmer – Harvard Business Review –
Business bloggers at Harvard Business Review discuss a variety of business topics including managing people, innovation, leadership, and more. - Artists create miraculous ‘rain room’, keeping you dry in the middle of a shower | The Verge –
An impressive new installation has opened at London's Barbican arts center, allowing visitors to walk straight through a simulated rain storm without getting wet. Created by the art studio Random… - Who Holds the Power in Media – Content or Distribution? | PandoDaily –
On Friday night, Chris Dixon (@cdixon), Jonathan Glick (@jonathanglick), Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Todd Sawicki (@sawickipedia) and I had a conversation on Twitter about media concentration and where the power lies these days. It was inspired by an Erin Griffith (@eringriffith) post called “Spotify’s Best Chance at Beating the Digital Streaming “Suicide Pact” Is With Ads“. Chris assigned me the homework of blogging about it, so here goes.
Typically, as a distributor gains scale with lots of custom… show all text - Design is both the insanely radical and the passionately incremental — Tech News and Analysis –
In the year since the passing of Steve Jobs, design has experienced a moment — a renaissance. Walter Isaacson’s biography cemented the fact that Jobs’ unusually acute passion for both art and design within the tech industry was the key to its dominance today. Design-driven startups, including Rhode Island School of Design’s own Airbnb, are garnering much more attention in Silicon Valley and the more design-driven New York tech scene.
And so it’s not surprising that the word “design” gets thrown… show all text - NASA – NASATV –
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The button that stands between machine and master. - BetaKit » Get Rewarded for Getting Healthy with a New Crop of Incentivized Apps –
In today’s fast-paced world, taking care of ones health often seems to be placed on the backburner despite knowing that healthy behaviors can reduce chronic illness and prolong life. A recent study by Towers Watson revealed that people are more likely to participate in wellness programs when offered incentives. Startups are starting to answer the “what’s in it for me?” question to people who are looking to get healthy, and are using technology combined with incentives to encourage better behavi… show all text - More evidence that Voyager has exited the solar system | SciGuy | a Chron.com blog –
Something very, very interesting is happening with Voyager 1, the human probe that’s the very farthest from Earth. New data from the spacecraft, which I will discuss below, indicate Voyager 1 may have exited the solar system for good. If true, this would mark a truly historic moment for the human race — sending a Read More - 3 Shocking Social Media… Ahem… Errors of Judgement | Social Media Today –
Your company has just dropped a huge clanger. Your logo’s blasted across every news outlet and you’re getting torn to shreds on twitter. That’s when people always say the same thing: "There’s no such thing as bad publicity." Oh, yeah?
- Turkey fires back after new Syrian shelling – Middle East – Al Jazeera English –
Turkish army fires mortar after Syrian round lands near village of Guvecci, second exchange of fire in as many days. - 7 reasons why Europe really matters to cloud computing — Cloud Computing News –
Cloud computing tends to be a very North America-centric topic, if only because so many of the biggest providers of cloud resources and services are based in the United States. That’s fair enough — the business side of things is very important — but other continents, particularly Europe, have a lot more to bring to the table than just seemingly restrictive data privacy laws.
We’ll discuss many of the finer points of European cloud computing and web infrastructure at our Structure: Europe event … show all text - When Job-Creation Engines Stop at Just One –
Constrained by scarcer financing but aided by better technology, new businesses have fewer employees than they did a decade ago, posing a worrying trend for employment. - The Impact Equation Review (1 of 2) –
A book review for The Impact Equation by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
- Apple pushes out first improvements to Maps, restores NYC landmarks | The Verge –
Apple has begun correcting the many inaccuracies and visual anomalies found in its new Maps app. Reports indicate that several of the most glaring mistakes — satellite images showing a… - More evidence that Voyager has exited the solar system | SciGuy | a Chron.com blog –
Something very, very interesting is happening with Voyager 1, the human probe that’s the very farthest from Earth. New data from the spacecraft, which I will discuss below, indicate Voyager 1 may have exited the solar system for good. If true, this would mark a truly historic moment for the human race — sending a Read More
- Google Penguin Update 3 Released, Impacts 0.3% Of English-Language Queries –
Google’s Matt Cutts used Twitter this afternoon to announce that Google is launching the latest “data refresh” of its Penguin spam-fighting algorithm today and that it will affect searches across multiple languages. Including the original Penguin algorithm launch in late April,… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article. - Britain extradites Abu Hamza to US – Europe – Al Jazeera English –
The Egyptian and four other fellow suspects, who are accused of terrorist activities, are on their way to the US. - China’s ‘New Left’ Grows Louder – WSJ.com –
Supporters of ousted political leader Bo Xilai are turning up the note of political discord in China with increasingly loud criticism that the policies of current Communist Party leaders are widening inequality and breeding social unrest. - Why Zynga Failed | TechCrunch –
The year was 2008 and Zynga had it all figured out. Facebook became a portal to games for those who had never played. Viral growth there was unchecked. Facebook ad rates were low, so buying traffic was cheap. And most games were played on the desktop. But soon everything changed, and Zynga never recovered.
Here’s a look at four big shifts that caused Zynga’s power and share price to plummet.
Too Many Developers, Not Enough Softcore Gamers
In the years leading up to Zynga’s ascent, video games w… show all text - Face paint –
- In 2011, Spotify Booked A $59M Net Loss, $244M In Sales –
Subscription-based online music streaming and discovery giant Spotify is suffering mounting losses as it grows bigger and aggressively eyes new markets. That's not necessarily news, … - Protesters clash with police in Bahrain – Middle East – Al Jazeera English –
Police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse mainly Shia protesters after memorial for man who died in jail. - PIE PDX – live streaming video powered by Livestream –
PIE PDX on Livestream. The Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) is a partnership among leading brands, technology innovators, and Wieden+Kennedy-the largest privately held advertising and communications company in the world. – Watch live streaming Internet TV. Broadcast your own live streaming videos, like PIE PDX in Widescreen HD. Livestream, Be There. - PBS launches Big Bird Twitter campaign after Romney attack | The Wall Blog –
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A savvy and speedy move here by US public service broadcaster PBS after it took advantage of Mitt Romney’s attack on the network during the first presidential debate earlier this week.
Read more » - Sam Champion Engaged to Be Married | ABC News Blogs – Yahoo! –
From the blog ABC News Blogs: “GMA” weather anchor Sam Champion and boyfriend Rubem Robierb are engaged to be married - Body of Naperville man found in Arizona lake – chicagotribune.com –
A Naperville man who enjoyed nature was in the midst of visiting national parks around the country when he died at Lake Mead in Arizona this week, according to authorities.
- OpenStack Foundation sets the stage for OpenStack’s future – Inside Enterprise IT – Enterprise – Dell Community –
- Ruckus Wireless Files for $100 Million IPO | PandoDaily –
Wi-Fi technology pioneer Ruckus Wireless has filed plans for an initial public offering of up to $100 million in common stock. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company markets its Smart Wi-Fi products t…
- Roku And 3M Launch New Streaming Projector | PandoDaily –
Roku and 3M spotted TV makers missing an opportunity to integrate streaming capabilities into their sets and decided to build their own. Built on 3M technology and powered by the Roku streaming sti…
- Is Spotify’s business model broken? | Internet & Media – CNET News –
Financial numbers for privately held Spotify have surfaced and the music service appears to be in a world of hurt. Read this article by Greg Sandoval on CNET News. - Little Bird Takes Flight: Marshall Kirkpatrick Launches His Influence-Finding Startup, Raises $1M | TechCrunch –
Little Bird, a startup that helps PR agencies, marketers, and media companies identify influencers on virtually any topic, is launching in private beta today.The company was founded by tech blogger Marshall Kirkpatrick — an an early TechCrunch writer who's best-known for his long stint at ReadWriteWeb. He left his full-time role at RWW last November to start his own company, which was initially called Plexus Engine. He's launching the product on-stage today at the Portland Incubator Experiment … - Marshall Kirkpatrick’s Blog » Introducing Little Bird, the Best Way to Find the Key People Online –
I’m excited to announce this morning the unveiling of the startup I co-founded, left journalism to do and have spent the last year working with my team to build. It’s called Little Bird.
Little Bird automates the discovery of community-trusted topic influencers and experts on any topic. You can find the best sources of information online in minutes using Little Bird. Once you find them, we’ve got a whole bunch of very cool tools you can use to leverage their collective knowledge.
Yesterday my c… show all text - #mpb2b PLEASE caption this! –
- The Steve Jobs I Knew – Walt Mossberg – Mossblog – AllThingsD –
AllThingsD marks the anniversary of Steve Jobs’s death with Walt Mossberg’s memories of the man, originally published Oct. 5, 2011.That Steve Jobs was a genius, a giant influence on multiple industries and billions of lives, has been written many times since he retired as Apple’s CEO in August. He was a historical figure on the scale of a Thomas Edison or a Henry Ford, and set the mold for many other corporate leaders in many other industries.
He did what a CEO should: Hired and inspired gr… show all text - PSY Gangnam Style, 싸이 강남 스타일 Seoul Concert for Fans –
- Twitter / GonzalezCarmen: Announcing #Cloud Japan (Official … –
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Apple designs and creates iPod and iTunes, Mac laptop and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the revolutionary iPhone and iPad.
- Mitt Romney Style (Gangnam Style Parody) – CollegeHumor Video –
Heyyy wealthy ladies! Watch "Mitt Romney Style (Gangnam Style Parody)" and more funny videos on CollegeHumor - As Iran’s Currency Keeps Tumbling, Anxiety Is Rising –
In the Iranian capital, all anyone can talk about is the rial, and how lives have been turned upside down during a week in which the currency’s value plunged by 40 percent. - Forrester Case Study on CBA – Transforming Enterprise IT – ServiceMesh –
Transforming Enterprise IT from a Cost Center to an Innovation Center
One of our ServiceMesh customers, Commonwealth Bank of Austalia (CBA), has decided to publicly share some of the results of their cloud IT transformation efforts. We’ve been working with CBA for 4 years, and although they have been receiving incremental value and ROI from their new cloud-based operating model since the beginning, they’ve been keeping these results close to their vest (like most financial services firms). This show all text - Webstock 2013 — 11th-15th February 2013 –
- Romney Dominated Debate, Say Pundits Trying To Figure Out GOP Candidate’s Policies | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source –
DENVER—Following Wednesday's presidential debate, Mitt Romney’s performance was hailed as “dominant” and “potentially game-changing” by a near unanimous consensus of political commentators who were still trying to figur… - Interactive transcript of Denver debate – Interactive – Al Jazeera English –
Search, crop and share the key phrases mentioned by Obama and Romney in the first US Presidential debate. - PBS Statement Regarding October 3 Presidential Debate : PBS –
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- Y Combinator-Backed Perfect Audience Makes Facebook Retargeting Easy (Even For Tech Bloggers), Raises $1.1M | TechCrunch –
We’ve already seen that the new Facebook Exchange for retargeted ads is delivering impressive results for advertisers. Now a startup called Perfect Audience aims to make those campaigns accessible to a broad range of startups, small ad agencies, and other advertisers.
Co-founder and President Brad Flora says the current batch of ad companies offering access to Facebook Exchange are serving large advertisers — it usually takes a few days to learn how to use the product, and there’s often a minim… show all text - Digital Roots to Dead Trees –
With a playful attitude and fast-twitch intellectual style, Robin Sloan picks up his digital résumé and takes a walk on the print side. - PBS Makes Ad Buy For ‘Big Bird’ on Twitter –
PBS could teach other brands a thing or two about how to turn a meme into a marketing opportunity.
More About: Twitter, pbs - Investors Should Seek Companies With Female Executives, a New Dow Jones Reports Says – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ –
Venture-backed companies that include females as senior executives are more likely to succeed than companies where only males are in charge, according to new research from Dow Jones.
The report, “Women at the Wheel,” does not speculate on why female executives improve a company’s chance of success, nor did it study companies where only females are involved.
But it finds that companies have a greater chance of either going public, operating profitably or being sold for more money than they’ve ra… show all text - Are chairs like Facebook? –
- The Cloudcast: The Cloudcast – Eps.59 – Who’s Your Puppet Master –
Profile of Luke Kanies
Topic 1 – Highlights from the PuppetConf Opening Keynote:
Community, Community, Community
Buzz around the company reminds me of VMware in the early days
fail fast, move quickly, make mistakes, learn – Most big companies don’t do that
Puppet Certification
Topic 2 – Puppet is one of the tools that is often mentioned as being central to the DevOps movement. We are we with DevOps in the industry at this point? How well understood is it, where is it most widely used, and what show all text - Some Insight into Open vSwitch Configuration – blog.scottlowe.org – The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers –
As you may already know, I’ve been working with Open vSwitch (OVS) for a few weeks now, trying to wrap my head around how this open source project works. One thing that I really struggled with—and still struggle with, to a certain extent—is a lack of user-friendly documentation. While there are a few posts that provide some basic instructions, I haven’t found any good articles that provide a bit more depth and more explanation. Maybe it’s just me, but I like to know why I’m typing certain comma… show all text
- Ellison Swears Off Big Acquisitions | Cloud Computing Journal –
Larry Ellison, who spent $50 billion more or less on acquisitions in the last 10 years, is swearing off making any big acquisitions to add to Oracle for a couple of years to focus instead on growing the company organically in an attempt to dominate the cloud, a technology he used to call “complete gibberish” and a “fad.” Of course Larry can resist anything but temptation and didn’t rule out a big deal “down the road,” when he spoke to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo in his first interview in years. But … show all text
- Twitter Won the Presidential Debate – Politics – The Atlantic Wire –
Last night's presidential debate was the most-tweeted about political event in U.S. history, proving once again that Twitter has become the indispensable tool for following current events. There were over 10 million tweets during the 90-minute debate last night, dwarfing even the combined number of tweets of all the debates from 2008. Twitter posted a minute-by-minute chart of the flow of messages on its blog last night, showing how interest peaks and wanes at key moments. The most-talked about… show all text - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore –
“I’m sitting in a bookstore next to a strip club. Not that kind of bookstore. The inventory here is incredibly old and impossibly rare. And it has a secret—a secret that I might have just discovered.” - Boston Media Makers –
- Why Romney Clobbered Obama – Business Insider –
In the end there were no zingers; no knockout blows; no major blunders. But there was a winner: Mitt Romney.
After several reboots and roll-outs he finally, finally found his voice. He wasn't likeable, but he was believable. Gone were the gaffes, the stiff, wooden persona and the excessive caution. He came out fighting and he kept on swinging.
Fluent, strident, confident – he made his case.
Barack Obama on the other hand appeared nervous, distracted and unprepared. After four years in the Oval … show all text - Microsoft, Barnes & Noble joint venture finalized and named | ZDNet –
Summary: The Microsoft-Barnes & Noble joint venture, formerly called NewCo, is now officially known as Nook Media LLC, and is a subsidiary of B&N. - One Billion People on Facebook – Facebook Newsroom –
Facebook's latest news, announcements and media resources – Facebook's latest news, announcements and media resources – News - From Twitter – IFTTT now has a HootSuite Channel. Cool new ways to integrate your social networks. http://t.co/vymW6hlf
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See what registered Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are tweeting about Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. - KitchenAid Tweets Joke About Obama’s Dead Grandma [UPDATED] –
An insensitive tweet poking fun at President Barack Obama's late grandmother — posted on KitchenAid's official U.S. account — caught the eye of many Twitter users Wednesday night during the presidential debate.
"Obamas gma even knew it was going 2 b bad! 'She died 3 days b4 he became president'. #nbcpolitics," @KitchenAidUSAposted to 24,000 followers before quickly deleting the tweet.
Obama had mentioned his grandmother, Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham, during the debate. She died Nov. 2, 2008, just show all text - Romney vs. Big Bird: Internet Defends Scorned Muppet –
Don't mess with Big Bird, Mitt Romney. That's the message the Internet sent Wednesday night when the GOP presidential candidate confirmed that he "loves Big Bird," but would cut subsidies for PBS.
The zing had amateur Photoshoppers working in overdrive to defend the beloved Sesame Street character.
The comment also generated 17,000 tweets per minute for "Big Bird" and 10,000 tweets per minute for "PBS," according to @gov. Within minutes, parody Twitter accounts began popping up, including @Fire… show all text - An Update from Elon Musk | Blog | Tesla Motors –
Now that our financing round is complete, I would like to clear up some misconceptions that arose last week as a result of our filing a public market financial prospectus. SEC rules rightly limit interaction with the press during a financing round to prevent companies from promoting stock.
- Presidential Debate Fact-Check and Updates – Live Coverage – Election 2012 – NYTimes.com –
Bill Burton, a former Obama White House aide, heads this Democratic super PAC, which has not been as active as its Republican counterparts. Beginning with online advertisements criticizing Mitt Romney, it has since expanded into television ads in key states. While Priorities has received several million-dollar contributions, it has not enjoyed the fund-raising success of Restore Our Future, the main super PAC backing Romney. - Ouch: Romney Calls Tesla a ‘Loser’ | Threat Level | Wired.com –
In the back and forth in Wednesday night’s presidential debate over tax breaks to energy companies, Republican nominee Mitt Romney argued that President Obama’s grants and tax breaks to renewable energy companies equalled 50 years of the tax breaks to gas companies.
Romney then name-dropped a few beneficiaries including the bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra and Tesla Motors, the car maker that has gotten a $465 million loan from the Department of Energy, which it is paying off.
Romney then qu… show all text - Lightroom 4.2 Now Available « Lightroom Journal –
Lightroom 4.2 is now available as a final release on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Lightroom 4. The goal of this release is to provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom.
Bugs Corrected in Lightroom 4.2:
The following bugs that were part the Lightroom 4 releases have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 4 and we’re excited to show all text - Turkey exhumes ex-President Ozal’s remains – Europe – Al Jazeera English –
Remains of Turgut Ozal, who died while still in office in 1993, have been exhumed amid suspicions that he was poisoned. - Apple Has Started Making The iPad Mini – Business Insider –
- Judging A Book By Its Lover – Lauren Leto –
- Gweek 070: John Hodgman returns – Boing Boing –
Click here to play this episode. Gweek is Boing Boing's podcast about comic books, science fiction and fantasy, video games, board games, tools, gadgets, apps, and other neat stuff. My co-hosts for this episode: Glenn Fleishman. Glenn is a long-time tech reporter, a hacky perl programmer, and one of the writers of the Economist’s Babbage [...] - Re-dedicate Columbus Day as Exploration Day. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government –
- Inquiry Cites Flaws in Counterterrorism Offices –
One of the nation’s biggest counterterrorism programs has provided no useful intelligence, a report says.
- Google Moves Ahead of Apple in Fight to Dominate the Map Apps – Walt Mossberg – Personal Technology – AllThingsD –
Apple has been taking heat for its replacement of Google Maps on the iPhone with a flawed maps app of its own. This flub has been a gift to Google, which has improved its already-solid maps app. - DEMO Fall 2012 News | VentureBeat –
- Think We’re the Most Entrepreneurial Country In the World? Not So Fast – Jordan Weissmann – The Atlantic –
We're the venture-capital capital of the world, but start-ups and young small businesses play a lesser role in America's economy than in many other rich nations.Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, a Swedish entrepreneur, speaking at an event in Dublin. (Reuters)
America's entrepreneurial streak as one of the things that, theoretically, is supposed to make us exceptional as a country. At least it is if you listen to most politicians. But how do we actually stack up with rest of the world when … show all text - NASA – NASA Social: Space Shuttle Creates Awe and Wonder –
NASA Social media followers at NASA Dryden shared rare access to the landing of Endeavour atop its host 747 on Sept. 20 and departure Sept. 21. - Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: This Is Your Career on OpenStack | Cloud Computing Journal –
In a little over two years, OpenStack has shattered adoption benchmarks set by previous open source projects and gained acceptance as the future of the data center, but has your career kept up with its blistering pace? In her session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, Niki Acosta, Product Evangelist for Rackspace Private Cloud, will explain how they have already made a career out of the OpenStack movement and how you can make the transition into making OpenStack your full-time job, from beco… show all text
- Judge decries “excessive” copyright and software patent protections | Ars Technica –
Richard Posner, the federal judge who threw out the entire Apple v. Motorola patent battle in June, has penned a new blog post complaining about the proliferation of patents. "I am concerned that both patent and copyright protection, though particularly the former, may be excessive," Posner wrote on Sunday.
The problem of excessive patent protection is at present best illustrated by the software industry. This is a progressive, dynamic industry rife with invention. But the conditions that make … show all text - Twitter / GonzalezCarmen: Meet more delegates, sponsors … –
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- Facebook to Marketers: Clicks Don’t Matter, But Reach and Frequency Do –
Facebook on Monday continued its mission to convince the world's top marketers that the standard means of measuring an online ad's performance — the click-through rate — doesn't matter.
The social network advanced its latest argument to a packed room of marketing execs at the IAB MIXX conference in New York featuring Director of Pricing and Measurement Brad Smallwood (pictured) and Tom Buday, head of marketing and communication at star pupil Nestle.
In his presentation, Smallwood compared soc… show all text - Twitter / GonzalezCarmen: Attending a tech event in NY? … –
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- Know and show what you got – TwentyFeet – Social Media Monitoring & Ego tracking –
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- China’s 274M microbloggers is highest in world | ZDNet –
Summary: Number of microbloggers grew over four times since 2010, as the platform becomes an increasingly important way for expression, especially on public issues. - Apple iOS 6 vs. Google Android: Smart-phone navigation showdown –
On the smart-phone battleground, much attention has been paid recently to the quality of the free navigation app–Apple Maps–that comes with the new iPhone 5 (also part of the iOS 6 upgrade available for some other Apple devices). But there… - The Washington Post: Login – The Washington Post –
- Troops ‘in control of Somalia’s Kismayo’ – Africa – Al Jazeera English –
Somali and African Union forces now holding strategic points in southern port city, formerly held by al-Shabab rebels. - GigaOm’s Structure Europe Conference Will Dive Deep Into The Cloud | TechCrunch –
We don't often try to get the word out about conferences put on by other blogs here at TechCrunch, but we're about to. Because reasons. Namely: 1) We, as TechCrunch, will probably never ever ever, ever ever host a European cloud-computing conference and someone sure as heck needs to. 2) The folks at Gigaom are our friends, particularly founder, thought leader and king of the kind of industry analysis that I personally wish I could do more of, Om Malik. - Twitter / GonzalezCarmen: Debuting our *GIANT* @CloudExpo… –
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- Apple Maps Wreak Havoc with New Yorker Cover | Mad Magazine –
- 70-year-old Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs – U.S. News –
On Wednesday morning, Terry V. Garner, a 70-year-old Oregon farmer, went to feed his animals. Several hours later, when he hadn’t returned, a family member went to look for him and found, on the ground of the hog enclosure, his dentures. - How A New Apple Developer Guideline Could Be Curtains For Apps That Promote Other Apps | TechCrunch –
Apple has changed its iOS developer guidelines, adding a clause (on September 12, a source tells me) that reads: - The Twitter Deluge Is The New Press Release –
Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, and Mike Bloomberg were among 20 public figures to tweet-blast a new study by the Center for American Progress. “We needed to try something out of the box,” said a CAP spokeswoman.Via: @MikeBloomberg
Just before noon today, about 20 lawmakers and public figures were tweeting about the economic benefits of the DREAM Act, which offers some young undocumented immigrants the possibility of citizenship. The spate of #DREAMeconomy tweets — organized by the Center for Am… show all text - Square Acquires a New York Design Firm – NYTimes.com –
Square, the mobile payments company, bought a small design firm in New York, 80/20, and opened a New York office. The acquisition is the latest example of how designers have become some of the most highly prized employees for Silicon Valley companies. - Becoming an Engineer –
I started working as an engineer at Twilio this summer. It’s my first engineering job, and I love creating internal tools that make our business more efficient. However, I didn’t start out as a computer science undergrad, and I hadn't…
- The iPad Mini Will Be Less of Everything –
Most pundits believe Apple's 7-inch tablet, the iPad Mini, will see light of day on Oct 17. Now with the date fast approaching, they've switched gears to guessing when the event invites will go out (most think Oct. 10th).
I have some iPad Mini predictions of my own, but not the ones you may think.
The tiny tablet — which Apple has never officially acknowledged — will be less of everything. It will be the iPad Retina's stunted little brother.
It will offer less screen real estate than the 9.7-… show all text - Join the Movement – App.net –
App.net is a different kind of social platform. We're building a real-time social service where users and developers come first, not advertisers. Help us create the service we all wish existed. - Google Wants To Make Your Site a Little Bit Faster With Its New Tag Manager For Analytics And Marketing Tags | TechCrunch –
One counterpoint to all of Google's spring cleaning: it's also moving ahead with launching new features. Tag Manager, out today, is aimed at help websites speed up their load times and make modifying them a little more efficient to boot, with the introduction of all-in-one coding that links up with analytics and other advertising and marketing services.The challenge that Google is trying to fix is this: there are a lot of analytics, marketing and advertising services that websites can use today… - The Washington Post: Login – The Washington Post –
- As broadband caps turn 4, it’s time for the FCC to take action — Tech News and Analysis –
Broadband caps are spreading like Kudzu but the FCC has no oversight of how ISPs implement them or who they affect. While, the agency is showing signs of waking up to the problem, we've laid out three areas where it needs to take action. - A Big Bet on Creative Print Advertising: USA Today Offers $1 Million In Free Advertising « C-Scape –
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Agencies have forgotten how powerful print ads can be, and how impossible they are to replicate on digital platforms. … show all text - App Map For iOS Lets You See What Apps Are Popular In Your Area | TechCrunch –
One of the things that I usually end up doing at a bar, either after a few drinks or massive boredom, is discuss my latest favorite iOS apps. You know what I’m talking about, a bunch of nerds sitting around a few adult beverages with bright screens flickering. I’ll usually say something stupid like “What do you think about the new Facebook update?” Lame, maybe. Fun, yes.
A new app called “App Map” for iOS gives you a glimpse into what apps are the most popular and where. For example, you can ta… show all text
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