Tech News – October 14th 2012 to October 15th 2012
Tech news – October 14th 2012 to October 15th 2012:
- Romney’s Go-To Economist –
R. Glenn Hubbard, dean of the Columbia Business School, has helped to draft many of Mitt Romney’s economic and tax policies — and is often a cheerleader for them.
- Stars at Reel Works Stress Value of YouTube, Vimeo For Teen Filmmakers [PICS] –
Comedian Al Madrigal, a regular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, thinks it's "an amazing time" to be a young filmmaker. Why? They have video-sharing websites.
"Now, it's a generation of people growing up with platforms on which they can launch their own stuff," he told Mashable at a gala benefit for Reel Works. "You've seen so many cases of things becoming popular just out of nowhere and getting viral."
Madrigal and other celebrities at the recent New York City event for Reel W… show all text - Felix Baumgartner’s Red Bull Stratos Jump Recreated Using LEGO –
Here’s Felix Baumgartner’s historic Red Bull Stratos 24 mile jump from the edge of space brilliantly recreated using LEGO. The video was created by the Vienna’s ModelMaker Fair which takes place October 25-28.
via The Awesomer - Christian Group Finds Gay Agenda in Anti-Bullying Day –
The American Family Association is urging parents to keep children home on a day when schools encourage students to eat lunch with someone they don’t usually speak to.
- New Mayor, Big To-Do List –
Mayor Holly Brinda, a fourth-generation resident of Elyria, Ohio, remains hopeful despite cutbacks that have cost city jobs and reduced city services. - TV Debates That Sell More Than Just Drama –
While ratings for almost everything on television have sunk, big spectacles that hold some promise of spontaneity, like political debates in election years, have continued to thrive. - Softbank Buys 70% Of Sprint – Business Insider –
Softbank and Sprint have reached a deal under which Softbank will pay $20 billion for a 70 percent stake in the wireless telecom operator, according to people close to the situation.
The deal is expected to be announced Monday morning and while certain details are still being worked out, the boards of both companies have signed off on a transaction under which Softbank will buy $8 billion worth of shares directly from Sprint [S 5.73 -0.03 (-0.52%) ] and tender for another $12 billion w… show all text - Space Jump Live Stream Already Breaks YouTube Record by 10x –
On top of the world record for longest freefall jump, Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos space jump has already broken an Internet record. More than 7.1 million people are tuning in to watch the live video of the jump on YouTube, setting an Internet video record.
According to All Things D, the previous YouTube viewing record was set during the London Summer Olympic Games, when about 500,000 people concurrently tuned in to live video.
SEE ALSO: 5 Amazing Facts About Felix Baumgartner’s Dive fr… show all text - Felix Baumgartner’s GIF from Space –
Felix Baumgartner successfully jumped from 127,900 feet Sunday — breaking the record for the highest altitude skydive in the process.
But what would an epic jump be without an epic GIF? Thus, we bring you Baumgartner's jump, in GIF form.
Gallery of the Space Jump:
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- Microsoft’s Windows 8 TV commercials kick off | ZDNet –
Summary: Microsoft has launched its first Windows 8 TV commercials, with less than two weeks to go until commercial availability and the official product launch. - Reddit leaders deflect censorship criticism and defend hands-off policies | The Verge –
Reddit prides itself on its decentralized meritocracy —"subreddits are a free market. Anyone can create a subreddit and decide how it's run," it says. So far this model has been very successful… - Google Actually Considered Sending Felix Baumgartner To Space With Google Glass | TechCrunch –
According to a conversation on Twitter between Danny Sullivan and a member of YouTube the staff, Google considered sending Felix Baumgartner to space for his jump with a pair of Google Glass. That would have been awesome…again.
Can you imagine seeing what Felix’s eyes were seeing as he was falling? And then, you know…answering questions on Google+ Hangouts and checking your tweets by winking your eye or something. Maybe next time, Red Bull? There will be a next time, right?
@dannysullivan@RedB… show all text - Red Bull Stratos – YouTube –
- Skydiver breaks speed of sound in historic jump from edge of space – CNN.com –
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner landed safely on the ground today after a record-shattering jump from the edge of space. "He made it — tears of joy from Mission Control," the team said in a live feed.
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