Does Apple Value Secrecy More Than The Environment?
2010-09-04 13:37:31
According to new research from Pew Internet, 82% of American adults own a cell phone, Blackberry, iPhone or other similar devices. And 65% of adults who own them say they have slept with their cell phones on or right next to their beds.
Yet consumers don’t know what these devices are made of exactly, and what their environmental and health impact may be. Phone manufacturers aren't required to share all the details. Some do anyway.
Not Apple, though...
1000 Games Vol. 3 (PC-Game)
2010-09-04 12:53:26
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Rise of the Anti-Content Farmers
2010-09-04 12:00:49
Editor's note: The following guest post is by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, the CEO of WatchMojo, a producer and distributor of premium video content. Read his other posts here, or follow him on Twitter @ashkan
My cohort at Revision 3, CEO Jim Louderback, recently wrote an article called 'Screw Viral Videos.' Why? Because according to Louderback, “viral videos deliver little or no value to anyone.” Which led me to wonder: what about content farms?
The Definition of Content Farms
While no official description exists yet, a content farm is the term given to a website or media organization that
seeks to maximize content production output
while minimizing production costs
to acquire as much organic search traffic as possible
with the main intent of converting that traffic into revenue, generally from advertising.
Kanye West Loves Twitter, And We Love Twitter For Kanye West’s Tweets
2010-09-04 11:27:37
You'll forgive me for sneaking in some pop culture in the mix because it's Saturday and all, right? Rapper Kanye West is having a bit of a moment on Twitter the past few hours, apologizing for the Taylor Swift incident from last year when he stormed the stage during the artist's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards to complain that Beyonce should have won the Best Female Video award instead.
But not just that. He's also making it crystal clear, as others have before him admittedly, that Twitter has changed the way celebrities interact with their fans and anyone who's interested in what they have to say really. And slamming mainstream media in the process.
Tech Industry Managers: Little Men in Big Shoes?
2010-09-04 10:00:25
When I was ready to transition from computer programmer to project manager, my employer, Xerox Corporation, sent me to its huge training center in Leesburg, Virginia. Over two weeks, the people there taught me some of the skills I needed in order to succeed in my new role: managing projects, motivating people, complying with employment regulations, and preparing status reports and presentations. The company also encouraged me to complete an MBA, on a part-time basis, at New York University. It gave me lots of time off and paid for the tuition.
Tech companies in the internet era offer their employees some great perks. But do you think that Facebook, Groupon, or Zynga provide budding professionals with any serious management training? Not at all. Given the way tech companies grow and the HR challenges they face, management training and career development are more important than ever. But few have the time—they are too busy surviving.
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2010-09-04 08:27:50
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2010-09-04 08:27:47
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2010-09-04 07:59:43
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Telekomunikacja Says Court Ruling to Cut 2010 Profit
2010-09-04 05:43:00
Telekomunikacja Polska SA said a court ruling that orders Poland’s largest phone company to pay about 2.9 billion kroner (2 million) to DPTG I/S will have a negative impact on its earnings this year.
Lanyrd – Plancast Meets Upcoming For Conferences
2010-09-04 05:04:38
Look out Plancast and Upcoming, here comes Lanyrd. Ok, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but if it's possible to have a SXSW 'tipping point' at an event then Lanyrd just had it at dConstruct, a popular design and developer conference in the UK.
So what is it? The guys behind Lanyrd say they are not trying to build a general purpose events site but instead they are just interested in conferences and everything associated with them: speakers, attendees, venues, books, video and audio, twitter conversation, blog coverage - you name it.
Compilado sobre redes sociales
2010-09-04 04:51:53
¿Se acuerdan que antes teníamos una sección de enlaces recomendados, en donde compartíamos lo mejor de la semana o lo que nos parecía más interesante? Como en estos días, han ocurrido muchas novedades en el mundo de las redes sociales, vamos a ofrecerles un compilado para que estén al tanto y no tengan que recurrir [...]
The Funded’s Adeo Ressi Arrested After Virgin America Flight Incident
2010-09-04 02:12:15
The Funded founder Adeo Ressi was arrested and briefly detained earlier this evening over an altercation with a flight attendant. The airline? Virgin America, which I've been holding up as virtually the only airline that doesn't suck (See Virgin Airlines Fails To Commit Atrocities On Flight VX746 and Delta Flight 1843 From JFK To Hell).
Ressi's description of the incident is below, and he has sent this to Virgin, he tells me. I've reached out to Virgin America for their position.
I can't help but note the similarities with Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater, who has now been rewarded for his behavior with a reality tv show. The worse the flight attendant, the better the chance for fame and glory, I guess.
Hate The iTunes 10 Icon? Think You Can Do Better?
2010-09-04 01:46:03
Apple CEO Steve Jobs' obsessive focus on design detail is at least partially responsible for why the tech sphere and the design sphere are so intertwined at the moment. Which makes the ire that Jobs has received for the current iTunes 10 logo (not to mention the foibles of Ping) particularly poignant. The universal hatred for this thing has spawned an @BPGlobalPR-esque Twitter account, some pretty impressive suggestions of alternate logos over on design collaboration site Dribbble, and an email to Jobs himself.
ValuLeads designer Joshua Kopac:
Enjoyed the presentation today. But … this new iTunes logo really sucks. You’re taking 10+ years of instant product recognition and replacing it with an unknown. Let’s both cross our fingers on this….
Steve Jobs to designer Joshua Kopac:
We disagree.
Craigslist Censored: Adult Section Comes Down
2010-09-04 00:54:11
Bad news for Craigslist users who like to peruse the Erotic Services Adult Services section of their site. It's gone, replaced by a large black and white 'censored' logo.
I've reached out to Craigslist for comment and await their reply. But the choice of words is significant - the section wasn't simply removed, the censored word was used.
The site has been embattled as old press and state attorneys general use any excuse to blame sex crimes on the site. From South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster's failed crusade against them to a variety of press stories about sex and other crimes. If it's just a sex crime it isn't a story. But if a listing on Craigslist was involved, it's a big story.
El lado oscuro de Internet
2010-09-03 22:57:06
Internet es una herramienta de trabajo y de comunicación maravillosa, en la cual podemos encontrar todo tipo de información. No obstante, muchas personas, la utilizan para exponerse, haciendo cosas espantosas. En este sentido, podemos mencionar a los jóvenes o adolescentes que suben videos, en donde aparecen golpeando a mendigos o maltratando animales. Que existan personas [...]
Fast Trains to Connect US Cities, Alleviate Highway Congestion
2010-09-03 22:30:43
The Obama administration promised billion in funding for cities and states to build high-speed, intercity rail projects back in January.
This week, the Department of Transporation issued its specifications for the manufacture of new fast trains, namely double-decker coach, dining, baggage, and business class passenger rail cars that can travel between 79 MPH and up to 220 MPH.
Bi-level rail cars not typical in the US today, would accommodate more passengers, and hopefully alleviate congested roads and some resulting air pollution...
Why This New Apple TV Makes Sense — For Now
2010-09-03 22:24:29
As a longtime Apple TV owner, I'll admit a dirty little secret: I really like the device. Sure, it has been one of the rare flops for Apple in recent years. And it could be so much more with say, a Blu-ray player or a web browser. But it is really good at its core functionality: bringing iTunes content into your living room. And that's why this new version of the Apple TV makes sense -- at least for now.
When I first bought the Apple TV, there were two varieties: a 40 gigabyte version and a 160 gigabyte version. I was torn between which one to get, but I ultimately went with the 160 GB one thinking I could put most of my movies on it. Big mistake. I basically never use the hard drive on my Apple TV, so it's a 160 GB hard drive sitting there doing nothing. Instead, I stream everything to the Apple TV.
In fact, the only time I do use the hard drive on my current Apple TV is when I rent a movie on it. Currently, even when renting, you download a movie to your hard drive where it sits for up to 30 days (or 24 hours after you start playing it). But with the new iTunes rentals (both TV and movies) everything is streamed -- no hard drive is required (besides a small one for buffering purposes). Thanks to that, and undoubtedly the knowledge that most owners were using it for streaming, Apple removed the hard drive from the device, and cut it down in size and price.
Google Streamlines Its Privacy Policy. Should Facebook Be Next?
2010-09-03 22:13:24
Location-based service Echo Echo recently posted the above image to their blog in a (successful) attempt to garner some media attention as the debate around online privacy continues to rage.
As extreme as their 'If Mark Zuckerburg Cared About Privacy' example is, it does call attention to the needless complexity of various web service privacy agreements, settings and policies.
In the wake of an .5 million lawsuit settlement today, search giant Google made a gesture of good faith in the 'caring about privacy' department, assuring users that they were taking steps in order to make the minutae of online privacy easier to understand.
'For example, we’re deleting a sentence that reads, 'The affiliated sites through which our services are offered may have different privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies,' since it seems obvious that sites not owned by Google might have their own privacy policies.'
Vidyo Bets On The iPad And iPhone For The Future Of Video Conferencing
2010-09-03 22:10:32
Vidyo, a company that specializes in high-quality video conferencing technology for the enterprise, is betting big on bringing video conferencing to mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones. Similar to Skype, Vidyo offers a technology that allows people to connect with each other over the web via video conferencing. However, the company says that Vidyo system is focused more on the enterprise, providing a reliable system, allowing conferencing for many parties at once, and offering high quality video.
And Vidyo has built a big business licensing its technology to large electronics companies, such as HP, Intel and Hitachi. Vidyo’s technology is also used by Google to power video for Google Chat.
Want To Use Gmail Priority Inbox With IMAP? Tough Luck
2010-09-03 20:49:46
Curious what Google's Gmail Priority Inbox means for those of us who use an IMAP or POP client like Mac Mail or the Mail function on an iPhone? Well as of yet the feature is not fully enabled on either IMAP or POP-compatible third party or mobile clients, leaving a large percentage of people who hate viewing email their email on a standard web browser out in the cold.
If you try to use the service in Mac Mail right now the emails determined by the Priority Inbox algorithm to be 'Important' are sent to an 'Important' folder under Gmail. In order to reach them in Mail for the iPhone you have to search for the 'Important' folder under your Gmail account.
