February 2012
25 posts
LA Times Jumps On The Paywall Bandwagon →
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Geolocation’s Potential Heats Up With Geoloqi’s... →
In addition to real-time tracking, Geoloqi’s new SDK also provides access to location-based push messages, geofences, location-based analytics (soon), hosted spatial intelligence, plus support for iOS, Android, Windows and embedded systems.
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Watch(via Dave Morin, Post-Pathgate: Dealing With Unprecedented Scale, Hopeful About The Future | TechCrunch)
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Man Sues Uncle for Posting Embarrassing Facebook... →
… Not surprisingly, a Minnesota court threw the case out, with Judge Natalie E. Hudson ruling that in order for the photos to be considered harassment, they must have a “substantial adverse effect on the safety, security, or privacy of another.”
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Spectrum Crunch: The cell phone industry hits its... →
The problem, known as the “spectrum crunch,” threatens to increase the number of dropped calls, slow down data speeds and raise customers’ prices.
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“Interest-based social networks have a markedly different focus and approach than...”
– Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks | TechCrunch
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Security update available for Adobe Flash Player -... →
This update addresses critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris
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Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need... →
How You Could Get Sued For Using Pinterest →
Startup Pick.fm Lets You Bet on Pop Culture,... →
Similar to betting on sports, the site doesn’t promote any monetary gambling, but Pick.fm aims to be a destination site to show off pop-culture knowledge. Users can collect virtual dollars for prizes.
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With Clik, Your Smartphone Can Control Screens... →
The idea of turning a smartphone into a remote control isn’t new, but using Clik, the process of syncing up a phone to a screen is a ridiculously fast and easy, and it requires no extra hardware.
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“The Chrome folks have put together a Field Guide for Web Applications that is...”
– Chrome Team Releases Field Guide to Web Applications
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Apple: App Access to Contact Data Will Require... →
Today, the company agreed with that assessment, and said that soon, apps that use address book data will require explicit user permission to do so.
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Bring On The Web Apps: StackMob Launches Hosted... →
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Twitter Is The Latest Company To Admit It Uploads... →
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AT&T’s Wireless Data Traffic Doubles Every Year,... →
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“Titanium developers have a great opportunity to score up to $5000 cash money in...”
– Win up to $5K hacking Titanium apps with Box « Appcelerator Developer Center
Path's response to their collection of contact... →
… as a clear signal of our commitment to your privacy, we’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information from our servers.
Why Path Pissed People Off →
Sure Path isn’t the only culprit (soon afterwards it was revealed that photo sharing Hipster also does this) and probably hundreds of apps are getting away with this in the iOS store at this second, which begs for a solution from Apple itself — i.e. it should lock down the address book API and notify users itself when apps want to get their grubby fingers on it.
The Price of Free: Path Uploads Entire Address... →
… Path never asked its users if it can do this. It may be using our contacts for the benefit of our user experience, for finding friends on Path, for example. But we need an explanation.
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Google, Facebook Censor Themselves in India After... →
“The newest SU update removes all direct links. Previously, once you were inside...”
– StumbleUpon Says Goodbye to Direct Links
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Facebook: Here Are the 35 Things That Could Kill... →
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“Facebook is updating its status from a private to public company.”
– Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B - Yahoo! Finance
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Don’t check me in: Etiquette in social media →
January 2012
46 posts
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“The long-awaited tech IPO of the year — perhaps of the decade — is on. Facebook...”
– BREAKING: Facebook to File for IPO Next Week [REPORT]
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“We haven’t yet used this ability, but if and when we are required to withhold a...”
– Twitter Blog: Tweets still must flow
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SoundCloud » We Say HTML5, You Say High Five! →
SoundCloud.como releases beta HTML5 player.
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“AT&T says it needs more spectrum and is threatening the FCC that it will end...”
– AT&T CEO Randall Stevenson Blasts FCC, Hints At Higher Prices and Data Restrictions
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“We’ve been tracking the White House’s social media presence in full...”
– Twitter Reacts to the State of the Union 2012 - Expert Labs
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All the Awesome Things You Can Do with a Long... →
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Google Adds Emergency Alerts to Google Maps →
“Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia,...”
– Wikipedia Wants to Be Free — for Mobile Users, in Africa
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Facebook Timeline Is Here To Stay →
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“In the case of Megupload, the site offered premium accounts, which users paid...”
– Megaupload Saga Teaches Painful Lessons About Cloud File Storage
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“The photo editor Picnik, which Google acquired in 2010, will be closed down, and...”
– Google to Close Picnik & Social Graph API, Open-Source Sky Map
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New Google Users Now Forced to Join Google →
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“It’s hard to wrap my brain around the cold cynicism of Apple’s...”
– Why Apple, Why Does it Have to Be Like This? The Cold Cynicism of the iBook EULA
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Foursquare Integrates Menus Option Onto App and... →
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“At the event, Apple introduced tools to craft digital textbooks and demonstrated...”
– Apple rolls out digital textbook service iBooks 2 | Reuters
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Amazon Enters the NoSQL Market with DynamoDB →
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“One of the big reasons why a company is able to go from a few computers in a...”
– blog.reddit — what’s new on reddit: A technical examination of SOPA and PROTECT IP
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“So unless you really understand how the iPhone works and what specific...”
– Mute Means Mute
White House Strangles SOPA, Citing Censorship,... →
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Why Facebook's Data Sharing Matters →
The move is being widely condemned in the press as a violation of privacy but if Facebook would do this right, it could be a huge win for everyone.
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Google Maps Pricing Sends Real Estate Site to Open... →
Though most sites won’t hit the free limits, those with a lot of traffic may be scrambling for a solution. That was the case for a New York real estate service, which discovered their bill would be $200,000 – $300,000 per year.
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With SimpleGeo’s Shutdown Imminent, Parse Swoops... →
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Where Are All the Widget-Makers? →
If most API providers are no longer making widgets, that leaves an opportunity for developers.
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Turntable.fm Founder Says He’s Flattered By... →
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SimpleGeo APIs Closed, But Places Data is Open →
Push notification startup Urban Airship is closing the doors on all three APIs from the geo infrastructure company it acquired in October.