Jott Leaves Free Beta (5)
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We’re all so used to completely free and beta Web 2.0 services that it’s a bit of a shock when one grows up and actually releases a paid version. The latest on this front is Jott, the voice-driven service that interfaces with email, Outlook, Twitter, Remember the Milk, I Want Sandy, and many more. We liked Jott as a free service; the question is whether enough people like it enough to pay for continued service. ...
Pimping Your Wordpress Theme for Humans (18)
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When we talk about “pimping” a Wordpress theme, at least in this industry, we’re often talking about making it more SEO friendly. When I upgraded my site to the Thesis theme, I wasn’t simply looking for a “new design” (my old one was awesome). I was looking more to “step up” my blog a bit in many aspects (as well as update things a bit… as great as it was, the previous theme was over ...
C'mon Google, Lend Michigan A Hand (1)
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Earlier this month we touted the benefits of Google Insights, a tool from the search giant that has seen some pretty useful updates recently. Insights allows you to analyze Google search trends using a number of criteria, one of which is geographic location. And that's where the problem starts. Within the maps of the United States, which Google graciously provides with its helpful geographic data, the state of Michigan no longer shows up in the ...
Using Google maps to calculate homes' solar potential (10)
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As energy prices continue to climb, the idea of tapping the power of the sun may seem like a no-brainer. The process of getting solar panels installed, however, is quite the opposite, fraught with spreadsheets, technical details and terms like "albedo." Enter RoofRay, a brand-new California startup that aims to give consumers better information so they can make more informed solar decisions. Currently in beta, RoofRay is a solar array modelling service and community designed ...
Microsoft Patents PgUp-PgDn (16)
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theodp writes "What do you call it when you're viewing the middle of one page and a Page Down command causes the middle of the next page to be shown? U.S. Patent No. 7,415,666, which the USPTO granted to Microsoft Tuesday for Navigating Paginated Content in Page-Based Increments. It's nice to see Microsoft make good on their pledge to improve patent quality!" Permalink | Comments | Email This Story
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Trevor said:
I hate patents
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Srivatsn said:
Wow!
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trygve said:
As soon as you think you've seen the height of patent absurdity, something comes along to prove you wrong.
How To Respond To Criticism: EA's Tiger Woods Walks On Water Ad (19)
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In an age where anyone can speak up, and anyone can criticize you, the first reaction of many folks is to hit back hard -- even trying to take down critical info. As we all know, that's exactly the wrong thing to do. But, it's still quite difficult to turn something that's negative into a positive quite as well as video game company EA just did. Mathew Ingram has the details, but basically, when last ...
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trygve said:
I love it, that's hilarious!
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Brian said:
What an awesome reply!
New Obama Ad Hits McCain On Number-Of-Houses Gaffe (1)
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Man, talk about rapid response. The Obama campaign is already out with a new ad hitting McCain over the news today that he was unable to say precisely how many houses he owns: "When asked how many houses he owns, McCain lost track -- he couldn't remember," the ad says, in what sounds a bit like an age dig. "Well, it's seven. Seven houses." The ad dovetails with a broad populist attack on McCain being ...
Innocent oversight (1)
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Dear Rodney, Thank you for placing a carbon tax estimator on the Progressive Conservative Nova Scotia Caucus website. As someone like you who is engaged in our democracy, I always appreciate it when our elected officials make an effort to educate the public about their various policy choices and what the impacts of those choices could be. It’s in that spirit that I draw to your attention a critical missing component of your carbon tax ...
PR Squared: Online Videos re: Social Media Releases (5)
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I’ve got some more interesting posts percolating but for now thought these might be worth sharing with ya’ll. Two videos on Social Media Releases. Interestingly, both of these (terrific) videos were produced outside the U.S. Not sure what that means. Here’s one from CNW Group in Canada (and here’s the announcement of their SMR in which the video was embedded): And here’s an older one from webitpr in the U.K.: Maybe PitchEngine or PRX Builder ...
Richard Cheese the Ultimate Classless Act (6)
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During the Coverville 500 a concert held during the new media expo I got to witness the biggest jerk I have ever seen during a live event. I want to preface these comments with the following statement. The organizer of the Coverville 500, Brian Ibbott did an amazing job and brought in some amazing talent at a terrific venue. Sadly, little did Brian know how badly one of his performers was going to behave. Overall ...
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Robert Safuto said:
This sounds almost unbelievable. Unfortunately, whomever booked the jerk should be responsible for the actions of the jerk. Next time call Brother Love if you want a great music show from a performer who respects the new media crowd.
There Must Be Something Between Viral & Obscure... (11)
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You've probably been in those meetings too: someone mentions a cool, "edgy" (uh-oh) youth-oriented campaign, and someone else says "video", and then someone else completes the axis of online evil with the word "viral". It's been said over and over again, but maybe one more time would help: "viral" can be encouraged, it can be prayed for, but it can't be engineered. Your only hope is to create engaging, compelling content, and tell a terrific ...
The Shining goes high tech (1)
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If you’ve never seen The Shining, this won’t make a lot of sense. But if you have… brilliant. I think I could sign on to a full feature recreation of this flick starring robots… All work and no play makes Jacky 5 a dull robot. Update: I had to throw this in. God bless the interwebs, genius cracked video editors, and the ‘Tube. the shining, video
Amazon To Acquire AbeBooks, And With It A Stake In Library Thing (9)
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Amazon has acquired twelve year old Canadian company Abebooks (formerly the Advanced Book Exchange), the companies just announced. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books focusing on used, rare and out of print titles for sale by independent booksellers - it currently has 110 million books for sale from 13,500 sellers. The company has been around since 1996 and fills a niche for Amazon in hard-to-find or out-of-print books. Rather than hold its own inventory, ...
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Dave said:
Not real sure how I feel about this. First blush it seems bad.
Amazon To Acquire Abebooks (12)
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Social Media 2015 (1)
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6am - your alarm goes off. You awaken to a song streamed over the web, and based on your musical preferences and the day of the week. You fumble, reaching for the skip button, to listen to the day’s top headlines from your news aggregation application. The clock gives you the weather report for the day, makes suggestions for what to wear, and reminds you that your first appointment is at 9:00. In the bathroom, ...
Tree Drawings (9)
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For his Tree Drawings project, Tim Knowles attaches pens to tree branch tips and then lets nature do the rest. You can read more about the project here. Via Inhabitat.
Friday Fun: "Gandalf the Grey - Office Manager" (2)
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