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Trucks, Cars, and Vespas

Watts Martin: Am I saying Steve Jobs’ famous cars and trucks analogy was wrong, hen? Sort of. Desktop computers may be trucks, but the laptops are the cars. That’s why they’ve been outselling desktops for years. Tablets are motorcycles. Show More Summary

SuccessFactors CEO Dalgaard Leaving SAP in Cloud Business Shake-Up

Seventeen months after being acquired, the founding CEO of SuccessFactors is leaving.

Arduino vs Raspberry Pi: Which Is The Mini Computer For You?

You're looking for a small computer to power a laser turret that can shoot multi-coloured balloons - it's a common situation we all find ourselves in at one point or another - and you've heard good things about both Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Show More Summary

Here's the "Arrested Development" quote randomizer you need

We're a day and a half away from the Arrested Development season 4 premiere. It's time to take a quick peek at what made the Bluths so great in the first place.

Postmaster Announces Carrier Integration Partner and New Funding

We first brought news of Postmaster a few months ago. Since then, the Postmaster API has gained new customers and Postmaster has raised significant capital from eager investors. Along with its recent success, Postmaster announced its first major shipping partner to use the Postmaster API for its services. Show More Summary

The Cloudy Future Of Professional Software

17 hours agoTechnology / Internet : Digitizd

Those who depend on professional software for video editing, engineering and imaging have good cause to be concerned about the future. The tech market has been undergoing a dramatic but largely unheralded change that is just now beginning...Show More Summary

Fake Magic Tricks Exposed on the Web!

17 hours agoTechnology / Internet : BoomTown

How do magicians keep their tricks a secret in the age of the Internet? Sleight of hand, naturally.

Bridging The Gap Towards Smarter Infrastructure

You may not have seen last night’s news about the collapsed freeway bridge in Washington State that sent cars tumbling into the icy waters of the River Skagit, 55 miles north of Seattle. Thankfully rescuers say that nobody was seriously … Continue reading ?

Google's weird relationship with the word "gayest"

“Those who actually intend the word to be pejorative have their bigotry validated when their politically incorrect search yields the results they originally set out for.”

This Week in Search: Penguin 2.0 Video Update by @johnrampton

This week in search we talk about everything to deal with Penguin 2.0.  We cover everything you need to know to keep you and your site up to date.  If you missed, last week we talked about Bing Search. Penguin 2.0, here is everything you need to know.  Our goal with these videos is to help our [...]Show More Summary

What Chris Hadfield Did Right (And You Can Too!)

18 hours agoInternet / SEO : SEO Scoop

As television was to the man walking on the moon in 1969, Social Media is to Commander Chris Hadfield's 5-month stint on the International Space Station (ISS). Evan and Kyle Hadfield, Chris' sons, began preaching the merits of Social Media at a family gathering in 2009 and again when it was announced that Dad would [...]Show More Summary

Judge in E-Book Pricing Case Thinks Apple's Going Down; Apple Begs to Differ

18 hours agoTechnology / Internet : BoomTown

“Apple fundamentally disagrees with the judge’s preliminary comments."

How To Try Google Chrome OS On Your PC

How many times have you been approached by a friend or family member who says that they really have very little use for a big, powerful computer, since all they do with it is check email and maybe read a couple of websites every day? The fact is, there area whole lot of people that fall into this category. Show More Summary

Geek Reading May 24, 2013

I have talked about human filters and my plan for digital curation. These items are the fruits of those ideas, the items I deemed worthy from my Google Reader feeds. These items are a combination of tech business news, development news and programming tools and techniques. Rubber Duck [UX] Debugging (Hacker News) JavaScript is Web [...]

Mention API: Know Who’s Saying What About Your Brand

Whether we like it or not, social media is a powerful marketing tool, and what people are saying about a brand or business can have a noticeable effect; good or bad. What would be really beneficial, is if businesses could be notified...Show More Summary

Will Sprint-SoftBank Get Tangled in the Flag?

New York Sen. Charles Schumer urges "extreme caution" before allowing the Japanese company to gain a controlling stake in Sprint.

Russia accidentally blacklists its biggest social network

The ban only lasted a matter of hours, but it should just how easily the country can stiffle online speech.

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