August 2011
93 Stories
Could you survive a weekend at the gadget-free hotel?
For many in western society, being connected has become a constant state of being. We carry our smartphones everywhere. We...
Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet
When the Google +1 button first rolled out earlier this year, it made a little bit of a splash from...
Twitterpalooza
With much of the social media focus lately being on Facebook and Google+, Twitter has not received as much buzz...
Cleverbot, squared
Cleverbot is a novelty AI program designed to mimic human interaction and allow people to "talk" to it conversationally. It...
Inkling sends freehand sketches to your computer
Wacom is the undisputed leader in making tools that allow freehand art to become digital graphics. However, Wacom tablets don’t...
TMI: Why sharing too much on social media is worse than we even thought
It's a trap. Yes, here comes a conspiracy theory. Get your tinfoil hats on, quickly. Social media sites such as...
Thanks to science, boarding a plane may get faster soon
It wasn't the airlines or the government that come up with a scientific, algorithmically-based method for speeding up the boarding...
And just like that, the daily deals era may be over
There is much truth in Ben Parr's Mashable story about the end of the "Daily Deals Era". The end of...
Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share
The drive towards domination of the smartphone market continues for Apple and Google as they approach a combined 70% choke...
The social media litmus test for hiring
Social media is often a paradox. For many, it's the convergence of our private lives with public access and scrutiny....
Microsoft gets aggressive in cloud CRM market against Oracle, Salesforce
Microsoft really wants more cloud Customer Relationship Management (CRM) clients and now they're willing to pay for them. Medium-sized companies...
Walmart creates its own social media startup
Evernote, LinkedIn, Mint….Walmart? The retail giant is now among Mountain View’s leading startup companies following its purchase of Kosmix, the...
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