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Twitter 2012: Bigger and More Ads
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:58 PM
People predicted rioting when Twitter decided to post ads within its feeds. However, those protests never materialized. Instead, Twitter was used to mobilize protests in the streets in Egypt, Yemen and Tunesia. The two instances are related. As...



The 9 Oddest Job Interview Questions Asked at Tech Companies in 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:49 PM
When sitting down for a job interview at a top U.S. tech company, you'd typically expect the interviewer to hammer you with questions testing your abilities, past history and knowledge of the company. You wouldn't think it was the time or the...



Google's Flight Search Sparks Antitrust Fears
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:10 PM
Google began positioning its new flight-finding feature at the top of general search results for airline booking information earlier this month. And its new competitors in the $110 billion online travel industry aren't happy about the search...



How Much Time Do We Really Spend on Facebook? [VIDEO]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:30 PM
One in every seven minutes online and three out of every four minutes on social networking sites are spent on Facebook, according to a comScore report released Tuesday. Twitter is on the rise, the report also said, increasing its user base 59%...



Google+ Now Up to 62 Million Users, Adding 625,000 a Day [REPORT]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 6:24 PM
Paul Allen, a Google+ watcher whose estimates about the social network's growth have proved accurate in the past, claims that the site now has 62 million users and is adding 625,000 new users per day. "It may be the holidays, the TV commercials,...



Edward Burns and the Socialization of Indie Cinema
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:15 PM
"Twitter has fundamentally changed the way I make films," film director, actor, writer and producer Edward Burns told me. At first blush, that might seem like an audacious statement, but in an era when full productions can get funded on...



5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 4:37 PM
2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital, but, as with any annum, there will be just a handful of big, memorable trends. Here, I've collected five such movements that are likely to make a big impact in our...



So You Got an iPhone 4S? Here's How to Accessorize
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:43 PM
So, the Christmas elves made you an iPhone 4S? Lucky you. What's particularly useful about owning an Apple phone is that manufacturers around the world are churning out tailor-made iPhone accessories. The variety can make choosing the right ones...



App-y Christmas: 242 Million Downloads Sets New Record [STUDY]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:19 PM
Apparently, a lot of people spent Christmas Day turning on their new smartphones and downloading apps. Assessing the data from the busiest day of the year for activations and app downloads, Flurry Analytics found consumers shattered records for...



Unlock Free Pizza in NYC This NYE With Payment App LevelUp
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 2:38 PM
Mobile payment app LevelUp will launch with its first national brand partner, Villa Pizza, on New Years Eve. Members of the annual Time Square New Years Eve mob who use the app to pay at the restaurant can enjoy $10 worth of free pizza while...



How a Handful of Small Investors Built Silicon Valley [VIDEO]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:40 PM
Venture capitalist Paul Holland isn't just a general partner at Foundation Capital, he's also a documentarian. He directed Something Ventured, a documentary that explores the origins of the tech startup economy in Silicon Valley. The movie was...



China Launches Its Answer to America's GPS Dominance
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:38 PM
Officials at China's independent satellite navigation system announced Tuesday their GPS alternative is available to the public, reports the BBC. Named Beidou, Chinese for "compass," the system has been in development for more than a decade....



Ruling Increases Odds for Online Gambling Legalization
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 11:36 AM
Online lotteries and poker may be poised to become legal thanks to a new decision by the Justice Department reinterpreting the Wire Act of 1961. The decision, written in September but made public last Friday, found the Act's prohibition of wagers...



The 15 Best Mobile Apps of 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:57 AM
The apps market continued to grow in 2011, with millions of apps now available across the major mobile platforms. With so many apps out there, it's easy to miss out on a must-have mobile tool. We have rounded up our favorite apps of 2011 for iOS,...



Facebook Status Update Saves Woman, Child in Hostage Situation
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:57 AM
A Utah woman held captive for five days used a Facebook status update to save her and her 17-month-old son from a grisly hostage situation. The woman hid in a closet with a laptop and posted a message saying that she and her son would be "dead by...



 
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