Technology

Oodle Brings Its "Weirdo-Filter" to Facebook Marketplace

Chris Dannen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:11:41 -0500

Classifieds site Oodle announced today that it will re-invent the Facebook Marketplace as a “social” market in which users can buy and sell with friends and community members. The new Oodle-powered classifieds are slated to launch in the first quarter of 2009, according to Oodle CEO Craig Donato. Marketplace will retain its existing look and feel, but function more like Oodle's own site.

Gimmick or Genius?

Sherri L. Smith — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:06:22 -0500

In the gaming world, the only thing better than beating the game is beating others in said game. The feeling of omnipotent pwnage received from being the last man or woman standing after a frantic deathmatch keeps many players online looking for bigger and better competition. Most gamers simply play for bragging rights but Bringit.com wants players to put their money where their controllers are – literally.

Audiopoint: Hearing the Internet

Rachel King — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:13:58 -0500

Living without the Internet is a difficult task in this day and age. Accessibility to online media, however, has become easier for those with auditory and visual disabilities. Audiopoint, a voice data solutions enterprise, has been in the business of text-to-voice services since 1998. The reason it’s still around is simple: it listens to its clients and gives them what they want.

PlumChoice: Leveling Up on Remote Tech Support

Rachel King — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:06:40 -0500

Not everyone is a computer whiz it always easy to get your computer repaired. It often involves driving somewhere, shipping your desktop or laptop off to some factory, or paying hundreds of dollars to have a repairperson stop by your home or office. PlumChoice offers assistance via secure Internet connection and is upgrading their level of service.

Is it Finally Game Over?

Sherri L. Smith — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:31:03 -0400

In the midst of this economic downturn, many industries have taken huge hits to their bottom lines forcing them to cut jobs and batten down the hatches for the rough times ahead. One industry that seemed to dodge the doom and gloom of the weakening economy was the gaming industry.

The Mobile-Web Connection

Rachel King — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:20:07 -0400

Applications or apps have revolutionized the social media market in the last year, both on the web and on mobile phones. However, few applications allow users to access their personalized content between platforms. Sonic Boom, founded in late 2003, publishes “mobile social media,” which allows members of social networks like Facebook to generate and access their content on both online and mobile mediums.

The Future of Resumes

Rachel King — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:43:31 -0400

Paper resumes are things of the past. If you want to get stand out and get ahead, you have to get online. At least that's the idea behind FutureResume.com, the new job board that let's job seekers use video resumes and videoconferencing and lets employers view a candidate's personality and professionalism before the interview.

Comparing Second Life in 2007 to the Web in 1997

Shava Nerad — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:05:18 -0400

This is a video that Bernhard Drax and I produced in 2007 for Life4U news magazine in Second Life. If you think that Second Life is not a mature medium today, you're right -- but don't you wish you got into the Web in 1997?

Shava Nerad

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Video on IT Consulting Business Client Attraction Secrets

Joshua Feinberg — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:26:40 -0400

Own an IT Consulting Business? Need to Attract More Clients? Discover 5 proven client attraction secrets that generate new business. Learn more when you sign-up for free IT Consulting Business secrets now at http://www.ITConsultingSecrets.com

The Olympics Bluetooth Strategy

Rachel King — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:49:26 -0400

Advertising at sporting events is big business. And for the Olympics, it has to be extraordinary. It has to be innovative. In that regard, Pioco, a Shanghai-based Bluetooth media enterprise, has launched a new advertising campaign for the sporting event that its developers are calling, "the first of its kind." Through the company's technology wired at thousands of hotspots in and around Olympic stadiums, hotels, restaurants, clubs and cafes, Coca-Cola commercials are being brought to Bluetooth-enabled cell phones.

MBA Focus

Ryan Pratt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:39:51 -0400

Redefining the way companies recruit MBA talent

For two decades, the MBA Focus team has provided advanced recruitment technology to the world’s top-ranked graduate business schools. These schools count on us for their on-line resume books, job boards and office automation needs. In partnership with them, we have created a single network for employers to access elite MBA students
and alumni.

www.MBAFocus.com

A Titan is Born: Activision Set to Merge With Vivendi Games

Sherri L. Smith — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:29 -0400

Gaming just got a little more serious with the upcoming merger between video game publishers Activision Inc. and Vivendi Games. The merger will bring landmark titles “Guitar Hero”, “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” under one lucrative roof, creating Activision Blizzard. While this deal is a very good move for shareholders, what about the consumer – the mercurial gamer? Will game quality be affected, and if so how?

PredictAd Flash Demo Presentation

Tomer Molovinsky — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:08:52 -0400

Knocking off the Knockoffs

Sherri L. Smith — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:45:17 -0400

Ebay has built an empire through the sale of second-hand items by private sellers, but as an increasing amount of retailers offer new brand name products, the online auction site finds itself in the legal crosshairs.

Apple exchanges .Mac for MobileMe

Rachel King — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:49:01 -0400

Another product lost in the shadows of the 3G iPhone announcement on June 9 was MobileMe, a revamp of .Mac service. One of Apple’s most genius and useful facets is that it makes the process of syncing different products (iMacs, MacBooks, iPods, etc.) remarkably simple. The downside is that sometimes it comes at an extra cost. A big extra cost.

Apple Adds a New Cat to the Pack

Rachel King — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:45:37 -0400

If you weren’t listening closely to the first couple of minutes during Steve Jobs’ keynote speech yesterday, you might have missed another significant product announcement: Snow Leopard OS X.

Apple Mania 2.0

Rachel King — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:44 -0400

It’s official: the iPhone 3G will drop on July 11, with a base price of $199. That’s pocket change compared to last year when prices were in the $500-600 range when the first iPhone was released. The turtle-necked guru himself, Steve Jobs, delivered the most eagerly waited (tech) announcement of the year so far at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the week-long convention that is pretty much MacWorld 2.

Watch Apple WWDC Live

Rachel King — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:04:53 -0400

It’s all things Apple-related time again. The Worldwide Developers Conference commences today at 10 a.m. PST in San Francisco, and many tech industry insiders (and Mac fanatics around the globe) are eagerly awaiting the potential announcement of the new iPhone during Steve Jobs’ keynote speech. Here are a few ways you can keep updated live:

How to Build Your Own Social Network

Rachel King — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:16:34 -0400

Decide whether you want to roll a social network around a business or hobby. This will help determine which network developer you choose.

Find a social network developer that serves your interests and brand best. Layout and editorial control are major factors when it comes to selecting a host. Time frames matter, too, as some network developers are geared toward meetings and conferences.

My Videos

Donovan Wadholm — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:03:22 -0400

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AOL Buys Social Network Bebo

April Joyner — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:13:24 -0400

Yesterday, AOL announced its pending acquisition of Bebo, the third largest social network in the United States, for $850 million. The announcement comes amid ongoing speculation of where AOL and its parent company Time Warner fit in Microsoft's battle for Yahoo!

Hulu: YouTube Killer? No, The Internet's Nick at Nite

April Joyner — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:21:00 -0400

Gunning for Google: The Two Camps of Online Marketing

April Joyner — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:30:00 -0500

Microsoft's bid for Yahoo!

Who Does Yahoo! Want to Wrangle?

April Joyner — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:44:12 -0500

Social Media Performance Measures

Alex Nesbitt — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:20:31 -0500

Forward thinking digital media executives know they need to be managing media across the social web. This video focuses on how the social web is different and proposes that we need a new framework for measuring social media performance.

Please let me know what you think.

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