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Would President Romney Be Good For Tech, Science, And Space Innovation In The U.S.?

What would President Mitt do for science, technology, and startups in America? And would he use his missionary zeal to drive policy in these directions?READ»

Pivotshare Believes Your Digital Media Is Worth Money

Pivotshare wants you to make money on your digital media. The social content creation platform isn't aiming to be the next YouTube. Founder Adam Mosam says he wants experts, businesses, and enthusiasts to dust off their libraries and start earning.READ»

The Click Clique: Apple, Microsoft, And Others Don't Care About Your New TV Remote

Television remote controls are evolving more than they have at any time in the past 60 years--but where we're going, we may not need them.READ»

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Shareagift Launches, Looks To Make Group Gift Buying Social, Fun, And Less Annoying

Organizing a group-bought gift for someone special can be a gigantic hassle. Enter Shareagift--which leverages social networking, online payments, and gift-suggestion algorithms--to sweeten the whole deal.READ»

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Apple's iCloud To Hit At WWDC

After years bubbling under the success radar, Pixel Qi has revealed a large high-resolution screen that works indoors and outdoors with equal ease. If it succeeds, it could change how and where you use computers.READ»

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BlogWorld Expo NYC Sets Up Donation Link after #Joplin Tornado

The people who run BlogWorld Expo in New York City have put together a donation site in order to send money to the victims of the Joplin, Missouri tornado that has claimed so many lives. You can visit the page here. The ...READ»

The Most Dangerous Entrepreneur Is Also a Gardener

Jon Ferrara, CEO of Nimble, says, "When you are into something, and you go to the source, and you learn the methodology of the creation of that thing, you get an appreciation." Customer Relationship Management should operate in a similar way, he says.READ»

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Apple's iPhone Mini Rumors: Why They Now Make Sense

If what we're hearing is true, an iPhone Mini is on its way--and Android is in trouble.READ»

Egypt Shuts Off Tech, Tries to Shut Up Protesters

The Egyptian government, facing mass protests in the nation's streets by citizens calling for regime change, has shut off the Internet, SMS, and BlackBerry service and may have shuttered some mobile phone systems too. Now the population is turning to 20th century solutions.READ»

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Not Just Simple, Make It Novel

The digital environment today has become so awash with mindless copies of major web players that the consumer simply ignores you. The single most important factor in capturing your customer's attention is finding a 'novel' way of doing it.READ»

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Politco Charges Thousands for Subscriptions: A Sign of Hope for Newspapers?

Beltway bible and Most Innovative Company Politico is taking a novel approach in an era where consumers are unwilling to drop a dime on news coverage: charging thousands of dollars for subscriptions. READ»

Renegades: Lathan Hodge on 5 Takeaways about "Mass-Personalization"

Okay, so you've created awareness of your brand. How do you maintain continuity and momentum with the relationship you've just established? Here are 5 takeaways about "Mass-Personalization" in a digital world.READ»

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Android Phones Form Part of Supercomputer Matrix, Taking Apps to Sci-Fi Levels

A custom app to interface with a supercomputer and complete some of its calculations? You've got it--courtesy of MIT and Texas Advanced Supercomputer Center. And it's not Apple's glory this time, it's Android's. READ»

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Digital Media Director 2.0: Jack-of-all-Trades, Master of Many

In today's marketing environment, few positions are more challenging than that of the digital media director. Successful directors need a mastery of multiple and diverse specialties; they are the new "Swiss army knife" of marketing. READ»

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Foxconn Closes Mobile Accessory Plant in India After Pesticide Problem

Foxconn shuts down one of its factories down in India after a group of workers were poisoned by what appears to be pesticides.READ»

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Misnamed iPhone App Makes Mailing and Driving Safe-ish

You know how you still fiddle with your phone to send and receive emails while you're driving, even though you're not supposed to? Yeah, I know you do. There's a new iPhone app designed to help keep you safe, called "Text'n'Drive." ...READ»

Microsoft, Intel, and Sony-Backed UltraViolet Digital Movie System Nears Testing Stage

The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, or DECE, is a consortium backed by a whopping 58 high-tech and content providing companies, including Warner Brothers, Paramount, NBC Universal, and Lionsgate on the content side, and ...READ»

Apple Passes Microsoft

When Ballmer took over Microsoft, it was 35 times bigger than Apple, now Apple is at the top of the heap and not looking back.READ»

News Corp.'s Other Murdoch: How Dare the British Library Charge for Its Digital Newspaper Archive!

Please feel free to file this in the C.E.Oh-no-he-di'nt folder: News Corp.'s James Murdoch has publicly slapped plans by the British Library, one of the most venerable libraries in the world, for digitizing its newspaper archive.For ...READ»

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Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash Is Old PC History, Open Web Is the Future

In a rare response to the chatter about Apple's tech feud with Adobe, Apple's Steve Jobs has declared that that the Web should really embrace open standards, even while the iPhone remains closed.Jobs just had Apple publish his musings ...READ»