Google+ saw nearly half as many unique visitors as Twitter at the end of 2011
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While traffic stats can be a tricky thing, one thing they’re good for is to judge growth trends. According to a new report by web traffic analyst Compete, Google+ saw impressive growth towards the end of 2011. Google’s social network, which has come under fire since its heavy integration in...
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Xbox SmartGlass now available on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets
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Amazon's just updated its Appstore today with a much welcome offering for avid gamers: Xbox SmartGlass. Microsoft's app-based second screen solution has been available on iOS and Android for some time now, but despite sharing a kernel with Google's OS, hadn't been made dispensable to Kindle Fire / Fire...
Keen On... Douglas Rushkoff: Present Shock - When Everything Happens Now [TCTV]
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Once upon a time, back in the prehistoric late 20th century, we all suffered from something called Future Shock – a condition that, according to best-selling writer Alvin Toeffler, made us unable to deal with the pace of technological change. Today, however, our future shock has been replaced by...
Google Earth gets Leap Motion support, lets you explore the planet with touch-free control
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How are you celebrating Earth Day? If you're one of 10,000 Leap Motion devs with an early unit, you could very well be exploring Mount Everest or venturing through the Amazon, just by waving your hands. Google's Earth app, which has reportedly been downloaded more than a billion times,...
Twitter Gets a Vote of Confidence - and a Big Check - From Madison Avenue
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More momentum for Twitter’s growing ad business – a commitment from a big ad buyer to funnel “hundreds of millions” of its clients money to the social network. As the Financial Times reports, Twitter has struck a deal with Starcom MediaVest Group to give its clients “special access to preferred...
Silicon Valley firms claim new California data disclosure bill is "overbroad"
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Michele Ursino New corporate lobbying from Silicon Valley companies, including Facebook and Google, has successfully postponed a committee hearing for a new California state bill: the “Right to Know Act of 2013." If passed, the bill would allow an unprecedented amount of access to individuals to find out what...
Briefly: Google Glass eye control, SmartGlass on Kindle Fire
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Google may allow for users of Glass to use their eyes to control the headset. A user by the name of fodawim on Reddit found eye options hidden in the code of the companion app for Android, specifically functions for winking. Of the five, two related to wink calibration, two...
Google Glass for everybody a "year-ish" away
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Speaking to the BBC, Google Executive Chairman said that Glass for consumers is not imminent and that the wearable device will require new social etiquette. [Read more]...
German City of Hamburg Fines Google Over Street View Service
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The commissioner for data protection of the German city of Hamburg said Monday he has fined Google Inc. for violating privacy law when collecting data for its Street View service. Commissioner Johannes Caspar ordered the U.S. Internet company to pay 145,000 euros ($189,000) for collecting data of private Wi-Fi networks...
Twitter strikes ad deal with Starcom MediaVest Group, bringing in Coca-Cola, Walmart, P&G, more
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Twitter has reportedly signed a deal with the Starcom MediaVest Group, a division of advertising giant Publicis. According to the Financial Times, the deal could potentially be worth hundreds of millions of dollars over a multiyear period. The significance here is that it brings in large brands like Proctor &...
Apple's Market Value Is Down By More Than The Entire Value Of Google (AAPL, GOOG)
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Apple is down a whopping 44% from it's all-time closing high, which was $702.10 on September 19, 2012. That's an enormous $291.42 billion worth of paper losses for Apple shareholders. "To put that number in perspective, the amount that Apple has lost from 09/19/12 through Friday's close is more than...
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