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Is Social Media as Dangerous as the Telephone?
www.readwriteweb.com
It was expected to cause the “destruction of community because [it encourages] far-flung operations and far-flung relationships.” At the same time, it was called the “antidote to provincialism.” It's not Facebook. It's not Google. It's not even a technology invented in this century - or the last. The telephone mirrored many of...
The power of Kickstarter: Bolex Camera project raises nearly $250,000 in a single day
www.engadget.com
If anyone was still skeptical about the power of Kickstarter, they should pay attention. We'd lined up the Digital Bolex for a forthcoming episode of Insert Coin, but the project managed to surpass its $100,000 funding goal within 24 hours of going online. The camera is the brainchild of...
Sprint Galaxy Nexus updated, kiss your connectivity woes goodbye
www.engadget.com
In general, people seem to love their Galaxy Nexuses (or is that Nexii?), but every model has suffered from some form of connectivity problem. The HSPA+ plus model already scored its antidote, now its time for Sprint's LTE model to get some love. Over the next couple of days...
We Don't Need a Digital Sabbath, We Need More Time
www.theatlantic.com
For many, observing a "Digital Sabbath" is an extreme step, but understanding why it works for some can lead to better practices for us all.The idea of a tech-specific Sabbath has been floating around for about a decade. It is presented as an antidote to our "busyness" -- a busyness...
Meet MillionShort: The Hack That Could Be The Perfect Antidote To Search Engine Spam
techcrunch.com
Recently I tried to do a Google search for a wine to pair with swordfish, and it was pretty much a disaster (first world problems, I know, but still.) The problem is, web search results for certain topics are just overloaded with “search engine optimized” (SEO) content, which is very...
Fab Buys Casacanda For $11M To Fight The Samwers In Europe
techcrunch.com
Three weeks after the launch of Samwer Fab clone Bamarang in Germany, the UK, France, Brazil and Australia comes the news that Fab too has decided to bolster its European front lines through the acquisition of German Flash sales site Casacanda. According to a source familiar with the proceedings, the...
I want to go to there: Discover the love of travel with Afar’s new iPhone app
venturebeat.com
For those of us who’ve always dreamed of traveling more, but need a bit of inspiration, Afar’s new iPhone app may be just the ticket. Afar — which began as a travel magazine before hitting the web — is focused on experiential travel. Consider it the antidote to touristy travel...
An Antidote to Our Lonely Society: Get a Ride From Your Neighbor With SideCar
www.theatlantic.com
A new app is giving people in the Bay Area the opportunity to offer a seat in their car, and make a little extra cash while they're at it....
What if broadband can’t save your economy? Create a new one.
gigaom.com
Everywhere from the White House to the local White Castle people are heavily promoting broadband as an antidote to economic woes. But what if a local economy is so far in the tank it appears to be on life support with no hope for resuscitation, even with broadband? At Broadband...
Euro 2012: CBBC's red button football frolics | Sonali Shah
www.guardian.co.uk
The CBBC football commentary that swept Twitter was intended as a complement, not an antidote, to BBC1's coverageI've been part of a CBBC commentary team twice before but we've never had a reaction quite like we did during and after our alternative commentary for the Euro 2012 final last night....
New Jetsetter Boss Doubles Down on Content, Launching New Profile Pages in August
pandodaily.com
When Drew Patterson was fired from Jetsetter, I worried the company’s focus on top-notch editorial would go too. I am a well-documented Jetsetter fan, because of its curatorial eye and glossy-magazine quality photos, well argued reviews, and spot-on recommendations. As I’ve written before, it’s the antidote to a Hotels.com world....
Introducing the Antidote to YCombinator: NCombinator
pandodaily.com
As any of the dozens of companies who get turned away by the incubator every year can attest, the “Y” in YCombinator doesn’t stand for “Yes.” Jacques Crocker and his team decided to have some fun with that by taking the best parts of Y Combinator – the community,...
Wikipedia Completes Transfer Of Sites Away From GoDaddy DNS
techcrunch.com
Part of the long-running (and far from over) SOPA/PIPA battle was the drawing of lines in the sand by internet companies. While most recognized the danger of that irresponsible and short-sighted bill and took action against it, some companies supported it strongly and even testified to that effect in Congress....
The top 50 Android phone apps
www.guardian.co.uk
Android has overtaken iOS as the UK's most popular smartphone platform. We pick the best of its 450,000 apps, for music fans, children, gamers, shoppers… There's even an antidote for app addictionThere is far more to smartphone life than Apple's iPhone. Google launched its Android software in 2008 and has...
Don't let them stop you taking photographs on the Glasgow subway | John Perivolaris
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A ban on unauthorised photography should only reinforce the resolve of those who refuse to surrender the visual field to CCTVAh, the sheer banditry of photography! More than ever impossible to police, even as the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport announces plans to ban all photography on the Glasgow subway except...
The Assault On Anywhen
www.chrisbrogan.com
I’m frustrated. I just spent about 20 hours without connection to the web. No email. No Twitter. No blog comments. No nothing. The technical reason was that my flight was seriously delayed, then held in the air, and then when I got to the UK (where I write this),...
A M E N ... RT @ubuweb "The perfect antidote to the idiocy of The Oscars: http://www.ubu.com/film/"
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'New media is a vital antidote to national newspapers' electioneering
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Were you able to see the recent VH1 Soul Train docu, @listwizard? Thanks for the "antidote to Monday clip! - http://j.mp/9cVG8y
Conan O’Brien on “60 Minutes”: The Full Interview [VIDEO]
mashable.com
Former The Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien sat down with CBS’ 60 Minutes for his first on-the-record interview since he left The Tonight Show and NBC in January. Topics covered included Jay Leno, NBC executives, Conan’s new cable TV show and his beard.When asked why he left NBC, he...
Poisoned PDFs? Here's Your Antidote
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