March 15, 2010

Can Friends Know Who Is Looking At Their Facebook Profile?

Filed under: Software - 15 Mar 2010

facebook-logo.pngIf you’re on Facebook you’ve probably gotten a notification or two that a friend can now see who is looking at their profile “and it really …

SXSW: Microsoft’s danah boyd on Chatroulette, Google Buzz and the Future of Privacy

Filed under: Software - 15 Mar 2010

danahboyd1.JPGMicrosoft researcher danah boyd (she prefers no caps) presented a pretty bleak picture of how privacy and publicity is managed …

March 14, 2010

SXSW: Digg.com Teases Ambitious New Version

Filed under: Software - 14 Mar 2010

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Digg.com’s annual “shindiggs”  have become something of an institution at SXSW Interactive, but this year Digg’s CEO …

Google Chrome BETA 5.0.342.3

Filed under: Software - 14 Mar 2010

Google Chrome a new web browser for Windows

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster safer and easier

Search from the address bar
Type …

March 13, 2010

Online Video Up 10.5 Percent, CNN, Microsoft, AOL See Gains

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

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In case you were not aware, online video is popular. The number of unique viewers from last month was up 10.5 percent from the previous …

Netflix Prize Sequel Scrapped Over Privacy Concerns

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

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Netflix has ditched plans for a sequel to its million dollar prize as part of a lawsuit settlement regarding the use of members’ personal information.

The DVD-rental company has settled a lawsuit about …

Hands On With Twitter’s Tweet With Your Location

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

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Twitter this week provided more details on its location-based tweets, an opt-in feature for U.S. users that started showing up on certain accounts earlier this week.

“Tweet With Your Location” lets …

Session Buddy Brings Tab Saving to Google Chrome

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

Session Buddy - BannerOne of the things that I miss the most when I use Chrome instead of Firefox is its ability to save open tabs …

SecondBar Puts the Mac OS Menu Bar on Multiple Displays

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

SecondBar - BannerIf you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro connected to an external display, or you have an iMac or Mac Pro with multiple displays, …

Google Intros Wave Extensions Gallery

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

Remember Wave? It was the Google app that was getting everyone’s dander up before users refocused their ire against Buzz. The company this week introduced an extensions gallery for Wave, giving developers a distribution for their third-party plug-ins.

“The gallery is …

Mobile Social Networking Heats Up: comScore

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

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A new comScore study shows that 17.1 percent of cell phone subscribers visited a social networking site or blog in January 2010, compared with 13.8 percent in October 2009, according to …

Study: iPhone App Usage Peaks on Evenings, Weekends

Filed under: Software - 13 Mar 2010

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This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but a new Localytics study shows that iPhone app usage peaks during weekday evenings around 9 PM as well as on weekends.
The company, which …

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