Slashdot may be for sale soon
11 hours ago by JD Rucker | add commentOne of the grandfathers of social news may be on the selling block as Geeknet announced today that they were evaluating “strategic alternatives” for their online media business that includes Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode. They may be for sale soon. Then again, Geeknet may decide to invest more into more »
Understanding the differences in High-Def formats
17 hours ago by Scarlett Madison | add commentHigh definition videos have been a hot topic for years. With plasma televisions and HD video recorders filling our houses and hands, we often crave the better quality associated with HD. The challenge is understanding that not all HD is created more »
Would a 7-inch iPad kill the Kindle Fire
21 hours ago by Lorie Wimble | add commentIt was supposed to be the iPad killer and in many ways it was. Well, it didn’t kill the iPad, but it took a small chunk out of its dominance during the Christmas rush of 2011. Apple may want to return the favor if rumors are true about a 7-inch iPad with retina display. Rumors are rumors but when Apple more »
Can Google Hangouts get enough traction to make it worthy of its function?
Yesterday by Connor Livingston | 1 commentThis is what social media was designed to do in the first place. Heck, it’s what the internet promised to be able to do all those years ago. It has the right company building it, the right technology supporting, and is coming out at a time when it is not only desired but also more »
Watching popcorn popping at 10,000 frames per second
Yesterday by Rocco Penn | add commentThe Slowmo Guys often find interesting things to capture on video and play back for us in super slow motion, but this one in particular caught our fancy because of the precision camerawork necessary to capture 10,000 frames per second. The corn was popping so fast that at 100x more »
Demand for Facebook IPO is "weaker than forecast". Are you worried, yet?
Yesterday by Sal McCloskey | add commentThe biggest IPO in tech history is appearing to be smaller than people thought according to a recent report from Bloomberg. With growth prospects for their advertising model raising warning flags, the company has been strict with their policy of not allowing revenue to get in the way of user experience. To the all-important more »
As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually "drive" them?
Yesterday by Scarlett Madison | add commentWhile Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless car. The questions aren’t about whether or not the technology will work but rather around who will actually allow themselves to be driven around. more »
RestEngine plus Summify means re-engagement for Twitter
Yesterday by Rocco Penn | add commentOne of the biggest complaints about Twitter over the last couple of years surrounds doubts about their actual size. They have the users – over 200 million – but are they really engaged? How many of them are actually using the service and how many more »
Google’s Project Glass could change our views
Yesterday by Brandon Williams | add commentEvery time there is a new smart phone put on the market, millions of people flock to the release in hopes of getting their hands on one on that opening day. However, what if technology changed and the smart phones of the past moved forward to what more »
The invaluable social media custom graphics cheat sheet
Yesterday by JD Rucker | add commentOne of the hardest parts about personalizing social media profiles and pages is getting the artwork and branding just right. Every site has different sizes and styles that they prefer when placing artwork on your page. The challenge is that more »
Suicidal prevention tools for military service members launched by Facebook
Yesterday by Takara Alexis | add commentWith all the Facebook apps and social media resources being launched daily, it’s hard to believe that something like this hasn’t been established a long time ago. Facebook has recently developed a program which gives military personnel and their family’s customized resources more »
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