Sure seems to me like those guys know exactly what the deal is. www.total-privacy.se.tc Article source: TNW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/Gah3Khr-QXU/
Daily Archives: July 1, 2011
How a Change of Perspective Can Make Data Epic
Above, Irish designer John McDermott displays GPS data exported from the bicycling community MapMyRide in a very different way. The change of perspective confers a new feeling to the data. This wasn’t just a long bike ride, this was an epic trek that deserves to be commemorated. McDermott, who heads design at Irish interactive...
Google+ rolls out its first changes to deal with post bumping and privacy
We’ve been more than a bit enamored with Google+ since its launch just a few days ago (still haven’t gotten your invitation? Check this out, it may still work!) According to a recently-discussed share inside of Google+, it appears that the first changes are going to be rolling out in answer to some concerns...
Brazilian Blogger Assasinated: This Week in Online Tyranny
Bahraini blogger gets life sentence. One blogger in the Gulf country of Bahrain has been sentenced to life in prison while another has received 15 yearsThe life sentence is the longest sentence a blogger has ever received. Blogger Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace was one of eight imprisoned Bahrainis to receive life sentences. Al-Singace. Another blogger,...
The Best Android Phones You Can Buy This Month (GOOG)
Image: Photoshop by Business Insider Another month, another huge batch of Android phones to look forward to. Each month we take a look at the best Android phones available. No matter which carrier you use, we have something for you. And as a bonus, we’ll give you a sneak peek at the next huge...
Here’s Who Gets Rich Off The Zynga IPO
Image: Zynga See Also: The 20 Greatest Matches In Wimbledon History This Twice-Homeless Man Is Now Worth $4 Billion And Now Presenting: The Hangover Zynga just filed to raise more than $1 billion in an IPO. Like usual, the filing lays out all shareholders who own more than 5% of the company. It’s a...
This week at Microsoft: Ballmer, Office 365, and Android
It’s been a wild and wooly week in the world of Microsoft, and that means that it is now time to dig our weekly roundup. As always, we won’t be able to squeeze everything in (not even close), so be sure and dig through the archives in case you missed something. For this week’s...
Zynga Founder Mark Pincus Has Sold $110 Million In Stock
Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus has sold $110 million worth of his Zynga stock, according to the company’s filing to go public. Sounds like a lot, but it’s not. Pincus still owns 16% of the company, more than any other shareholder. For some context, Groupon CEO Andrew Mason only sold $10 million back...
Zynga S-1 highlights cloud as competitive advantage
In some cases, cloud computing is merely a means to avoid investing in “undifferentiated heavy lifting,” but when done right, it actually can be a source of significant competitive advantage. So says Zynga, at least, which highlighted its unique cloud infrastructure, as well as its advanced analytics efforts, as part of its core strengths...
PaaS Hasn’t Hit the Big Time Yet
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the white paper about how Intel Xeon processors help organizations get unprecedented levels of performance. Last week we asked you, prompted by RedMonk analyst Michael Coté’s question, whether...