Daily Archives: August 27, 2011

Fluid personal communication in the era of Facebook, Skype and Google+

August 27, 2011
Fluid personal communication in the era of Facebook, Skype and Google+

This week’s announcement of Skype’s acquisition of GroupMe, and the recent introduction of Facebook’s Beluga-based Messenger, are part of something much bigger than group text messaging: The landscape of personal online communication is changing. The very communication paradigms we’re accustomed to — email, text messaging, chat and wall posts — are starting to be...

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Cat Fight: Gawker And Fox Are At Each Others’ Throats Over An Investigative Story

August 27, 2011
Cat Fight: Gawker And Fox Are At Each Others’ Throats Over An Investigative Story

Image: Flickr/fPat Murray See Also: The Ten Grossest Things Flight Attendants Have Seen Passengers Do On An Airplane MAP OF THE DAY: New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones There’s A Reason Fox News Keeps Bashing Gawker This morning, Fox broke away from Hurricane Irene coverage to discuss Gawker. Fox says that Gawker, along with...

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Nokia and Samsung’s new handset naming policies: Necessary or reactionary?

August 27, 2011
Nokia and Samsung’s new handset naming policies: Necessary or reactionary?

As the smartphone market continues to boom, with iOS and Android devices leading the charge, both Samsung and Nokia – the world’s second and third largest smartphone manufacturers by volume – have decided to amend the way new handsets are classified and named, introducing new naming policies to help “reduce consumer confusion” and clarify...

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(Founder Stories) Buddy Media’s Mike Lazerow: “We Are Doubling Every Six Months”

August 27, 2011
(Founder Stories) Buddy Media’s Mike Lazerow: “We Are Doubling Every Six Months”

Mike Lazerow is a serial entrepreneur who is the CEO of Buddy Media and previously founded GOLF.com, which was bought by Time Warner and University Wire and is now a property of CBS. With a couple of successful startups under his belt, we decided to bring Lazerow into the studio for an episode of Founder Stories with...

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The Best Sites For Tracking Hurricane Irene

August 27, 2011
The Best Sites For Tracking Hurricane Irene

Here’s a picture of Hurricane Irene at 1:52 PM EST. Image: The National Hurricane Center See Also: How Retailers Brace For Weekends Like This The Most Screwed NYC Neighborhoods If Hurricane Irene Strikes Amazing Hi-Def Video Of Hurricane Irene Churning Toward The Coast… CNET put together a list of the best sites for tracking...

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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, August 27, 2011

August 27, 2011
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, August 27, 2011

We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/s0bfpje1iUE/readwriteweb_events_guide_august_27_2011.php

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Fortune First, Fame Later—Why You Should Aim For The Enterprise

August 27, 2011
Fortune First, Fame Later—Why You Should Aim For The Enterprise

Editors Note: This is a guest post written by Geoff McQueen, the cofounder of AffinityLive, a business management platform for professional services. McQueen recently moved to San Francisco from Australia. Who doesn’t get excited about the consumer web? Google, Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, Foursquare. Billions in revenue, Hollywood movies, overturning indistries, and curing boredom. So...

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The Funniest Tweets About Hurricane Irene

August 27, 2011
The Funniest Tweets About Hurricane Irene

See Also: The Best Tweets About The D.C. Earthquake Celebrities Reacting To Hurricane Irene On Twitter WORST CASE SCENARIO: Here’s Everything Hurricane Irene Is Capable Of We admit we’re a little spooked by Hurricane Irene, which has already started to hit Manhattan. A lot of people are making light of it on Twitter; the...

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Yes, It’s Absurd That 46% Of Americans Don’t Pay Income Tax—But Not For The Reasons You Think

August 27, 2011
Yes, It’s Absurd That 46% Of Americans Don’t Pay Income Tax—But Not For The Reasons You Think

Image: azadam via flickr Amid the yelling back and forth about how America should deal with its debt and deficit problem, two major debates have emerged. The first is whether the problem should be addressed via spending cuts or tax increases. The sane answer is both. Federal government spending recently surged over 20% of...

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Yes, It’s Absurd That 46% Of Americans Don’t Pay Income Tax–And It’s Hurting The Country

August 27, 2011
Yes, It’s Absurd That 46% Of Americans Don’t Pay Income Tax–And It’s Hurting The Country

Image: azadam via flickr Amid the yelling back and forth about how America should deal with its debt and deficit problem, two major questions have emerged. The first is whether the problem should be addressed via spending cuts or tax increases. The sane answer, obviously, is both. Federal government spending recently surged over 20%...

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