Dave McLauchlan, senior business development manager for Zune, is leaving Microsoft to try his hand at his own startup, according to a report by WinRumors. McLaunchlan announced his impending departure via Twitter on Wednesday: So, I have some news to share. Last week I offered my resignation to MSFT, and my last day is...
Daily Archives: September 7, 2011
BigDoor buys OneTrueFan as gamification consolidation begins
Gamification is growing up. First it’s got its own conference, a new certification program and now consolidation. BigDoor, a gamified loyalty platform, is announcing that it’s buying up web check-in rewards provider OneTrueFan. The purchase price was not disclosed but BigDoor CEO and co-founder Keith Smith believes it’s the first big acquisition in the...
ARRINGTON OUT AT AOL
The end. See Also: TECHCRUNCH: If AOL Fires Mike Arrington, We’re Screwed ARRINGTON DECLARES WAR ON ARIANNA HUFFINGTON YOUR MOVE, AOL: The World Awaits AOL’s Response To Mike Arrington’s Classic Ultimatum Michael Arrington will be fired from AOL, Dan Primack of Fortune reports. Not just TechCrunch–AOL: Fortune has learned that AOL executives have decided...
ARRINGTON OUT
Arrington, Huffington, and CrunchFund investor Ron Conway See Also: A Big Blow To Mike Arrington’s CrunchFund As AOL Says It Will Not Allow TechCrunch To Be Used For Deal Flow WAIT! Now AOL Says Mike Arrington Is Still An Employee – In The Business Development Division Arrington On Whether He Works For TechCrunch Or...
What the Social Web Can Learn from Burning Man
Burning Man participants refer to the sphere of work, chores, shopping and Web surfing – the things that occupy the other 358 days of the year – as the “default world.” This is my first day back in it, having just returned from my annual rite of passage at the desert festival. As always,...
4chan Founder Launches Canvas, a Social Forum For Remixing Images
Canvas, an online forum for sharing, remixing and commenting on images came out of private beta recently. The site was built by 4chan founder Christopher Poole (known online as “moot”) and is intended as a more interactive, less unruly version of 4chan. On Canvas, users can upload images, edit directly in the browser and...
Facebook Imitation Not Sincerest Form Of Flattery, Says Twitter Mobile Designer
Because this reminds me of that time when Facebook unveiled that the Facebook Places logo was, no joke, a “4″ in a square, I’m just going to copy the intro sentence to that post: On the right is the status and photo update interface for Facebook’s iOS app, updated to a 3.5 version yesterday....
64 iPad 2s, 18 27-inch Cinema Displays and One Glorious Storefront
If you thought the world couldn’t get more Apple-obsessed, think again. In celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, Saks 5th Avenue and Stylelist.com have teamed up to put together an impressive storefront display comprised of 64 iPad 2s and eighteen 27-inch Cinema Displays, all designed by Gin Lane Media. The displays are set to feature...
Here’s How A Blackmailer Took Over People’s Computers
Why is my camera on again? See Also: How To Hack Someone’s Facebook With Your Android Investigators Say China Was Behind The ‘Very Major’ IMF Hack Attack This Step-By-Step Guide Will Show You How To Hack Like A ‘News Of The World’ Reporter An paraplegic illegal alien named Luis “Guicho” Mijangos got victims to...
Big Question (Answered): "With Bartz Gone, Can Yahoo Turn Themselves Around?"
I’m sure you haven’t heard the news, but Yahoo’s celebrated cursing CEO, Carol Bartz, was fired via telephone yesterday. Thankfully she wasn’t dumped via text message, but all the same, discussion abounds as to whether this is just another sign that Yahoo’s time is nearing an end or if this is a step in...