Daily Archives: November 5, 2011

Facebook Tests Home Page Redesign That Moves Ads To The Top

November 5, 2011
Facebook Tests Home Page Redesign That Moves Ads To The Top

If you check Facebook today for real-time updates in its Ticker feed, you may find yourself staring at ads instead. Some Facebook users are now seeing a redesigned version of the home page that places ad units at the top of the right sidebar. Ticker, Events, and birthdays have been moved down beneath these ads. Similarly,...

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37signals has hired a full time filmmaker to document its every move

November 5, 2011
37signals has hired a full time filmmaker to document its every move

Well this has to be a first for a software company. Jason Fried, co-founder of Chicago based software firm 37signals, has revealed in a piece on Inc Magazine that the company has hired a full time filmmaker to capture the company’s day to day runnings and highlights. In an ad placed back in July,...

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Keen On… Justin Dillon: Is The Internet to Blame for Contemporary Slavery? (TCTV)

November 5, 2011
Keen On… Justin Dillon: Is The Internet to Blame for Contemporary Slavery? (TCTV)

numbers, 27 million people in slavery today, about 90% of that is in forced labor. So those are the people that are working on the products that we use and love the idea of adult ads and how you can…the access through Craig’s list and other sites allows you to see that. That’s been...

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This is what one million dollars in enterprise-level storage looks like

November 5, 2011
This is what one million dollars in enterprise-level storage looks like

The unfailingly perfect Reddit has delivered once again. Today, on the social bookmarking and argument site, an intrepid user posted a fascinating picture of what a cool million dollars in enterprise level storage looks like, once turned on and at full hum. You are going to love this. Now, what you are about to feast your eyes on...

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Microsoft has radically changed the hardware rules for Windows Phone

November 5, 2011

Microsoft quietly changed the rules for Windows Phone hardware built by its partner OEMs in late September, we have learned, and a key feature has been moved to the ‘optional’ column. For a yet unknown reason, and we do have a request for comment in with the company, Microsoft has designated both the front,...

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Apple Rebuilds Huge Cube With 15 Pieces Of Glass Instead Of 90 [PHOTOS] (AAPL)

November 5, 2011
Apple Rebuilds Huge Cube With 15 Pieces Of Glass Instead Of 90 [PHOTOS] (AAPL)

Image: Daniel Goodman / Business Insider On November 4th, the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York reopened its redesigned Cube entrance. From many glass windows to just a few the new Cube is sleek, clear and pretty impressive. You can see right into the store or right through it if you prefer...

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Twitter’s Original iPhone Developer Flies The Coop

November 5, 2011
Twitter’s Original iPhone Developer Flies The Coop

See Also: A Twitter Feud Broke Out Tuesday About NBA Lockout Reporting Twitter Tries To Prove It’s About More Than Telling Friends What You Ate For Lunch Internet Explodes With Ridicule Over The Horrible Gmail App For iPhone Loren Brichter — the developer behind Tweetie, an iPhone app that would go on to become...

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(Founder Stories) Houston: “In 18 Months, You Are Going To See Little Dropbox Buttons Everywhere”

November 5, 2011
(Founder Stories) Houston: “In 18 Months, You Are Going To See Little Dropbox Buttons Everywhere”

So now you’ve got you 250 million dollars. Yeah. You got your 4 billion dollar evaluation. What do you need to do in the next 18 months months, to not squander this opportunity. Well, I think, one of the new things. You know, to talk about more stuff coming onto your plate, this sale,...

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Siri And The iPhone’s Physical Keyboard

November 5, 2011
Siri And The iPhone’s Physical Keyboard

The backlash was inevitable. Siri has had a bit of an image problem this past week. Just like all technology propelled by the tailwinds of hype, it hit the inevitable wall of tech punditry. This magically turned the stream of largely positive stories into a river of negative stories under the guise of things like:...

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At Libs lets you create 140 character Mad Libs on Twitter

November 5, 2011
At Libs lets you create 140 character Mad Libs on Twitter

Books of Mad Libs were my favorite thing to do in the car as a kid. Asking people for nouns and verbs to make up nonsensical stories that always ended up being hilarious was a fun time waster. Doing a Mad Lib on Twitter seems like a hard thing to do with only 140...

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