Did you ever think we’d be nostalgic for those clunky, plastic, landfill-bound disposable cameras that were all the rage in the 1990s? Me neither, but the world works in mysterious ways. Synthetic, the team behind the Hipstamatic app (which essentially came out with a filter-enhanced iPhone photo sharing capability before Instagram made it really...
Comedian Louis CK has announced some numbers related to his recent experiment to sell his latest comedy special, Live at the Beacon Theater, for $5 online, instead of offering it through a distributor. In the post, he says that the special, which went on sale, Saturday, December 10th, had sold 50,000 ‘units’ and earned...
How To Liberate A Squatter Twitter Account (Really!) Twitter handle squatters have your chosen name? If so, Jon’s method of liberation takes about a week, though there are some caveats. First, be a brand. A handle for your personal account isn’t going to be liberated any time soon. However, even small brands who can...
Earlier today, a guest post from R. Paul Singh had us buzzing in our virtual offices. While we all thought the post was well reasoned, his experience did not reflect some of our own experiences. Of those of us who differed, we disagreed with his stance that Wi-Fi was all a tablet owner needed....
Move over Beyonce (sigh, I can’t believe I’m writing this), a new tweets per second record has been set. According to a statement by Twitter, the Japanese television screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Castle in the Sky” hooked up 25,088 Tweets per second, more than twice the previous TPS record, on December 9th. On Dec 9,...
Many changes came with the new version of Twitter for iOS. For example, have you tried to copy and paste a tweet recently? Yep, can’t do it unless you click ‘quote’ on the tweet first. Bummer, but not a deal-breaker. One huge deal was that the new app left loyal Read It Later users...
According to Twitter, the TV screening of the highly popular Anime, “Castle in the Sky,” set a record for the most Tweets per second (TPS). Previously, Beyonce was responsible for the most TPS, followed by live sporting events and Steve Job’s death. On Dec 9, the television screening in Japan of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Castle in...
For the first time, Facebook may start showing ads in its mobile apps and HTML5 site, sources close to the company’s ads team tell me. The ads would come in the form of mobile news feed Sponsored Stories — social ads that show a friend’s interaction with a brand rather than traditional display ads...
Smart grid company Silver Spring Networks is raising a $30 million round of debt and options, according to a filing. The company, which filed to go public this summer, has closed $24 million of that planned round and is looking to bring in another $6 million. Silver Spring Networks has been planning a potential...
Earlier today we brought you the news that Microsoft released but thirteen of the fourteen security bulletins that it had announced the week prior as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday. We mentioned in our coverage that the final bulletin had been pulled due to compatibility issues. We now have the relevent details. The...