A Big Problem While the national unemployment rate remains high after years of recession and economic change, unemployment is even higher among African American youth (estimated at 40%) and Latino youth (estimated between 25% and 35%). “With youth unemployment nearly triple the overall rate and much higher among young Americans of color, attention to...
Daily Archives: January 18, 2012
There Were More Than 2.4M Tweets About SOPA Today
Today was the internet’s big protest day against SOPA and PIPA, and not surprisingly, there was plenty of discussion about the issue on Twitter. Specifically, the company tweeted that that there were more than 2.4 million SOPA-related tweets between midnight and 4pm Eastern time. The top terms were SOPA, Stop SOPA, PIPA, Tell Congress,...
There Were More Than 2.4M Tweets About SOPA Today
Today was the internet’s big protest day against SOPA and PIPA, and not surprisingly, there was plenty of discussion about the issue on Twitter. Specifically, the company tweeted that that there were more than 2.4 million SOPA-related tweets between midnight and 4pm Eastern time. The top terms were SOPA, Stop SOPA, PIPA, Tell Congress,...
How Long Can Digg Rely Mainly on Facebook?
When Facebook launched frictionless sharing last year, users flipped out. These days, it seems like they’re starting to come around. At least, that’s what Digg would like us to believe. Digg launched its very own social reader on Facebook in late December 2011. Now, 2 million impressions later, it’s adding new features that it...
How Long Can Digg Rely Mainly on Facebook?
When Facebook launched frictionless sharing last year, users flipped out. These days, it seems like they’re starting to come around. At least, that’s what Digg would like us to believe. Digg launched its very own social reader on Facebook in late December 2011. Now, 2 million impressions later, it’s adding new features that it...
AT&T boosts mobile data caps but hikes prices as well
On Sunday, ATT is reconfiguring its mobile data plans in a way that will anger many customers but may actually please others. It’s raising its smartphone and tablet data plan rates, while simultaneously offering customers a better deal on the data they do consume. Its $15 200 MB and $25 2 GB are plans...
AT&T boosts mobile data caps but hikes prices as well
On Sunday, ATT is reconfiguring its mobile data plans in a way that will anger many customers but may actually please others. It’s raising its smartphone and tablet data plan rates, while simultaneously offering customers a better deal on the data they do consume. Its $15 200 MB and $25 2 GB are plans...
Brass Monkey Grabs $750K To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Wii Controller For Browser Games
Six months ago, Brass Monkey had built and released some well-developed software development kits (SDKs) for Android, iOS, and beyond that, simply put, enabled gamers to turn their mobile devices into remote controllers, with support for Flash, Unity3D, and desktop games and apps. The Brass Monkey team, CEO Chris Allen tells us, believed that...
Brass Monkey Grabs $750K To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Wii Controller For Browser Games
Six months ago, Brass Monkey had built and released some well-developed software development kits (SDKs) for Android, iOS, and beyond that, simply put, enabled gamers to turn their mobile devices into remote controllers, with support for Flash, Unity3D, and desktop games and apps. The Brass Monkey team, CEO Chris Allen tells us, believed that...
Daily Wrap: SOPA Garners Mainstream Attention Today and More
What I Wish Wikipedia and Others Were Saying About SOPA/PIPA Though the attention lavished on SOPA, and her sister bill in the Senate, PIPA, was incredible, Joe Brockmeier wishes internet companies had deepened their message. We may have quashed SOPA this session, but it will be back in some new form, thanks to the...