In 1945, The Atlantic Monthly published an article by the American inventor Vannevar Bush. The title of the article was “As We May Think”. It outlined a concept (considered revolutionary at that time) for a futuristic networked machine similar to today’s Internet-enabled devices. This apparatus was called a Memex. The Memex can be seen...
Daily Archives: August 25, 2012
Mac apps for a Retina display: Where to find them, and what to look for
Having Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina display is like having 20/8 vision on the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland: the best human eyesight theoretically possible in the foggiest place on earth. You almost need to speak in terms of such absolutes and theoretical limits when measuring and comparing the displays that Apple is selling...
Weekly Wrap-Up: The Future Of Streams, Facebook’s New iOS App, Why Topic Pages Are The Next Big Thing
The future of Twitter streams, Facebook’s new iOS app, and why topic pages are the next big thing. All of this and more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up. After the jump you’ll find more of this week’s top news stories on some of the key topics that are shaping the Web – Location, App...
Weekly Wrap-Up: The Future Of Streams, Facebook’s New iOS App, Why Topic Pages Are The Next Big Thing
The future of Twitter streams, Facebook’s new iOS app, and why topic pages are the next big thing. All of this and more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up. After the jump you’ll find more of this week’s top news stories on some of the key topics that are shaping the Web – Location, App...
How to create a rating system for freelance prospecting
I just graduated from college a couple of weeks ago. Since I have been freelancing for over five years, earlier this year I made the decision to continue my freelancing after college and relaunched my freelance business under a new name. Between a full-time school schedule and word-of-mouth freelance clients, I never really had...
There’s Now A Facebook-Like Social Network Just For Marketers
James Borow and Clark Landry, cofounders of GraphEffect See Also Salesforce.com Beats Estimates But Bleak Forecast Scares Investors Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller Will Leave News Corp.: After three years, Miller will step down from his position b… SENIOR EXEC: How Fashion Giant Liz Claiborne Picked A New Name Agencies and clients can hopefully...
Counterintuitive: Did Samsung emerge a winner?
After Samsung’s stunning $1 billion defeat in court at the hands of Apple , calling it a winner might seem awfully far-fetched. But that’s the argument some are making about the South Korean conglomerate. In a blog post, Robert Scoble said while Samsung will take a big PR hit and lose $1 billion, it was...
5 Tech CEOs Who Have Lost A Fortune In The Past Year
Fortune Live Media / flickr You know what’s cooler than a million dollars? A billion dollars… said these five tech CEOs right before they no longer had a billion dollars. Launching a hot internet startup, taking it public and making billions of dollars for yourself and your investors is one of the most exciting...
So, Mitt Romney, What Do You Really Believe?
National Review Online See Also Pillow Mogul Explains Why Mitt Romney’s Tax Cuts For The Rich Won’t Fix The Economy… GAME ON: Mitt Romney Changes Message On Economy, Advocates Middle Class Tax Cuts And More Government Spending Ryan Reveals Romney Plan To Replace Defense Spending Cuts With Food Stamp Cuts Too much about the...
What ever happened to Google Voice launching in Europe?
It’s now almost a year since a Google exec told us that the company’s much-praised telephony service Google Voice was being tested in Europe for a future launch. Since that time we’ve heard nothing – so what’s going on? As a reminder, Google Voice offers a central phone number that people can reach you...