Daily Archives: November 5, 2012

Hewlett-Packard Plunks Down $500,000 To Help Linux—And Maybe Send Microsoft A Signal (HPQ)

November 5, 2012
Hewlett-Packard Plunks Down $500,000 To Help Linux—And Maybe Send Microsoft A Signal (HPQ)

flickr/tracie7779 HP CEO Meg Whitman is betting on Linux See Also A Guy Who’s Buying 4,000 Windows 8 PCs Says Businesses Are Crazy Not To Upgrade Now Managing An Explosion Of Mobile Devices And Apps In The Enterprise The Hackers Who Found The First Windows 8 Bug Have Put It Up For Sale Hewlett-Packard...

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Foursquare Is Taking On Yelp Head-On In Mobile

November 5, 2012
Foursquare Is Taking On Yelp Head-On In Mobile

Foursquare updated its mobile app for iPhones today. The upgrade is subtle. To many, it may seem like nothing was changed. But a small feature was added to the app that changes everything: the ability to see ratings on places. This is huge news for Foursquare. It’s now in direct competition with Yelp, the local-reviews...

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Here Are The Three Things That Got Zillow Hammered By Investors (Z)

November 5, 2012
Here Are The Three Things That Got Zillow Hammered By Investors (Z)

See Also BEAT IT! LinkedIn Blows Away Estimates In Third-Quarter Earnings Zillow Is Trying To Cozy Up To Real-Estate Agents With Its Latest Deal How To Find A Foreclosed House To Buy For Cheap In About 30 Seconds Investors hated Zillow’s third-quarter earnings report—not the record numbers the online real-estate marketplace posted for the...

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Facebook for iOS version 5.1 causes News Feed, login issues, may not display friends and groups in app

November 5, 2012
Facebook for iOS version 5.1 causes News Feed, login issues, may not display friends and groups in app

Apple users who have updated Facebook to the latest version released today are experiencing a myriad of bugs and issues. We are recommending that you avoid updating Facebook for iOS to version 5.1 if you can, and if you already have, try not to use it until Facebook issues a fix. Some users are...

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UK Cabinet Office publishes Digital Strategy to bring government services online

November 5, 2012

As you may know, through the work of the Government Digital Service (GDS), part of the Cabinet Office, the UK Government is hoping to save money for taxpayers and make services clearer by moving them online. GOV.UK was launched out of beta last month to replace Businesslink and Direct.gov to consolidate the services and...

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Evil, high-speed robot hand proves humans doomed servants of our coming cyborg overlords

November 5, 2012

The following clip will either engender in you feelings of terror or awe. The deciding factor will be the number of films that you have watched that contain rogue robots. If you have seen more than one, the video below is going to scare your pants off. For that reason, don’t watch it in...

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How Statistician Nate Silver Threw A Wrench Into Traditional Election Metrics

November 5, 2012
How Statistician Nate Silver Threw A Wrench Into Traditional Election Metrics

Sports and politics are remarkably similar. Both have billions of dollars at stake, engender profound emotions and revolve around larger-than-life individuals. And they both share a culture of data devoted to making predicting future results more accurate than ever. Don’t just ask Moneyball’s Billy Beane - ask statistician Nate Silver, a man who has led...

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Hurricane Sandy: What Will It Take To Get You To Move To The Damn Cloud?

November 5, 2012
Hurricane Sandy: What Will It Take To Get You To Move To The Damn Cloud?

As the recovery from Hurricane Sandy moves into its next phases, companies and organizations that depend on the Internet are beginning to ask the hard questions about the effects of the superstorm. Outfits directly affected are wondering how to keep from getting hammered again, while others around the world are looking to make sure...

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In Hurricane Sandy’s Wake, The Internet Says #WeGotThis

November 5, 2012
In Hurricane Sandy’s Wake, The Internet Says #WeGotThis

Of the many things that were hard about watching Hurricane Sandy from the West Coast, the worst for me was how easy it would have been to stop watching. But I couldn’t make myself turn off the Internet. I watched with my eyes wide open. And I’m glad I did, because I found ways...

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The future of e-commerce is both online and offline

November 5, 2012

While the web opened up all kinds of selling opportunities, the future of commerce will be a blend of online and offline channels, said Dave Gilboa, the co-founder and co-CEO of eyeglass brand Warby Parker. Gilboa, who spoke at the GigaOM RoadMap conference, said less than 10 percent of the company’s sales happen in...

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