The stories people share aren’t necessarily the stories their friends want to read, according to data from 33Across, which tracks links for online publications. It found that people are sharing science related content more often than other content category. However, science content is clicked on significantly less than the content that is less popular...
Apple See Also It Turns Out T-Mobile Still Makes You Sign A Contract When You Buy A Phone, And We Have A Copy Of It The Galaxy S4 Will Be Available For Pre-Order On ATT April 16 For $250 It Looks Like Samsung Will Also Have A Cheaper ‘Mini’ Version Of The Galaxy S4...
Google Today, Google confirmed that it is going into the same-day delivery business–at least for a 6-month test in the San Francisco Bay Area. The new service is called Google Shopping Express. Judging by a picture that Google included on the page announcing the service (see above), Google Shopping Express will feature well-dressed, neatly coiffed people...
BlackBerry launched the Z10 in the US on March 22, and less than a week later BlackBerry has announced updates for its Facebook and Twitter apps. This is the first update to Facebook, so it’s received noticeably more features, and the second update for Twitter. For those wondering, yes, unlike Google and Apple, Microsoft...
Google has released an updated search interface for its Chrome Web Store that now tabulates filter options at the top of the page. Filter choices are: All, Apps, Extensions and Themes. Under the All section, users can also click on section headings to jump to a single category search. Google has gradually been improving...
Illinois is looking to boost its cybersecurity credentials with a new state government-led initiative that will see its residents compete in the “Governor’s Cyber Challenge (GCC),” which will be announced on Monday in Chicago at press conference. The governor is partnering with US Cyber Challenge (USCC) and the Cyber Aces Foundation to hold the series of...
Google’s pledge to back open patents is a typically Google gesture: an elegant combination of genuine altruism, PR spin and protecting its own self-interests. Thursday morning, Google outlined the Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge, which boils down to one statement: “we pledge not to sue any user, distributor or developer of open-source software on specified...
Could Amazon be going social? The online retailer announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Goodreads, which bills itself as the world’s largest online community for book recommendations. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. According to the official statement: Goodreads has helped change how we discover and discuss books and, with Kindle,...
In an effort to compete with Amazon, Walmart is reportedly considering crowdsourcing its online package delivery. While that might save the retail giant the cost of gas and maintenance for its own delivery fleet, it could also open up the mega-retailer to potential lawsuits and a ton of puzzling questions. Reuters reports that the...
He may not have the same kind of public profile as the teenaged founder who sold his company to Yahoo for $30 million, or the founders of hot apps like SnapChat or Instagram, but Dave Winer has done a lot more for the world of online media and publishing than many people realize, including...