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The problem with advertising on Twitter and Facebook
Not every medium lends itself to advertising, even if we’re talking about tends if not hundreds of millions of active users. Sir Martin Sorrel insightfully points out: The point is that Facebook is a social medium, not an advertising one, like search or display. It certainly is one of the most powerful, if not the […]
Continue reading...Digg founder Kevin Rose to join Google
15. March 2012
Quite fascinatingly, Liz Gannes reports that Digg founder and all-around Web 2.0 maven Kevin Rose has been hired by Google. It remains unclear what Rose’s role within the company will be, but something social is undoubtedly a safe bet. The hiring comes at an interesting time, or perhaps not, given that Rose’s latest venture – […]
Continue reading...The iPad: A force to take on the Xbox and PS3
15. March 2012
During Apple’s iPad unveiling last week, Epic Games president Mike Capps took a few minutes to demo Infinity Blade: Dungeons, the latest installment of the exceedingly popular Infinity series. During the course of the demo, Capps mentioned that the new iPad “has more memory and a higher resolution than the Xbox 360 or the PS 3.” […]
Continue reading...An original Macintosh icon vs. a 512×512 iOS icon [Photo]
15. March 2012
Jesus Diaz put up a fascinating comparison of the 512×512 icons Apple currently uses on the Mac and iOS devices and the 16×16 icons Apple used on the original Mac. Absolutely incredible. Here are some more staggering numbers: 28 years ago, a monochrome icon on the Mac was 16 x 16 pixels. It only took […]
Continue reading...The Verge’s iPad third-gen review: “In a class by itself”
15. March 2012
You won’t find a more thorough review of the new iPad than Josh Topolsky’s piece for The Verge: Yes, this display is outrageous. It’s stunning. It’s incredible. I’m not being hyperbolic or exaggerative when I say it is easily the most beautiful computer display I have ever looked at. Perhaps it has something to do […]
Continue reading...Ahead of new iPad launch, Corporate Market shows enhanced interest in Apple’s tablet
15. March 2012
Apple was never one to cater to the corporate market, but in the iPad, they have a product that’s so appealing in its own right that the company is making inroads into market segments that were previously dominated by other companies. Highlighting this telling shift in support, a recent ChangeWave survey of 1,605 business IT buyers […]
Continue reading...Apple warns Hong Kong scalpers not to queue up outside
15. March 2012
Apple’s new iPad is set to launch in Hong Kong on Friday, and it’d be quite the understatement to say that Apple product launches there go off without a hitch. Unfortunately, scalpers are a big problem when it comes to Apple products as folks looking to make a quick buck are notorious for trying to […]
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15. March 2012
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