Wired.com: *People have been trying for years to make money selling ads on IMs, selling ads on e-mail, selling ads in all forms on communication mediums, But the reality is that when you’re in communication mode, you’re not particularly receptive to advertising. Why is that not an issue for Facebook?* Today, small and medium-size businesses…
Month: October 2017
Affable and voluble, Ries is a fast talker who puts each new sentence forth tentatively, as if the words themselves are an MVP he’s testing out on his listener. Over a recent brunch in San Francisco’s Cole Valley, he spoke with me about how people inside large organizations can be motivated to work with the…
On Monday, Facebook Announced It Will Soon Roll Out Its Facebook Connect Login System To Several High-profile Websites, Including Digg, Hulu And Discovery
American Computer Experience, the company that runs computer camps at universities around the country, shut its doors abruptly on Friday afternoon, leaving students, parents and staff scratching their heads. The ACE website has shut down, and company representatives could not be reached by phone. A recording at 1-800-FUN-4-ACE explained: Egerstad told Threat Level in August…
Independent AI Developer Guarav Oberoi Is Skeptical
Much of the spotlight for real-time web aggregation in the past few months has been hogged, deservedly so, by FriendFeed. The service rocketed to popularity earlier this year before being purchased by Facebook. Facebook says it plans on keeping FriendFeed alive and humming as-is, but the service will most likely eventually be folded into Facebook’s…
Another San Francisco Fatality Linked To Strava Is That Of Sutchi Hui, A Pedestrian Struck And Killed In The Castro By Cyclist Chris Bucchere
Another San Francisco fatality linked to Strava is that of Sutchi Hui, a pedestrian struck and killed in the Castro by cyclist Chris Bucchere. Bucchere is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter and, prosecuters say, was speeding and tracking his time for a Strava segment. That distinction was lost on many, and even the august New…
Emails That Lack Capitalization And Punctuation Are Laborious To Read And Are Often Devoid Of Serious Thought
The new appliance shows that while Oracle has no intention of undermining its existing database business, it’s willing to change with the times. NoSQL and Hadoop — the open source data-crunching platform based on Google’s back-end infrastructure — arose as alternatives to Oracle’s existing database and analytics tools, and now, Oracle has rolled them both…
Smith, Whose Teacher’s Union Refused To Support Him, Is Now On Paid Administrative Leave
Half travel guidebook, half app, Roadtrippers’ goal is turning trips into adventures. The website, which was recently redesigned as a fully responsive web app, gives globetrotters a tool to discover mainstream and offbeat attractions, lodgings, and restaurants from West Virginia to West Hollywood. Launched in late 2012, the site has just passed a quarter million…
“You Really Don’t Want To Know How I Convinced My Wife To Add A Server Room To Our House,” Rosenberger Said
Warnings and antiviral patches have been released for all of them. Yet infections like Anna, which was nothing more than an old worm in a new wrapping, continue to spread. This will take a while, says Simple CEO Josh Reich, but he sees hands-on banking strategies as unsustainable in a digital-first future. “There’s some demographics…
In Another Recent Example, California Gov
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Now the Reddit braintrust, including Pao, are actively reaching out to the site’s members to address what they’ve described as a history of mistakes and poor communication. But they have an awfully long way to go. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is dismantling a secret…
Jawa Customizing With PatPat Takes Existing Action Figures, Makes A Mold And Creates Little Action Figures From Them
Jawa Customizing with PatPat takes existing action figures, makes a mold and creates little action figures from them. On his own, he has made a bunch of little Jawas and Gonk droids and the kids will be able to paint and customize their own little action figures. Who Will Like It? If you liked Flying…