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Half of Facebook parents joined to spy on kids? Indeed, this...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:21:00 -0800

Half of Facebook parents joined to spy on kids?

Indeed, this study suggests that half of all parents sign up with Facebook at least partly in order to see what drugs their kids are taking, who they are consorting with and what they really think about, well, their parents.

An excitable 43 percent of parents admit that they check their kids’ Facebook pages every day.

Some 92 percent of them make it so easy for themselves by openly becoming Facebook friends with their kids.

Be prepared to DJ anytime with this keychain splitter. (via...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:36:31 -0800

Be prepared to DJ anytime with this keychain splitter. (via Gizmodo)

Asimov’s Three Laws Of Robotics

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:12:00 -0800

Asimov’s Three Laws Of Robotics

Halo creators unveil ‘Destiny,’ an MMO-like...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:04:41 -0800

Halo creators unveil ‘Destiny,’ an MMO-like first-person-shooter for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

How YouTube Went From Startup to the World’s Largest...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:56:46 -0800

How YouTube Went From Startup to the World’s Largest Video-Sharing Site

"I feel like eSports is happening with or without us. Games have become the biggest unofficial sports..."

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:53:50 -0800

“I feel like eSports is happening with or without us. Games have become the biggest unofficial sports league in the world right now. People are competing all the time and it’s competitive by nature.”

- Interview: Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg Believes ESports ‘Could Be A Big Part Of Gaming’ Moving Forward (Q&A)

So this happened tonight. Terrance Ross dunked on the son of...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:13:07 -0800

So this happened tonight.

Terrance Ross dunked on the son of Twitter’s CEO

Here's Exactly What It Looks Like When Something Goes Viral On Tumblr - Forbes

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:51:43 -0800

Here's Exactly What It Looks Like When Something Goes Viral On Tumblr - Forbes:

courtenaybird:

The access Union Metrics has to the Tumblr data firehouse allows it to chart just how that post spread through the Tumblr ecosystem, identifying the users who played the biggest role in amplifying its reach. This is what that looks like, visualized:

It’s worth noting that this level of detail is only available on Tumblr, not Twitter, whose data doesn’t allow for tracing back the chain of an individual retweet… Being able to target the individual users whose assistance in getting a message to go viral would be most valuable — that’s the kind of surgical marketing brands dream of.

Great visualization, and yes, Tumblr can be a marketer’s dream.

Liquor bottle cap art. (via)

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:41:04 -0800

Liquor bottle cap art. (via)

London architecture collective Softkill Design has joined the...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:35:47 -0800

London architecture collective Softkill Design has joined the race to build the world’s first 3D printed house, announcing plans for a plastic dwelling that could be built off-site in three weeks and assembled in a single day.

3D printed plastic house will be assembled “in a day”

Next-generation PlayStation to stream PS3 games Current...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:39:42 -0800

Next-generation PlayStation to stream PS3 games

Current generation PS3 games will be streamed over the internet using technology developed by Gaikai, which Sony acquired last year in a $380 million purchase, according to the Journal. The report says Sony is “investing heavily” in preparing Gaikai’s technology for the PlayStation 4.

stevekovach: You had one job. Details matter.

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:48:00 -0800

stevekovach:

You had one job.

Details matter.

To A Future Woman In Tech

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:36:03 -0800

To A Future Woman In Tech

smarterplanet: 10 Most Impressive Smart Cities On Earth It...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:37:13 -0800

smarterplanet:

10 Most Impressive Smart Cities On Earth

It wasn’t too long ago that the term ‘Smart City’ was not on very many people’s radar screens, but today smart cities are popping up all over the place and people are becoming more familiar with what that entails. In case you’re not familiar with the term a smart city uses information combined with technology to improve quality of life, reduce environmental impact, and decrease energy demand. This list of the smartest cities on the planet takes those factors into consideration, as well as the ‘smart’ plans the city might have for the future.

Great to see SF lead the list.

daily-sports: 8-bit Draft Picks Awesome visualization of the...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:26:13 -0800

daily-sports:

8-bit Draft Picks

Awesome visualization of the NHL’s first-overall draft picks.

The White House is dropping more than the State of the Union on...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:11:16 -0800

The White House is dropping more than the State of the Union on the American people tonight, it’s also dropping the bass.

White House releases dubstep trailer for State of the Union

Twitter shopping: You can now buy things with just two...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:05:33 -0800

Twitter shopping: You can now buy things with just two tweets

I’ve never been a big believer in social commerce — and the newest initiative between Twitter and AmEx seems more gimmicky than a real commerce play. However, I could see big brands doing some creative campaigns with payment hashtags, so it’s worth keeping an eye on this.

Why Twitter Dropped Close to $90 Million on Bluefin Labs

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:54:23 -0800

Why Twitter Dropped Close to $90 Million on Bluefin Labs:

Mike Isaac shared Bluefin’s Co-Founder Deb Roy’s quote from D: Dive Into Media today:

“This whole thing is about taking common sense and making it scale and making it quantative,” Deb Roy, co-founder of Bluefin, said at the conference. “If you can take [our analytics service] and not just do it about [one event like] the Super Bowl but do it for all TV shows … now you have this comprehensive view into how TV is driving engagement.”

Several startups have attempted merging the social and television spaces, but I can’t think of one that has done it extremely well. When I first heard about the acquisition, it was difficult to understand why Twitter would make such a move.

The more I read about the perspective, the more I believe an acquisition like this is not just a good one, it’s a crucial one for the long-term business success for the company. Merging the TV analytics with Twitter’s ad business could drive significant revenue for the popular social networking site — on top of the already-successful promoted trends.

Going the distance: driving the Tesla Model S in the...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:29:00 -0800

Going the distance: driving the Tesla Model S in the real world

The Model S isn’t perfect. Far from it — and I think that Elon Musk would be the first to admit it. But for a company only ten years old to produce an automobile good enough to convince a Detroit native that this might be the future of transportation? Well, that’s pretty amazing.

The desktop/laptop accounts for 70% of total media consumption...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:08:18 -0800

The desktop/laptop accounts for 70% of total media consumption for the average consumer. The top activities include games, social networks and music.

Tablets/e-readers and smartphones came in second and third, respectively, in % of total media consumption.

Study: Online Media Pays Off for Consumers More Than Offline