Quentin Tarantino’s violent Nazi revenge fantasy Inglorious Basterds topped the box office this weekend, pulling in more than $37 million domestically, thanks in part to Twitter. Or so proposes the Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business Blog, which speculates that after a $14 million opening on Friday,… Read More »
Archive for August 2009
Using social media to promote yourself seems to be becoming more and more important for web worker, but figuring out the best was to do can be difficult. Chris Guillebeau and Gwen Bell have brought together a guide that demystifies the process: “The Unconventional Guide… Read More »
Right in front of our eyes, the web (and by extension, the Internet) is changing — specifically, the rise of social networking and the real-time web are changing the way information on the Internet is created and consumed. Indeed, the ability to disperse information through social… Read More »
I spent far too much time yesterday installing Windows 7 Ultimate on the Viliv S5 UMPC. It is now running perfectly, but it took a little bit of effort to get it to that state. Fortunately, there is good information on the web to help… Read More »
Looks like the rumor mill was spot on this time, as speculation that Mac OS X Snow Leopard would ship earlier than its anticipated September street date have proven true. Apple announced this morning via a press release that 10.6 will go… Read More »
Looks like the much talked about Mac OS X, version 10.6, code-named Snow Leopard, will make its debut Friday, Aug. 28. It is a faster, smaller and supposedly smarter OS. OK, not smarter, but it looks like a worthy upgrade. Snow Leopard is… Read More »
I’m fickle, always switching allegiances to Twitter apps. I’ve been jumping between Tweetie and SimplyTweet for months. Between them, they meet all my tweeting needs. But, long before they existed, there was Twitterrific. It’s been installed on every one of my iPhones, but… Read More »
Clearwire has enough money to provide 4G wireless broadband service to 75 million people this year, and hopes to raise enough to boost that to 120 million by 2010. Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow tells The Seattle Times today that the $2.5 billion the… Read More »
The last in our set of three users surveys, WebWorkerDaily wants to know a little bit more about your habits at work. The results of these surveys will be used to craft our 2010 Media Kit for potential sponsors. Take our quick survey and be entered… Read More »
There’s been a lot of ink dedicated to how an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from a disaster, like a nuclear bomb exploding above the U.S., could have dire effects on a digital power grid. The idea is that an EMP event could effectively fry all electronics… Read More »
There are a lot of reasons why we should build out high-speed broadband infrastructure, like how it can offer low-cost, easy access to education, communication and business services. But one of the most important reasons going forward will be the Internet’s ability to replace physical goods… Read More »
Fred, the fastest-growing and largest channel YouTube had ever seen, was overtaken on Friday by Nigahiga, a longtime comedy channel on the site. Nigahiga, a series of rants, lip-syncs and sketches, is run by 19-year-old Ryan Higa. Fred, as we’ve written… Read More »
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