Facebook’s search results will now include all web pages that have been “liked” by users who clicked on buttons powered by the social network’s Open Graph protocol, in what is clearly the first step towards building a social search engine. But can “likes” rival Google’s PageRank? Read More »
Archive for June 2010
Today on the Net: Shakira is taking questions from YouTube, Current TV is overhauling in hopes of a sale, the trust overseeing the BBC approves its involvement with the to-be-renamed Project Canvas and Microsoft forsees strong ad growth. Read More »
Despite all of the innovations and investments in solar, wind, and the smart grid, the reality of cutting carbon emissions out of the U.S. energy portfolio will rely on natural gas, which will make up 40 percent of the U.S. energy market according to a report… Read More »
The idea that 3-D content is going to become widespread within the next few years thanks to Hollywood and sporting events isn’t likely, according to Paul Sagan, the CEO of Akamai. He said he’s more concerned about mobile traffic than 3-D traffic at this point. Read More »
Hulu’s paid subscription service has been in the works for months, and the site is reportedly ready to roll it out to a limited number of users next week. Part of the $9.95 offering could be an iPad app as well as support for game consoles. Read More »
Join James, Matt and Kevin live for this week’s audio podcast where they’ll cover this week’s mobile technology news and share experiences with the latest software, hardware and web services. If you missed the live show, you can grab an MP3 audio recording. Read More »
Time for Mobile Tech Manor column number 95, although I wasn’t in the Manor for much of the week due to a trip to Orlando. I carried my office in a bag, and was impressed at the lack of compromise in my work routine. Read More »
As a community manager, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about metrics. I measure activity across the community to watch our progress in various areas. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how my metrics approach could also apply to corporate web workers. Read More »
While Cisco is the kingpin of the Internet router market, it’s a relative newbee in the smart grid world. Cisco only introduced hardened networking gear for utility substations in May, and there’s actually a variety of companies already selling such gear. Read More »
If you’re looking for free stock imagery (perhaps to use in a blog post or in some marketing material), you might like to check out Veezzle. It’s a free search engine that trawls through the myriad free microstock sites looking for images. Read More »
Boston-Power has raised $60 million in fifth-round financing — cash that the startup hopes will fuel a rapid expansion of its capacity to build energy storage devices for plug-in cars and the electric utilities. Read More »
More Must Reads
The Potential Health Risks of Multitouch Devices
Multitouch user input is the current “latest big thing” in mobile computing. However, little is yet known about long-term stresses that using multitouch input systems may inflict on our muscles, nerves, and tendons. Read More »