If you think you have an “idea worth spreading,” then listen up–you could well be the next TED star!
No, I don’t mean “listen up Bill Gates” or “Al Gore,” but you, as in “reading this post” you. The TED organization – dedicated to global conferences – has launched its first-ever open audition for a spot in its TED2012 conference …
Got beef with Amazon? Apparently, so do big-time record labels.
The online retailer was due for a meeting today in New York with music label executives about its controversial cloud music storage service.
The digital locker Cloud Drive was launched in March and allows anyone to upload and back up their music to Amazon’s servers. …
Advertising skeptics might be surprised to read this: Online ad revenue topped a record $26 billion in 2010.
This figure represents a 15% increase from 2009, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers and Interactive Advertising Bureau report released Wednesday. The previous record was in 2008, when revenue reached $23.4 …
Sad that your Android doesn’t have iTunes to let you indulge your musical passions at a moment’s notice? Fret no more, Sprint phone owners.
Today, the wireless provider released a new music application for Android devices that serves as a ”single, convenient destination for customers to discover, purchase and play” music, per …
Turning a smartphone into a magnifier is hardly a new concept in the world of apps, but one company promises a premium take on the concept.
Net|Soft Engineering, based in San Antonio, Texas, says it designed its EyeReader application–which helps magnify and illuminate surfaces–specifically for Baby Boomers.
How does that make it …
Every time there’s a problem, the solution is rather simple: use Google.
That’s the premise of A Google a Day, a new crossword puzzle that encourages players to use the search engine in pursuit of the answers.
Questions will be posted every day on the A Google a Day site and printed on weekdays above the New York Times …
Feeling guilty for sneaking in those few minutes of checking status updates or tweets at your work desk? Don’t. It’s Friday and, according to new research, you aren’t alone in your social media longings.
After analyzing more than 200 of its clients’ Facebook pages over two weeks, Buddy Media found that social media engagement …
Google is about to have some new territory – off the web.
The company recently made a deal with the city of Beverly Hills to open an office for its entertainment division in a city-owned building that’s more than 13,000 square feet.
The 11-year lease, which was approved by Beverly Hills City Council on Tuesday, is valued at …
Isn’t it supposed to be the new age of journalism where tech-savvy readers tout their tablets to catch up on the day’s latest headlines? Well, that’s what The Daily thought.
But new data reveals that News Corp’s iPad-only paper isn’t living up to its hype.
According to a Niemen Journalism Lab analysis based off of Twitter …
The battle between the Kindle and Nook just took another competitive twist.
Refusing to be outdone by Amazon, Barnes & Noble has announced that readers who subscribe to the New York Times via the Nook will receive free, unlimited access to the paper’s site.
Of course, the announcement comes just one week after Kindle subscribers …
President Obama’s never been one to shun social media.
Wait, who are we kidding? We know the guy loves it (note his 2012 campaign opening on Facebook).
So his new announcement to hold a town-hall style forum on Facebook later this month should come as no surprise.
Mr. Obama will visit Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, …
Tired of sifting through endless droves of tweets that pop up on your feed? If you really don’t care to follow certain people, then let a new Twitter app get rid of them for you–on your Twitter account, that is.
The Grim Tweeper – created by Wesley Zhao, Tess Rinearson, Dan Shipper and Ajay Mehta – allows you to manage your …
