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Shazam brings a passive approach to the second screen

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓

Shazam’s latest iPad update includes a new “Auto-tagging” feature that allows the user to set up a more passive background tagging process, when watching TV. Rather than having to remember that Shazam allows you to tag every program, or watch Continue reading →

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Posted in Interactive Media | Tagged iOS, ipad, shazam | Leave a reply

A new easy way to make your Twitter account “hack-proof”

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓
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You’ve gotten the tweets: LOL… check out this picture of you…   And you know that guy you sort of met at that one thing a few years ago, has had his Twitter account compromised. Twitter just launched a new Continue reading →

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Mailbox goes to the iPad

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓
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Mailbox, the Gmail client for iOS, is designed as “Modern tech for an ancient medium”. It is designed to help the user get to the enviable “Inbox Zero” every day with the ability to easily archive or even “snooze” emails Continue reading →

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Freaky fast xylophone playing

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓

At about the 1:00 mark… things get interesting. My forearms hurt just watching it.

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Posted in Oddities | Tagged music | Leave a reply

Siri gets snarky

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 ad takes on Siri:

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Posted in Interactive Media | Tagged ipad, Microsoft, Siri, Windows 8 | Leave a reply

The economics of music publishing may hinder “iRadio”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓

With growth in music downloads flattening, and growth in streaming rising, music publishing is having to rethink the economics of digital distribution. That will be putting more pressure on streaming as a revenue generator. From The Verge: With downloads dwindling, Continue reading →

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Foursquare search gets specific

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓

Interface design continues to get more natural. I’m looking for that taco place Greg and I went to last year. Foursquare just pushed out an update to their iOS and Android app that allows the user to get specific in a Continue reading →

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[LINK] Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓

Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers – WSJ.com.

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Teens are sharing more, but privately

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓
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In a 2012 follow up to a 2006 survey, The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that: 91% of teens posted a photo of themselves online (up from 76%) 53% posted their email address on social media Continue reading →

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Twitter Cards helps brands with lead generation

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Carl — No Comments ↓

In a blog post today, Twitter introduced the “Lead Generation Card” to allow users to easily share their email address with a brand, from within the Twitter ecosystem. Twitter Advertising: Capture user interest with the Lead Generation Card.

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