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8/30/2012 7:51 AM
President Obama participated in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Wednesday, causing the site to experience some outages due to increased traffic.
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8/29/2012 1:46 PM
The Washington Post announced new developer portal, and is publishing three APIs for non-commercial applications. The APIs are not limited, and can be called directly from a client-side application.
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8/22/2012 12:09 PM
By Anna Steely, Carousel30
Could this be the end of the keyboard and mouse? The unveiling of The Leap earlier this week by Leap Motion could signal the beginning of a new and more hands-on approach to computing. The technology synthesizes the movement of the human hand onto a computer and is especially useful for creating 3D projects. Mashable has the full story on this gadget – plus a video to check out.
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By Tech on
8/21/2012 7:44 AM
Twitter announced the upcoming release of Version 1.1 of their application programming interface (API) last week on their blog. They warned in June of changes, but the release time and exact changes were not released until last week.
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By Tech on
8/17/2012 9:40 AM
My Klout score went up 10 points in the past week! But, what did I do to make it jump that high? I don’t believe I did anything new. But, I do know Klout announced a new look and improved Klout score this week.
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By Tech on
8/17/2012 7:15 AM
It probably comes as no surprise that the Olympic opening ceremonies generated close to three million tweets, making it the most “social” day of the games. However, who took home the gold for most talked about athlete, brand and sport?
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By Tech on
8/10/2012 2:34 AM
We already know that technology powers our phones, computers, tablets and TVs, but how surprised would you be to find it's also the driving force behind America's favorite dessert - ice cream? Technorati has the full details on how computers are changing flavors and consistency at the molecular level and the science behind it.
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By Tech on
8/9/2012 8:31 AM
The summer games have been deemed the “Social Olympics,” with the world’s largest brands investing 15% of marketing budgets on digital. And it’s estimated that an Olympic campaign might cost anywhere from $30 million to $50 million, equivalent to the cost of ten 30-second Super Bowl commercials. So how do the biggest brands stack up when it comes to social?
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By Tech on
8/6/2012 7:42 AM
Southwest Airlines Facebook announcement on Friday took a turn for the worse, when many people who clicked to “Like” the airline found themselves with booked flights instead of a 50 percent offer. ”The LUV airline is easy to LIKE! Southwest Airlines is celebrating Three Million Fan milestone with a special discount offer…” went awry when many customers reported multiple charges to their credit cards with multiple flights booked, instead of one. An update to Sunday’s press release on the continued effort to correct the issues, says their team worked through the night to correct the situation.
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By Tech on
8/3/2012 1:11 PM
Twitter is buzzing with people venting their frustration about blocked live coverage of the Olympics. As #NBCfail gains popularity, many are left wondering how NBC mishandled such a high profile event. Head to Social Media Today to read more about the customer experience lessons we can take away from this debacle.
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