Foursquare Explains How It Created Mesmerizing Pulse Visualizations
Foursquare designer Matt Healey has explained in an interview with Fast Company how he created the stunning Pulse visualizations of check-in data that the company has been showing off recently. Healey said he used the Processing programming language to manipulate the data, which would sometimes be as large as a…
They’re at it again! Twitter bosses slam Facebook for trying to ‘dominate …
Twitter’s head of media made the claims in an interview with Fast CompanyShe added that Twitter was better at creating a ‘shared experience’The sites have been bitter rivals since Facebook tried to buy Twitter in 2008 By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED:11:02 EST, 8 October 2013| UPDATED:11:02 EST, 8 October 2013 Twitter bosses have reignited the war…
Facebook Continues To Simplify Ad Buying With New ‘Objective-Based’ Interface
When Facebook announced in June that it planned to eliminate half its ad units, it also outlined a broader vision for simplification, where the company could guide advertisers through the ad-buying process based on their objectives, eliminating any “guesswork.” Today, it sounds like Facebook is making that vision a reality….
Where in the world are you? Facebook or Foursquare may know
Three-in-ten adult social media users have set up at least one of their accounts to automatically “tag” their posts with their current location. Three-in-ten adult social media users have at least one of their accounts currently set up to automatically “tag” their posts with their current location, up from 14% Such…
WiFi kettle allows you to boil water from bed
The technology promises to cater for any “urgent hot drink scenario”, enabling the user to remain on the sofa, or in bed in the morning, until the water is ready to pour. Sold on Firebox, an online gifts and gadgets store, the devices arrive at the end of next month,…
Fox News debuts enormous Windows 8 touch screens in revamped newsroom
Fox News today unveiled a new “News Deck” broadcast newsroom featuring an array of 55-inch touch-screen computers that appear to be running a version of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. The network says it’s part of an effort to help its “information specialists” sift through and verify incoming reports more quickly,…
Insight: At Twitter, global growth tests free speech advocacy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When a Brazilian state prosecutor last year set out to silence anonymous Twitter messages that were revealing the location of drunk-driving checkpoints, he served the social media company’s just-opened Sao Paolo office with a lawsuit. Sharing sightings of police checkpoints does not violate any rules set…
Why businesses are embracing iOS 7
Every now and again, somebody tries to tell Erik Frieberg the same story they told him six years agothat the iPhone is made for play, and that the iOS operating system isn’t really built for business and enterprise use. Frieberg’s eyes tell him differently. “People talk about iPhones being consumer…
Hot New HDTV and 4K Deals-Save Up to 46% Off
This week we feature savings on HDTVs from LG, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and others. We tracked down new markdowns with up to 46% off, as well as a number of carry-overs from last week’s deals. The prices reflect temporary savings on these models, so if you see what you want, Due…
Popular plugin Social Fixer surrenders to Facebook legal menacing
One man made an awesome browser plugin called Social Fixer, which allowed users to create exactly the Facebook experience they wanted. Facebook didn’t like it so removed his Facebook page under dubious circumstances and has now menaced him with legal issues unless he guts Social Fixer’s functionality. Social Fixer announced…
