The Last HOPE conference badges come with an RFID chip for tracking participants, if they choose.
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Last HOPE) There also will be live radio broadcasting from the event. The programming, accessible here, is expected to include houseplants hooked up to live computer visuals and music, a “mutant trumpet” that is half analog and [...]
But then, perhaps it’s not surprising since Google, ranked second on the list, largely does the same.
That’s amazing.
While the list is predominately comprised of proprietary-software companies, CIOZone points out that these vendors are succeeding precisely because they, too, are changing the game from a proprietary license model to a subscription model:
For smaller companies (more [...]
Barring a real nuclear winter, I expect they’ll still be around for quite some time.
The knock against Web 2.0 is that it’s chockablock with me-two, doodad makers, companies fated to blow away like prairie grass at the first sign of a storm. Some of that is true. But when you walk the floor [...]
Organize your followers in groups like family, friends or contacts
Use your mobile device to stay in touch with your followers, to take and share images, to shout out where you are
Discover what’s going on around you
Here are some of the other planned features (via the mass e-mail):
You will be informed if a follower is close [...]
Russians may soon get their chance to queue up to buy the Apple iPhone. Legally, that is.
When Apple announced the latest
iPhone, the 3G, in June, CEO Steve Jobs set a goal of getting the device into 70 countries “over the next several months.” But in the big map of the world on display during [...]
I will be discussing travel sites like this one in the weekly Real Deal podcast I’m recording this afternoon with Tom Merritt. Tune in to the live video and chat at 3 p.m. PDT or check on the podcast page shortly after 4 p.m. for the recorded audio-only version.
Travel fare and deal finder site [...]
While the data doesn’t point to Firefox’s imminent world domination, it does beg an equally intriguing question: why are so many of the technical elite still using Internet Explorer at all?
Not that I consider myself among the “technical elite,” but I can’t remember the last time I used IE (though I use
Microsoft Office on a [...]
But the debate
over subscriptions misses the point. The deal involves only one of the big four record labels. Music listeners don’t know and don’t care about record labels. They know their favorite songs and artists. If the songs aren’t available on one service, they’ll turn to another service–like iTunes or Amazon.com MP3–where they are available.
Today’s [...]
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An earlier Internet-publishing foray by King, Riding the Bullet, was a case study in Internet piracy.
When Amazon.com hosts its anticipated Monday morning e-book event, one of the highlights could be an exclusive deal for the Kindle with horror story master Stephen King.
This wouldn’t be King’s first tech-related effort. [...]
Based on comments by Chairman Bill Gates and CTO Craig Mundie in the last few days, you might think Microsoft has not lost its lust for Yahoo. With no alternatives in sight, Yahoo may be rethinking its terms and conditions for becoming part of Microsoft. In this video, I outline the latest moves and nuances [...]
