Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts

6/28/2011

"Indian Government Jobs" -Commingdigital - 22th UES in "Indian-Army" for Engineers June-2011

Image via Wikipedi"a"INDIAN ARMY"
22th "University Entry Scheme" (22 UES) for Permanent Commission in the "Army"

The "Indian Army" is looking for a few good men. Applications are invited from unmarried male "Engineering Degree" students studying in Final Year or Pre-final year during academic session "2011"-12 for Grant of Permanent Commission in the Army in all Arms/Service.
"Vacancies" : 60

6/12/2011

It can also be used by planners to decide on new investments in electricity generation and transmission.

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Electric power cuts in India are frequent and all over the country. But information on the extent of the problem has been largely anecdotal. Now a volunteer group is working with a large number of Indian users of Twitter to create an infographic based on Twitter messages from various parts of the country, reporting power failures from various cities and towns. The

6/11/2011

I hate phone numbers. They’re a relic of an outmoded system that both wireless and wireline

The Death Of The Phone Number
I hate phone numbers. They’re a relic of an outmoded system that both wireless and wireline carriers use to keep people trapped on their services — a false technological prison built of nothing but laziness and hostility to consumers.
In fact, I can’t think of a single telecom service that is as restrictive as the phone number: email can be accessed from any device,

The Real Reason Steve Jobs Kept Repeating "It Just Works."

Image via CrunchBaseThe Real Reason Steve Jobs Kept Repeating "It Just Works." At WWDC
Amid all the big announcements at this year’s WWDC keynote, there was an undercurrent that was subtle, but important.
“It just works.” Steve Jobs kept saying this over and over again on stage. When Jobs does this,it’s never an accident. It’s a message.
And it’s a message that was underscored by another word. “

The iPads are having problems viewing and editing account information after activating with Verizon's network.

Image via WikipediaApple Is Recalling Verizon iPad 2s [REPORT] (AAPL, VZ)
Apple has issued a recall for Verizon iPad 2's.
Apple Store employees have been instructed to scan iPad 2 stocks for Verizon iPads that fall under a certain range of serial numbers and return them, 9to5 Mac reports.
The iPads are having problems viewing and editing account information after activating with Verizon's network

How Online Education Is Changing the Way We Learn [INFOGRAPHIC]

Image via Wikipedia How Online Education Is Changing the Way We Learn [INFOGRAPHIC] Online education is a $34 billion business. Here's how it grew so fast -- and why it's so vital for modern-day students.Related articlesTwitterverse Infographics - This Twitter Infographic Gages The Who, Why and How of Twitter (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com)
How Online Education Is Changing the Way We

The enterprise microblogging and discussion marketplace continues to evolve....

Image via WikipediaEvaluation Checklist For Enterprise Microblogging Tools The enterprise microblogging and discussion marketplace continues to evolve, as this week Flowr.com announced new features and pricing. As we have covered in the past, Socialcast has been acquired by VMware, Yammer has partnered with Netsuite, and a number of traditional enterprise vendors are putting forth their own

"Groupon Still Getting It In The Ass In China," says TechCrunch. Well, that's one way of putting it.

Image via CrunchBase"Groupon Still Getting It In The Ass In China," says TechCrunch. Well, that's one way of putting it.
"Groupon Still Getting It In The Ass In China," says TechCrunch. Well, that's one way of putting it.
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Android owners haven’t seen a major software update since the arrival of Honeycomb in February

Image via CrunchBaseAndroid This Week: iOS 5 vs Android; Sprint adds Droids; Market improvesAndroid owners haven’t seen a major software update since the arrival of Honeycomb in February, but iOS devices are bout to see one this fall. Appleintroduced some of the new features that iOS 5 will bring to current, and likely new iPhones soon. Why talk about iOS in a weekly column on Android? Apple’s

Twitter is planning on offering a self-serve ad buying solution for smaller advertisers later this year, the company's president of global revenue told Mashable.

Image via WikipediaTwitter Working On Self-Service Ads, Which Make Facebook And Google Billions (GOOG)
Twitter is planning on offering a self-serve ad buying solution for smaller advertisers later this year, the company's president of global revenue told Mashable.
Right now, Twitter sells ads directly to the biggest advertisers, which is fine, but a big part of the revenue of the web's

According to the App Watchdog on viaForensics.......

Image via CrunchBaseHere Are All The Apps That Are Sharing Your Personal Information
According to the App Watchdog on viaForensics, your data is not as safe as you might think.
Popular apps like Twitter and LinkedIn have security flaws that could be exploited, exposing your personal data.
Consider Square, the mobile app that lets users accept credit card payments -- part of the credit card

Anthony Weiner took the fall, but many congressmen have learned from the twitter fiasco

Image via CrunchBaseCongressmen Freak Out After Weinergate, Slow Their Tweeting Dramatically
Anthony Weiner took the fall, but many congressmen have learned from the twitter fiasco.
Since Weinergate, congressional tweets are down a remarkable 30 percent (via Mashable).
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If you can't spare the change for a Wall Street Journal digital subscription ($1.99/week)

Image via CrunchBaseThe Easiest Way To Read The Wall Street Journal For Free (NEWS)
If you can't spare the change for a Wall Street Journal digital subscription ($1.99/week), there's a simple way to view any locked page for free.
All it takes is a simple Google Chrome extension called "Read WSJ," which places a little "unlock" button next to any locked articles.
Click the unlock button, and

6/10/2011

According to a new report from Forrester, 62% of information workers in North America

Image by David Berkowitz via Flickr62% of Information Workers Already Work RemotelyAccording to a new report from Forrester, 62% of information workers in North America and Europe work remotely. The report says that many clients are approaching the firm for insight on creating best practices for remote, mobile workplaces assuming these changes are part of the remote future when in reality the

A Malaysia man has agreed to tweet an apology 100 times

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Man ordered to apologize 100 times on Twitter A Malaysia man has agreed to tweet an apology 100 times over three days after slandering a publishing company on the social media service.Related articlesFahmi Fadzil: Malaysian Man Must Tweet Apology 100 Times (blippitt.com)
Malaysia. Man sentenced to tweet apology 100 times in 3 days (textually.org)
Malaysia defamation case

Samsung's super-thin Galaxy Tab 10.1 launched this week in New York

Image via WikipediaSamsung's Next Honeycomb Tablet May Not Be Thinner Than The iPad 2 After All
Samsung's super-thin Galaxy Tab 10.1 launched this week in New York, but the smaller version of the tablet is reportedly having some production problems that could delay the launch.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 was announced along with the 10.1, but we haven't heard much since. Engadget reports this is because

6/09/2011

Hey Startups: Don't Exaggerate Your Size

Image via CrunchBaseHey Startups: Don't Exaggerate Your Size
Before I co-founded my current company, 37signals, in 1999, I had a software and Web design business called Spinfree. The Internet was a fairly new and exotic phenomenon back then, and it was pretty easy to drum up clients willing to pay quite well to improve their nascent websites. Within a year or so, I had a nice client list, built

New York Bergdorf Goodman Store Searches For Its Next Model on Facebook

Image via CrunchBaseNew York Bergdorf Goodman Store Searches For Its Next Model on FacebookNew York Store Bergdorf Goodman is using Facebook to search for its next 5F model. The Faces of 5F challenge began Monday, June 6 and runs though Friday, June 24. Contestants enter through the Bergdorf Goodman Facebook page and must submit photos and answer a series of questions such as favorite style icon

6/08/2011

What's Twitter's Identity Now That It's Apple's Identity Provider?

Image via CrunchBaseWhat's Twitter's Identity Now That It's Apple's Identity Provider?
Apple this week anointed Twitter as a built-in feature of the next version of its mobile platform.
The partnership, announced during Apple’s WWDC keynote yesterday, is an obvious diss to Facebook and its Facebook Connect service, which had been Apple’s pick to power social features for iTunes Ping. That deal

Everyone's Freaking Out About Facebook's Facial Recognition -- Here's How To Turn It Off

Image via WikipediaEveryone's Freaking Out About Facebook's Facial Recognition -- Here's How To Turn It Off
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that employs new facial recognition technology to recommend that others tag pictures of you that haven't been tagged yet.
PCWorld points out that the more you tag, the more Facebook learns about what you look like, and it could eventually lead to

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