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Social Media is changing the way election campaigns are run… and won. †The most famous case study is, of course, the Obama presidential campaign in the US in 2008. †Obama is the first and the most high-profile politician to have used Social Media to his advantage, and it paid him handsomely. But Social Media is... »
Best Tech Ideas in 2009, according to Pogie Awards
First, a disclaimer. †It may sound like it, but Pogie Awards is not a Philippine-based awards body. †Pogie Awards is an informal top-technology listing started 5 years ago by a US-based Technology Watcher and NY Times Tech writer named David Pogue. You can check out the original and complete article in NYTime.com so I won’t... »
iPod Nano — the newest and probably the coolest spy gadget
Technically still in “recovery” mode after a life-threatening operation, Steve Jobs nonetheless managed to pull off another great “show” in yesterday’s much anticipated Apple event. Sharing center stage with Jobs are the latest developments in Apple’s coolest gadgetry. Among the biggest attractions is Apple’s smallest — the new Ipod nano. »
Wet snappers; Digicams for the outdoors
Not very long time ago cameras and water do not go very well together. †Sure there were specialty cameras that divers and other serious underwater photographers use. Or you could buy an expensive and complicated contraption to protect your regular camera from getting wet. But these had serious drawbacks. Either they were very expensive... »
iTunes App Storeís phenomenal success: 1.5 billion downloads as of mid-July 2009
Steve Jobs himself was quite impressed.† He was quotesd as saying: ìThe App Store is like nothing the industry has ever seen before in both scale and quality. With 1.5 billion apps downloaded, it is going to be very hard for others to catch up.î I hate Jobsí guts but I have to agree with him... »
Did you know?
I found this really fantastic video presentation showing the progression of Information Technology and its impact in our present and future generations. †Very extensive and comprehensive research. The person who posted this on You Tube gave the credits to Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman as the researchers who put together the mind-boggling information... »
Upgrading to Mac X Snow Leopard
Apple just released an enhanced version of its Mac OS X operating system, the Mac OS X Snow Leopard. You might not see much of a difference from the previous release, and that’s because most of the upgrades are done under the hood. †What you might notice though is its snappier performance. †It also brings... »
My favorite e-Hangouts, Part 1
The Internet can be the perfect time waster — or a great place to get things done, if you know where to go and what to look for. Here are the first three of my personal favorites when it comes to Websites that offer not just fun and entertainment but productivity tools as well. †Check... »
Computational Knowledge — the next frontier in Internet Search Engines
Image Credit: www.alexchiu.com Have you heard of†Wolfram-Alpha? †How about this tagline: †“Making the world’s knowledge computable”? Wolfram-Alpha offers a sneak preview to†an ambitious, long-term project which aims to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. †It works like Google in many ways. †Enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram-Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and a... »
WIZ: Globe’s Best Kept Secret
ARE YOU one of those who, like me, are always on the look out for a place with FREE WI-FI? †Are you a Globe Visibility or Tattoo subscriber? †Have you heard of WIZ? I did an informal survey of a dozen friends and acquaintances very recently. †The typical answer I got for the above series... »
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