Sunday, April 29, 2012

Dollars, Sense, And 40 Billion Facebook Credits

Dollars, Sense, And 40 Billion Facebook Credits
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/40-billion-facebook-credits/

Thriving Amid An Explosion of UDID Alternatives

Thriving Amid An Explosion of UDID Alternatives
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/udid-alternatives/

Disintermediating Amazon. Fast.

Disintermediating Amazon. Fast.
http://contraterrene.com/blog/ebooks/2012/04/18/going-into-competition-with-amazon-fast/

2012 is the year of startups getting acquired

2012 is the year of startups getting acquired
http://founderware.co/silicon-valley/2012-is-for-buying-startups/

Adobe Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 Are Out

Adobe Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 Are Out
http://gizmodo.com/5903914/adobe-creative-cloud-and-creative-suite-6-are-out

The Flight From Conversation

The Flight From Conversation
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-conversation.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

How to Be a Horrible Boss

How to Be a Horrible Boss
http://diegobasch.com/how-to-be-a-horrible-boss

More Anti-Trust Woes Ahead For Apple?

More Anti-Trust Woes Ahead For Apple?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/apple-anti-trust/

Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own Browser

Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own Browser
http://mashable.com/2010/10/21/mozilla-chromeless/

Donât Be Evil but Donât Miss the Tech Train

Don’t Be Evil but Don’t Miss the Tech Train
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/technology/dont-be-evil-but-dont-miss-the-tech-train.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Nokia: Three Big Problems

Nokia: Three Big Problems
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/04/22/nokia-three-big-problems/

Google Makes Its Big Video Push With AdWords For Video

Google Makes Its Big Video Push With AdWords For Video
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/adwords-for-video/

Japanese Tsunami Survivor's Football Returned, via the Alaskan Coast

Japanese Tsunami Survivor's Football Returned, via the Alaskan Coast
http://gizmodo.com/5904234/japanese-tsunami-survivors-football-returned-via-the-alaskan-coast

Read Offline: News.me Automatically Downloads Your News Whenever You Leave Home

Read Offline: News.me Automatically Downloads Your News Whenever You Leave Home
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/read-offline-news-me-automatically-downloads-your-news-whenever-you-leave-home/

Tim Ferriss on how to build an app empire: Can You Create The Next Instagram?

Tim Ferriss on how to build an app empire: Can You Create The Next Instagram?
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2012/04/22/how-to-build-an-app-empire-can-you-create-the-next-instagram/

Andreessen Horowitz Made $78M Off $250,000 Investment in Instagram

Andreessen Horowitz Made $78M Off $250,000 Investment in Instagram
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/andreessen-horowitz-made-78m-off-250000-investment-in-instagram/

Intel's Ivy Bridge processors launch today, but dual-core and low-voltage MIA until later in spring

Intel's Ivy Bridge processors launch today, but dual-core and low-voltage MIA until later in spring
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/22/2967995/intel-ivy-bridge-dual-core-ultrabook-spring-announcement

To manage a startup, you need to manage your time first.

To manage a startup, you need to manage your time first.
http://www.geekatsea.com/killing-email

Gnip Signs Deal To Syndicate Tumblr Firehose

Gnip Signs Deal To Syndicate Tumblr Firehose
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/17/gnip-syndicates-tumblr-firehose/

3 Reasons Why Everyone Needs to Learn Markdown

3 Reasons Why Everyone Needs to Learn Markdown
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/04/why-you-need-to-learn-markdown.php

New Asteroid Mining Company May Solve World's Economic Problems

New Asteroid Mining Company May Solve World's Economic Problems
http://gizmodo.com/5904081/new-asteroid-mining-company-will-add-trillions-of-dollars-to-worlds-economy

The Billion Dollar Mind Trick

The Billion Dollar Mind Trick
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/the-billion-dollar-mind-trick/

Instagram

Instagram
http://bhorowitz.com/2012/04/22/instagram/

As Pinterestâs Hype Peaks, There Are External Signs That Its Growth Is Slowing

As Pinterest’s Hype Peaks, There Are External Signs That Its Growth Is Slowing
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/as-pinterests-hype-peaks-there-are-external-signs-that-its-growth-is-slowing/

The 10 Biggest Mistakes Made With Amazon Web Services

The 10 Biggest Mistakes Made With Amazon Web Services
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/amazon-web-services-mistakes/

Sins Of The Cloud

Sins Of The Cloud
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/sins-of-the-cloud/

An Interview With Linus Torvalds

An Interview With Linus Torvalds
http://m.techcrunch.com/nock/2012/04/19/an-interview-with-millenium-technology-prize-finalist-linus-torvalds/

Frustration, Disappointment And Apathy: My Years At Microsoft

Frustration, Disappointment And Apathy: My Years At Microsoft
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/22/frustration-disappointment-and-apathy-my-years-at-microsoft/

Convertible Note Seed Financings: Econ 101 for Founders

Convertible Note Seed Financings: Econ 101 for Founders
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/convertible-note-seed-financings-econ-101/

FBI Seizes Activists' Anonymizing Server In Probe Of Pittsburgh's Bomb Threats

FBI Seizes Activists' Anonymizing Server In Probe Of Pittsburgh's Bomb Threats
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/19/fbi-seizes-activists-anonymizing-server-in-probe-of-pittsburghs-bomb-threats/

Google in 2007: 'a touchscreen cannot completely replace physical buttons'

Google in 2007: 'a touchscreen cannot completely replace physical buttons'
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/25/2974843/google-in-2007-a-touchscreen-cannot-completely-replace-physical

Anatomy of a leak: how iPhones spill the ID of networks they access

Anatomy of a leak: how iPhones spill the ID of networks they access
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/03/anatomy-of-an-iphone-leak.ars

Andy Rubin thought Sun would bring 'D players' and 'industry baggage' to Android

Andy Rubin thought Sun would bring 'D players' and 'industry baggage' to Android
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/25/2975077/andy-rubin-sun-d-players-industry-baggage-android

Building Smarter Apps

Building Smarter Apps
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/17/alohar-mobile-helps-developers-build-smarter-apps/

Monday, April 23, 2012

If Financing is Marriage, is M&A Death?

If Financing is Marriage, is M&A Death?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/if-financing-is-marriage-is-ma-death/

Quora Is Raising At A $400M Valuation, With DâAngelo Putting In His Own Money

Quora Is Raising At A $400M Valuation, With D’Angelo Putting In His Own Money
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/quora-is-raising-at-a-400m-valuation-with-dangelo-putting-in-his-own-money/

The Rise of Smart Mobile Services (Not Apps!)

The Rise of Smart Mobile Services (Not Apps!)
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/rise-of-smart-mobile-services/

Geeks Cash Out in the Experience Economy

Geeks Cash Out in the Experience Economy
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/04/21/geeks-cash-out-in-the-experience-economy/

Why are new Samsung and HP computer parts being dumped in Guiyu? Follow the bar codes â¦

Why are new Samsung and HP computer parts being dumped in Guiyu? Follow the bar codes …
http://shanghaiscrap.com/2012/04/why-is-new-samsung-and-hp-material-being-dumped-in-guiyu-follow-the-bar-codes/

Voldemortâs Got Nothing On Jeff Bezos

Voldemort’s Got Nothing On Jeff Bezos
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/voldemorts-got-nothing-on-jeff-bezos/

The Macalope Weekly: Beleaguered Microsoft

The Macalope Weekly: Beleaguered Microsoft
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166482/macalope_beleaguered_microsoft.html

Meet the 'Mann' who registered 14,962 domains in 24 hours

Meet the 'Mann' who registered 14,962 domains in 24 hours
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57418250-93/meet-the-mann-who-registered-14962-domains-in-24-hours/

From Russia With Money: How KupiVIP Is Riding The Middle Class Wave

From Russia With Money: How KupiVIP Is Riding The Middle Class Wave
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/from-russia-with-money-how-kupivip-is-riding-the-middle-class-wave-in-europes-most-connected-market/

This Is 2016 Not 2012

This Is 2016 Not 2012
http://danshipper.com/124690091

The Twitter IPA: What Does âDefensiveâ Really Mean?

The Twitter IPA: What Does “Defensive” Really Mean?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/17/twitter-ipa-analysis/

Facebook Shareholders: What Do You Do After You Make a Zillion Dollars

Facebook Shareholders: What Do You Do After You Make a Zillion Dollars
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/21/facebook-shareholders-what-do-you-do-after-you-make-a-zillion-dollars/

Nick Denton wants to turn the online media world upside down

Nick Denton wants to turn the online media world upside down
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/20/nick-denton-wants-to-turn-the-online-media-world-upside-down/

Rejected By VCs, Pebble Watch Raises $3.8M on Kickstarter

Rejected By VCs, Pebble Watch Raises $3.8M on Kickstarter
http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-04-17-rejected-by-vcs-pebble-watch-raises-3-8m-on-kickstarter/

Twitter Calls for Patent Wars Truce

Twitter Calls for Patent Wars Truce
http://gizmodo.com/5902750/twitter-calls-for-patent-wars-truce

A Simple Scan Can Tell How Fat You'll Get and How Much Sex You'll Have

A Simple Scan Can Tell How Fat You'll Get and How Much Sex You'll Have
http://gizmodo.com/5902668/a-simple-scan-can-tell-how-fat-youll-get-and-how-much-sex-youll-have

Every Windows Phone Ever Will Get the Windows Phone 8 Upgrade

Every Windows Phone Ever Will Get the Windows Phone 8 Upgrade
http://gizmodo.com/5902860/every-windows-phone-ever-will-get-the-windows-phone-8-upgrade

Newly Unearthed Interview Trove: Steve Jobs' Wilderness Years

Newly Unearthed Interview Trove: Steve Jobs' Wilderness Years
http://gizmodo.com/5902880/newly-unearthed-interview-trove-steve-jobs-wilderness-years

Spam Rank: The Google-Backed Research Fighting Fake Reviews

Spam Rank: The Google-Backed Research Fighting Fake Reviews
http://gizmodo.com/5902604/spam-rank-the-google+backed-research-fighting-fake-reviews

Confirmed: Philippe Starck's "Revolutionary" Apple Product Really Is Just a Stupid Boat

Confirmed: Philippe Starck's "Revolutionary" Apple Product Really Is Just a Stupid Boat
http://gizmodo.com/5902616/confirmed-philippe-starcks-revolutionary-apple-product-is-really-just-a-stupid-boat

UCLA Professors Claim eHarmony Is Duping Its Customers

UCLA Professors Claim eHarmony Is Duping Its Customers
http://gizmodo.com/5902591/ucla-professors-claim-eharmony-is-duping-its-customers

The Only US BlackBerry Store Might Be the Saddest Place on Earth

The Only US BlackBerry Store Might Be the Saddest Place on Earth
http://gizmodo.com/5902609/the-only-us-blackberry-store-might-be-the-saddest-place-on-earth

Intel's Supercharged Ivy Bridge CPU Proves Its Mettle in Benchmarks

Intel's Supercharged Ivy Bridge CPU Proves Its Mettle in Benchmarks
http://gizmodo.com/5902645/intels-supercharged-ivy-bridge-cpu-proves-its-mettle-in-benchmarks

Megaupload Worked on a Multi-Billion Dollar IPO

Megaupload Worked on a Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
https://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-worked-on-a-multi-billion-dollar-ipo-120417/

Goodbye, Discovery: Legendary Space Shuttle Takes Its Final Flight

Goodbye, Discovery: Legendary Space Shuttle Takes Its Final Flight
http://gizmodo.com/5902655/goodbye-discovery-legendary-shuttle-takes-its-final-flight

Tupac Hologram Wasn't a Hologram

Tupac Hologram Wasn't a Hologram
http://gizmodo.com/5902625/tupac-hologram-wasnt-a-hologram

Ultrasound Treatment Cures Prostate Cancer Perfectly Nine Times in Ten

Ultrasound Treatment Cures Prostate Cancer Perfectly Nine Times in Ten
http://gizmodo.com/5902623/ultrasound-treatment-cures-prostate-cancer-perfectly-nine-times-in-ten

China Now Tops US in Space Launches

China Now Tops US in Space Launches
http://gizmodo.com/5902652/china-now-tops-us-in-space-launches

Read It Laterâs app goes free and gets a new name, Pocket

Read It Later’s app goes free and gets a new name, Pocket
http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/17/read-it-laters-app-goes-free-and-gets-a-new-name-pocket/

Interview questions from Bruno Ferrari

Interview questions from Bruno Ferrari
http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/17/interview-questions-from-bruno-ferrari/

Don't Buy This Stuff Right Now

Don't Buy This Stuff Right Now
http://gizmodo.com/5903704/dont-buy-this-stuff-right-now

Social Network Badoo Lands Top Google Product Exec

Social Network Badoo Lands Top Google Product Exec
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/04/19/social-network-badoo-lands-top-google-product-exec/

Taco Bell, By the Numbers

Taco Bell, By the Numbers
http://gizmodo.com/5903651/taco-bell-by-the-numbers

The Humble Origins of the HTML Blink Tag

The Humble Origins of the HTML Blink Tag
http://gizmodo.com/5903827/the-humble-origins-of-the-html-blink-tag

Netflix CEO calls out Comcast on net neutrality

Netflix CEO calls out Comcast on net neutrality
http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/15/netflix-ceo-calls-out-comcast-on-net-neutrality/

What Web Users Need to Know About SPDY

What Web Users Need to Know About SPDY
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/04/what-web-users-need-to-know-ab.php

20 Teams Pitch At Seedcamp Estonia

20 Teams Pitch At Seedcamp Estonia
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/20/20-teams-pitch-at-seedcamp-estonia/

Skeumorphism & Storytelling

Skeumorphism & Storytelling
http://tobiasahlin.com/blog/skeumorphism-and-storytelling/

How to Begin Working at a Startup

How to Begin Working at a Startup
http://phuu.net/2012/04/19/starting-at-buffer.html

How Andreessen Horowitz Bunted on an Instagram Investment

How Andreessen Horowitz Bunted on an Instagram Investment
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/how-andreessen-horowitz-fumbled-an-instagram-investment/

Google's chief Java architect: it's 'likely' I copied Sun code found in Android

Google's chief Java architect: it's 'likely' I copied Sun code found in Android
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/19/2961128/google-chief-java-architect-likely-i-copied-sun-code-in-android

Real Stories of Startup Failure: A Database of What Not to Do

Real Stories of Startup Failure: A Database of What Not to Do
http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2012/04/real-stories-of-startup-failur.php

Spring Cleaning: Google Shuts Down Patent Search Homepage, One Pass, Google Related & More

Spring Cleaning: Google Shuts Down Patent Search Homepage, One Pass, Google Related & More
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/20/spring-cleaning-google-shuts-down-patent-search-one-pass-google-related-more/

Posting Photos of Your Kids on Facebook: The Realities

Posting Photos of Your Kids on Facebook: The Realities
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/posting_photos_of_your_kids_on_facebook_the_realit.php

Facebook Says âYo Google and Apple, HTML5 Apps Will Suck Until Your Mobile Browsers Improveâ

Facebook Says “Yo Google and Apple, HTML5 Apps Will Suck Until Your Mobile Browsers Improve”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/20/facebook-google-apple-html5/

PicPlz Founder Dalton Caldwell: All This Gossip About The Instagram Sale Is âA Waste Of Timeâ

PicPlz Founder Dalton Caldwell: All This Gossip About The Instagram Sale Is ‘A Waste Of Time’
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/20/picplz-founder-dalton-caldwell-instagra-andreessen-horowitz/

Sharing Office Space - 6 Things to Worry About

Sharing Office Space - 6 Things to Worry About
http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2012/04/sharing-office-space---6-thing.php

Foursquare Eyes June for Launch of New Advertising Platform

Foursquare Eyes June for Launch of New Advertising Platform
http://adage.com/article/digital/foursquare-eyes-june-launch-advertising-platform/234223/

Food Matters: Building a Startup Office Culture One Meal at a Time

Food Matters: Building a Startup Office Culture One Meal at a Time
http://blog.ridejoy.com/food-matters-building-a-startup-office-culture-one-meal-at-a-time/

Why I use Safari instead of Firefox

Why I use Safari instead of Firefox
http://www.jwz.org/blog/2012/04/why-i-use-safari-instead-of-firefox/

Googler who said "we need a license for Java" says he didn't really mean it

Googler who said "we need a license for Java" says he didn't really mean it
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/googler-who-said-we-need-a-license-for-java-says-he-didnt-really-mean-it.ars

Windows Phone is headed for a life of fragmentation

Windows Phone is headed for a life of fragmentation
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/126571-windows-phone-is-headed-for-a-life-of-fragmentation

Why Read It Later/Pocket Went Free

Why Read It Later/Pocket Went Free
http://blog.ideashower.com/post/21276590202/why-pocket-went-free

Mystery Killer Preying on Vietnamese Youth

Mystery Killer Preying on Vietnamese Youth
http://gizmodo.com/5903919/mystery-killer-preying-on-vietnamese-youth

Samsung iCloud Competitor Will Apparently Debut Alongside Galaxy S III. Sigh.

Samsung iCloud Competitor Will Apparently Debut Alongside Galaxy S III. Sigh.
http://gizmodo.com/5903780/samsung-icloud-competitor-will-apparently-debut-alongside-galaxy-s-iii-sigh

The Ultimate Irony of Groupon

The Ultimate Irony of Groupon
http://attorneyfee.com/ultimate-irony-groupon/2012

Magical thinking at IBM

Magical thinking at IBM
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/magical-thinking-at-IBM/

Ridiculous âGoogle Glassâ Video Ripe For Parody

Ridiculous ‘Google Glass’ Video Ripe For Parody
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/google-glass/

How I Got Paid $600 to Party in a Swank Airport Lounge

How I Got Paid $600 to Party in a Swank Airport Lounge
http://gizmodo.com/5903687/how-i-got-paid-600-to-party-in-a-swank-airport-lounge

Walt Mossberg's Spring Laptop Buyer's Guide

Walt Mossberg's Spring Laptop Buyer's Guide
http://allthingsd.com/20120417/permission-to-procrastinate-wait-to-get-a-new-laptop/

Google's Being Hit With a Federal Probe-Again

Google's Being Hit With a Federal Probe-Again
http://gizmodo.com/5902754/googles-being-hit-with-a-federal-probeagain

How to Rule a Weed Empire Through Violence

How to Rule a Weed Empire Through Violence
http://gizmodo.com/5902129/how-to-rule-a-weed-empire-through-fear-and-violence

How to fix IBM in a week

How to fix IBM in a week
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/how-to-fix-IBM-in-a-week/

Seven Years, One Million Edits, Zero Dollars: Wikipedia's Flat Broke Superstar

Seven Years, One Million Edits, Zero Dollars: Wikipedia's Flat Broke Superstar
http://gizmodo.com/5903743/seven-years-one-million-edits-zero-dollars-wikipedias-flat-broke-superstar-editor

Want to get acquired by Google? Google VP explains how to go big.

Want to get acquired by Google? Google VP explains how to go big.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/19/want-to-get-acquired-by-google-google-vp-explains-how-to-go-big/

Apple rumored to adopt in-cell touch panels for 2012 iPhone

Apple rumored to adopt in-cell touch panels for 2012 iPhone
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/20/apple_rumored_to_adopt_in_cell_touch_panels_for_2012_iphone.html

Asteroid takeout-a one-billionaire mission to bring a 500-ton asteroid to Earth by 2025

Asteroid takeout-a one-billionaire mission to bring a 500-ton asteroid to Earth by 2025
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/asteroid-takeout---a-one-billionaire-mission-to-bring-a-500-ton-asteroid-to-high-earth-orbit-by-2025.ars

The DOJâs half-baked explanation of Appleâs role in the e-book case

The DOJ’s half-baked explanation of Apple’s role in the e-book case
http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/11/the-dojs-half-baked-explanation-of-apples-role-in-the-e-book-case-analysis/

CEO Scott Thompson To Cut 50 Properties: âYahoo Has Been Doing Way Too Muchâ

CEO Scott Thompson To Cut 50 Properties: “Yahoo Has Been Doing Way Too Much”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/17/yahoo-has-been-doing-way-too-much/

Why Windows Phone could beat Android

Why Windows Phone could beat Android
http://www.tnl.net/blog/2012/04/21/windows-phone-to-beat-android/

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Elderly perv falsely diagnosed cancer in women so he could sexually assault, use weird gadgets on them

Elderly perv falsely diagnosed cancer in women so he could sexually assault, use weird gadgets on them
http://boingboing.net/2012/04/18/elderly-perv-gave-women-bogus.html

Apple investors brace for more turbulence

Apple investors brace for more turbulence
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/us-apple-idUSBRE83H01R20120418

With Instagram Deal, Facebook Shows Its Worth

With Instagram Deal, Facebook Shows Its Worth
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/with-instagram-deal-facebook-shows-its-worth/

Apple No Longer Has Weeks to Fix Security Disasters

Apple No Longer Has Weeks to Fix Security Disasters
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_no_longer_has_weeks_to_fix_security_disaster.php

A Sign Of The Hiring-pocalypse

A Sign Of The Hiring-pocalypse
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/17/a-sign-of-the-hiring-pocalypse/

The Power & Peril of Saving the Web for Later

The Power & Peril of Saving the Web for Later
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_power_peril_of_saving_the_web_for_later.php

I Quit My Passion and Took a Boring Job

I Quit My Passion and Took a Boring Job
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2012/03/18/reader-story-i-quit-my-passion-and-took-a-boring-job/

I Guess Im Not A 501 Developer

I Guess Im Not A 501 Developer
http://adit.io/posts/2012-04-18-I_guess_Im_not_a_501_Developer.html

VC Signaling Coming Home To Roost

VC Signaling Coming Home To Roost
http://blog.eladgil.com/2012/04/vc-signaling-coming-home-to-roost.html

Itâs Not About Instagram - Itâs About Mobile

It’s Not About Instagram - It’s About Mobile
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/its-not-about-instagram/

The Twitter "Patent Hack"

The Twitter "Patent Hack"
http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/04/the-twitter-patent-hack.html

Why Obvious Invested in Neighborland

Why Obvious Invested in Neighborland
http://obvious.com/neighborland.html

The World Wide Web Doesn't Revolve Around You, Music Industry

The World Wide Web Doesn't Revolve Around You, Music Industry
http://gizmodo.com/5903271/the-world-wide-web-doesnt-revolve-around-you-music-industry

The green scare: just how safe is Android?

The green scare: just how safe is Android?
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2958198/the-green-scare-android-malware

Fancy hits 500,000 users with Pinterest-like social shopping service

Fancy hits 500,000 users with Pinterest-like social shopping service
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/18/fancy-hits-500000-users-with-pinterest-like-social-shopping-service/

North Korea Spent a Whole $15 Making Its Website

North Korea Spent a Whole $15 Making Its Website
http://gizmodo.com/5902961/north-korea-spent-a-whole-15-making-its-website

Forecast Takes The Hassle Out Of Ambient Check-Ins Without Draining Your Battery

Forecast Takes The Hassle Out Of Ambient Check-Ins Without Draining Your Battery
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/forecast-takes-the-hassle-out-of-check-ins/

iCloud Mail outage affecting some users all day today

iCloud Mail outage affecting some users all day today
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2958472/icloud-mail-outage-april-2012

Six Rules for Dining Out

Six Rules for Dining Out
http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/six-rules-for-dining-out/8929/2/?single_page=true

Fruux Keeps Your Calendars and Contacts In Sync Between All Of Your Devices

Fruux Keeps Your Calendars and Contacts In Sync Between All Of Your Devices
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/fruux-keeps-your-calendars-and-contacts-in-sync-between-all-of-your-devices/

The ugly side of Kickstarter: the risks in backing game dev campaigns are greater than you think

The ugly side of Kickstarter: the risks in backing game dev campaigns are greater than you think
http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-ugly-side-of-kickstarter-why-the-risks-in-backing-gaming-campaigns-are-

With Help From Facebook Timeline, Viddy Becomes Top Free iPhone App

With Help From Facebook Timeline, Viddy Becomes Top Free iPhone App
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/viddy-tops-app-store/

Zuckerberg closed Instagram deal without Facebook board approval

Zuckerberg closed Instagram deal without Facebook board approval
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/zuckerberg-closed-instagram-deal-without-facebook-board.ars

Microsoft not really sure if it's going to upgrade Windows Phones to Windows Phone 8

Microsoft not really sure if it's going to upgrade Windows Phones to Windows Phone 8
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/04/microsoft-still-not-really-sure-if-its-going-to-upgrade-windows-phones-to-windows-phone-8.ars

How a Photo of a Random Ensign Hung in the Pentagon Alongside Famous Generals For Almost a Year

How a Photo of a Random Ensign Hung in the Pentagon Alongside Famous Generals For Almost a Year
http://gizmodo.com/5903005/for-almost-a-year-a-photo-of-a-random-ensign-hung-in-the-pentagon-alongside-famous-generals

Square reportedly seeking a new round of capital at a massive $4 billion valuation

Square reportedly seeking a new round of capital at a massive $4 billion valuation
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2957351/square-seeking-4-billion-dollar-valuation

Why Google Shouldn't Make Its Own Phone

Why Google Shouldn't Make Its Own Phone
http://gizmodo.com/5902774/why-google-shouldnt-make-its-own-phone

Silent magician Teller files copyright suit over "stolen" shadow trick

Silent magician Teller files copyright suit over "stolen" shadow trick
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/silent-magician-teller-files-copyright-suit-over-stolen-shadow-trick.ars

Windows Phone marketing manager quits after five months

Windows Phone marketing manager quits after five months
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2956879/windows-phone-marketing-manager-gavin-kim-leaves-microsoft

The Day Yahoo Decided I Liked Reading About Child Murder

The Day Yahoo Decided I Liked Reading About Child Murder
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/the-day-yahoo-decided-i-liked-reading-about-child-murder/255970/

Zuckerberg Haggled Instagram Down From $2 Billion to $1 Billion

Zuckerberg Haggled Instagram Down From $2 Billion to $1 Billion
http://gizmodo.com/5902943/zuckerberg-bartered-insagram-down-from-2-billion-to-1-billion

Steve Jobs & The Lost Years

Steve Jobs & The Lost Years
http://gigaom.com/apple/steve-jobs-the-lost-years/

Larry Page: Android isn't critical, it's a delivery vehicle for Google services

Larry Page: Android isn't critical, it's a delivery vehicle for Google services
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2957682/larry-page-android-isnt-critical-its-a-delivery-vehicle-for-google

Why Google secretly switched to an open-source networking technology in 2010

Why Google secretly switched to an open-source networking technology in 2010
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2958363/google-openflow-open-source-network-technology

Cisco memo: We canât build anything

Cisco memo: We can’t build anything
http://gigaom.com/cloud/cisco-memo-we-cant-build-anything/

Somethingâs rotten in IBM Dubuque

Something’s rotten in IBM Dubuque
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/somethings-rotten-in-IBM-dubuque/

Not your fatherâs IBM

Not your father’s IBM
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/not-your-fathers-IBM/

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 released; outstanding issues still abound

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 released; outstanding issues still abound
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2958549/os-x-mountain-lion-developer-preview-3-released-outstanding-issues-remain

Tumblr to launch ads starting May 2

Tumblr to launch ads starting May 2
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/tumblr-to-launch-ads-on-site-starting-may-2.ars

Inside the Super Secret Obvious Corporation HQ

Inside the Super Secret Obvious Corporation HQ
http://www.betabeat.com/2012/04/19/inside-the-top-secret-obvious-corporation-hq/

Google's Creative Destruction

Google's Creative Destruction
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/165/google-ventures

Salespeople say the darndest things: secret-shopping the Nokia Lumia 900

Salespeople say the darndest things: secret-shopping the Nokia Lumia 900
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/salespeople-say-the-darndest-things-secret-shopping-the-nokia-lumia-900.ars

Microsoft's Online "Operating Loss Improvement"

Microsoft's Online "Operating Loss Improvement"
http://parislemon.com/post/21394408259/microsofts-online-operating-loss-improvement

"Lost" Jobs interviews add dimension, perspective to his life story

"Lost" Jobs interviews add dimension, perspective to his life story
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/lost-jobs-interviews-add-dimension-perspective-to-his-life-story.ars

We've Been Trimming Our Nails Wrong for More Than 100 Years

We've Been Trimming Our Nails Wrong for More Than 100 Years
http://gizmodo.com/5903385/weve-been-trimming-our-nails-wrong-for-more-than-100-years

Why Does Google Think Pinterest Is an "Extraordinary" Problem Solver?

Why Does Google Think Pinterest Is an "Extraordinary" Problem Solver?
http://gizmodo.com/5903581/google-pinterest-is-extraordinary

You Can Buy Stocks on Facebook Soon

You Can Buy Stocks on Facebook Soon
http://gizmodo.com/5903470/you-can-buy-stocks-on-facebook-soon

Watching Porn Turns Off Your Brain, Says Study

Watching Porn Turns Off Your Brain, Says Study
http://gizmodo.com/5903590/watching-porn-turns-off-your-brain-says-study

What Is 4/20?

What Is 4/20?
http://gizmodo.com/5903598/what-is-420

Apple-Google Antitrust Case Is Going To Trial, And Itâs Steve Jobsâ Fault

Apple-Google Antitrust Case Is Going To Trial, And It’s Steve Jobs’ Fault
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/steve-jobs-antitrust/

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Criminals are fleeing the law and flocking to Facebook

Criminals are fleeing the law and flocking to Facebook
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/17/2953926/facebook-crime-police-investigation

Stop Looking For A Technical Co-founder

Stop Looking For A Technical Co-founder
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/stop-looking-for-a-technical-co-founder/

An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram

An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/an-open-letter-to-those-not-employed-at-instagram/

Netflix CEO calls out Comcast on net neutrality

Netflix CEO calls out Comcast on net neutrality
http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/15/netflix-ceo-calls-out-comcast-on-net-neutrality/

If Oracle wins its Android suit, everyone loses

If Oracle wins its Android suit, everyone loses
http://m.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-04-2012/120406-open-sources.html

Confirmed: Redpoint Leads $40M Funding Round for Path

Confirmed: Redpoint Leads $40M Funding Round for Path
http://allthingsd.com/20120415/confirmed-redpoint-leads-40m-funding-round-for-path/

Netflixâs Reed Hastings Chastises Comcast Over Net Neutrality And Its Shady Xfinity App

Netflix’s Reed Hastings Chastises Comcast Over Net Neutrality And Its Shady Xfinity App
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/comcast-know/

Why I Wonât Sign Your NDA

Why I Won’t Sign Your NDA
http://blog.jpl-consulting.com/2012/04/why-i-wont-sign-your-nda/

The three cancers in the Ruby community

The three cancers in the Ruby community
http://blog.txustice.me/2012/04/the-three-cancers-in-the-ruby-community/

Blogger Outraged by âSilicon Valleyâ Apparently Wanted a Reality Show of Her Own

Blogger Outraged by ‘Silicon Valley’ Apparently Wanted a Reality Show of Her Own
http://www.betabeat.com/2012/04/13/blogger-outraged-by-silicon-valley-apparently-wanted-a-reality-show-of-her-own/

North Korea Shows Off Glorious New Weapons that Probably Won't Work

North Korea Shows Off Glorious New Weapons that Probably Won't Work
http://gizmodo.com/5902091/north-korea-shows-off-glorious-new-weapons-that-probably-wont-work

Asus Fixes Transformer Prime by Making Transformer Prime Look Idiotic

Asus Fixes Transformer Prime by Making Transformer Prime Look Idiotic
http://gizmodo.com/5902315/asus-fixes-transformer-prime-by-making-transformer-prime-look-idiotic

Asus Announces A Ridiculous Solution For Its Flawed Transformer Prime Android Tablet

Asus Announces A Ridiculous Solution For Its Flawed Transformer Prime Android Tablet
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/16/asus-announces-a-ridiculous-solution-for-its-flawed-transformer-prime-tablet/

Sacrificing Web Standards for Short-Term Gain?

Sacrificing Web Standards for Short-Term Gain?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/16/4ormat-rebuttal/

How Sony Fell Behind in the Tech Parade

How Sony Fell Behind in the Tech Parade
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/technology/how-sony-fell-behind-in-the-tech-parade.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Facebook Doesn't Have to Trample On Our Privacy Rights in the Name of Cybersecurity

Facebook Doesn't Have to Trample On Our Privacy Rights in the Name of Cybersecurity
http://gizmodo.com/5902302/facebook-doesnt-have-to-trample-on-our-privacy-rights-in-the-name-of-cybersecurity

Why Path is no Instagram

Why Path is no Instagram
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/16/why-path-is-no-instagram/

Windows 8 To Come in Three Editions (You Want The Last One)

Windows 8 To Come in Three Editions (You Want The Last One)
http://gizmodo.com/5902502/windows-8-to-come-in-three-editions-you-want-the-last-one

What the web is saying about Sergey Brin and openness

What the web is saying about Sergey Brin and openness
http://gigaom.com/europe/what-the-web-is-saying-about-sergey-brin-and-openness/

Antitrust Vs. Antitrust

Antitrust Vs. Antitrust
http://parislemon.com/post/20930266487/antitrust-vs-antitrust

That Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs Movie Sounds Pretty Awful Already

That Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs Movie Sounds Pretty Awful Already
http://gizmodo.com/5902096/that-ashton-kutcher-steve-jobs-movie-sounds-pretty-awful-already

Five OS X security threats that fizzled

Five OS X security threats that fizzled
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/5-os-x-security-threats-that-fizzled.ars

Why are video game sales looking so weak lately? Blame Nintendo.

Why are video game sales looking so weak lately? Blame Nintendo.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/04/why-are-video-game-sales-looking-so-weak-lately-blame-nintendo.ars

iTunesâ Windows Problem

iTunes’ Windows Problem
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/04/15/itunes%e2%80%99-windows-problem/

Just Checking...How Many of Foursquare's Reported 20 Million Users Are Active?

Just Checking...How Many of Foursquare's Reported 20 Million Users Are Active?
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/foursquare_active_users.php

Apple II Forever: a 35th-Anniversary Tribute to Appleâs First Iconic Product

Apple II Forever: a 35th-Anniversary Tribute to Apple’s First Iconic Product
http://techland.time.com/2012/04/16/apple-ii-forever-a-35th-anniversary-tribute-to-apples-first-iconic-product/

Path Announces $30M+ Round Of Funding, Investors Include Sir Richard Branson

Path Announces $30M+ Round Of Funding, Investors Include Sir Richard Branson
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/16/path-announces-30m-round-of-funding/

Your IQ Depends on a Single Gene

Your IQ Depends on a Single Gene
http://gizmodo.com/5902291/your-iq-depends-on-a-single-gene

Happy Memories Become Less Special If You Talk About Them

Happy Memories Become Less Special If You Talk About Them
http://gizmodo.com/5902331/happy-memories-become-less-special-if-you-talk-about-them

Codecademy - how not to do a redesign by Michal Bureš

Codecademy - how not to do a redesign by Michal Bureš
http://michalbures.com/blog/codecademy-how-not-to-do-a-redesign/

Exclusive: Tupac Coachella Hologram Creator Tells How He Resurrected Rapper

Exclusive: Tupac Coachella Hologram Creator Tells How He Resurrected Rapper
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683173/tupac-hologram-coachella.jhtml

Twitter acquires social analytics company Hotspots.io for its revenue engineering team

Twitter acquires social analytics company Hotspots.io for its revenue engineering team
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2012/04/16/social-analytics-company-hotspots-io-acquired-by-twitter-for-revenue-engineering-team/

First look at Walmart's Apple store-within-a-store

First look at Walmart's Apple store-within-a-store
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/16/new_apple_displays_begin_appearing_at_walmart_retail_stores.html

New iPad overcomes last yearâs supply chain woes

New iPad overcomes last year’s supply chain woes
http://gigaom.com/apple/new-ipad-overcomes-last-years-supply-chain-woes/

User Experience And The Poison On The Tip Of The Arrow

User Experience And The Poison On The Tip Of The Arrow
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/user-experience-and-the-poison-on-the-tip-of-the-arrow/

Not a Joke: New Dating Site Matches You Based On Your Klout Score

Not a Joke: New Dating Site Matches You Based On Your Klout Score
http://gizmodo.com/5902454/not-a-joke-new-dating-site-matches-you-based-on-your-klout-score

Twitter Acquires Social Analytics Startup Hotspots.io

Twitter Acquires Social Analytics Startup Hotspots.io
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/16/twitter-acquires-hotspots-io/

Instagram-scam?

Instagram-scam?
http://www.donnaklinenow.com/investigation/instagram-scam

Amazon Is Overrun With a Plague of Bestseller Knockoffs

Amazon Is Overrun With a Plague of Bestseller Knockoffs
http://gizmodo.com/5902283/amazon-is-overrun-with-a-plague-of-fake-books

A TSA Agent Has Been Stealing iPads from Passenger Luggage

A TSA Agent Has Been Stealing iPads from Passenger Luggage
http://gizmodo.com/5902383/a-tsa-agent-has-been-stealing-ipads-from-passenger-luggage

Why we still don't totally understand how diseases spread

Why we still don't totally understand how diseases spread
http://boingboing.net/2012/04/16/super-spreaders.html

'Flatland' redux: watch Carl Sagan explain the science of 'Fez'

'Flatland' redux: watch Carl Sagan explain the science of 'Fez'
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/16/2952330/flatland-redux-watch-carl-sagan-explain-the-science-of-fez

How Social Currency Is Driving Identity, Trust and New Industries

How Social Currency Is Driving Identity, Trust and New Industries
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/how-social-currency-is-driving-identity-trust-and-new-industries/

Why it's OK to leave a tech job at 5 p.m.

Why it's OK to leave a tech job at 5 p.m.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/16/tech/web/cashmore-facebook-sandberg/index.html

Dear Windows Phone: Get Your Shit Together

Dear Windows Phone: Get Your Shit Together
http://gizmodo.com/5902361/windows-phone-get-your-shit-together

44 Million iPhones?!

44 Million iPhones?!
http://parislemon.com/post/21223559882/44-million-iphones

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/16/how-many-iphones-did-apple-sell-last-quarter-5/

The Upcoming iPhone Carrier Fall Out?

The Upcoming iPhone Carrier Fall Out?
http://parislemon.com/post/21225166127/the-upcoming-iphone-carrier-fall-out

Apple Falls on Concern About Carrier Subsidies

Apple Falls on Concern About Carrier Subsidies
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-16/apple-drops-most-in-almost-six-months-in-intraday-trading

Steve Blank Teaches Entrepreneurs How To Fail Less

Steve Blank Teaches Entrepreneurs How To Fail Less
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/steve-blank-teaches-entrepreneurs-how-to-fail-less/

Monday, April 16, 2012

Clothes and Self-Perception

Clothes and Self-Perception
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/clothes-and-self-perception.html?_r=2

Intel Windows 8 Tablets Details: Two Sizes, Atom Guts, and 4G Goodness To Come

Intel Windows 8 Tablets Details: Two Sizes, Atom Guts, and 4G Goodness To Come
http://gizmodo.com/5901832/intels-got-new-details-on-its-windows-8-tablets

Branded Artist Apps Could Be a Gold Mine for Musicians and Fans Alike

Branded Artist Apps Could Be a Gold Mine for Musicians and Fans Alike
http://gizmodo.com/5901882/branded-artist-apps-could-be-a-gold-mine-for-musicians-and-fans-alike

This Slimy Policeman Recorded Himself Masturbating On His Car's Dashboard Camera

This Slimy Policeman Recorded Himself Masturbating On His Car's Dashboard Camera
http://gizmodo.com/5901775/this-policeman-recorded-himself-masturbating-on-his-dashboard-camera

Is This the Mistress Who Took Down the CEO of Best Buy?

Is This the Mistress Who Took Down the CEO of Best Buy?
http://gizmodo.com/5901903/is-this-the-mistress-who-took-down-the-ceo-of-best-buy

Is This the Most Popular Photo on Instagram?

Is This the Most Popular Photo on Instagram?
http://gizmodo.com/5901741/is-this-the-most-popular-photo-on-instagram

Why Friday the 13th Is So Unlucky

Why Friday the 13th Is So Unlucky
http://gizmodo.com/5901712/why-friday-the-13th-is-so-unlucky

Plot thickens in Apple âbait appsâ case

Plot thickens in Apple “bait apps” case
http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/13/plot-thickens-in-apple-bait-apps-case/

Death To The Gatekeepers: Bezos Talks Innovation In The Publishing Space

Death To The Gatekeepers: Bezos Talks Innovation In The Publishing Space
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/death-to-the-gatekeepers-bezos-talks-innovation-in-the-publishing-space/

Leaked roadmap raises questions about Office 15, Windows 8 launch

Leaked roadmap raises questions about Office 15, Windows 8 launch
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/04/leaked-roadmap-raises-questions-about-office-15-windows-8-launch.ars

Watch out IBM!

Watch out IBM!
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/watch-out-ibm/

The Other Sinister Plot At Groupon

The Other Sinister Plot At Groupon
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/in-defense-of-groupon/

Does This Leak Hint at Google Drive's Imminent Arrival?

Does This Leak Hint at Google Drive's Imminent Arrival?
http://gizmodo.com/5901661/does-this-leak-hint-at-google-drives-imminent-arrival

Donât Try to âPull an Instagram.â Hereâs Why â¦

Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why …
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2012/04/14/dont-try-to-pull-an-instagram-heres-why/

Oracle's IP war against Google finally going to trial: What's at stake

Oracle's IP war against Google finally going to trial: What's at stake
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/oracles-ip-war-against-google-finally-going-to-trial-whats-at-stake.ars

Itâs Not A Bubble, Itâs Valleywood

It’s Not A Bubble, It’s Valleywood
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/14/its-not-a-bubble-its-valleywood/

Founders beware: accelerators offer upside, but only if youâre ready

Founders beware: accelerators offer upside, but only if you’re ready
http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/14/founders-beware-accelerators-offer-upside-but-only-if-youre-ready/

Twitter Wanted to Buy Instagram, But Facebook Beat it to it

Twitter Wanted to Buy Instagram, But Facebook Beat it to it
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2012/04/14/twitter-tried-to-buy-instagram-but-facebook-pipped-it-to-the-post/

The New Grabio Lets You Grab Classified Deals On The Go

The New Grabio Lets You Grab Classified Deals On The Go
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/14/the-new-grabio-lets-you-grab-classified-deals-on-the-go/

Twitter wanted to buy Instagram before Facebook's purchase, says NYT

Twitter wanted to buy Instagram before Facebook's purchase, says NYT
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/14/2948528/instagram-facebook-acquisition-company-history

How Kik Survived The Group Messaging Wars And Built A Sweet Mobile App For Controlling TVs

How Kik Survived The Group Messaging Wars And Built A Sweet Mobile App For Controlling TVs
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/from-kik-to-clik/

A Requiem For RIM

A Requiem For RIM
http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/04/a-requiem-for-rim.php

Ask Stack: How to mentor a junior developer?

Ask Stack: How to mentor a junior developer?
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/ask-stack-how-to-mentor-a-junior-developer-1.ars

The Macalope Weekly: Are you crazy?

The Macalope Weekly: Are you crazy?
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166374/macalope_are_you_crazy.html

Abolish The Reference Check

Abolish The Reference Check
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/01/abolish-the-reference-check/

Nom Nom Nom, More Pie

Nom Nom Nom, More Pie
http://blog.empireavenue.com/2012/04/12/nom-nom-nom-more-pie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nom-nom-nom-more-pie

Just The Facts, Jack. Just The Facts.

Just The Facts, Jack. Just The Facts.
http://parislemon.com/post/21100190412/just-the-facts-jack-just-the-facts

Why the Titanic Sank

Why the Titanic Sank
http://gizmodo.com/5901943/why-the-titanic-sank

âPink Slimeâ Furor Means Disaster for U.S. Meat Innovator

‘Pink Slime’ Furor Means Disaster for U.S. Meat Innovator
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-12/-pink-slime-furor-means-disaster-for-u-s-meat-innovator.html

Fire Me. I Beg You.

Fire Me. I Beg You.
http://robbieabed.com/fire-me-i-beg-you/

Why North Korea Still Sucks at Launching Rockets

Why North Korea Still Sucks at Launching Rockets
http://gizmodo.com/5901656/why-north-korea-still-sucks-at-launching-rockets

15 Current Technologies My Newborn Son Wonât Use

15 Current Technologies My Newborn Son Won’t Use
http://gizmodo.com/5901576/15-current-technologies-my-newborn-son-wont-use

The FBI Wants to "Advance the Science of Interrogation"

The FBI Wants to "Advance the Science of Interrogation"
http://gizmodo.com/5901653/the-fbi-wants-to-advance-the-science-of-interrogation

Monkeys Can Read (Kinda)

Monkeys Can Read (Kinda)
http://gizmodo.com/5901678/monkeys-can-read-kinda

Former RIM CEO Resigned Because His Ideas Were Too Good

Former RIM CEO Resigned Because His Ideas Were Too Good
http://gizmodo.com/5901693/rim-ceo-resigned-because-his-ideas-were-too-good

Googleâs evil stock split

Google’s evil stock split
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2012/04/13/googles-evil-stock-split/

Why Facebook Terrifies Google

Why Facebook Terrifies Google
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_facebook_terrifies_google.php

The Cloud Will Kill The Resume, And Thatâs a Good Thing

The Cloud Will Kill The Resume, And That’s a Good Thing
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/rip-paper-resumes/

Recently Departed Magento CTO And Co-Founder: eBay Doesnât Understand The Meaning Of Open

Recently Departed Magento CTO And Co-Founder: eBay Doesn’t Understand The Meaning Of Open
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/recently-departed-magento-cto-and-co-founder-ebay-doesnt-understand-the-meaning-of-open/

Balsillie The Radical? New Report Shines Light On The RIM That Could Have Been

Balsillie The Radical? New Report Shines Light On The RIM That Could Have Been
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/balsillie-the-radical-new-report-shines-light-on-the-rim-that-could-have-been/

My Last Sony: The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Sonny Boy

My Last Sony: The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Sonny Boy
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/my-last-sony-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-house-of-sonny-boy/

Instagram Founders Were Helped by Bay Area Connections

Instagram Founders Were Helped by Bay Area Connections
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/technology/instagram-founders-were-helped-by-bay-area-connections.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Interesting: Law Firm Leading The Antitrust Charge Against Apple Shares A Seattle Address With Amazon

Interesting: Law Firm Leading The Antitrust Charge Against Apple Shares A Seattle Address With Amazon
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/hagens-berman-amazon-seattle-apple-antitrust-doj/

Facebook Explains Why Itâs Supporting Congressâ CISPA Cybersecurity Bill

Facebook Explains Why It’s Supporting Congress’ CISPA Cybersecurity Bill
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/facebook-cispa-support/

Facebook Ups The Mobile Ante Again; Buys Mobile Loyalty, Rewards Startup TagTile

Facebook Ups The Mobile Ante Again; Buys Mobile Loyalty, Rewards Startup TagTile
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/facebook-ups-the-mobile-ante-again-buys-mobile-loyalty-rewards-startup-tagtile/

The One Product That Makes Apple a Trillion-Dollar Company Overnight

The One Product That Makes Apple a Trillion-Dollar Company Overnight
http://www.launch.co/blog/the-one-product-that-makes-apple-a-trillion-dollar-company-o.html

iCloudâs First Six Months: The Developers Weigh In

iCloud’s First Six Months: The Developers Weigh In
http://www.macstories.net/stories/iclouds-first-six-months-the-developers-weigh-in/

Banned from Kickstarter for Being a Stalking Victim

Banned from Kickstarter for Being a Stalking Victim
http://rachelmarone.com/banned-from-kickstarter-for-being-a-stalking-victim.html

In praise of Objective-C

In praise of Objective-C
http://slidetocode.com/2012/04/14/objective-c/

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Fetchnotes Launches A Simple, Cloud-Based Note-Taking Service (That Twitter Users Will Love)

Fetchnotes Launches A Simple, Cloud-Based Note-Taking Service (That Twitter Users Will Love)
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/fetchnotes-launches-a-simple-cloud-based-note-taking-service-that-twitter-users-will-love/

How to Fail: Mark Pincus

How to Fail: Mark Pincus
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-12/how-to-fail-mark-pincus

There Are Now 200,000 People In Everyme Circles

There Are Now 200,000 People In Everyme Circles
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/everyme-200k/

The Instagram Deal: A Mark Zuckerberg Production

The Instagram Deal: A Mark Zuckerberg Production
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/the-instagram-deal-a-mark-zuckerberg-production/

500pxâs Terms Of Service Are Kind Of Awesome

500px’s Terms Of Service Are Kind Of Awesome
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/500pxs-terms-of-service-are-kind-of-awesome/

Gas Stations Don't Really Make Money On Gas

Gas Stations Don't Really Make Money On Gas
http://gizmodo.com/5901517/gas-stations-dont-really-make-money-on-gas

LogMeIn announces Cubby, cloud storage with a peer to peer twist

LogMeIn announces Cubby, cloud storage with a peer to peer twist
http://www.theverge.com/web/2012/4/12/2944613/logmein-cubby-cloud-storage

These Breasts Nailed a Hacker For the FBI

These Breasts Nailed a Hacker For the FBI
http://gizmodo.com/5901430/these-breasts-nailed-anonymous-hacker-in-fbi-case

Everything You Need To Know About Breaking Into The Tech Startup Industry

Everything You Need To Know About Breaking Into The Tech Startup Industry
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alextaub/2012/04/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-breaking-into-the-tech-startup-industry/

Why you shouldn't invite Yehuda Katz to your user group meeting

Why you shouldn't invite Yehuda Katz to your user group meeting
http://thewebivore.com/why-you-shouldnt-invite-yehuda-katz-to-your-u

Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Hands On: Never Read a Book on a Tablet Again

Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Hands On: Never Read a Book on a Tablet Again
http://gizmodo.com/5901499/hands-on-nook-simple-touch-with-glowlight-never-read-a-book-on-a-tablet-again

KFC Thailand Exploits Tsunami to Sell Terror Chicken on Facebook

KFC Thailand Exploits Tsunami to Sell Terror Chicken on Facebook
http://gizmodo.com/5901527/kfc-thailand-exploits-tsunami-to-sell-terror-chicken

Dream:ON iPhone app seeks volunteers to create the perfect dream

Dream:ON iPhone app seeks volunteers to create the perfect dream
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/11/2940281/perfect-dream-control-iphone-app

False Start's sad demise: Google abandons noble attempt to make SSL less painful

False Start's sad demise: Google abandons noble attempt to make SSL less painful
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/google-abandons-noble-experiment-to-make-ssl-less-painful.ars

How Pinterest Could Save Google

How Pinterest Could Save Google
http://gizmodo.com/5901324/how-pinterest-could-save-google

Well, I'm Back: The Internet Experiment Has Failed

Well, I'm Back: The Internet Experiment Has Failed
http://robert.ocallahan.org/2012/04/internet-experiment-has-failed.html

Millennia-Old Strains of Bacteria Can Resist Drugs They've Never Met

Millennia-Old Strains of Bacteria Can Resist Drugs They've Never Met
http://gizmodo.com/5901483/millennia+old-strains-of-bacteria-can-resist-drugs-theyve-never-met

Facebook-Instagram deal took Zuckerberg two days to complete

Facebook-Instagram deal took Zuckerberg two days to complete
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/12/2944727/facebook-instagram-deal-zuckerberg-details

Mars Viking Robots 'Found Life'

Mars Viking Robots 'Found Life'
http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-life-viking-landers-discovery-120412.html

Sexual harassment as ethical imperative: how Capcomâs fighting game reality show turned ugly

Sexual harassment as ethical imperative: how Capcom’s fighting game reality show turned ugly
http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/sexual-harassment-as-ethical-imperative-the-ugly-side-of-fighting-games

While Apple Is Criticized for Foxconn, Other Companies Are Silent

While Apple Is Criticized for Foxconn, Other Companies Are Silent
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/disruptions-on-worker-conditions-apples-rivals-are-silent/

PayDragon May Be The Easiest Way To Order Food On Your Phone

PayDragon May Be The Easiest Way To Order Food On Your Phone
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/paydragon-launch/

Friday, April 13, 2012

North Korea Defies the World and Launches Menacing Rocket (Updated: It Failed)

North Korea Defies the World and Launches Menacing Rocket (Updated: It Failed)
http://gizmodo.com/5901325/north-korea-defies-the-world-and-launches-menacing-rocket

North Korea Is Lying About Its Rocket Launch, Sat-Watchers Show

North Korea Is Lying About Its Rocket Launch, Sat-Watchers Show
http://gizmodo.com/5900981/north-korea-is-lying-about-its-rocket-launch-sat+watchers-show

Everyme for iPhone review: what happens when you blend Path and Google+?

Everyme for iPhone review: what happens when you blend Path and Google+?
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/12/2938231/everyme-review

The US Department of Justice Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple (Updating)

The US Department of Justice Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple (Updating)
http://gizmodo.com/5901002/the-us-department-of-justice-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-apple

Instagram Won the Lottery

Instagram Won the Lottery
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/instagram_won_the_lottery.php

8 Things Instagram Did Right

8 Things Instagram Did Right
http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2012/04/8-things-instagram-did-right.php

The New $399 iPad 2 Uses a Tweaked A5 Which Could Save Battery Life

The New $399 iPad 2 Uses a Tweaked A5 Which Could Save Battery Life
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/04/12/the-new-399-ipad-2-uses-a-tweaked-32nm-a5-chip-which-may-help-it-get-better-battery-life/

Why Does The New Google+ Use So Much Whitespace?

Why Does The New Google+ Use So Much Whitespace?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/why-does-the-new-google-use-so-much-whitespace/

Time to ditch these arrogant tech blogs

Time to ditch these arrogant tech blogs
http://www.kernelmag.com/comment/opinion/1799/time-to-ditch-the-arrogant-tech-blogs/

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2: A Little Better, a Little Cheaper

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2: A Little Better, a Little Cheaper
http://gizmodo.com/5901142/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-a-little-better-a-little-cheaper

Apple wants to make it easy for non-programmers to build iOS apps

Apple wants to make it easy for non-programmers to build iOS apps
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/12/apple_wants_to_make_it_easy_for_non_programmers_to_build_ios_apps.html

Sony Confirms 10,000 Jobs To Go As Part Of Its Big âOne Sonyâ Reorganization

Sony Confirms 10,000 Jobs To Go As Part Of Its Big ‘One Sony’ Reorganization
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/sony-confirms-10000-jobs-to-go-as-part-of-one-sony-reorganization/

Microsoft AOL Patent Theater

Microsoft AOL Patent Theater
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/microsoft-aol-patent-theater/

Why I Love PHP

Why I Love PHP
http://engineeredweb.com/blog/why-i-love-php/

How To Scale A $1 Billion Startup: A Guide From Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger

How To Scale A $1 Billion Startup: A Guide From Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/how-to-scale-a-1-billion-startup-a-guide-from-instagram-co-founder-mike-krieger/

New Google Plus design: I dislike it

New Google Plus design: I dislike it
http://dendory.net/blog.php?id=4f866335

Amazon CloudSearch - Start Searching in One Hour for Less Than $100 / Month

Amazon CloudSearch - Start Searching in One Hour for Less Than $100 / Month
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2012/04/amazon-cloudsearch-start-searching-in-one-hour.html

Selling Versus Selling Out

Selling Versus Selling Out
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/instagram-3/

Instagram Aftermath: Itâs Time For Entrepreneurs To Go All In

Instagram Aftermath: It’s Time For Entrepreneurs To Go All In
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/instagram-all-in/

LoveThis Launches Social Recommendation âAnti-Appâ By Adding Facebook, Email Tips To The Mix

LoveThis Launches Social Recommendation ‘Anti-App’ By Adding Facebook, Email Tips To The Mix
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/lovethis-launches-social-recommendation-anti-app-by-adding-facebook-email-tips-to-the-mix/

Appeals Court Rules Computer Code Is Not "Property"

Appeals Court Rules Computer Code Is Not "Property"
http://gizmodo.com/5901263/court-rules-it-is-impossible-to-steal-computer-code

Recycling Paper from Poop-I'm Not Sure I Want to Save the Planet That Badly

Recycling Paper from Poop-I'm Not Sure I Want to Save the Planet That Badly
http://gizmodo.com/5901271/paper-from-poopim-not-sure-i-want-to-save-the-planet-that-badly

Hoodwinked, FABulously?

Hoodwinked, FABulously?
http://ssikes.com/post/20936633046/hoodwinked-fabulously

Inspiring Insights by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, The Man Who Built A $1 Billion Startup

Inspiring Insights by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, The Man Who Built A $1 Billion Startup
http://www.forbes.com/sites/limyunghui/2012/04/09/inspiring-insights-by-instagram-ceo-kevin-systrom-the-man-who-built-a-1-billion-startup/

Attn. Evernote & Pinterest: Springpadâs New Social Experience Turns Interests Into Action

Attn. Evernote & Pinterest: Springpad’s New Social Experience Turns Interests Into Action
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/springpad-three-point-oh/

Google+ updates its user interface, refines navigation and photos

Google+ updates its user interface, refines navigation and photos
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/google-updates-its-user-interface-refines-navigation-and-photos.ars

Surprising Indonesian earthquakes set record

Surprising Indonesian earthquakes set record
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/surprising-indonesian-earthquakes-set-record.ars

The Jack Tramiel we didnât know

The Jack Tramiel we didn’t know
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/the-jack-tramiel-we-didnt-know/

The Middle Way, and Why Apple Will Reboot the MacBook

The Middle Way, and Why Apple Will Reboot the MacBook
http://charliepark.org/macbooks/

Yahooâs New Catch-All Units For Consumer, Regions And Technology Highlight Challenges In All Three

Yahoo’s New Catch-All Units For Consumer, Regions And Technology Highlight Challenges In All Three
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/10/yahoo-confirms-reorg-three-new-catch-all-units-focused-on-consumer-regions-and-technology/

CEO sketches out new Yahoo, vows business refocus

CEO sketches out new Yahoo, vows business refocus
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/net-us-yahoo-idUSBRE8390U720120410

The Anti-Steve Jobs Dies: So Long, Jack Tramiel

The Anti-Steve Jobs Dies: So Long, Jack Tramiel
http://gizmodo.com/5900742/the-anti+steve-jobs-dies

Dear Android Tablets: Stay Crazy

Dear Android Tablets: Stay Crazy
http://gizmodo.com/5900648/dear-android-tablet-makers-stay-crazy

Dental X-Rays Linked to the Most Common Brain Tumors

Dental X-Rays Linked to the Most Common Brain Tumors
http://gizmodo.com/5900689/dental-x+rays-linked-to-the-most-common-brain-tumors

Best Buy is Doomed

Best Buy is Doomed
http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/best-buy-is-doomed/

Yahoo Entertainment Properties Hit Hard In Big Layoff-Reorganization?

Yahoo Entertainment Properties Hit Hard In Big Layoff-Reorganization?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/10/yahoo-entertainment-properties-hit-hard-in-big-layoff-reorganization/

These Imbeciles Thought the Titanic Disaster Was Just a Movie

These Imbeciles Thought the Titanic Disaster Was Just a Movie
http://gizmodo.com/5900628/these-imbeciles-thought-the-titanic-disaster-was-just-a-movie

Photobucket Inks Editing Partnership With Pixlr, Dumps FotoFlexer, Looking For More Twitter-Like Deals

Photobucket Inks Editing Partnership With Pixlr, Dumps FotoFlexer, Looking For More Twitter-Like Deals
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/10/photobucket-inks-editing-partnership-with-pixlr-dumps-fotoflexer-looking-for-more-twitter-like-deals/

Are These UFOs Spotted By NASA Astronauts Actually Alien Spaceships?

Are These UFOs Spotted By NASA Astronauts Actually Alien Spaceships?
http://gizmodo.com/5900603/are-these-ufos-spotted-by-nasa-astronauts-actually-alien-spaceships

The Government Can't Even Hide Secret Spy Satellites Anymore

The Government Can't Even Hide Secret Spy Satellites Anymore
http://gizmodo.com/5900704/the-government-cant-even-hide-secret-spy-satellites-anymore

Security Hole Spotted In Facebook Android SDK, Long Tail Apps May Still Be Unpatched

Security Hole Spotted In Facebook Android SDK, Long Tail Apps May Still Be Unpatched
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/10/security-hole-spotted-in-facebook-android-sdk-long-tail-apps-may-still-be-unpatched/

Push notification and the Beginnerâs Mind

Push notification and the Beginner’s Mind
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/push-notification-and-the-beginners-mind/

Why is Instagram worth $1 billion to Facebook and Zuckerberg?

Why is Instagram worth $1 billion to Facebook and Zuckerberg?
http://www.suntimes.com/11819998-417/why-is-instagram-worth-1-billion-to-facebook-and-zuckerberg.html

500px Debuts âPlusâ Paid Membership Plan To Go Head-To-Head Against Flickr

500px Debuts ‘Plus’ Paid Membership Plan To Go Head-To-Head Against Flickr
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/10/500px-debuts-plus-paid-membership-plan-to-go-head-to-head-against-flickr/

Share iOS screenshots to a Mac painlessly with Photo Stream tweak

Share iOS screenshots to a Mac painlessly with Photo Stream tweak
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/9/2935899/share-ios-screenshots-mac-photo-stream

Report: iTunes 11 Will Support iOS 6 and Actually Work with iCloud

Report: iTunes 11 Will Support iOS 6 and Actually Work with iCloud
http://gizmodo.com/5900908/report-itunes-11-will-support-ios-6-and-actually-work-with-icloud

Apple to release Flashback removal software, working to take down botnet

Apple to release Flashback removal software, working to take down botnet
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/apple-to-release-flashback-removal-software-working-to-take-down-botnet.ars

New MacBook Pro 2012 May Be Imminent

New MacBook Pro 2012 May Be Imminent
http://gizmodo.com/5900766/new-macbook-pro-2012-may-be-imminent

One Burbn, One Scotch, One Beer

One Burbn, One Scotch, One Beer
http://parislemon.com/post/20833947117/one-burbn-one-scotch-one-beer

Study: Half Of The Top 100 Blogs Now Use WordPress

Study: Half Of The Top 100 Blogs Now Use WordPress
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/study-half-of-the-top-100-blogs-now-use-wordpress/

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Twitter open sources its MySQL secret sauce

Twitter open sources its MySQL secret sauce
http://gigaom.com/cloud/twitter-open-sources-its-mysql-secret-sauce/

Who Wrote OpenStack Essex? A Deep Dive Into Contributions

Who Wrote OpenStack Essex? A Deep Dive Into Contributions
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2012/04/who-wrote-openstack-essex-a-de.php

Strategy For Startups: The Innovatorâs Dilemma

Strategy For Startups: The Innovator’s Dilemma
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/strategy-for-startups-the-innovators-dilemma/

Tough Times Are Written in Your DNA; Good Thing You Can Erase Them

Tough Times Are Written in Your DNA; Good Thing You Can Erase Them
http://gizmodo.com/5900355/tough-times-are-written-in-your-dna-luckily-you-can-erase-them

Carriers Unite to Track Stolen Phones Nationwide

Carriers Unite to Track Stolen Phones Nationwide
http://gizmodo.com/5900534/carriers-unite-to-track-stolen-phones-nationwide

Iran Hopes to Be Rid of Meddlesome Internet by August

Iran Hopes to Be Rid of Meddlesome Internet by August
http://gizmodo.com/5900524/iran-hopes-to-be-rid-of-meddlesome-internet-by-august

RIM Is Making It Even Harder to Get Quality PlayBook Apps

RIM Is Making It Even Harder to Get Quality PlayBook Apps
http://gizmodo.com/5900263/rim-is-making-it-even-harder-to-get-quality-playbook-apps

About Pando

About Pando
http://uncrunched.com/2012/04/09/about-pando/

Chrome OS borrows a little from Windows and a little from OS X in Aura UI update

Chrome OS borrows a little from Windows and a little from OS X in Aura UI update
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/10/2937941/chrome-os-aura-ui-hardware-acceleration-update

Can the iPad's Wi-Fi Issues Be Fixed With a Simple Software Update?

Can the iPad's Wi-Fi Issues Be Fixed With a Simple Software Update?
http://gizmodo.com/5900273/can-the-ipads-wi+fi-issues-be-fixed-with-a-simple-software-update

The Incredible Story Of How Laid-Off OMGPOP Workers Got Hired Back Just In Time To Cash-In On The Big Sale

The Incredible Story Of How Laid-Off OMGPOP Workers Got Hired Back Just In Time To Cash-In On The Big Sale
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-incredible-story-of-how-laid-off-omgpop-workers-got-hired-back-just-in-time-to-cash-in-on-the-big-sale-2012-4?op=1

Desperate AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft For $1 Billion

Desperate AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft For $1 Billion
http://gizmodo.com/5900244/desperate-aol-sells-800-patents-to-microsoft-for-1-billion

Investor Update

Investor Update
http://pandodaily.com/2012/04/09/investor-update/

Next-gen iPhone, iPod touch may include an A5X "variant," but why?

Next-gen iPhone, iPod touch may include an A5X "variant," but why?
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/next-gen-iphone-ipod-touch-may-include-an-a5x-variant.ars

Analyst Cuts Apple Rating on Prospect of iPhone Subsidy Revolt

Analyst Cuts Apple Rating on Prospect of iPhone Subsidy Revolt
http://allthingsd.com/20120409/analyst-cuts-apple-rating-on-prospect-of-iphone-subsidy-revolt/

Two More Years: Microsoft Reminds Windows XP Users That Itâs About Time To Upgrade

Two More Years: Microsoft Reminds Windows XP Users That It’s About Time To Upgrade
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/two-more-years-microsoft-reminds-windows-xp-users-that-its-about-time-to-upgrade/

Study: CIOs May Like To Talk The Social Media Talk, But Only 10% Walk The Walk

Study: CIOs May Like To Talk The Social Media Talk, But Only 10% Walk The Walk
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/study-cios-may-like-to-talk-the-social-media-talk-but-only-10-walk-the-walk/

Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App

Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion, Turns Budding Rival Into Its Standalone Photo App
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/facebook-to-acquire-instagram-for-1-billion/

New iPod touch hardware and A5X-equipped iPhone in the works, according to rumors

New iPod touch hardware and A5X-equipped iPhone in the works, according to rumors
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/9/2936008/new-ipod-touch-iphone-a5x-rumor

Facestagram: Five New Features Facebook + Instagram Could Launch

Facestagram: Five New Features Facebook + Instagram Could Launch
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/facebook-instagram-features/

facebook-helps-instagram-with-unique-open-graph-app-rollout

facebook-helps-instagram-with-unique-open-graph-app-rollout
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2012/04/09/facebook-helps-instagram-with-unique-open-graph-app-rollout/

I'm excited to...

I'm excited to...
http://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10100318398827991

Oh, and Another Thing About FaceTagram: Your Location

Oh, and Another Thing About FaceTagram: Your Location
http://allthingsd.com/20120409/oh-and-another-thing-about-facetagram-your-location/

From 0 To $1 Billion In Two Years: Instagramâs Rose-Tinted Ride To Glory

From 0 To $1 Billion In Two Years: Instagram’s Rose-Tinted Ride To Glory
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/instagram-story-facebook-acquisition/

Why It Could Make Sense for Instagram to Take Sequoia Funding During Facebook Acquisition Talks

Why It Could Make Sense for Instagram to Take Sequoia Funding During Facebook Acquisition Talks
http://www.christine.net/2012/04/why-it-could-make-sense-for-instagram-to-take-sequoia-funding-during-facebook-acquisition-talks.html

Instagram + Facebook

Instagram + Facebook
http://blog.instagram.com/post/20785013897/instagram-facebook

Exclusive: Instagram Facebook Deal Nets CEO Nearly Half A Billion

Exclusive: Instagram Facebook Deal Nets CEO Nearly Half A Billion
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/04/facebook-buys-instagram/

Here is why did Facebook bought Instagram

Here is why did Facebook bought Instagram
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/09/here-is-why-did-facebook-bought-instagram/

Right Before Acquisition, Instagram Closed $50M At A $500M Valuation From Sequoia, Thrive, Greylock And Benchmark

Right Before Acquisition, Instagram Closed $50M At A $500M Valuation From Sequoia, Thrive, Greylock And Benchmark
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/right-before-acquisition-instagram-closed-50m-at-a-500m-valuation-from-sequoia-thrive-greylock-and-benchmark/

Insta-Backlash: Twitterverse Overreacts To Facebookâs Instagram Acquisition, Users Delete Accounts

Insta-Backlash: Twitterverse Overreacts To Facebook’s Instagram Acquisition, Users Delete Accounts
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/insta-backlash-twitterverse-overreacts-to-facebooks-instagram-acquisition-users-delete-accounts/

Facebook Buying Instagram Makes Perfect Sense

Facebook Buying Instagram Makes Perfect Sense
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_buying_instagram_makes_perfect_sense.php

Welcome to Wall Street: The Instagram Buy Is All About Facebook's Investors

Welcome to Wall Street: The Instagram Buy Is All About Facebook's Investors
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/welcome_to_wall_street_the_instagram_buy_is_all_ab.php

How To Keep Facebook From Ruining Instagram

How To Keep Facebook From Ruining Instagram
http://gizmodo.com/5900406/how-to-keep-facebook-from-ruining-instagram

The Instagram Architecture Facebook Bought for a Cool Billion Dollars

The Instagram Architecture Facebook Bought for a Cool Billion Dollars
http://highscalability.com/blog/2012/4/9/the-instagram-architecture-facebook-bought-for-a-cool-billio.html

Instagram is the best, Instagram is the worst

Instagram is the best, Instagram is the worst
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/9/2928975/instagram-filters-ping-counterping

Did Facebook panic?

Did Facebook panic?
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/09/did-facebook-panic/?hpt=hp_t1

Breaking: Facebook's Buying Instagram for a Billion Dollars

Breaking: Facebook's Buying Instagram for a Billion Dollars
http://gizmodo.com/5900352/breaking-facebook-bought-instagram-for-a-billion-dollars

Facebook and Instagram: Largest mobile-app deal ever?

Facebook and Instagram: Largest mobile-app deal ever?
http://gigaom.com/mobile/facebook-and-instagram-largest-mobile-app-deal-ever/

With Instagram Buy, Facebook Officially Pushes M&A Strategy Beyond The âAcqui-hireâ

With Instagram Buy, Facebook Officially Pushes M&A Strategy Beyond The ‘Acqui-hire’
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/facebook-instagram-m-and-a-strategy/

AOL Sells 800 Patents For $1.1 Billion To Microsoft

AOL Sells 800 Patents For $1.1 Billion To Microsoft
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/aol-sells-800-patents-for-1-billion-to-microsoft-memo-to-staff/

Windows Phone Has A Nasty Porn Addiction

Windows Phone Has A Nasty Porn Addiction
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/windows-phone-has-a-nasty-porn-addiction/

Microsoft Just Bought Netscape, the Hottest Browser of the 90s!

Microsoft Just Bought Netscape, the Hottest Browser of the 90s!
http://gizmodo.com/5900436/microsoft-just-bought-netscape-the-hottest-browser-of-the-90s

Finding the Best AA Battery for the Money

Finding the Best AA Battery for the Money
http://gizmodo.com/5900437/finding-the-best-aa-battery-for-the-money

Pinterestâs Unlikely Journey To Top Of The Startup Mountain

Pinterest’s Unlikely Journey To Top Of The Startup Mountain
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/pinterest-startup-mountain/

Did everybody see what just happened? The pendulum has swung.

Did everybody see what just happened? The pendulum has swung.
http://42floors.com/blog/posts/did-everybody-see-what-just-happened-the-pendulum-has-swung

Flashback and the E-Word

Flashback and the E-Word
http://daringfireball.net/2012/04/flashback_eword

Things To Consider Before Saying âI Doâ To Investors

Things To Consider Before Saying “I Do” To Investors
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/things-to-consider-before-saying-i-do-to-investors/

Silicon Valley Needs To Take Itself More Seriously*

Silicon Valley Needs To Take Itself More Seriously*
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/not/

Keith Rabois: Q&A With The Square COO And Angel Investor

Keith Rabois: Q&A With The Square COO And Angel Investor
http://www.businessinsider.com/keith-rabois-qa-with-the-square-coo-and-angel-investor-2012-4?op=1

Thorsten Heins: Into RIM's Ring of Fire

Thorsten Heins: Into RIM's Ring of Fire
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-05/thorsten-heins-into-rims-ring-of-fire

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

How The IPO Ruined Google

How The IPO Ruined Google
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/how-the-ipo-ruined-google/

How To Be a Happy Gmail User on iPhone or iPad

How To Be a Happy Gmail User on iPhone or iPad
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_be_a_happy_gmail_user_on_iphone_or_ipad.php

The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)

The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/all/1

'The Idea Factory': How Bell Labs invented the future

'The Idea Factory': How Bell Labs invented the future
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/21/2887206/jon-gertner-idea-factory-bell-labs-great-american-age-innovation-book-review

A True Bionic Limb Remains Far Out of Reach | Wired Science

A True Bionic Limb Remains Far Out of Reach | Wired Science
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/ff_prosthetics/all/1

For LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, Relationships Rule the World

For LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, Relationships Rule the World
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/03/ff_hoffman/all/1

Future of Pies and Dessert

Future of Pies and Dessert
http://blog.empireavenue.com/2012/04/08/future-of-pies-and-dessert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-of-pies-and-dessert

Apple: The End Is Nigh

Apple: The End Is Nigh
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/04/08/apple-the-end-is-nigh/

How The JOBS Act Could Change Startup Investing Forever

How The JOBS Act Could Change Startup Investing Forever
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/16/crowdfundingstartups/

Sparrow leaps from Mac to iPhone, but Apple limits its appeal

Sparrow leaps from Mac to iPhone, but Apple limits its appeal
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/03/sparrow-leaps-from-mac-to-iphone-but-apple-limits-its-appeal.ars

Sparrow for iPhone review

Sparrow for iPhone review
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/14/2857268/sparrow-for-iphone-review

Sparrow takes flight: how a startup built the Gmail app Google couldnât

Sparrow takes flight: how a startup built the Gmail app Google couldn’t
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/14/2859933/sparrow-beat-google-gmail

Monday, April 9, 2012

The Secret History of OpenStack, the Free Cloud Software That's Changing Everything

The Secret History of OpenStack, the Free Cloud Software That's Changing Everything
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/openstack/all/1

How Can We Disrupt The Cell Carriers?

How Can We Disrupt The Cell Carriers?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/07/disrupt-the-cell-carriers/

The Macalope Weekly: Living in denial

The Macalope Weekly: Living in denial
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166252/macalope_living_in_denial.html

How the fitbit got me to walk more and be part of society again

How the fitbit got me to walk more and be part of society again
http://arstechnica.com/staff/forcequit/2012/04/how-the-fitbit-got-me-to-walk-more-and-be-part-of-society.ars

Paper for iPad Hands-On: So This Is What Microsoft's Former Courier Employees Were Working On

Paper for iPad Hands-On: So This Is What Microsoft's Former Courier Employees Were Working On
http://gizmodo.com/5897413/paper-for-ipad-hands+on-so-this-is-what-microsofts-former-courier-employees-were-working-on

Raid of Dotcom mansion was videotaped, footage nowhere to be found

Raid of Dotcom mansion was videotaped, footage nowhere to be found
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/raid-of-dotcom-mansion-was-videotaped-but-the-footage-is-nowhere-to-be-found.ars

Why the iPad3 is a step backward

Why the iPad3 is a step backward
http://storify.com/xdamman/why-the-ipad3-is-a-step-backward

Burnout

Burnout
http://geon.github.com/Personal/2012/04/07/burnout/

Education in Peru: Error message

Education in Peru: Error message
http://www.economist.com/node/21552202

App Store Retrospective

App Store Retrospective
http://kswizz.com/post/20535041240/app-store-retrospective?3-years-later-apple-does-not-care

Mac Malware Outbreak Is Bigger than 'Conficker'

Mac Malware Outbreak Is Bigger than 'Conficker'
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/253403/mac_malware_outbreak_is_bigger_than_conficker.html

The iPad Isn't Ready for Working by Hand

The iPad Isn't Ready for Working by Hand
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_ipad_isnt_ready_for_working_by_hand.php

Phonedeck Lets You Control Your Android Phone from Your Computer

Phonedeck Lets You Control Your Android Phone from Your Computer
http://gizmodo.com/5899062/phonedeck-lets-you-control-your-android-phone-from-your-computer

One Laptop per Child program not improving math or language test scores, according to study

One Laptop per Child program not improving math or language test scores, according to study
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/7/2932925/olpc-results-language-math-test-scores-idb

Learning To Code Apps? Programr, The Codecademy For Higher-Level Languages, Adds Support For Android

Learning To Code Apps? Programr, The Codecademy For Higher-Level Languages, Adds Support For Android
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/06/learning-to-code-apps-programr-the-codecademy-for-higher-level-languages-adds-support-for-android/

Just how big are porn sites?

Just how big are porn sites?
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/123929-just-how-big-are-porn-sites

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Really So Evil?

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Really So Evil?
http://gizmodo.com/5891353/is-high-fructose-corn-syrup-really-so-evil

Review: One-man show explains The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

Review: One-man show explains The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/10/review-the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-steve-jobs.ars

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask)
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/07/convertible-note-seed-financings/