Couldn’t you just give them your card?
You’re a hard person to pin down. You’re multifaceted. Deep. Complex. And you have the many social networking profiles to prove it. Which brings us to My Name Is E, a new way to help corral and share your various online identities in one convenient place—namely, your phone. Think of this as a Rolodex for your online self. You’ll log in to the site to register every place you...
Read MoreCool App – Never Wait on Hold Again
Never Wait on Hold Again… Sometimes, you just want someone to hold you. And while we’re not drawing any conclusions, it’s usually right after you’ve spent a good portion of your day on hold dealing with customer service. But sometimes you’d settle for someone to hold for you. Meet LucyPhone, who doesn’t mind handling the phone while you wait for a real-live,...
Read MoreBlame Technology for May 6 Stock Plunge?
Billions Lost: Blame Technology for May 6 Stock Plunge? Maybe it wasn’t Greece after all. Thursday’s massive stock plunge was originally blamed on the fragile Greek economy — but a Chicago-based computer glitch may be the true culprit. Because machines now perform the task of transferring stocks — instead of floor traders matching buyers and sellers – the rate of...
Read MoreUsers: iPad is a giant heavy iPhone
iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing Summary: iPad apps are inconsistent and have low feature discoverability, with frequent user errors due to accidental gestures. An overly strong print metaphor and weird interaction styles cause further usability problems. “It looks like a giant iPhone,” is the first thing users say when asked to test an iPad. (Their second comment?...
Read MoreFacebook investor DST gets some Groupon
Russian Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies, which bought a $300 million stake in Facebook last year, has led a $135 million investment round in Chicago-based social-commerce website Groupon. DST and co-investor Battery Ventures said most of the money would be used to fund global expansion at Groupon, which uses collective buying power to secure large discounts on...
Read MoreBiz traffic heads to Facebook
Business NET Traffic Increases To Facebook & YouTube More business internet traffic goes to Facebook than to any other internet site, according to analysis by managed security company, Network Box. Analysis of 13 billion URLs used by businesses in the first quarter of 2010 shows that 6.8 per cent of all business internet traffic goes to Facebook – an increase of one per cent since the last...
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