Don’t let the throngs of people clamoring for the new iPhone 3G S outside your neighborhood Apple store fool you. A new study from Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that in this time of economic hardship, people are giving up cell phones and TV. One thing Americans aren’t willing to part with, however, [...]
We only need four syllables to describe the technology demonstrated by Pattie Maes, associate professor in MIT’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences, at last week’s TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference: IN-CRED-I-BLE! Maes introduced a yet-unnamed product that, since its demo last week, has created a lot of buzz in the tech world for its [...]
We first heard about Wolfram Alpha – a new “computational knowledge engine” – in an article on CNN.com about a new era of Internet search that we may be entering. The article lists sites like Twine and hakia – among others with unique qualities – which try to personalize searches, separating out results you would [...]
StatCounter recently (march 3rd, 2009) launched a new “GlobalStats” site, making all of their aggregated internet usage stats available for public consumption. This is not the first of its kind, but StatCounter’s contribution is a good one. Statistics on internet usage consistently rate among the highest read posts on HiringTheInternet and are often searched for. [...]
Ever wondered what computer operating system certain political parties prefer? Probably not. But Market Share by Net Applications has gone out and retrieved that data so you can enjoy a more serene slumber. Back in January, the Internet usage trend analysis company (try saying that three times fast!) compiled a map of the United States [...]
Invitation to New York Fashion Week get lost in the mail? Ours too. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fishtail-train fix. Thanks to Style.com, the Spring ’09 ready-to-wear collections of Charles Nolan, Diane Von Furstenberg, Preen and 14 other designers are now available via an application made exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch. [...]
Pictured: The logo of Apple Corps Ltd. (left), and the logo of Apple, Inc. (right). Poor Steve Jobs. The ardent Beatles fan must have been a little tormented by his company’s decades-long trademark battle with Apple Corps, the rock band’s holding company. The dispute and its many particulars were finally settled as late as 2007, [...]
This July, we’re seeing several different web-related trends. First, one of the few things that’s hotter than the weather is the iPhone, and by association, mobile web. Second, at the end of the quarter, some large online/tech companies suffer from disappointing financial reports while others continue flourishing. And lastly, many of these media giants are [...]
In case you didn’t know yet, telecommunications companies are briskly working on taking over the world. Or at least hijacking every moment of your life at any location. Their latest step? Making sure you choose them for your mobile web usage. Last month, we let you in on one of Google’s ongoing projects: Android. Last [...]
July 28, 2011
Going by numbers alone, chances are that if you have an internet connection, you already care about Google+. In the past three weeks since it’s gone live, the new social media network has rocketed to over 20 million users. It’s worth noting that it got to that number much faster than the other big boys [...]
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