As far as fonts go, the web is a pretty boring place. Choices are limited by many factors and most web designers rely on a few standard rules when picking typefaces. Google aims to change all that with it’s Fonts API and Font Directory. The Google Font Directory allows you to browse a directory of [...]
Archive for May, 2010
WWDC 2010 The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on the 7th of June. Rumors already circulated that Steve Ballmer would be speaking about Visual Studio and Silverlight, but these were found to be false. All signs point to the new iPhone being officially released after getting leaked all over the blogosphere. The question is, what [...]
WeReward (say that 5x fast) launched today at TechCrunch Disrupt and wants to pay you cash to check-in at local businesses and venues. WeRewards comes from IZEA, the company behind Sponsored Tweets and PayPerPost. Not a shocker that they are moving to monetize the location game as well. I know, you’re looking back and thinking [...]
The Justice Department has become suspicious of Apple’s sales techniques for selling music online. More specifically, they are investigating Apple’s dealings with major music labels and Internet music companies. This comes according to several people with knowledge of discussions around the investigation. The investigation is just getting started, but those aware of what’s going on [...]
Audiobox.fm is an end-to-end solution for making sure you have access to your digital music collection wherever you are. Upload your music to the cloud and play it from just about any computer via the browser. There is nothing to download or install. This comes in handy for a variety of situations.
Once you’ve created your [...]
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Amar’e Stoudemire is pushing the boundaries as a social media entrepreneur, becoming the first celebrity to reward his fans by using group buying. Since the 20th of May, Stoudemire has offered group buys on playoff tickets for Game 3 and Game 4 in Phoenix, AZ on his Facebook page. This is a very creative way [...]
Mayor Bloomberg showed up at TechCrunch Disrupt unannounced to share an important contest for NYC and Silicon Alley. Bloomberg will be giving My City Way $300,000 in funding to support development MCW’s travel discovery platform. My City Way provides a simple way to access different categories of venues throughout the city. This includes dining, nightlife, [...]
In an update about the state of the Twitter platform on their blog today, Twitter has slipped in a section devoted to the demise of paid tweet services. These include the likes of Ad.ly, Magpie, Sponsored Tweets, and others. Many Twitter users are probably rejoicing at this announcement as paid tweets have been a point [...]
Offisync is currently the top rated application in the Google Apps Marketplace. 216 users have taken a second to say how much they like it. This is because Offisync let’s you do what may seem impossible at first: integrate Microsoft Office on your desktop with Google Docs in the cloud. Many users, forced to choose [...]
YouTube Turns Five
The most popular video sharing site on the Internet turned five this week. They have a channel dedicated to the event where users can submit videos detailing how YouTube has affected their lives. YouTube receives over two billion views each day. According to Google, this is almost double the combined prime-time viewing audience [...]
There were a lot of cool new technologies and services launched at Google I/O. As always, Google is making big moves in many different directions. There is now no denying that Google and Apple are in direct competition in multiple areas. Here are a few announcements that stood out.
WebM
WebM is an alternative video format to [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials, while not some flashy new piece of software, is probably one of the most overlooked. Even some who have heard of it have yet to actually download and install it. Being more of a tech person, I always find it surprising how vulnerable many people are when it comes to their computer’s [...]
Reinforcing the old saying that content is king, Yahoo has decided to purchase Associated Content. This move puts a network of over 380,000 freelance content creators at their disposal. According to Yahoo, Associated Content boasts 16 million unique visitors each month. AC’s editorial staff picks through 50,000 articles, images, and audio and video clips every [...]
Microsoft will be launching the next generation of Hotmail or possibly of web mail in general. The new version is being called Hotmail Wave 4 and it will pack a feature set very similar to what Gmail currently offers. In some cases, it will take things to the next level. Boring email attachment and links [...]
