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Technology Is The New White: Weddings Go Social [Exclusive Infographic]

Megan O'Neill — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:44:51 +0000

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue…and a smartphone? These days a wedding isn’t a wedding without technology and a new infographic that Sparkle ‘N Dazzle Co. Wedding Rings has shared exclusively with us illustrates just how social weddings have become. From wedding planning iPhone apps to tweeting and Facebook status-updating on the big day, a wedding just isn’t a wedding anymore without technology.
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Viral Radar: Microsoft Reveals Their Vision Of Future Productivity

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:41:00 +0000

An amazing new video that was uploaded earlier this week to the Microsoft Office videos YouTube channel and is going viral today, reveals Microsoft’s vision of the future. In the future, according to the video’s description, “technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go.”
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Love & Technology: The Evolution Of The Long Distance Relationship [Infographic]

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:58:16 +0000

As new technologies are developed, it is becoming easier and easier for couples to make long distance relationships work. Today we’ve got social media sites, texting, chatting, web phones and webcams to help us keep in touch with our distant loves. Imagine what things must have been like in the days where long distance couples could only communicate via telegram or homing pigeon or, even worse, back in the Stone Age when they couldn’t communicate at all!
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Viral Radar: Interactive Car Windows Make Road Trips Fun

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:45:33 +0000

What if the windows in your car were interactive touch screens that let your passengers engage with their surroundings on road trips? An amazing new video from Toyota Belgium called ‘Window to the World’ simulates this vehicle concept—demonstrating what interactive passenger-side windows might look like. With the ability to draw pictures on windows, zoom in on picturesque views, check distance, translate surrounding objects into words and more, no one will ever ask, “Are we there yet?” again!
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Is It Cool To Wear A Wristwatch That Uses Facebook?

Anthony Marcusa — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:47:29 +0000

The time of the wristwatch has almost assuredly passed us by. The ubiquity of cellphones has replaced the need to wear one, and those that do sport a watch more often than not use it as a fashion accessory. There is little need to tell time, and surely anything that a watch can possibly do, a smart phone can do better. Right? continued…

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10 Animatronicly Awesome Robot Videos On YouTube

Megan O'Neill — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:00:46 +0000

There’s no denying it – robots are awesome. And they just keep getting more and more awesome with every passing year, whether they’re playing the violin, giving birth (for real!), helping sick kids attend school or wandering into the local coffee shop to order a scone. That’s why this week, inspired by some sick new robot clips that just hit the Web, we’ve decided to put together a list of ten of the coolest robots on YouTube.
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Video Marketing: DYI or Take it to a Pro?

Neil Glassman — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:15:26 +0000

One of my top rules of successful marketing is, “Just because you can do it yourself does not mean you should do it yourself.” Creating and posting online videos seems rather straightforward and doesn’t necessarily require heavy lifting.

So why not do it yourself? Because a badly executed streamed video can hurt your brand as much as any other badly executed marketing. And time poorly spent is unrecoverable.

Let’s take at look at five clusters of decisions you need to make to successfully use video as a social media marketing tool.

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Deloitte: Social Media Advertising Still "Modest" Compared to Television

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:15:59 +0000

When is trillion of anything humble? According to Deloitte Canada’s 10^th annual Technology Media and Telecommunications Prediction Report, a trillion advertisements – the number users will see on social networks in 2011 – is relatively modest. They key word is “relatively”.

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Study: More Children Can Play a Computer Game Than Ride a Bike

Katie Kindelan — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:30:23 +0000

Remember when childhood was marked by the day you took the training wheels off your bicycle, learned bunny ears to tie your shoes and popped your own Pop-Tart in the toaster for breakfast? Right, we don’t either, thanks to technology.

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Nonprofit Guarantees Your Data Will Be Stored Forever, For a Price

mikeziarko — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:00:29 +0000

A California non-profit has taken a different approach to online data storage by guaranteeing your memories will be stored forever, claiming to be “the first trustworthy digital repository” for personal data. Chronicles of Life ensures your data will live on by permanently preserving all forms of data – anything from photos to videos, music and documents. Even blogs posts, instant message conversations and social media status updates can be stored. But at a dollar per megabyte (about the size of typical digital photo), that flexibility comes at a hefty price. Though rather than tout itself as another online backup company, Chronicles of Life wants to be a permanent digital time capsule for your most important memories and keepsakes.

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U.K. Judge Approves Twitter in British Courts: The Changing Landscape of Justice and Social Media

Kelsey Blair — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

On December 20^th, The Lord Chief Justice in the United Kingdom declared, “the use of an unobtrusive, hand-held, virtually silent piece of modern equipment for the purposes of simultaneous reporting of proceedings to the outside world as they unfold in court is unlikely to interfere with the proper administration of justice.” In short, social media just received an official invitation into British courtrooms.

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TheAtlantic.com Launches Technology Channel

David Cohen — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:14:00 +0000

Alexis Madrigal, who joined TheAtlantic.com from Wired in July to become the lead writer and blogger for its new technology channel, saw that channel go live Tuesday.

The technology channel includes video series How to Think About, in which Madrigal examines key technology topics; Toolkit, a daily service that answers one reader’s questions about tech needs; Tech Canon, lists of the 50 books, Web sites, movies, TV shows, and manuals that enable readers to be tech-literate; and archival content from The Atlantic.

Atlantic Digital editorial director Bob Cohn said:

The Atlantic has long explored the ways technology and innovation shape our world. We’re excited to continue exploring these topics under Alexis’ guidance. His enthusiasm, range, and curiosity reflect the best of that tradition.

And The Atlantic and TheAtlantic.com vice president and publisher Jay Lauf added:

From politics and business to technology and culture, TheAtlantic.com is rapidly evolving as a must-read for intelligent and inquisitive consumers trying to understand the day’s biggest questions. In turn, marketers are looking to TheAtlantic.com as a way to creatively engage with this premium audience.

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Myspace’s Pandora-style Music Video Recommendation App is a Step in the Right Direction

kentrahman — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:15:41 +0000

Big changes have been happening at MySpace over the past several months as the once dominant social networking site tries to re-orient itself in a post-Facebook world. Shortly after unveiling a slick new design this month, the Beverly Hills based company launched an all new music video recommendation app for web and iPad called Music Romeo. By beefing up their still thriving social music business, MySpace is signalling a shift away from direct competition with Facebook, where it has been steadily losing ground over the past several years. Using recommendation search technology by Australia’s We Are Hunted, MySpace’s Music Romeo represents a refreshing and necessary change in direction. continued…

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Meet The Social Times Team: Hi, I'm Ellie and I'm Obsessed with Consumer Media

Ellie Cachette — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:38 +0000

Hi, I’m Ellie Cachette and I’m the resident nerd who is obsessed with consumer media. You’ll find me crawling between the cracks of Facebook and covering breaking news about new company marketing campaigns and the changes within corporate customer service. My passion for Consumer Media is deeply rooted both as a consumer and entrepreneur. I see the evolution of media and vast opportunities for companies to better connect with their end users and all the new ways people will be able to live healthier and happier lives. When I’m not writing for Social Times, I also write for Allfacebook and have covered stories ranging from privacy loopholes to new customer support features on Facebook. continued…

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What Every Social Media Marketer Should Know About Zoove

Neil Glassman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:20:45 +0000

In our divided attention-span, interrupt driven lives, it’s sometimes tough enough to remember where we put our car keys, much less a phone number or a URL. Zoove is now rolling out a clever way to fit promotion details into our brains’ short-term buffers. Their StarStar Codes make it as easy as remembering **YourName. continued…

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