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    App search engines grow with explosion of apps

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 21.02.12 15:15 How can an app stand out from the crowd?

    Palo Alto's Quixey and San Francisco's Chomp are among the latest tools to help people find the app that's right for them. They scour the apps ecosystem - not just the titles and keywords, but ratings, reviews and other sources - to pinpoint the most appropriate match.

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    Swedish man caught trying to split atoms at home

    Avatar von betaversion betaversion - 08.08.11 00:15 A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.

    Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of...

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    Craigslist Foundations LikeMinded Connects Leaders with Ideas for Local Change

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 13.04.11 23:16 Folks, for around a year, Craigslist Foundation has been working on LikeMinded, a new online tool for local change makers that launches today. The deal is that people do great work in their neighborhoods and local communities, but no one hears about 'em.

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    iPads take a place next to crayons in kindergarten

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 13.04.11 18:09 Kindergarten classes are supplementing crayons, finger paints and flashcards with iPads, a development that excites supporters but that detractors worry is wasted on pupils too young to appreciate the expense.

    Next fall, nearly 300 kindergartners in the central Maine city of Auburn will become the latest batch of youngsters around the country...

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    Study: 60% of Consumers Follow a Brand via Social Media, Most Because of Coupons or Promotions

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 06.12.10 08:23
    Empathica Inc., a leading provider of Customer Experience Management(CEM) solutions to some of the world's most respected brands, recently announced the results of its latest Empathica Consumer Insights research. More than 15,000 Americans and Canadians responded to the survey that focused on consumers' online habits and social media...

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    Airbnb Raises $7.2MM Series A Round and Releases iPhone App

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 11.11.10 00:00
    AirBNB, the marketplace for rentals and overnight bookings of unique spaces around the world, has just announced Series A funding from Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners for $7.2 million.


    "We wanted an investor that could really bring value to our business; someone who was an entrepreneur," says co-founder and Chief Design...

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    Social Media Founding Father Axel Schultze Shares Social Media Journey in Exclusive Radio Interview

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 20.10.10 08:34
    Axel Schultze , one of the early advocates, users and experts in the social media space, will be a featured guest on "RockTheWorld with LinkedIn" on WebmasterRadio.FM Monday October 18th at 7pm Eastern Time.


    Hosts Mike O'Neil & Lori Ruff speak to Axel, who is also the founder of the Social Media Academy and founder and CEO...

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    San Franxisco: Gas line explosion burns San Bruno neighborhood

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 10.09.10 16:17
    SAN BRUNO -- With a thunderous roar heard for miles, a natural gas line explosion ripped through a San Bruno neighborhood Thursday evening, sending up a geyser of fire that killed at least one person and injured more than 20 others, and igniting a blaze that destroyed 53 homes and damaged 120 more, authorities said.

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    What You Missed At Last Night's New York Tech Meetup

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 05.08.10 09:16
    Twilio, a San Francisco startup that lets developers put phone and text functionality into their apps, gave the best demo we've ever seen. "Developer Evangelist" John Britton gave a two sentence description of the company, then began coding in PHP.

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    Erasing all digital footprints 'impossible'

    Avatar von KMR KMR - 06.07.10 22:57
    It's been almost two decades since mainstream users began trekking into the library-slash-playground known as the World Wide Web. Now, several years into that excursion, many are taking a long hard look at the trail they've left behind.


    The idea of tracing our steps through the digital jungle and departing it like we were never...

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