[Nov-09; 2012.]
Critics in the Headlights it feeds into the gaming
journalists. It mainly
notes their rather peculiar co-existence with the PR world, contests, and
winners and they are announced by PR(press-release) guidelines and many other things.
DARPA'S Pet-Proto Robot navigates Obstacles is a video, showing robot that can "walk" and overcome
obstacles. It's a little scary,
but all the more fascinating. And
if this video is not enough, take a look at yet another project - four-legged.
It
would allow you study journalism in a school, where your Professor evaluated
your performance according to Klout? See Bizarre Trend: Journalism Professors Using Klout Scores As Part OfStudents' Grades
Steve
Ballmer personally selling Windows Phone in advertising:
HARDWARE
Game
console is dead, says Wired magazine. And it demonstrates the examples, figures and history. Read the Consolation Prize: The Game Console Is Dead. What Will Replace It?
Google
has lost a prototype phone (Nexus 4). And
where else is the bar? See Google's Nexus 4 Prototype Lost and Found in a Bar [PIC] It was really a loss, or a marketing ploy?
Hardware, unlike the above ones, is a yacht here. It
was proposed by the designer, Philippe Starck, but mainly by Steve Jobs. The related video for the article is here
- Yacht Steve Jobs te water in Aalsmeer (yes, sorry, but it's in Dutch).
Conan once again makes fun of
Apple, this time to the iPad Mini. And another ad , called "forbidden" (and probably
much better not to handle).
"Wearable
computing", this is a computer that you "can take the body"
(with some exaggeration, of course) for the year 2014 represents a market of up
to $ 1.5 billion. At that time we
will be able to buy Google Glasses. See Study: Wearable computing market to hit $ 1.5B by 2014
WEBDESIGN, INTERNET
"First
Tablet, Mobile Second" is an idea with which I agree: http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/27/tablet-first-mobile-second/
Google
Maps has recently improved, particularly with regard to displaying
"natural geography". In order to properly understand the painted
version of the maps, better see where the forest or desert is. Details in Get a better view of natural geography with Google Maps
Powerful Command Line Tools For Developers is exactly what the name implies, a few tips on useful tools for
developers to use the command line - Curl,
Ngrep, netcat, Sshuttle, Siege and Mitmproxy.
Two
tips for places where you can buy a lot of icons - Endless Icons and
Iconmonstr. See Endless Icons & Iconmonstr - Loads Of Free PNG Icons-AndGrowing Fast
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
PlayStation,
The All-Star ':
Between
Americans and other people, there is a difference in the perception of
advertising. Fun Online
advertisements are found in the U.S. rather than elsewhere. See Americans Find Funny Online Ads More Appealing Than The Rest ofthe World Does
Videos
supposedly get best hydrogen visitors to the site on Facebook. Look for more in VideosViewers Send to Facebook Pages
-an
interesting reading about how 'Uber' paid for the situation in New York. Uber is a startup that is trying to
change the method of ordering a taxi. And
the media is often against itself, because it itself holds quite a lot of fighting classic
taxi lobbies. Read the How A Sandy-Related PR Nightmare Uber Startup Cost $ 100,000 In A Day
How To Use One superfan To Spread The Word To Millions or share out the information and within 24 hours you kneel down on the web,
because they show how powerful it can influence viral spread.
SECURITY, PRIVACY, RIGHT
Jonathan, who is 'Soderstorm indie' developer, knew it already that people would pirate his
game. And he even went so far as to
those who had downloaded Hotline Miami without pay, to offer technical support. Interesting? See Some indies do not fight piracy, They embrace it
; How a Supreme Court ruling may stop you from reselling just aboutanything is a lot of interesting reading
on copyright. That is an issue,
especially when things bought, you can sell to anyone else. Some manufacturers obviously want this
to change.
Apple
lost the rights to the iPhone brand in Mexico, the details in Apple's iPhone Loses right brand name in Mexico
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Facebook
is testing pages that Timeline existing columns appear in single-column format. I would be clapping because
two columns constantly cracked and messy contribution is one of the worst ideas FB ever had. See the Facebook Timeline layout tests with single column of posts
TechDirt.com
asks why so many people (voluntarily) depend on Facebook as a communication
tool, even though they know that Facebook deletes whatever it wants, and
arbitrarily decides what may or may not be featured. See Why Do So Many People Rely On Facebook For Communications, GivenIts Arbitrary Removal Process?
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Grab Color for Android is used to pointing a camera in mobile for some paint and, see and grab a kind of color.
If
lucky, use Zadar with camera in mobile phones. See Android 25 Amazing Photos From Around the World
EA
cancels plans for about ten social games and instead goes into mobile games. The reason is financial results. See EA's shift from social to mobile or Delays kills up to 10 games
Want
to know who is responsible for those horrible texture in iPhone? And the wholly obscure appearance of
applications that were "to remind you what people are used to the real
world"? Read on Scott Forstall's Most Heinous Crimes Against Humanity
STARTUP AND ECONOMICS
WithStreaming and Sharing, Teens Find Ways Around Paying for Music is a study showing how the world of music is changing and
especially how the youth is approaching music. Of course, the
important role of making music for free can be read, but there is one essential phenomenon
seen - streaming music - such as Pandora and the like.
PayPal
lets terminate 325 employees and 120 contractors. See Paypal slashes 445 jobs to Improve development process
EA
(Electronic Arts) is still at a loss. And Electronic Arts reports $ 711 million in revenue for its Q22013, net loss of $ 381 million Nadja is also quite an interesting graph.
Sony's
second financial quarter has the loss of $ 198 million. Compared to the previous quarter, the loss is less($ 312 million). Playstation
has a lower income and PS3/PS2 delivered 3.5 million (4.9 million in the same
period last year). See Sony posts net loss of $ 198 million for Q2, PlayStation Profitsdecline
Google
Wallet will be possible to have your own card. More in Google said that Google Wallet with augment physical card
Infographics
Lotrproject.com
is (at least for me) a fascinating project that shows Lord of the Rings world in
numbers and graphs. Perhaps, it
is like distribution of population by race and gender .
The Retailers Guide to Social, Local, and Mobile infographics is small, but can fit - resellers.
What (mostly) did not get into the cells and the other events of the past
week might be worth your attention. Hand-sorted from hundreds of sources and thousands of read messages, it could attract you somehow, escaping the flood of hundreds of articles and reports that appeared
last week. In the vast majority, it occurs continuously throughout the week. If you want to follow the series, READ IT ONCE AGAIN !!
