Ping.fm goes down. But for how long?
If you tried to use Ping.fm today, you might have noticed some... major problems. For the record, Ping.fm isn't shutting down. It's looks like a simple domain registration and hosting company communication issue.
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Scarlet Takes A Tumble – YouTuber Posts Epic Fall Video
The next time you get the urge to record yourself singing and dancing in your room, try to stay on the floor and do your best to avoid high heels and coffee tables.
CodeWeavers Ports Google Chrome to Mac
Is Firefox getting slower or is my frustration that Google still hasn't released a Mac/Linux version of their Chrome web browser just increasing? Like many Mac users, I'm dying to try out Google Chrome. Google released their Chrome browser in early September 2008 and sent the tech community a buzz.
iPhone 2.2 Firmware Beta Includes Google Street View Feature
Is the Street View feature from Google Maps finally making its way over to the iPhone? For the past few years Google has been sending out special cars mounted with 360º 11-lens cameras that take street level panorama photos for Google Maps. The Street View feature is available online, but it hasn’t made the transition …
Google Reconsiders Its Aversion to Advertising
Search Giant, Long Reliant on Word-of-Mouth Promotion, Has Held Discussions With Several Madison Avenue Agencies Since its earliest days, Google Inc. has largely promoted its search engine and search-advertising products through word of mouth and partnerships. But in recent months some of the Internet company’s executives have been pushing for the company to overcome its …
NBCU Tallies New-Media Olympics Views
Users Consumed More Than 12 Million Hours Of Digital Beijing Content NBC Universal, which has already touted its 2008 Olympic Games coverage as the most-watched television event ever, picked up substantial numbers in the digital arena with its presentation from Beijing. NBCU said its mobile Web site racked up 6.5 million visitors over the course …
5 Myths About Wind Energy
Wind energy might be the simplest renewable energy to understand. Yet there are misconceptions about what makes the wind industry turn. The United States now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of wind power installed, which can supply about 1.2 percent of the nation’s demand for electricity, according to a recent report from the Department of Energy …
Microsoft Aims to Redefine ‘I’m a PC’
Relax, computer users, after only two weeks Microsoft will stop teasing you as the company begins the next phase of an ambitious — and risky — $300 million campaign intended to make over its tarnished image.
The campaign, which begins Thursday and carries the theme "Windows. Life without walls,\" will move away from the enigmatic teaser commercials that featured Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld in offbeat conversations about shopping, shoes, suburbia and the potential of computing to improve life. The teaser ads have generated considerable discussion since they started on Sept. 4, not all of it positive.
What Is Twitter? How To Explain Twitter To Your Grandma
What do you say when someone like your Grandma asks you "What is Twitter"? Here are some tips.
Nets Making Greater Use of Online Video
The broadcast networks are stepping up efforts to promote their 2008-09 fall-season shows with a particular emphasis on Internet video—a move that signals how they are learning to exploit the medium and gain back some of the confidence they surrendered to the “anytime, anywhere” environment online. While they are all using online video, ABC, CBS, …
Colorado Moving to Solar and Wind Power
State regulators in Colorado have given the green light to plans by Xcel Energy to shut down two coal-powered energy plants in the state, and build one of the world’s largest utility-scale solar-power facilities. Following discussions lasting several days, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) backed the power company’s voluntary decision to close the two …
Amazon Unbox Gets A New Name And Mac OS Support (2008)
Amazon‘s digital video business turned a corner yesterday. The company announced that its Unbox service has been renamed Amazon Video on Demand and that purchased and rented videos are now viewable on Macs and broadband-connected Sony Bravia televisions, in addition to PCs and PC-linked Tivo DVRs. Amazon’s 40,000+ movies and TV shows are also viewable …
WTF – My TiVo Thinks I’m Gay And My Facebook Page Thinks I’m Fat
My Facebook page called me fat. Maybe it’s my age, my sex or the fact that it knew I was engaged, but the site decided I was a gal who needed to drop a few pounds. And it wasn’t shy about its tactics. This was not a close friend taking me aside, telling me in …
Rick Sanchez uses Hurricane Gustav Twitter Conversations to Secure New CNN Show
This past weekend, as Hurricane Gustav was threatening New Orleans, CNN reporter Rick Sanchez was using social media while broadcasting via traditional media.
Rick setup his own Twitter page @ricksanchezcnn (here's a 101 tutorial on Twitter if you are unfamiliar with the service) and was on the air reporting on Gustav and answering "tweets" from viewers in the hurricane zone during the weekend primetime edition of CNN Newsroom.
Google Launches New Web Browser Called Chrome
The browser wars are heating up again. But now there's a new player in the game. Google is launching a new open-source web browser called Chrome.
Paul McCarthy’s Inflatable Poop Installation Makes A Mess In Switzerland
Inflatable or not, you wouldn't want to meet the dog that laid this. This giant inflatable feces (actually a sculpture by the American artist Paul McCarthy) broke free from its moorings at a modern art museum in Switzerland before bringing down a power line.
Yahoo Introduces New iPhone Optimized Search Tools
Earlier this week, Yahoo introduced a useful mobile search site optimized for the iPhone. The new mobile site comes with some goodies, too: SearchAssist, to auto-complete inquiries; compatibility with Yahoo’s SearchMonkey widgetized results (if you’re logged in), and search shortcuts like weather, movie times, and local information. You can check out the site here: http://search.yahoo.com/i …
