Adobe Photoshop Touch hits App Store for iPad 2 for US$9.99 9to5Mac, 9to5mac.com Note – Pho­to­shop Touch just start­ed hit­ting AU/NZ. Will be avail­able here short­ly.Pho­to­shop maker Adobe Sys­tems, Inc. has released a long expect­ed iPad com­pan­ion aptly named Pho­to­shop Touch. The first in a series of six… Just in time for iPad 3, Adobe releases a new version of Photoshop that looks pretty powerful… The future of photo editing will be fingers to tablet. #articles #techbiz #ios
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Adobe Photoshop Touch hits App Store for iPad 2 for US$9.99
9to5Mac, 9to5mac.com

Note – Pho­to­shop Touch just start­ed hit­ting AU/NZ. Will be avail­able here short­ly.

Pho­to­shop maker Adobe Sys­tems, Inc. has released a long expect­ed iPad com­pan­ion aptly named Pho­to­shop Touch. The first in a series of six…

Just in time for iPad 3, Adobe releases a new version of Photoshop that looks pretty powerful… The future of photo editing will be fingers to tablet. #articles #techbiz #ios

Is The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ The ‘Biggest Threat To Free Speech On The Internet’?npr.org This Is Yesi­ca, the tipsy one on the right. She’s a Sports Illus­trat­ed swim­suit model from Argenti­na. She is very nice to look at.But if you live in Argenti­na, you can’t look at her. Put Yesi­ca’s name in Yahoo Argenti­na and what do you… Great summary of the debate on “The Right to Be Forgotten” #articles #techbiz
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Is The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ The ‘Biggest Threat To Free Speech On The Internet’?
npr.org

This Is Yesi­ca, the tipsy one on the right. She’s a Sports Illus­trat­ed swim­suit model from Argenti­na. She is very nice to look at.

But if you live in Argenti­na, you can’t look at her. Put Yesi­ca’s name in Yahoo Argenti­na and what do you…

Great summary of the debate on “The Right to Be Forgotten” #articles #techbiz

[STUDY] Facebook Defriending is on the Rise Alicia Eler, readwriteweb.com If you’ve been defriend­ing a lot late­ly, you’re not alone.A new study out from Pew today con­firms what we already know: Peo­ple don’t want to col­lect as many Face­book friends as pos­si­ble. Social net­work­ers are becom­ing more selec­tive… “Social networkers are becoming more selective, managing their accounts and “pruning” people from their lists. More users are untagging themselves from photos, deleting comments and unfriending others. Women and younger users tend to prune more than others: 67% of women with social network site profiles have deleted users compared with 58% of men.” #articles #techbiz
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[STUDY] Facebook Defriending is on the Rise
Alicia Eler, readwriteweb.com

If you’ve been defriend­ing a lot late­ly, you’re not alone.

A new study out from Pew today con­firms what we already know: Peo­ple don’t want to col­lect as many Face­book friends as pos­si­ble. Social net­work­ers are becom­ing more selec­tive…

“Social networkers are becoming more selective, managing their accounts and “pruning” people from their lists. More users are untagging themselves from photos, deleting comments and unfriending others. Women and younger users tend to prune more than others: 67% of women with social network site profiles have deleted users compared with 58% of men.” #articles #techbiz

A Look at “10 NY Startups to Watch this Year”

A Look at “10 NY Startups to Watch this Year”

February 22, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Business Insider recently composed a list detailing the 10 NY-based startups deemed to be the most exciting, innovative and transformative in 2012. Some of the companies that made the list include:

  • Flow – An emerging “big data” firm founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Eric Alterman. The platform offers simultaneous, up-to-the-minute data sharing and on-demand stream processing between hundreds of mobile and web apps at a time on a permission basis
  • Fab – Founded by Jason Goldberg and Bradford Shellhammer, this e-commerce firm specializing in design products now has 1.5 million users and 140 employees globally.
  • ZocDoc – allows patients to find and book doctor appointments based on specialty and reviews. It currently receives about 700,000 users monthly, and has raised over $95 million in funding

ZocDoc is cool…

Nielsen says that women account for 64 percent of total viewing time on the two sites. Fascinating data to see how much more popular web video is with women than men… (via Hey Ladies! Guess Who Loves Web Video?)
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Nielsen says that women account for 64 percent of total viewing time on the two sites.

Fascinating data to see how much more popular web video is with women than men… (via Hey Ladies! Guess Who Loves Web Video?)

Source: allthingsd.com

The Unexpected Way To Use Your Social Network Strategically BY FC Expert Blogger DON PEPPERS, fastcompany.com This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert’s views alone.If it’s a clear night tonight, go out­side about 9 p.m. and look west at the two bright­est stars, beau­ti­ful as jew­els, one above the… The “power of weak ties” - for investing, startup creation, and job searches.
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The Unexpected Way To Use Your Social Network Strategically
BY FC Expert Blogger DON PEPPERS, fastcompany.com

This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert’s views alone.

If it’s a clear night tonight, go out­side about 9 p.m. and look west at the two bright­est stars, beau­ti­ful as jew­els, one above the…

The “power of weak ties” - for investing, startup creation, and job searches.

How To Get 60 Million Users Without Using Any Social Media Alyson Shontell, businessinsider.com Most viral online con­tent relies heav­i­ly on social media to spread the word.Flash sale design site Fab, for exam­ple, reached 1 mil­lion users in five months thanks to a social sign up scheme.How did sites become pop­u­lar before Twit­ter… 60 million users without leveraging social media.
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How To Get 60 Million Users Without Using Any Social Media
Alyson Shontell, businessinsider.com

Most viral online con­tent relies heav­i­ly on social media to spread the word.

Flash sale design site Fab, for exam­ple, reached 1 mil­lion users in five months thanks to a social sign up scheme.

How did sites become pop­u­lar before Twit­ter…

60 million users without leveraging social media.

Retailers Retreat From Facebook Stores

 

Facebook is the place people want to hang out, not buy stuff… for now…

Nevada Approves Rules for Self-Driving Cars By Mark Hachman, pcmag.com Neva­da has become the first state in the Unit­ed States to approve self-driving cars, a nec­es­sary step for Google’s vision to become a real­i­ty.In a state­ment, the Neva­da Depart­ment of Motor Vehi­cles said that its Leg­isla­tive… Cool and a little scary… I’d hate for a self driving car next to me on the road to go into Blue Screen of Death…
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Nevada Approves Rules for Self-Driving Cars
By Mark Hachman, pcmag.com

Neva­da has become the first state in the Unit­ed States to approve self-driving cars, a nec­es­sary step for Google’s vision to become a real­i­ty.

In a state­ment, the Neva­da Depart­ment of Motor Vehi­cles said that its Leg­isla­tive…

Cool and a little scary… I’d hate for a self driving car next to me on the road to go into Blue Screen of Death…

Apple Sold More iOS Devices in 2011 Than Macs in 28 Years Stan Schroeder, mashable.com Apple sold 55 mil­lion iPads to date, CEO Tim Cook recent­ly revealed in an inter­view with For­tune. The com­pa­ny also sold 37 mil­lion iPhones in Q1 2012 alone, with the total being around 175 mil­lion since the device’s incep­tion. All in all,… Crazy stat… Nice graph - wild to see Mac sales rate is as high as it is and increasing after all these years.
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Apple Sold More iOS Devices in 2011 Than Macs in 28 Years
Stan Schroeder, mashable.com

Apple sold 55 mil­lion iPads to date, CEO Tim Cook recent­ly revealed in an inter­view with For­tune. The com­pa­ny also sold 37 mil­lion iPhones in Q1 2012 alone, with the total being around 175 mil­lion since the device’s incep­tion. All in all,…

Crazy stat… Nice graph - wild to see Mac sales rate is as high as it is and increasing after all these years.

Valentine’s Day Procrastination Fuels Mobile Usage On Google Anthony Ha, techcrunch.com Not sur­pris­ing­ly, Valen­tine’s Day spurred lots of last-minute Web search­es and phone calls — and the Google mobile ads team just pub­lished a blog post high­light­ing how much of that activ­i­ty hap­pened on smart­phones and tablets.For on… #mobileapps
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Valentine’s Day Procrastination Fuels Mobile Usage On Google
Anthony Ha, techcrunch.com

Not sur­pris­ing­ly, Valen­tine’s Day spurred lots of last-minute Web search­es and phone calls — and the Google mobile ads team just pub­lished a blog post high­light­ing how much of that activ­i­ty hap­pened on smart­phones and tablets.

For on…

#mobileapps

Pinterest: US vs UK [infographic]

alltop.com

UK Pinterest users vs US users… Very different gender split and interests. More males than female in the UK, unlike the US Pinterest which is 83% female. I’m curious how images of “venture capital” is the #1 interest for UK Pins.

Instagram upgrade brings auto-enhancement

Instagram’s new “Lux” feature looks great! Thanks Instagram!

The Rise of the Sharing Economy

Highlights the importance of real identity and the social graphs in building trust for collaborative consumption services like AirBnB, Park Circa, and others, and the appeal is value. If you have used one of the services mentioned leave a comment about your experience.

Facebook: The Last Great Company of the Desktop Age, Playing Catch-Up in a Mobile World | Wired.com

Good article reflecting on the old desktop-web world that Facebook was born into, but do people seriously question FB’s ability to generate revenues from mobile users given their remarkable success with the desktop-web? The strategy suggestions (suite of apps, FB phone, etc.) are interesting. FB should buy Pixable and Aviary to do a FB Photos app really well.