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- Indinero: A Realtime Financial Dashboard for Small Businesses
- Kindle and iPad Books Take Longer to Read than Print [STUDY]
- Microsoft Invention Lets You Insert Batteries in Any Direction
- How Many Developers Develop for iOS and Android? [STATS]
- Chase Customers Can Now Deposit Checks via iPhone
- Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Freedom Edition
- Top 10 World Cup Twitter Trends [CHART]
- Facebook Starts Suggesting Pages to New Users
- Trent Reznor to Score “The Social Network”
- Compare Your Spending Habits to the Rest of the Population’s
- Beautiful Visualization Resizes World Cup Stars Based on Facebook Buzz
- 5 Rules for Professional Social Networking Success
- How an iOS-Based Apple TV Could Change the Battle for the Living Room
- Microsoft Kin’s Sudden Demise Mourned in Melodramatic Online Memorial
- The Battle of the Cheetos Has Begun [SPONSORED]
- How the Web Is Affecting Social Relations [STUDY]
- How Social Media is Changing the Way Government Does Business
- Thanks to Mashable’s Socially Savvy Supporters
- Apple to Deploy Software Fix for iPhone Glitch
- Google Launches Real-Time Blogger Stats
| Indinero: A Realtime Financial Dashboard for Small Businesses Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:03 PM PDT      Web technology has revolutionized finance by making it easier than ever to monitor cash flow and track trends in your spending. Mint.com has been a leader in this realm for personal finance: its technology helps you track multiple accounts, analyze spending trends, and manage financial goals. There isn’t a clear counterpart to Mint for businesses, though. That’s where inDinero, a Y-Combinator-funded startup, comes in. inDinero, which launches today, is a web-based financial dashboard for small businesses. Like Mint, it aggregates financial data from bank accounts, investments, and other sources and places them in a simple, easy-to-navigate interface where you can quickly see your income, spending, recent activity, and your financial runway. The app is divided into five parts: Dashboard, Income, Spending, Planning and Trends. Dashboard provides an overview of your business finances, Income provides detailed information about your income streams, Spending breaks down your different costs, Planning helps you set goals for your business, and Trends analyzes and graphs out spending and income trends in order to provide useful insights. Businesses need this type of information in order to minimize costs while maximizing revenues. While solutions such as Mint also aggregate financial information and analyze it, they are not focused on small businesses. We look forward to seeing inDinero’s business toolset grow and evolve.   Image courtesy of iStockphoto, jwohlfeil More About: finance, Financial, Indinero, mint For more Business coverage:
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| Kindle and iPad Books Take Longer to Read than Print [STUDY] Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:20 PM PDT   It takes longer to read books on a Kindle 2 or an iPad versus a printed book, Jakob Nielsen of product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group discovered in a recent usability survey. The study found that reading speeds declined by 6.2% on the iPad and 10.7% on the Kindle compared to print. However, Nielsen conceded that the differences in reading speed between the two devices were not “statistically significant because of the data’s fairly high variability” — in other words, the study did not prove that the iPad allowed for faster reading than the Kindle. A total of 24 participants (10 is about average for a usability survey) were given short stories by Ernest Hemingway to read in print and on iPads, Kindles and desktop PCs. Hemingway was chosen because his work utilizes simple language and is “pleasant and engaging to read.” The narratives took an average of 17 minutes and 20 seconds from start to finish — enough time to get readers fully “immersed” in the stories, Nielsen explained. After reading, participants filled out a brief comprehension questionnaire to make sure no one had skimmed through a story. Users rated their satisfaction with each device; the iPad, Kindle and printed book scored 5.8, 5.7 and 5.6, on a scale of 7, respectively, while the PC received an average score of 3.6 — due, in part, because reading on a PC reminded readers of work. Participants also complained about the weight of the iPad and the Kindle’s weak contrast. As Nielsen notes, the satisfaction ratings on the survey are promising for the future of e-readers and tablet devices. However, I can see universities and businesses taking less kindly to e-readers if further studies prove that they handicap reading speed. What do you think of the results? Do you prefer to read on an e-reader, tablet or in print — and why? [img credit: Jayel Aheram] More About: e-books, e-readers, ipad, Kindle, reading, trending For more Mobile coverage:
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| Microsoft Invention Lets You Insert Batteries in Any Direction Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:53 PM PDT   Ever been frustrated by devices not working because you put the batteries in the wrong way? Well, the days of making sure the + and – side of your AA batteries are in the right direction are over, thanks to a new technology developed by Microsoft. InstaLoad is a new battery technology from Microsoft that gives devices power, regardless of how users insert the batteries. It doesn’t matter which side is positive or negative; the device will simply work. The technology is in the mechanical battery contact design. Each side of the metal contacts in a device have positive and negative points, rather than just a positive or negative point. The technology works with most barrel-type batteries, so your AA, AAA, C and D batteries are all compatible. It also doesn’t matter whether the batteries are rechargeable or not.   Frankly, we can’t figure out why no one invented this tech until now, but we’re glad Microsoft did. They have the reach to really get device manufacturers on board, which will be crucial to InstaLoad’s adoption. Microsoft is also providing a royalty-free license program for devices designed for those with hearing, vision, learning or other disabilities. All we can say is that we eagerly await InstaLoad devices in our homes. Batteries give us too many headaches already. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, TPopova Reviews: iStockphoto More About: Batteries, gadgets, Hardware, InstaLoad, microsoft, tech, trending For more Tech coverage:
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| How Many Developers Develop for iOS and Android? [STATS] Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:28 PM PDT   As we noted in our coverage of Appcelerator’s mobile developer survey last week, for lots of developers, a singular development target just isn’t enough, with many developers expressing interest in making apps for both Apple’s iOS and for Android. Today, the guys at AppStoreHQ put together a comprehensive report detailing just how many developers have apps for both platforms. AppStoreHQ scoured its developer directory and cross-checked developers for the Android Market against developers for Apple’s App Store. The data shows that hundreds of developers — big and small — aren’t betting on just one platform and are targeting both iOS and Android users.  Alright, but what types of companies are making apps for both platforms? Well, AppStoreHQ pulled out some of the big names, namely Gameloft, Facebook, PayPal, Yelp and Amazon, but plenty of other developers are on that list too. Check out this spreadsheet that lists the 100 most-talked about cross platform mobile developers, at least, according to AppStoreHQ’s AppRank. I dove deeper into those results to get an idea as to how many games different developers were creating per platform and also, what type of games. After all, some companies on the list, like Automattic, the people behind WordPress, have a single application to support across different platforms. For game companies like Gameloft, you’re talking about way more games. Here are a few stats for some of the larger publishers:
While the empirical data regarding the number of developers who are making apps for both platforms is extremely interesting, we would still like to see a further breakdown of number of apps by each developer per platform. Going through the list of the 100 most-talked about developers, it looks like the big publishing shops are still embracing iOS at a significantly higher rate than Android. However, when you look at smaller publishers or developers who only have a flagship app or two, apps are more fairly distributed across platforms. Watching the number of apps that start to come out with both Android and iOS versions upon release will be interesting to observe. Reviews: Android, Android Market, Facebook, WordPress, Yelp More About: android, appstorehq, capcom, gameloft, iOS, iphone For more Mobile coverage:
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| Chase Customers Can Now Deposit Checks via iPhone Posted: 02 Jul 2010 03:09 PM PDT   Banking giant Chase has updated its iPhone application [iTunes link] to include Quick Deposit, a feature that lets users deposit checks from their iPhones. Using Chase Mobile, bankers can now select an account, enter the amount of the check, and snap a photo of the front and back of the check to initiate a deposit. The feature mirrors the functionality of USAA Deposit Mobile, another iPhone app that supports mobile deposits. For now, there are some limitations regarding deposit amounts, with customers only being able to deposit $1,000 per day and $3,000 per week using the application. Still, mobile deposits are quite convenient for quickly depositing personal checks without having to make a trip to the bank. Here’s hoping that more banks will follow suit.  [img credit: TheTruthAbout...] More About: chase mobile, iphone app, Mobile 2.0, trending For more Mobile coverage:
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| Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Freedom Edition Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:12 PM PDT   If you live in America, you’re probably not at work right now. You probably have a half day. And you probably have Monday off. In honor of the Fourth, Canada Day (yup, we’ve got a goodly number of Canadians on staff) and Social Media Day, we chose to assign a theme to this week’s YouTube roundup: Freedom! (Isn’t that image over there just wonderfully inspiring?) Why? Well, what could be more free and easy than viral vids? You can watch anything under the sun! As long as doesn’t contain horribly objectionable content… or induce the ire of the DMCA. Either way, here’s a collection of awesome vids that signify freedom in one way or another to the Mash staff. (Amy-Mae submitted before she knew the theme, but her video was too awesome to pass up, so I exercised my freedom as an editor and included it. See what I did there?). Anthem - Army Officership CommercialAdam Ostrow: I'll go with this U.S. Army recruitment vid, which includes a brief lesson in US military history, too. Anthem Epic Fail MontageJay Irani: I'd like to honor my country on this July fourth weekend... just not in this fashion. Large 24 Inch Fireworks ShellBen Parr: Yay, fireworks! Too bad you can't shoot off the 24-inch shells in the U.S. anymore... The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All TimeJenn Van Grove: Is there anything more American than insults? Roman Candle FightZachery Sniderman: Do not try this at home. Unless you and everything around you is flame retardant. F-101 (Voodoo) Sets World Speed RecordChristina Warren: This is one of my relatives (who apparently was extremely close with my grandfather) breaking the world speed record back in 1957. California Gays Music Video To Katy Perry California GurlsStephanie Marcus: Freedom from coast to coast! These boys rocked this video in ways Katy Perry never could. AT-AT DAY AFTERNOONAmy-Mae Elliott: Patrick Boivin says there were two things he wanted badly and never got as a kid... a real dog and an AT-AT Walker. Here he makes up for it by combining the two with some CGI wizardry. "Conan the Barbarian": The Musical (Arnold Schwarzenegger)Brenna Ehrlich: Yeah, this vid features the Governator, but it also reminds me of my father, who reigned supreme over movie choices when I was a child, forcing my 5-year-old self to watch stuff like "Conan" and "Beastmaster." Keep on rockin' in the free world, Dad Ehrlich. "America's Got Talent," The Tap Dancing Sarah Palins AuditionErica Swallow: Yeaaaaahhhhh... "America's Got Talent"... rrriiiiiiiggghhhht. But you've gotta love it! image courtesy of iStockphoto, akurtz Reviews: iStockphoto More About: freedom, viral video, youtube For more Web Video coverage:
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| Top 10 World Cup Twitter Trends [CHART] Posted: 02 Jul 2010 01:51 PM PDT   For continuous World Cup coverage, check out Mashable’s 2010 World Cup Hub, which will be updated throughout the games. This past week of World Cup action saw the last four games of the First Round and the completion of the entire Second Round of play. Fewer teams remain, but Twitter is still full of buzz and excitement. Based on Twitter Trends, it seems apparent that Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become an international superstar, entering “David Beckham territory.” Whether they love his game, hate his game, or are simply in love with the man himself, tweeters have sent him to the top of the mentions chart with his team’s name in tow. The mention of many Brazilian players grabbed that team the number two spot this week. Below is the breakdown of the most-tweeted teams and players this week, graciously compiled by Liz Pullen of What The Trend. Remember, these rankings are not about team and player abilities, but reflect an aggregation of hotly discussed topics related to them. Most-Tweeted World Cup Teams
Most-Tweeted World Cup Players
Need more social media World Cup coverage? Of course you do! Head on over to Mashable’s World Cup headquarters, where you’ll find real-time data on match scores, social mentions, and links to all our previous news and resources. More World Cup resources from Mashable:
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Jezperklauzen Reviews: Facebook, Mashable, Twitter, World Cup, iStockphoto More About: data, social media, sports, trends, twitter, twitter trends, world cup, world cup 2010, world cup twitter trends For more Social Media coverage:
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| Facebook Starts Suggesting Pages to New Users Posted: 02 Jul 2010 01:14 PM PDT Facebook has released a new feature that automatically suggests Pages for new users to “Like.” What’s more interesting is that Facebook has placed this new functionality as the second step — second only to finding friends — in the Facebook signup process. Step 2 of 4 is called “Choose your interests,” and here new Facebook members will be greeted with a selection of Pages that are suggested for them based on the Pages that people in the same demographic commonly “Like.” Pages are also selected based on how much they update and engage with Fans. The new recommended Pages feature can obviously be compared to Twitter’s once-controversial “Suggested Users” list, except Facebook’s suggestions are dynamic in nature. Still, Pages gifted with the premium placement will no doubt enjoy a bevy of new Fans. The effort will also increase the exposure of Pages in general and likely increase the number of “Liked” pages per member.   Reviews: Facebook, Twitter, pages More About: facebook, Facebook Like, facebook pages, Pages For more Social Media coverage:
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| Trent Reznor to Score “The Social Network” Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:43 PM PDT   Guess who’s gonna score The Social Network (a.k.a. “The Facebook Movie”)? It’s that king of Internet controversy, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor was initially going to take some time off after touring, but once director David Fincher started asking him about scoring the upcoming flick — and after the rocker had read the script — he changed his tune. According to the NIN website, the soundtrack is almost done. And the movie? “It’s really f*cking good. And dark!” Reznor writes. (Which is kind of a relief. Imagine if Fincher had cast Jesse Eisenberg’s — who plays Mark Zuckerberg — Hollywood twin, Michael Cera. Then we’d probably have a soundtrack featuring The Shins or something else delightfully twee.) According to MTV, this is the first time Reznor has scored an entire soundtrack — he’s contributed songs to flicks like David Lynch’s Lost Highway before. The album should be out before the film premieres on October 1. So far, we’ve seen the trailer for the film — which is basically just a super dramatic collection of words and voiceovers — and we know that it has a cast full of Hollywood heavyweights and top-tier talent on the production and development side. Still, this bit of information gives us more of a sense of the movie’s tone: the aforementioned “dark.” Reznor seems a rather fitting candidate to score the film — he’s had a rather intimate (if not embattled) relationship with the web for years now. From raising money via Twitter, to quitting Twitter and joining again and quitting and joining again, to touting torrents, to being blocked from the Apple App Store, to winning a Webby, there aren’t that many digital realms that Reznor hasn’t explored. We’re interested to see what kind of mood his music sets when the film premieres in the fall. [img credit: chadlewis76] More About: celebrities, facebook, Film, music, twitter For more Entertainment coverage:
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| Compare Your Spending Habits to the Rest of the Population’s Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:11 PM PDT   Mashable's Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.
Quick Pitch: Bundle.com is a new social media and money management business focused on helping people save and spend better. Genius Idea: Most of us know — at least subconsciously — if our personal spending habits are excessive, but all of us could probably benefit from seeing our monthly money practices stacked up against the rest of the population. Bundle is a conveyer of information gleaned from spending data gathered from Citigroup, the U.S. government and third-party research firms. It serves as the ultimate online resource for spending in the U.S. Bundle users can use the “Everybody’s Money” tool to dive into the informative data and learn about their own spending habits, the behaviors of others like them or the money matters of those in a totally different situation. Data can be segmented by different demographics — location, age, household type and income — or spend type, and compared against any other group. For example, I happen to fall into the “Wired Thing” group of spenders. It turns out the “Thrill Jockey” types in San Diego spend $775, to my group’s $126, per month on entertainment and travel. Diving a little deeper, it appears that a majority of that Thrill Jockey money ($640) is spent for entertainment purposes. Bundle also includes a quick and painless onsite quiz that helps to identify your spend type. Completing the quiz will help you further dissect spending data. The service also regularly releases reports and infographics on the state of spending in cities and states across the U.S. The food and drink report, for example, shows that in 2009 Austin residents spent more on food and beverages — spending twice the national average on tacos alone — than denizens in other cities. Unfortunately, Bundle is more of an informational resource than a money management tool, but there are a plethora of action-oriented articles on site if you’re looking for advice.  [img credit: JudeanPeoplesFront] Sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark
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| Beautiful Visualization Resizes World Cup Stars Based on Facebook Buzz Posted: 02 Jul 2010 11:22 AM PDT   For continuous World Cup coverage, check out Mashable's 2010 World Cup Hub, which will be updated throughout the games. The New York Times has added another World Cup visualization to the mix with its "Top World Cup Players" feature that resizes players based on the amount of buzz they've received on Facebook during a given day. Launched earlier today, the visualization includes a slider that lets you jump from day-to-day of the World Cup and see which players got the most buzz, as measured by the amount of status updates, wall posts and likes that mention their name. You can also sort by country, player or buzz rank. Not surprisingly, the results correlate fairly closely to the given day's action on the field. Today, for example, players from the Netherlands and Brazil are biggest, as they played a game this morning. The Times offers explanatory text for each day though so you can quickly figure out how the player sizes came to be. In all, it's another fun and visual way to see what's been happening in the World Cup. Check out our gallery of other World Cup visualizations below: World Cup 2010 Replay The Guardian has put together an application -- World Cup 2010 Twitter replay -- that creates high-speed replays for each World Cup match. Prepare to be amazed as you relive the entire game through Twitter animation. Action is portrayed via topic bubbles that enlarge as conversation swells on Twitter. The Guardian set out to let people "see the roar of the crowd passing through Twitter." They certainly succeeded on their mission. 2010 FIFA World Cup Live Tracker The Live Tracker application is like an ongoing World Cup analytical dashboard with visual stimuli. The tracker bears a striking resemblance to Sprint's Now Network site and includes blocks of World Cup trivia -- think total whistle blows, number of saves, cumulative worldwide audience, goals scored and even vuvuzela noise levels -- that football fans the world round will love. This visualization may be a little heavy on Castrol promotion, but it's hard not to get excited when presented with these interesting factoids. South Africa 2010 Twitter Buzz CNN's Twitter Buzz application is unbelievably simple and yet absolutely stunning. The application tracks World Cup tweets by teams, players and topics. You can check out the current flow of tweets or scroll through the past 24 hours. Given Twitter's recurring issues, one can except the Fail Whale to hinder the sheer awesomeness of the visualization from time to time, but CNN has created their very own amusing "Fail Ball" for you to look at during Twitter hiccups. LivePitch for iPad About a month ago, Mint Digital released a concept for an iPad app that would visualize match play by mapping ball possession on a digital football field. Just yesterday their vision became a reality when LivePitch was released as a free iPad application. The application is designed to compliment your World Cup viewing experience as a second screen. You can watch in real-time as possession changes from player to player via the interactive football field. Stats-aholics can also dive into the Stats tab or select individual players for detailed and real-time player data on passes, goals, tackles and shots. Calendar World Cup 2010 The Calendar World Cup 2010 turns the massive event's schedule into a wheel of visually stimulating information. Simply move your cursor to hover over a date, city or team and you'll get a glimpse at the associated matches. Calendar World Cup 2010 by MARCA.com is simply a colorful way to keep track of the overwhelming schedule, but it's also proven quite popular with over 176,000 likes on Facebook thus far. World Cup Match Tracker As part of their World Cup coverage, the New York Times has created a match tracker application to supplement their Goal blog. The application boasts impressive minute-by-minute data overlaid on a soccer field so you can visualize passes, goals and shots for the duration of the game. If you're feeling lazy, the Overview tab will breakout game data in a nifty line graph. You can also check out player rankings for touches, passes, goals, fouls and balls won. It's fantastic to behold and super fun for stats addicts to toy with. Total Football 2010 for iPhone If you're total nerd for World Cup game data then Total Football 2010 for iPhone will more than satisfy your match analysis cravings. The $2.99 app is worth every penny as it presents advanced statistical analysis for head-to-head comparisons between teams or players, all with visual finesse. Stats include shots, passes and tackles with users able to look at a game in its entirety or use the slider to pinpoint a particular moment for a more focused perspective. Given that updates are in near real-time, you can also use this app as your play-by-play cheat sheet for games that you're not able watch on television. There's even a 'Player Influence" feature for identifying the players making the biggest impact in a particular match. Reviews: Facebook, Mashable, World Cup More About: media, new york times, visualization, world cup For more Social Media coverage:
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| 5 Rules for Professional Social Networking Success Posted: 02 Jul 2010 11:15 AM PDT   Dan Klamm is the Outreach & Marketing Coordinator at Syracuse University Career Services. This post was co-authored by Alana Edmunds who is an IT Project Manager and Social Strategist for Recruiting & Staffing at GE Energy. Connect with them on Twitter @DanKlamm and @amedmunds. Professional networking has been made exponentially easier with social media. Years ago, networking meant asking a friend at another company to submit your resume to his HR department. A particularly assertive person might have been able to cold-call his way into lunch with a head honcho. Now, networking means having the ability to tap into hundreds of relevant connections with just the click of a button. With this free reign comes many opportunities — namely, the chance to connect with people in your industry, impress them with your professionalism, and gather information that can directly help you. It also comes with the risk of doing it all wrong, alienating potential allies and crushing your chances at career development. Here are some guidelines for networking successfully in the realm of social media. 1. Know Your PlatformsSocial media is messy. Across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social networks, we are connected to a mix of close friends, college buddies, high school classmates, co-workers, bosses, former bosses, I-met-you-at-a-party-once acquaintances, and people we’ve never even seen face-to-face. It’s important to understand the particular platform that you’re using, as well as the type of relationship you have with a person, before attempting to leverage that connection for professional gain. Each social media platform has a certain reputation. For instance, LinkedIn is generally a business site, while Twitter is more “laid back” and often mixes professional and personal content. Respect the way that people use these sites. Adding a professional acquaintance as a friend on Facebook can be invasive, especially if that individual is a traditionalist who uses Facebook purely for personal contact with friends and family. Likewise, asking an old friend for a recommendation on LinkedIn might create awkwardness if the person has no experience with you in a professional capacity. 2. Customize EverythingFrom LinkedIn connection requests to advice-seeking Facebook messages to 140-character chatter on Twitter, you should customize every communication sent on social networks. It shows that you value your unique connection with the recipient. It’s easy for people to feel used when you send them a generic request or a message that’s clearly copy-and-pasted to dozens of others (especially if you forget to change the names!). For existing connections, express an understanding and appreciation for the relationship. When you reach out for advice, give consideration to the other person. Ask pertinent questions about them, especially if you’ve been out of touch for a while. Be honest and open. When requesting a recommendation on LinkedIn, for example, always customize your request to reflect how you value the person’s endorsement. For new relationships, explain why you want to connect with this particular individual. What is it about her background that makes her an appealing person to talk to? Show that you’ve done your homework. Know about the person’s work history and professional accomplishments, as well as anything career-related you two have in common. Never send an introductory message to a potential connection asking, “So, what exactly does your company do?” 3. Ask for Something SpecificWhen you approach someone for career help via social media, know what you want out of the interaction and ask specific questions that show you’ve done your research. Often, people send messages along the lines of “I’m looking to go into marketing. Any advice or leads would be greatly appreciated!” or “Can you tell me more about this job?” in a Twitter DM. These types of messages are so broad that it’s difficult to provide a meaningful and relevant response. Working professionals are strapped for time. Make it easy for them to help you — specify what you’re looking for. Is it the person’s time? Connections to certain individuals? Advice on a particular topic? Knowledge about a company? Do you want them to act as a reference? Introduce you to a recruiter at their organization? Provide a critique of your resume? Be direct! 4. Take It Offline Whenever Possible
In-person meetings allow you to build stronger relationships than back-and-forth messaging online. Things like body language, eye contact, and tone of voice are all essential in helping to establish rapport and build a bond. When this isn't possible, one solution is to request a Skype call. Not only can you see the person, but you know that you're getting their full attention. Along the same lines, when you meet someone through social media, ask for their preferred method of contact. Some people are big e-mailers, while others love talking on the phone or meeting for coffee. Respect their preferences. 5. Say “Thank You”It’s a simple step that many people miss. Show appreciation when someone does something nice for you online. Whether it’s responding to a few questions, retweeting a link to your blog post, or even connecting you with one of their friends — it’s always appropriate to express your gratitude. It’s especially important to follow-up after someone has provided advice. People like to feel helpful, so let them know if their advice was useful for you. Continuously look for ways to give back to the people in your online networks. Don’t approach them only when you need a favor. Reach out to say hello or to contribute something you think will be valuable to them. Networking is a two-way street. Plus, in the end, it’s your reputation that counts. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of Dan Klamm and Alana Edmunds, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Syracuse University or General Electric.
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| How an iOS-Based Apple TV Could Change the Battle for the Living Room Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:58 AM PDT   Today’s New York Times has an article that gives more credence to rumors that Apple is planning a major overhaul of its Apple TV product, only this time basing its living room approach on iOS. While the initial rumors were of a low-cost, iOS-based device that would heavily utilize the cloud to stream content, The New York Times report indicates that Apple may also be planning to introduce a television product with iOS embedded into it, offering an out-of-the-box connected experience. An iOS-based Apple TV product that could bring the growing number of App Store apps, like Netflix and Hulu, to the TV rather than the iPhone or iPad could be compelling. In fact, such a strategy would address the single-biggest problem that the current Apple TV product has: access to non-iTunes content. An App Store Strategy Rather than an iTunes StrategyWhen Apple TV was first conceived and then launched, its goal was to bring the iTunes Store to the living room. In theory this was a great idea (especially if you go back to 2005, when Apple TV reportedly first entered development), but in practice it ended up saddling the product with some huge limitations. Apple TV has always been too limited as a device. Despite its great concept and able hardware (for the time), out-of-the-box the device doesn’t really go far enough to serve as a media player or media center. Because the entire system is based around iTunes, you can only play files that play in iTunes. That means having to re-encode videos specifically for Apple TV and being stuck managing your entire music library from within iTunes. However, the bigger problem with the iTunes-only ecosystem is that since 2007 or so, more and more commercial online content isn’t being delivered as files that we download and then watch, but via streaming services like Hulu, Netflix Watch Instantly and TV.com. The only online video service supported by Apple TV has been YouTube and frankly, that’s just not enough — especially when you can get a Blu-ray player that also connects to Amazon.com, Netflix, Vudu and Pandora for under $200. Enter the App Store. Existing connected TV offerings from companies like Boxee, Roku, DivX and others are all embracing the App Store approach that Apple has used to great success for its iOS products. More and more content publishers — large and small — are looking to get on the television set via the various app stores that the different connected TV solutions offer. This is where an iOS-based television could be really perfect, because it has immediate access to some of the biggest players in the commercial content space. Even better, the end solution is still tied to iTunes, but not in a way that is as limiting. The advantage here for Apple is that because a development platform already exists for iOS, it doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel. I have a feeling Apple recognized that Apple TV suffered from lack of third-party connectivity not long after its release. After all, one of the only times that Apple actually mentioned an uptick in Apple TV sales was after Boxee made it dead-simple to install on an Apple TV (this was before Hulu subsequently banned Boxee from using its service). However, building in that sort of capability service by service is easier said than done and creating a whole new API or SDK just for Apple TV makes very little sense. What does make sense is to use iOS to power television devices and to include specific protocols for developers to make apps Apple TV compatible. That’s exactly what Google is doing with Android and that’s one reason that developers believe Android has more long-term potential than iOS. Competition Is FierceWhen Apple TV was first released, its only real competitors were custom-configured HTPCs, TiVo and the XBox 360. Today, that list includes the PlayStation 3, set-top boxes like Roku and the upcoming Boxee Box, Internet-enabled television sets, a slew of Blu-ray players — the latest from Samsung will include Hulu Plus support — and of course, Google TV. In the battle of the digital living room, there won’t necessarily be one winner — but diversification is what will be key for content creators and publishers, and for companies like Apple that want to have a stake in the game. What do you think about an iOS-powered television or set-top box? Reviews: Android, App Store, Blu, Boxee, Google, Hulu, Internet, Netflix Watch Instantly, Pandora, YouTube, iPhone More About: apple, Apple TV, connected tv, google tv, hulu plus, iOS, iptv For more Apple coverage:
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| Microsoft Kin’s Sudden Demise Mourned in Melodramatic Online Memorial Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:07 AM PDT   Oh the tragedy. Microsoft’s line of Kin phones has been pronounced dead after a crash-and-burn accident. If the loss is just too much to bear, you can share your grief with others on KinRIP.com, an online memorial site for Kin. Those mourning the loss of Kin are leaving memorial candles and sharing their poetic memories and words of wisdom. Katy Foley laments, “Briefly on our shelves, forever in our hearts.” The site was created by Shmuel Tennenhuas using Forever Missed, a do-it-yourself online memorial service. When questioned about his motivation, Tennenhuas had this to say: “I live in Seattle. It’s the right thing to do.” Fair enough. Light a candle. It’s okay to let the world know you’re grieving.  [img credit: maryn0503] More About: microsoft, Microsoft Kin, Mobile 2.0 For more Mobile coverage:
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| The Battle of the Cheetos Has Begun [SPONSORED] Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:06 AM PDT Citizens of the Internet, The Battle of the Cheetos is now upon us. It's Puffs versus Crunchy. And Crunchy versus Puffs. In an epic online battle unlike anything the World Wide Web has ever seen. So choose your alliance, create an army and fight for control for sites across the web. The more opponents you defeat, the more websites you control. Do you have what it takes? Enlist now and find out. (This post is brought to you by Cheetos. For more information on sponsored posts read here.) Reviews: Internet More About: battles, Sponsored Post For more Battles coverage:
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| How the Web Is Affecting Social Relations [STUDY] Posted: 02 Jul 2010 09:34 AM PDT   Most experts agree: The Internet improves social relations and will continue to do so over the next decade. And you thought the machines were going to rise up and murder us all. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center just released their fourth “Future of the Internet” survey, the topic of which was “The Future of Social Relations.” The opt-in study, which tapped 895 tech stakeholders and critics, essentially presented respondents with two differing world views:
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They then chose one viewpoint, elaborated as to why they chose that stance, as well as pontificated on the subject more generally. The results are pretty interesting.  As you can see from the above graphic, 85% think that their lives have been improved by the web, and that this theme will continue over the course of the next decade. The graphic shows two different groups: 371 long-time experts who regularly participate in the surveys, and the entire survey group, which includes other experts. In looking at these results it’s important to take them with a grain of salt, as they come from people who are mostly web enthusiasts. According to Pew, “50% have been using the Internet since 1992 or earlier, with 11% actively involved online since 1982 or earlier. When asked for their primary area of Internet interest, 15% of the survey participants identified themselves as research scientists; 14% as business leaders or entrepreneurs; 12% as consultants or futurists, 12% as authors, editors or journalists; 9% as technology developers or administrators; 7% as advocates or activist users; 3% as pioneers or originators; 2% as legislators, politicians or lawyers; and 25% specified their primary area of interest as ‘other.’” Respondents include everyone from Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, to folks from top universities and government agencies, as well as companies like Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Yahoo, Intel, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Ericsson Research, Nokia and The New York Times. Still, Pew provided a myriad of more descriptive responses from those surveyed that cast an interesting light on the findings. While many cited positive experiences with the web — such as meeting spouses, fostering relationships with distant relatives and cutting the costs of communication — many also questioned the effects of the web on society. Think loss of privacy, deep relationships and burgeoning intolerance (not to mention the rise of Justin Bieber — my own contribution). Here’s a selection of quotes from survey respondents that we found most interesting. Take a moment and let us know in the comments: How do you think the web is affecting our social relations?
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| How Social Media is Changing the Way Government Does Business Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:30 AM PDT   Steve Radick is a communications consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, a global technology and strategy consulting firm. He has worked with clients from across the U.S. government to develop and implement strategic communications plans and campaigns. There has been plenty of discussion about how governments are using social media to engage with the general public and open up their vast amounts of data to collaborators. The interagency collaboration occurring behind government firewalls using wikis and blogs is also well-publicized. A topic that’s received less attention are the ways that social media and the principles of openness, collaboration, and authenticity are transforming how the government does business. How is social media changing the government contracting process? That's the $500 billion+ question. The world of contracting is one of the most important, complex, and least transparent within our Federal Government. From 100-page Request for Proposals (RFPs) to GSA schedules to organizational conflicts of interest to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), the environment has long discouraged real discourse in favor of strict rules, processes, and policies. Too many companies of all sizes are frustrated and overwhelmed by the intricacies and red tape connected to doing business with the government. But social media has brought about some positive changes. Here are three important ways it’s done so. 1. Getting Inside the "Black Box"As Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan put it, “bureaucracy is the ultimate black box of government … [it] is impervious to full public understanding, much less control." Five years ago, if a junior consultant wanted to talk with someone like Linda Cureton, NASA's Chief Information Officer, about Spacebook, he would have to:
Those are six steps of red tape, all for a quick follow-up conversation with an acquaintance from a networking event. Unfortunately, the culture of the government contracting industry was one where everything, including everyday conversations, was heavily controlled and regulated. Nevermind if the conversation had nothing to do with a current procurement or new contract — it was just safer to avoid talking altogether. Social media however, has allowed us access to this black box and the humans inside. According to a recent 2010 Federal Community Social Media study by Market Connections, 55% of respondents are using social media either formally or informally to communicate with their government audiences. I can now follow more than 30 government CIOs on Twitter, I can friend them on Facebook, and I can comment directly on their blogs. What used to take six steps now takes one direct message: "Linda, I'll be down at NASA HQ for a meeting today – would love to talk with you about Spacebook while I'm there if you're available." For me, the tipping point came when potential clients started contacting me on Twitter and my blog instead of calling the "official" points of contact listed on established org charts. Once we saw social media as a new way to actually conduct business, our legal and marketing teams went to work revising our communication and social media policies. While we're still highly encouraged to involve the right people with the right expertise as we talk with our clients, the social networks of many of our junior employees are now rivaling the Rolodexes of some of our senior staff. 2. Smarter Bidding on Government ContractsIf you've ever done business with the Federal Government, you've probably encountered a process that is "challenging, complex, convoluted, and inconsistent,” and you’ve “encountered high barriers to entry, or didn't get the communication you thought you needed or had to have." That was the opening line of Mary Davie's address at Tim O'Reilly's Gov 2.0 Expo held in Washington, DC this past May. Davie is the Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) in the GSA's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). Disclosure: I was on the Gov 2.0 Expo Program Committee. Yet we all accepted these struggles as the norm because "that's the way the government works." Government contracting is a $500 billion a year industry, involving thousands of people, thousands of companies, and just as many rules and regulations. The complexity of this problem has been exacerbated as government agencies all interpret these rules and regulations differently. That's where the Better Buy Project comes in. Developed as a joint project of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Council for Technology in conjunction with the GSA, the Better Buy Project implements Uservoice to create a public platform where anybody can submit, view, and comment on ideas to make the government acquisition process more collaborative and transparent. One of the implementations is the Better Buy wiki where anyone can ask questions and help shape future procurements in a transparent manner. The GSA is using Twitter to update interested parties on the status of active procurements. The Better Buy blog allows the public, the government, small business, big companies — anyone — to get new perspectives and expert viewpoints on making the acquisition process more open and accessible. 3. Turning "Enemies" Into "Frenemies"What if the Federal Government, industry, local governments, small business owners, concerned citizens, and academia worked collaboratively to solve some of our nation's toughest problems? It’s happening in the government contracting industry. Thanks to social media, the walls that guarded against leaks of proprietary data have given way to conferences, meetups, and webinars where most participants subscribe to the "rising tides lift all boats" theory. At these events and sites, contractors, government staffers, media, and interested citizens gather together to talk about everything from the challenges of implementing open government to how government can better collaborate on issues related to the Gulf Coast oil spill. Larger and more complex contracts mean many former competitors have now become collaborators. Government contractors large and small have recognized that instead of waiting for proposals and information, they can now work together to help define those requirements, saving time, improving quality, and increasing transparency. Looking Ahead These benefits don't come without risks though. Complex contracting rules and regulations still exist and still apply. The culture of collaboration among the contracting community at events like the Gov 2.0 Expo does not decrease competition in the industry, but rather increases the quality of competitive submissions for billion dollar government contracts. The wiki that the GSA is using to bring more transparency and collaboration to the federal procurement process is leaving ethics officers, contracting officers, project managers, lawyers and technical advisers grappling with how to adapt to these new open and transparent processes. Despite how far we've come over the last five years, there is still a long way to go before doing business with the government is as easy as doing business in the private sector. The Federal IT Dashboard is a great start, but it's just the tip of the iceberg. Data transparency doesn't necessarily lead to operations transparency. Policies, regulations, and laws need to be updated. Contracting professionals need to learn new skills. IT security and privacy controls need to be adapted to protect confidential and proprietary information. Most of all, the people — the contracting officers, the project managers, the lawyers, the marketers, the proposal writers, and the IT specialists — need to stop talking about how difficult it is to do business with the government and instead focus on asking, "What makes this process so complex and what can I do to make it better?" More Government Resources From Mashable:
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| Apple to Deploy Software Fix for iPhone Glitch Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:46 AM PDT   After initially dismissing the reports about the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue, Apple has officially admitted it exists, promising a software fix in a couple of weeks. There’s a catch, though. Apple’s promised fix may not be good news for users experiencing the problem. Apple claims it has erroneously calculated the formula which displays signal bars on the iPhone, and therefore the iPhone has been showing too many bars in areas with weak signal strength.
Unfortunately, this seems like Apple is only acknowledging one part of the problem. Anandtech’s in-depth analysis showed that the signal drop when you grip the iPhone 4 by its lower-right side is very real. Therefore, Apple’s fix probably won’t fix that part — arguably the biggest part — of the problem, and will merely make the iPhone 4 display fewer bars in weak signal areas. Interestingly enough, Apple claims the miscalculation was present “since the original iPhone,” so the fix will apply to older generation iPhones as well. Official announcement below:
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| Google Launches Real-Time Blogger Stats Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:18 AM PDT   Google has introduced a full-featured stats dashboard for its free blogging service, Blogger. Blogger Stats displays traffic and source info for individual posts, and it does it in near real time, keeping historical data as well. It also tracks popular search keywords that send visitors to your blog, and breaks down your traffic by country of origin, as well as web browser and the operating system your visitors are using. Users who track their blogs’ performance via Google Analytics should be aware that the data Blogger Stats provides may be different as it uses a different data collection mechanism. Also, keep in mind that Google Analytics offers far more features, but is only updated every couple of hours, while Blogger Stats updates its data almost instantly. To try out Blogger Stats, go to Blogger in Draft, and click on the new “Stats” tab.  Reviews: Google Analytics, blogger More About: blogger, Google, stats For more Social Media coverage:
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