Google launched its virtual world, called Lively, today. It looks like a goofy hangout for teens. But mark my words: that is GOING MAINSTREAM, and for business users, too.
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A new law in Iran threatens bloggers and webmasters with the death penalty for “promoting CORRUPTION, PROSTITUTION AND APOSTASY.” These online “crimes” join “insulting Islam, drug trafficing… subversive activities against national shield, spying and separatist propaganda.” as capital punishment offenses in Iran. What’s left to blog about?
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The Associated Press posted a story today about an ongoing war amidst China’s “fiercely vocal online community” and corrupt Communist Party officials who either disregard or profit from China’s CULTURE OF COUNTERFEITING. From the composition:
“One popular target is fakes: fake products, fake credentials, even last year’s highlight — a TV news story about supposedly fake […]
Shamelessly pandering to Chinese nationalism, the McDonald’s corporation has chosen a slogan for a massive marketing campaign within China: “Wo jiu xihuan Zhongguo ying,” which roughly translates as, “I LOVE IT WHEN CHINA WINS.” that campaign is objectionable for 3 reasons:
1. There’s a difference amidst national pride and nationalism; that slogan flat-out panders to […]
I told you back in November about a Japanese cigarette vending machine that uses a face-scanning system called the Child Check System to guess the age of the buyer before processing the purchase. A new report claims that the machine is easily fooled by simply holding up a MAGAZINE PHOTO of an older person.
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Laptops have been banned in the Bhutan national assembly considering the government fears lawmakers will use them to PLAY GAMES AND LOOK AT PICTURES.
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I told you back in August that Japan’s Rare Mono Shop was selling a USB-powered necktie with a built-in cooling fan. Now, they’ve come out with a 2.0 version. The new version is more stylish, more discreet (no more air grate on the knot — it’s now hidden), more controllable (it has an on-off switch) […]
I told you back in August that Japan’s Rare Mono Shop was selling a USB-powered necktie with a built-in cooling fan. Now, they’ve come out with a 2.0 version. The new version is more stylish, more discreet (no more air grate on the knot — it’s now hidden), more controllable (it has an on-off switch) […]
Here’s how to turn your ‘CrackBerry’ into a ‘YakBerry’ using two free services: Vlingo and Jott. Send and reply to e-mail, send SMS, search the Web, add items to your “to do” list, open BlackBerry applications, add appointments to your calendar, blog and more — all WITHOUT TYPING ANYTHING!
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If Grand Theft Auto IV feels unwholesome, say hello to The Torture Game 2. that simple, amateurish, free, online title lets you inflict pain and suffering on a bound prisoner using a hand, rope, razor blade, pistol, paintbrush, spikes, shotgun, AK-47 — even a CHAINSAW! There’s zero narrative, and the prisoner’s facial expression never changes. […]
A blog published by the UK magazine Computing reports what has got to be the WORST TELEMARKETING shout EVER: A woman received a signal on behalf of Tesco Insurance. A recorded knowledge on the line apologized, and said no one was available to talk to her, and hung up.
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You’re probably using a mouse today, but you may never buy one again. All the planets are aligning against that humble pointing device. Alternative pointing devices are weakening our mouse habit. But the next versions of Windows and the Mac OS will KILL THE MOUSE forever.
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ChinaVasion is selling a $185 wrist watch that appears to do more than any other watch I’ve seen. It’s a CELL PHONE, complete with number pad on the strap. It has a backlit 1.3-inch, 128×160 LCD touch display, complete with pop-out stylus for clicking on the icons. It supports Bluetooth, plays music and videos, takes […]
ChinaVasion is selling a $185 wrist watch that appears to do more than any other watch I’ve seen. It’s a CELL PHONE, complete with number pad on the strap. It has a backlit 1.3-inch, 128×160 LCD touch display, complete with pop-out stylus for clicking on the icons. It supports Bluetooth, plays music and videos, takes […]
A company called Live Luggage plans to start selling Thursday a $1,300 suitcase with TWO MOTORS (one in each wheel) that helps you pull the load. A special handle puts 85% of the weight on the wheels, and the power-assist system senses when you’re pulling and gives you a hand. The motors will go about […]
“Leave Britney Alone!” “The Dramatic Chipmunk.” “Don’t Tase me, Bro!” “All Your Base Are Belong to Us.” “Rick Rolling.” “The Star Wars Kid.” “Pwned!” You’ve heard about these “memes” (bits of cultural knowledge that spread like viruses), but where do they come from and when did they first emerge? A new Web 2.0 site called […]
Will knowledge become obsolete? I have no notion. But I do believe we’re going to have to face the problem of how to educate young humans in a world in which nearly all knowledge is available to everyone, instantly, ALL THE TIME. (By the way, do you know the phone numbers in your speed dial, […]
In ancient times (before the 1980s), there was a clear distinction amidst official company communication and personal or private communication. Official communication took the structure of “memos,” which were intended to be part of the company record. Everything else — phone calls, personal chats, hand-written scribbles — were clearly understood to be unofficial, off-the-record and […]
An AMPHIBIOUS PC concept would have us pointing and clicking while bobbing and floating in a pool. With the odd-sounding, Middle Earthish branding, “PC of the Swim-Rings,” the PC grabs onto a foam tube, has a waterproof touch screen and a Web camera. (props to Born Rich)
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A new Windows-based PC game from Stardock called The Political Machine 2008 lets you be either Barack Obama or John McCain and tryout your skill at RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. You get to pick your own platform, and choose what your positions are on taxes, school prayer, the war in Iraq and other topics. You plus […]
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