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Visa invests $40M in TrialPay

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:50:53 +0000

Mountain View, Calif.-based TrialPay will use the money to expand into new markets and innovate in “transactional advertising.”

Microsoft to discontinue its virtual currency system Microsoft Points

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:28:39 +0000

Microsoft to discontinue its virtual currency system Microsoft Points

SVPG: Product Management Then and Now

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:16:48 +0000

SVPG: Product Management Then and Now

Amazon releases DynamoDB – a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:20:54 +0000

Amazon releases DynamoDB – a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications

Things That Happen Every 60 Seconds On The Internet

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:16:35 +0000

Great infographic from Business Insider on what happens on the Internet during 60 seconds.

The biggest chunk is consumed by the following services

164 million emails
11 million IM-s
694,445 Google searches
695,000 Facebook status updates
510,040 Facebook comments
370,000 Skype voice calls (actually I think that with paid calls comes around 506k as per latest published stats)
98,000 Tweets
$219,000 PayPal payments
13,000 iPhone apps downloaded
950 purchases on eBay
925 iPhone 4s-s sold

Facebook statuses are slightly above Google searches. Skype is pretty big (consider about 25-30% IM market share also). There are more iPhones sold then Twitter and LinkedIn accounts created combined. Wow.

What hope is there for monetary, political or trade union if...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:46:40 +0000

What hope is there for monetary, political or trade union if they can’t even agree on something like this.

The origins of social media

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:22:29 +0000

The Economist (How Luther went viral) draws interesting parallels with the social media movement we know today and the spread of Reformation 500 years ago. The technology of the time (printing press) was important but so was the wider sharing of media among social circles. Thus the television, internet, Twitter and Facebook today merely enable a faster and arguably wider distribution of media and new channels.

The marvels of communication technology in the present have produced a false consciousness about the past—even a sense that communication has no history, or had nothing of importance to consider before the days of television and the internet. Social media are not unprecedented: rather, they are the continuation of a long tradition. Modern digital networks may be able to do it more quickly, but even 500 years ago the sharing of media could play a supporting role in precipitating a revolution.

Fast Company: The Race For Mobile Payments

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:14 +0000

Fast Company: The Race For Mobile Payments

A view of game industry with a focus on London

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:24:04 +0000

A view of game industry with a focus on London

Great mobile payments gadget for restaurants or hotel checkout....

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:58:26 +0000

Great mobile payments gadget for restaurants or hotel checkout. Simple user experience with added benefits of being able to split the bill.

Estonia as global centre for cyber security excellence

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:25:26 +0000

Estonia as global centre for cyber security excellence:

Major General Jonathan Shaw, head of the defence cyber operations group at the MoD, singled out a Baltic state as a leading light when it comes to cyber readiness and being prepared for “a one-nation response”.

The MoD in Estonia told SC Magazine that its ‘cyber leader’ role stems from its highly developed information society where the Estonian public and private sector have a long tradition of providing online services, which include e-voting, e-prescriptions, e-schooling and some of the highest adoption rates for online banking and payments in the world.

In November 2011, 99.6 per cent of all bank transactions were performed electronically. This spring, 94 per cent of tax declarations were filed electronically; it takes only 15 minutes to establish a company electronically.

ArcticStartup: Wrapp Explodes Out Of Sweden, Taking Online Gift Cards To US With $5.5mm Funding

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:52:54 +0000

ArcticStartup: Wrapp Explodes Out Of Sweden, Taking Online Gift Cards To US With $5.5mm Funding

With Square's Card Case, Pay By Saying Your Name

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:02 +0000

With Square's Card Case, Pay By Saying Your Name

Network of global corporate control visualized

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:32:37 +0000

Researchers have created an algorithm to map and visualize corporate ownership and control across 37 million corporations globally.

It turns out there are 147 companies that with stakes in each other control 40% of all wealth in the network. Not surprisingly these are mostly banks and financial institutions.

Forbes article here and the research paper is here.

littlebigdetails: Google Chrome (beta channel) - Shows the...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:27:29 +0000

littlebigdetails:

Google Chrome (beta channel) - Shows the icons of apps that require internet in grayscale when you don’t have an active internet connection.

/via nikreiman

Wired: Brave New Thermostat: How the iPod’s Creator Is Making Home Heating Sexy

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:40:05 +0100

Wired: Brave New Thermostat: How the iPod’s Creator Is Making Home Heating Sexy:

A household device in widespread use that has not seen innovation or indeed modern design in decades being reworked.

Google+ feedback system

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:26:00 +0100

Loving the feedback system on Google+. You can highlight areas of the page you want to call out at the same time blocking out private information. Google likely can pick up the story or item automatically based on my selection.

Reality of most online checkout experiences.

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:24:26 +0100

Reality of most online checkout experiences.

The Economics of Social Gaming [INFOGRAPHIC]

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:34:54 +0100

The Economics of Social Gaming [INFOGRAPHIC]

Opower - Facebook social energy app

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:20:20 +0100

Opower - Facebook social energy app:

Using social and game mechanics to help people understand their energy usage and efficiency.