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15th October 2010 19:00
I don't know about you, but when I think of tech, "fashion" isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Instead, I picture unkempt, scraggly beards, Cheetos-stained T-shirts and pale skin that would make an Asian princess jealous. But born of all these truly unsightly things are technologies that can help keep the rest of us stylin'. Sponsor This post is brought to you by Gillette. Stay Home, Dress Up For those of you that actually know what your shirt…
15th October 2010 18:34
Video surveillance has come a long way. Cameras are everywhere. They are in airport terminals, parking lots, taxi cabs - the list goes on. Data, from video sources alone, has grown at an astronomical rate. In turn, there has been an increasing need for video analytics to make sense of data, understand it and respond to a query or automatically based upon pre-programmed requests. Video has proven to be an effective forensic tool to analyze data related to a bank…
15th October 2010 18:15
For the most part, examining your web analytics consists of looking at dry columns of numbers and links with a few bar charts and other graphs thrown in for good measure. It's often hard to understand these numbers in the context of your own site. Now, however, with Google Analytics' new "In-Page Analytics" view, you can see your analytics data superimposed on your own site. Sponsor This new view offers a far more visual experience for analyzing your analytics data,…
15th October 2010 18:00
Video surveillance has come a long way. Cameras are everywhere. They are in airport terminals, parking lots, taxi cabs - the list goes on. Data from video sources alone has grown at an astronomical rate. In turn, there has been an increasing need for video analytics to make sense of data, understand it and respond to a query or automatically based upon pre-programmed requests. Video has proven to be an effective forensic tool to analyze data related to a bank…
15th October 2010 17:52
Mobile game maker Rovio released a free full version of their popular Angry Birds app for Android users today and the launch has subsequently taken down the company's website and, at times, has impacted the app's download page on the independent app store, GetJar, where the app is being exclusively launched. In fact, the app is proving so popular that GetJar is recommending users visit m.getjar.com from their mobile phone browser instead. Sponsor So why all the commotion over Angry…
15th October 2010 17:40
When we think of how technology has revolutionized business, we tend to think first of examples that exist primarily online: Web-based CRM, online storefronts, search advertising and the like. But much of what businesses do in the offline world is being turned on its head - and made much more efficient - by digital technology. One prominent example is supply chain management (SCM), which is the process by which businesses acquire physical materials and resources, assemble them and deliver them…
15th October 2010 17:30
Editor's note: We offer our sponsors the opportunity to write posts and tell their story. These posts are clearly marked as written by sponsors, but we also want them to be useful and interesting to our readers. We hope you like the posts and we encourage you to support our sponsors by trying out their products. You hear the acronym thrown around all the time, especially at the office: ROI. But in real life, a return on an investment has…
15th October 2010 17:01
Given the brisk sales of Kindles, Nooks and iPads over the last few months, it doesn't come as a surprise that the sales of eBooks are also flourishing. According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), eBook sales for January to August are up from $89.8 million for 2009 to $263 million in 2010. This 193% increase in sales means that electronic books now account for almost 10% of consumer book sales in the U.S., up from just 3.31% in…
15th October 2010 17:00
According to a recent survey of 78,835 mobile phone customers in the U.K., less than 5% of women would select an Android device as their next smartphone. The problem, explains Belinda Parmar, Founder of marketing agency Lady Geek which conducted the survey with YouGov Sixth Sense, is that "Android provides a perfect example of how not to market a platform to women." Few women know or care about what Android is or how it can benefit their lives, she explains.…
15th October 2010 16:55
Ever get that feeling that your employees are not really there and are itching to move on after some tough times and layoffs? (although the tough times may not be over yet). Is it that you’ve been focusing on tactics and survival for the last few quarters/months? That’s got to get a bit wearing and boring after a while. Are you people starting to ask: why are we here? Is your (and their) vision of where you are going the…