1. API Growth Doubles in 2010, Social and Mobile Are Tren... » 1 hour ago permalinkWas 2010 the year of the API? Some have claimed this each of the last five years, with the next always eclipsing the previous. There were 1,019 new APIs added to our API directory in 2010, two times the number added in 2009. Greater trends on the web are being played out, as social APIs were the most popular and the influence of mobile is clear.
2. Popular BitTorrent Client Transmission Gets an iPhone App 3 hours ago permalinkIn what may prove to be the first "yanked from the App Store" story of 2011, TorrentFreak reports that there's a new BitTorrent app available for iPhone users. The app, iControlbits ( iTunes link ), offers an interface for Transmission , the popular BitTorrent client for Mac. The iControlbits app allows you to control your BitTorrent downloads ...
3. DealBook 17 hours ago permalinkGoldman Sachs has reached out to its wealthy private clients, offering them a chance to invest in Facebook, the hot social networking giant that is considering a possible public offering in 2012, according to people familiar with the matter.
4. The New Speed of Money, Reshaping Markets 14 minutes ago permalinkA clock at Direct Edge’s offices in Jersey City ticks down to the opening of financial markets. The company operates one of the largest stock exchanges in the United States.
5. Wearing Glasses Will Get You a Better Job 37 minutes ago permalinkA new study finds people who wear glasses to interviews are more intelligent and more likely to get hired. Also, 40% of people say they'd wear fake glasses to interviews to land a job. File both those findings under "Duh." 6. Apple Leads Smartphone Race, while Android Attracts Most Recent Customers 5 hours ago permalinkThe race for the lead in U.S. smartphone operating system (OS) consumer market share is tighter than it has ever been. According to November data from The Nielsen Company, the popularity of the Android OS among those who purchased a smartphone in the last six months (40%) makes it the leading OS among recent acquirers.
7. Faut-il croire le classement de Shangai? 41 minutes ago permalinkUne intéressante réflexion sur le rôle joué et sur les critiques possibles au classement des universités le plus populaire de ces dernières années: ici 8. Buyout Firms Offering LBOs to Flood U.S. IPO Market 43 minutes ago permalinkJan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- More than half of the U.S. initial public offerings planned for this year are from private equity firms as KKR & Co., Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group try to unload some of their biggest leveraged buyouts. Bloomberg's Cristina Alesci discusses the private equity market with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's " ...
9. Google Gaining Ground In Smartphone, Browser Markets 11 minutes ago permalinkGoogle’s Android smartphone operating system is poised to overtake Apple’s iPhone for market share, and its Chrome browser has reached a major milestone, capturing 10% of the market. The smartphone figures come from Nielsen in November, while the browser numbers were measured in... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
10. 7 miliardi 1 hour ago permalinkA fine 2011 sulla Terra saremo 7 miliardi: nel video 7 billion il National Geographic riassume alcuni numeri del pianeta. Scritto il: January 3rd, 2011 alle 9:45 pm in Video. Puoi seguire il feed RSS 2.0 dei commenti, inviare un commento o un trackback dal tuo blog. 11. Italy To Regulate YouTube & Other Video Sites Like TV Stations 50 minutes ago permalinkYouTube, and parent Google, are now to be considered TV broadcasters in Italy according to new rules handed down by the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM). The rules apply equally to other sites providing video content over the internet provided they’re also running advertising.... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
12. Web Camp in Montreal–Saturday, February 5th 1 hour ago permalink(Here’s a post from Frederic Harper, who hasn’t been set up to post on Canadian Developer Connection just yet.) The first Montreal Web Camp, organized by Microsoft in collaboration with the Montreal .NET Community, will take place at the Microsoft Montreal office (2000 Avenue McGill College) on February 5th 2011 from 9AM to 4:30PM. You are ...
13. Exclusive: News Corp. Online Gaming Head Sean Ryan to Head Facebook’s Social Gaming Partnerships 58 minutes ago permalinkSean Ryan (pictured here), who arrived at News Corp. mid-year to set up a new online gaming unit, is moving to Facebook to head partnerships at its key gaming platform, according to sources.
14. Putting copyright law into context 2 hours ago permalink"You Two! We're at the end of the universe, eh. Right at the edge of knowledge itself. And you're busy… blogging!" — The Doctor, Utopia 15. Register Now for our FREE Webinar: Midwinter Tech Wrapup 4 hours ago permalinkThe ALA Midwinter Meeting provides a fantastic opportunity to reflect on how technology is continuing to transform the library world. Between the exhibition floor and the variety of technology-related events, the conference can provide attendees with an overview of where library technology is, and where it may be going. Of course, for various ...
16. Azure–En 2011 vous allez entrer dans le nuage … 1 hour ago permalinkQuelques liens sélectionnés par mon collègue Thomas pour se mettre à Azure. Se mettre au Cloud n’est-il pas une de vos résolutions pour 2011? Excellente Année! Le portail de référence: Offre découverte Windows Azure pour démarrer (gratuite): ...
17. Add to My Stories 37 minutes ago permalinkNever mind a crisp shirt or a firm handshake. If you want to impress a potential employer, put on a pair of spectacles. Job hunters are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview, according to a study.
18. J.P. Morgan: Global E-Commerce Revenue To Grow By 19 Percent In 2011 To $680B 41 minutes ago permalinkWith e-commerce spending performing well over the past holiday season, retailers are hoping this trend will continue into 2011. J.P. Morgan senior analyst Imran Kahn has released his annual report forecasting trends for the New Year that includes a number of positive projections for the e-commerce industry. 19. Cloud Data: A Newbie Series --The issues. 1 hour ago permalinkIt's been an interesting couple of years for me -- I've been assigned to two different projects that have failed to find their way to RTM as originally conceived -- which cut my blog writing down a bit. It happens; I've been working most recently on some internal tools and demos designed to make use of the Microsoft cloud services and client ...
20. Death by Irony: How Librarians Killed the Academic Library 4 hours ago permalinkThe academic library has died. Despite early diagnosis, audacious denial in the face of its increasingly severe symptoms led to its deterioration and demise. The academic library died alone, largely neglected and forgotten by a world that once revered it as the heart of the university. On its deathbed, it could be heard mumbling curses against ... |
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