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30 min ago | New Scientist

Google Glass apps show off what headset can really do

READY to wear a computer on your face? Google thinks you are. The company's Glass headset seeks to bring wearable computing into the mainstream - but what will the average person do with it? There are privacy fears , but a sneak peek at some of the first Glass apps gives a glimpse of how useful the device might be.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Science, Computer Science, Cameras, Bluetooth

2 hrs ago | Linux Today

Developer releases template code to allow almost anyone to create a Google Glass app

Google has started to ramp up the selection of apps available for Google Glass after official apps for Facebook, Twitter, CNN, Elle, Evernote and Tumblr were released at Google I/O on Friday, but now there's an easy way for almost anyone to create a dedicated Glass app.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr

6 hrs ago | Inman

Are maps obliterating your visual branding efforts?

Everyone wants to know where the house is, what the neighborhood is like, how far it is from stuff, and so on.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups

10 hrs ago | PaintSquare

Court Battle Pits Elcometer, TQC-USA

Global coatings instrument maker Elcometer Inc. is locked in federal-court litigation with a former employee and distributor over allegations of unlawful marketing tactics designed to steal Elcometer's customers.

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Related Topix: Elcometer, Marketing, Control Group, Ogdensburg, NY

Tue May 21, 2013

Technology Marketing

Digital Dignitaries Debate Display's Death

Display advertising is largely ineffective. Brands aren't interested and they're not likely to get on board any time soon.

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Related Topix: Federated Media, Marketing, Google, Startups

The New Zealand Herald

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1b Tumblr deal

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an internet pioneer that has fallen behind the times.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Tumblr, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Google, Sunnyvale, CA

Detroit News

Romney campaign intern to face cyber-stalking charge in Detroit

A 2012 Republican presidential campaign intern who worked for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will make an initial appearance in federal court Tuesday on charges he cyber-stalked 15 women and extorted them into sending nude photos.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Great Neck, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Newt Gingrich

Digital Trends

Checking out: Google to shutter Checkout in favor of Google Wallet

The end is nigh for Google Checkout. The Mountain View company announced late Monday it'll be shuttering its online payment processing service on November 20 as it transitions to Google Wallet.

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Related Topix: ITA Software, Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, AdMob

Ubergizmo

AT&T Assures Support For All Video Chat Apps By Year's End

Soon after Google I/O 2013 in which the company announced Hangouts , we reported that video calls initiated through Hangouts app while on AT&T's data network were not going through.

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Related Topix: ITA Software, Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, AdMob, Gadgets

Mon May 20, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Google Price Target Increased to $1,000.00 by Analysts at Barclays Capital

The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, ITA Software, Enterprise Mobile, Widevine Technologies, AdMob

New York Magazine

Tumblr: A Billion-Dollar Trophy for Silicon Alley

Founder of Tumblr David Karp speaks during the Digital Life Design conference at HVB Forum on January 23, 2012, in Munich, Germany.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, World News, Germany, DoubleClick, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, New York

Business Journal

Whistleblower threatens to leak 100K Google emails... Gold...

Bloomberg Industries U.S. director of research Paul Sweeney examines Yahoo's $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr and how it can monetize and grow the acquisition while retaining its "cool factor" with users.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Tumblr

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Google's Field Trip app gets you into 13 museums for free right now

Museum buffs and tourists might want to download Google's Field Trip app right now.

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StarPulse.com

Carly Rae Jepsen, Jessica Alba, Psy And More To Grace Inaugural Social Star Awards

The world's hottest event of the year will be happening this May! The world's inaugural annual major awards show dedicated to social media, the Social Star Awards, will be held for the first time in Singapore, with A-list celebrities expected to grace the event.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Carly Rae Jepsen, Star Trek, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Television, George Takei

Business Journal

Congress concerned Google Glass a privacy risk

A group of eight Congress members sent Google CEO Larry Page a letter last week expressing concern over Google Glass privacy and requesting more information about how the company obtains and uses personal information.

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Related Topix: ITA Software, Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, AdMob

International Business Times

Yahoo Is Purchasing Tumblr For $1 Billion. Will Yahoo Kill The Uber-Hip Blogging Platform?

It's official: After several days of rumors, Yahoo [NASDAQ: YHOO] has all but confirmed that it will be purchasing the blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Tumblr, Blog News, Tellme, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Sun May 19, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

Facebook Home not the big hit anticipated

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Computers, Ipad, Science / Technology, Google

Washington Times

Interview with Concrete, hardcore band from New York

LOS ANGELES , May 19, 2013 - Concrete is a hardcore punk band from Albany, NY. Their debut EP, Deadlock, was released May 14 on Innerstrength Records.

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Related Topix: us Travel, North America Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Hardcore, Albany, NY, Deadlock

Mashable

Tech Hubs Flourish Outside of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley has long been at the forefront of the tech startup scene, but thanks to the growth of emerging companies in other areas of the U.S. and worldwide, the West Coast is no longer the only tech hub sparking startups and innovation.

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Related Topix: Cornell University

The Motley Fool

Will Yahoo! Become the Next Big Social Network?

Leo is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Tumblr, Social Software, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

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