Posts Tagged ‘ wikipedia ’

WemoLab releases Superfugu, an iPad kids game to go with its online underwater universe

May 2, 2013
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WemoLab releases Superfugu, an iPad kids game to go with its online underwater universe

WemoLab has released Superfugu, an iPad game for children that draws from theBlu, the massively multiplayer online underwater universe that it has been creating. Superfugu follows a fugu pufferfish that has been tasked with helping save other sea creatures and protecting a reef. Players use the touchscreen to guide the fugu and will collect different species…

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Frankreich besorgt um Sicherheit – Geheimdienst fordert Löschung einer Wikipedia-Seite

April 8, 2013
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Frankreich besorgt um Sicherheit – Geheimdienst fordert Löschung einer Wikipedia-Seite

Der französische Geheimdienst schlägt Alarm: Wegen der Gefährdung der Sicherheit wollen die Agenten eine Wikipedia-Seite löschen lassen. Stein des Anstoßes ist ein Betrag über eine militärische Sendestation.Jahrelang schlummerte ein Beitrag über eine militärische Sendeanlage unbeachtet in den Tiefen der französischen Wikipedia – bis der Pariser Inlandsgeheimdienst DCRI ihn verschwinden lassen wollte. Der Artikel über eine…

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Digg.com Disappears From Google, Old Digg Links May Be To Blame [UPDATE: Google Admits Mistake]

March 20, 2013
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Digg.com and other links from its website have disappeared from Google’s search result pages, following a recent update to Google’s algorithms. It’s unclear at this time exactly what caused the site to be de-listed, though the current speculation is that it has to do with Digg pointing to bad or spammy links. [UPDATE: See below,…

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Schmusesänger im Interview – Josh Groban: „Ja, ich bin nett“

March 12, 2013
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Schmusesänger im Interview – Josh Groban: „Ja, ich bin nett“

Josh Groban ist in den USA ein Superstar – Bekannt für seine Bariton-Stimme, weniger für ein ausschweifendes Privatleben. Im Interview mit FOCUS Online erzählt er von seiner Musik und der Balance zwischen Ruhm und Normalität.Im Gegensatz zu vielen seiner Kollegen verkauft Josh Groban mit seiner Musik nicht Sex und Coolness, sondern Liebe und Romantik. Seine…

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The AirBnB Advantage: How to avoid competition and become a multi-billion dollar startup

March 10, 2013
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The AirBnB Advantage: How to avoid competition and become a multi-billion dollar startup

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for internet startups at his blog Platformed.info. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Platform Thinking. You can follow Sangeet on Twitter at @sanguit. Technology startups are disruptive because they are driven by a desire to solve an unsolved problem in a unique way…

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Attorney General Claims Aaron Swartz Case Was “A Good Use of Prosecutorial Discretion”

March 7, 2013
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Attorney General Eric Holder claims critics are wrong to blame prosecutors for misconduct in the handling of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz committed suicide after allegedly facing 50+ years in prison for releasing millions of pay-walled academic articles. During a congressional Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Holder claimed that the media overhyped the assumption of an…

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Why does Groupon think the Earth is 400 years old?

April 18, 2012
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Things are really not going well for Groupon right now. As we recently reported, Groupon issued a public statement from its accounts to the effect that the company has ‘material’ weakness in its financial controls, following a wave of negative press. TNW, mostly, or completely under the pen of Alex Wilhem, has been critical about the company. He’s been joined by the…

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STRATO PowerWeb jetzt mit neuen 1-Klick-Installationen / Neu im AppWizard: Prestashop und SugarCRM

April 17, 2012
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Berlin (ots) - STRATO erweitert sein Power-Hosting-Angebot. Ab sofort sind bei allen PowerWeb-Paketen zwei weitere Webanwendungen ohne Zusatzkosten mit dabei: Die Shopsoftware Prestashop und SugarCRM, ein Programm zur Verwaltung von Kundenbeziehungen, lassen sich jetzt ganz einfach auf seinem STRATO Webspace installieren, per Knopfdruck ber den Einrichtungsassistenten AppWizard. Die PowerWeb-Pakete fr professionelle Websites gibt es in…

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Everything you use is a database application

April 7, 2012
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The web feels magical. Whether you’re browsing through Facebook pictures of that high school friend whom you never talk to, pinning Corgi pictures on Pinterest, or tweeting about how much you love espresso on Twitter, you are constantly viewing, manipulating, and creating data.  However, for all the magic that we feel when we get a…

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Cranky with a headache? Check out 10 tips to avoid Computer Vision Syndrome

March 31, 2012
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We all know that sitting in front of a computer all day long isn’t healthy. It causes headaches, blurry vision and makes us tired, cranky and sometimes, fat. For those of you who don’t spend hours a day on WebMD, you might not know that there’s a technical term for your ailment. According to Wikipedia,…

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