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Tuesday 31 May 2011
Will Sony Bloggie 3D bring mainstream to 3D?
I bought a Sony Bloggie 3D last week because I am researching 3D. Vizio gave me a 65-inch 3D TV to help in this research and to give me a screen for the studio I’m building, too, but that will be the point of a future look at 3D. Yesterday I shot video at a [...]
MTM Snap project lets you build your own CNC machine so you can build more stuff
Continue reading MTM Snap project lets you build your own CNC machine so you can build more stuff
MTM Snap project lets you build your own CNC machine so you can build more stuff originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 09:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SHIFT CONTENT(AND LINK BUILDING) EFFORTS IN 2011
If you are responsible for the success of a SEO campaign, the process of link building in 2011 may be your toughest challenge yet.
It might also be the most rewarding for your website and its underlying business. Social media?s influence is making the heads of many traditional SEOs spin; and consumers? increasing use of mobile applications is driving many others to consider alternative methods of attracting users. It is time to rethink how link building is approached and make a shift toward a greater focus on consumer engagement in 2011.
There is still very much a place for SEO but success in this arena continues to depend on the number and quality of other websites linking to your site and its content. However, because so many competitors are clamoring for too few positions today, it is becoming increasingly difficult to influence rankings with traditional means. The shift that must happen requires refocusing attention on how content is consumed and to consider how the new means of distribution are impacting SEO.
Make no mistake, link building is work? hard work ? that requires research, patience, testing and, of course, creativity. Balanced portfolios should continue to contain links from social media platforms, directories, blogs and both new and established websites. However, to shore up positions on competitive keywords, emerge ahead of the competition and establish influence in the future, the type and style of content and the relationships we have with those that can aid in its distribution is what must be pursued.
The Year of Hyper-targeted Micro-sites:
Exact-match, keyword-rich domain names have always been a quick and effective way to catapult to the top of the search results pages. This remains the case based on WM?s research on Bing and, consequently, now on Yahoo (not as much on Google anymore). But take the concept a step further this year by expanding and supplementing your existing content focus (scope) to acquire a new audience. For example, if you sell ski equipment, create a micro-site containing content (articles, videos, maps, info graphics) on the best downhill skiing in specific geographic areas. How will this benefit your core business and website? In a few ways but it is primarily in the number of links acquired from sources outside of the core site?s ?normal? audience. Add an ability to expose products or services to a specific market and positioning a brand as thought leaders (not just merchants) to the list of benefits as well.
The Year of Personal Relationship Opportunities:
Giving your social graph the ability to feature and distribute your content (and encouraging them to do so) is important today but success in 2011 will require careful attention to those personal relationships upon which your social graph is built. Let?s return to our ski equipment website for an example. If you have taken the time to create the content suggested above about the best ski runs in certain areas, finding a few bloggers (or social media followers) willing to showcase that content ? and provide a backlink ? can turn personal relationships into linking relationships. Remember that any good relationship requires some give and take ? so plan on participating as much as you publish.
The Year of Content Re-optimization:
What content from one or two years ago (or less) might be modified or updated to include a new slant on an old problem, new data for an old trend or to attract new attention on a forgotten content asset? You might want to review a blog post from 12 months ago and create a new post (cross-linking between the two), relating it to a specific trend today. Or, you might consider turning articles into videos (or vice versa). Content re-optimization means breathing new life into old content. Engaging in the process will help search engines and consumers rediscover the value being provided. Already, 2011 is quickly shaping up into the year of Consumer Engagement SEO ? where the relationships we build with consumers are as important (if not more so) as the relationships we build with other website operators (and their websites) or traditional media. The links and signals from consumers are in every way as valuable as those from traditionalwebsites. Those SEOs who are able to recognize changes to the playing field and can act quickly to compensate for these shifts are positioned to dominate the results pages today and into 2012.
Source of Information : Website Magazine for March 2011
It might also be the most rewarding for your website and its underlying business. Social media?s influence is making the heads of many traditional SEOs spin; and consumers? increasing use of mobile applications is driving many others to consider alternative methods of attracting users. It is time to rethink how link building is approached and make a shift toward a greater focus on consumer engagement in 2011.
There is still very much a place for SEO but success in this arena continues to depend on the number and quality of other websites linking to your site and its content. However, because so many competitors are clamoring for too few positions today, it is becoming increasingly difficult to influence rankings with traditional means. The shift that must happen requires refocusing attention on how content is consumed and to consider how the new means of distribution are impacting SEO.
Make no mistake, link building is work? hard work ? that requires research, patience, testing and, of course, creativity. Balanced portfolios should continue to contain links from social media platforms, directories, blogs and both new and established websites. However, to shore up positions on competitive keywords, emerge ahead of the competition and establish influence in the future, the type and style of content and the relationships we have with those that can aid in its distribution is what must be pursued.
The Year of Hyper-targeted Micro-sites:
Exact-match, keyword-rich domain names have always been a quick and effective way to catapult to the top of the search results pages. This remains the case based on WM?s research on Bing and, consequently, now on Yahoo (not as much on Google anymore). But take the concept a step further this year by expanding and supplementing your existing content focus (scope) to acquire a new audience. For example, if you sell ski equipment, create a micro-site containing content (articles, videos, maps, info graphics) on the best downhill skiing in specific geographic areas. How will this benefit your core business and website? In a few ways but it is primarily in the number of links acquired from sources outside of the core site?s ?normal? audience. Add an ability to expose products or services to a specific market and positioning a brand as thought leaders (not just merchants) to the list of benefits as well.
The Year of Personal Relationship Opportunities:
Giving your social graph the ability to feature and distribute your content (and encouraging them to do so) is important today but success in 2011 will require careful attention to those personal relationships upon which your social graph is built. Let?s return to our ski equipment website for an example. If you have taken the time to create the content suggested above about the best ski runs in certain areas, finding a few bloggers (or social media followers) willing to showcase that content ? and provide a backlink ? can turn personal relationships into linking relationships. Remember that any good relationship requires some give and take ? so plan on participating as much as you publish.
The Year of Content Re-optimization:
What content from one or two years ago (or less) might be modified or updated to include a new slant on an old problem, new data for an old trend or to attract new attention on a forgotten content asset? You might want to review a blog post from 12 months ago and create a new post (cross-linking between the two), relating it to a specific trend today. Or, you might consider turning articles into videos (or vice versa). Content re-optimization means breathing new life into old content. Engaging in the process will help search engines and consumers rediscover the value being provided. Already, 2011 is quickly shaping up into the year of Consumer Engagement SEO ? where the relationships we build with consumers are as important (if not more so) as the relationships we build with other website operators (and their websites) or traditional media. The links and signals from consumers are in every way as valuable as those from traditionalwebsites. Those SEOs who are able to recognize changes to the playing field and can act quickly to compensate for these shifts are positioned to dominate the results pages today and into 2012.
Source of Information : Website Magazine for March 2011
Asus shows ultra-thin notebook, Eee PC at Computex
Computex — At a press conference this afternoon in Taipei, Taiwan, Asus lifted the lid on several new notebooks, including an incredibly sexy UX Series ultraportable that measures just 17 mm at its thickest point. The system is encased in an aluminum chassis with a mix of brushed and...
Source: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/21025
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Nokia Drops as Much as 8.5 Percent on Lowered Quarterly Outlook
Nokia Oyj dropped as much as 8.5 percent in Helsinki trading after the Finnish mobile-phone manufacturer cut its second-quarter and full-year devices and services outlook.
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Rumbled benefits cheats offer sensational excuses
'It wasn't me working, it was my identical twin'
Government ministers have revealed a top ten list of improbable and entertaining excuses offered by rumbled benefits cheats, including the defence of one perp who insisted: "It wasn't me working, it was my identical twin."?
Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/30/benefit_fraudsters/
Monday 30 May 2011
A bit about Bitlocker
Encryption, Windows and you
Encryption is the staple weapon of the security business. As old as war itself, it scrambles data to conceal it from those not meant to see it.?
Week in tech: civilizing the Internet edition
Doctors and dentists tell patients, "all your review are belong to us": An organization called Medical Justice is encouraging doctors and dentists to use copyright law to censor their patients' online reviews. We found one of their clients in the wild and report on what we learned.
Smartphone, the abridged version: Ars reviews the HP Veer: The latest entry for the webOS platform, the HP Veer, is an unusually compact sliding smartphone with a 2.6-inch screen. Ars goes hands on to see if it how it fits into a field filled with competitors of greater size and power.
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Pandora's Sales More Than Double as IPO Looms
First-quarter revenues at Pandora rose 136 percent year-over-year as the Internet music company said it expects to complete a $100 million initial public offering by the end of June
Source: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2011/tc20110527_556538.htm
Lockheed-Martin signs on for D-Wave prototype computer
A quantum leap in sales, from zero to one
Controversial Canadian company D-Wave, which has long made press claims about ?commercial? quantum computing, can now claim to have sold a machine.?
Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/30/dwave_lockheed_martin/
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This is the ASUS Padfone
Continue reading This is the ASUS Padfone
This is the ASUS Padfone originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 May 2011 14:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TALK NERDY TO ME The lost and found tale of online identity
STAFF COLUMNIST
At the start of the semester, I blogged an image of an ad saying ?penicillin cures gonorrhea in 4 hours? with the added quote, ??And, if you happen to have a really bad hookup, you might need this organic compound the next day.? ?5.12 professor on reasons why you should study organic chemistry.? I knew that many of the people who read my personal blog would appreciate the dorky humor behind the joke. I didn?t expect it to fuel online trolls into releasing my work address, in addition to an incorrect work address for my dad. I also didn?t expect these trolls to misconstrue the quote as my discussing my personal life, let alone as an admission that I?ve contracted gonorrhea. I?ve never contracted gonorrhea ? or any STIs, for that matter ? but as the picture states, it is curable!
Foxconn worker from Chengdu factory commits suicide
Sadly, a 20-year-old male employee at Foxconn (Apple's contract manufacturer for many products) committed suicide Thursday morning, according to a report from the Hong Kong China News Agency (HKCNA) cited by Bloomberg. The worker was reportedly employed at the company's new facility in Chengdu where an explosion killed three workers on May 20.
Further details about Thursday morning's incident are sparse, and the reasons behind the factory worker's suicide are currently unknown. This is at least the 14th publicized death by suicide among Foxconn's workforce since the start of 2010.
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou declined to comment about the incident saying he doesn't know the full details about the apparent suicide. However, last year, Gou said suicides by Foxconn employees were prompted by personal issues rather than tough working conditions in his company's facilities.
Labor groups like China Labor Watch disagree. Foxconn's critics have slammed the Taipei-based company for operating facilities with a sweatshop atmosphere -- an accusation Gou vehemently denies.
In response to last year's suicides and subsequent harsh criticism, Foxconn, which builds electronic products for several other recognizable brands including Sony and Dell, raised wages, slashed overtime, offered counseling, and tried to improve the work-life balance for its more than one million factory workers in China.
Although Foxconn's suicide rate remains markedly lower than China's national average, Thursday morning's death, last Friday's explosion, and protests outside a Foxconn shareholder meeting earlier this month suggest the manufacturer has more work to do to improve employee safety and overall satisfaction.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to the friends and family of the young man who died.
Foxconn worker from Chengdu factory commits suicide originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 27 May 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/27/foxconn-worker-from-chengdu-factory-commits-suicide/
Sunday 29 May 2011
Shuttle astronauts prepare to leave space station
The shuttle Endeavour's astronauts packed gear and prepared to leave the International Space Station on Sunday, wrapping up a 12-day visit to complete construction of the U.S. side of the orbital outpost.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43208283/ns/technology_and_science-space/
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Lockheed-Martin signs on for D-Wave prototype computer
A quantum leap in sales, from zero to one
Controversial Canadian company D-Wave, which has long made press claims about ?commercial? quantum computing, can now claim to have sold a machine.?
Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/30/dwave_lockheed_martin/
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Data, not software, paves the road to riches
Open source: A pauper's game
Open...and Shut For those who believe software is a quick road to riches, think again.?
Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/27/data_is_the_road_to_riches/
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HP expands laptop battery recall, doesn't want you to feel the burn
HP wants to make sure you don't get burned, literally. For the third May in a row, it's issuing another expansion of its voluntary battery recall on laptops produced from July 2007 to May 2008 -- frankly, we're considering a holiday to mark the occasion. May 2009 saw a recall of 70,000 batteries followed by an expansion to cover 15,000 in China, totaling 85,000 affected laptops. It didn't end there though, as further expansion was put in place during May 2010 to cover even more models, and this time around, a sizeable number of lappies have been added to the ever-growing list. About five percent of the models from the aforementioned time frame could have problematic batteries, and HP will be providing replacements for those at risk of getting a little too hot under the collar. If your machine was also part of the previous recalls, HP's saying those should be verified as well, even if you've done so in the past already. The full grid of affected laptops can be perused after the break -- Memorial Day weekend will be full of grilling, but we wouldn't want that to include your skin, okay?
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HP expands laptop battery recall, doesn't want you to feel the burn originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 May 2011 00:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Blackbox Case for iPad 2 is beautiful, unique and tactile
Of all of the bloggers here at TUAW, I probably see more iPad cases than anyone else. I've reviewed both the ridiculous -- a case I refused to write up after it literally ripped apart as I was installing it -- and the sublime. The Blackbox Case for iPad 2 (US$99) is one of the latter, and if you're looking for a unique and beautiful iPad 2 case for yourself or as a gift for a friend, you should consider this product.
I am a person who appreciates the fine details of well-made products, and for that very reason I fell in love with the Blackbox Case the moment I opened the package. Each case comes wrapped in a burlap bag, with a hand-numbered certificate welcoming you to the family attached with twine to the outside. Just opening the case is an experience, with the rough burlap a complete contrast in feel to what's inside the bag.
Within that burlap is an iPad 2 case that works both with and without a Smart Cover. The case is handmade of bamboo, with a felt lining to protect the iPad, a leather strap with a metal snap to restrain the iPad, and a company "brand" burned into the bamboo. A unique ID number is stamped onto the leather strap, and it is the number that is on the certificate that you'll want to keep. There's no manual needed to install this case; you just slide your iPad 2 into the felt-lined slot and snap the strap shut.
Continue reading Blackbox Case for iPad 2 is beautiful, unique and tactile
Blackbox Case for iPad 2 is beautiful, unique and tactile originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 28 May 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/28/blackbox-case-for-ipad-2-is-beautiful-unique-and-tactile/
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First thing women notice about other women is how FAT they are
Never mind the hours spent choosing new clothes, applying make-up and getting your hair just right: if you care what other women think, the priority should be squeezing in your waistline.
That is the first thing your rivals will be looking at when they size you up, research revealed yesterday.
For the study, 2,000 women aged between 18 and 45 were questioned about how they formed first impressions.
That is the first thing your rivals will be looking at when they size you up, research revealed yesterday.
For the study, 2,000 women aged between 18 and 45 were questioned about how they formed first impressions.
Source: http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/first_thing_women_notice_about_other_women_is_how_fat_they_are_2
Paypal v. Google: a tawdry tale of trade secret misappropriation
Google and its poached Paypal employees got sued for trade secret misappropriation yesterday, but we didn't know the dirty details until now. A peek at PayPal's complaint reveals there's a bit more to the story. Apparently, Paypal and Google were in talks last year to use PayPal for payments in the Android Market. Osama Bedier was in charge of those negotiations for PayPal in October of 2010, when the deal was supposed to close, but was allegedly interviewing for a mobile payment position at Google at the same time (holy conflict of interest, Batman!). The complaint claims that Bedier initially rebuffed El Goog's advances, told PayPal of the job offer and professed that he would stay, but jumped ship a month later (bringing some PayPal coworkers with him) after being recruited by Stephanie Tilenius and the almighty dollar. Once it hired Osama, Google reportedly put the brakes on the PayPal deal and created Google Wallet. Then Google, Bedier, and Tilenius got slapped with a lawsuit. A brief rundown of the legal claims awaits you after the break.Continue reading Paypal v. Google: a tawdry tale of trade secret misappropriation
Paypal v. Google: a tawdry tale of trade secret misappropriation originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 May 2011 10:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG
Continue reading Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG
Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 May 2011 08:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Saturday 28 May 2011
Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet hits some online retailers, still not buy-able
Lenovo still hasn't officially confirmed it, but all signs are pointing to an imminent US launch of its Android-based IdeaPad K1 tablet. It just hit the FCC under the "K1" moniker earlier this month, and it's now gotten a full blown listing on Buy.com, complete with specs and some pictures that show off Lenovo's "custom-built Android interface." Those specs include a 10.1-inch display, a Tegra 2 processor (not a Snapdragon as we had seen on the LePad), 32GB of storage, dual cameras (5 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front-facing), a microSD card slot, a micro HDMI out, and even a SIM card slot -- somewhat notably it's also listed as coming with Netflix pre-installed. While most of those specs seem like a safe bet, others apparently aren't quite set in stone, the listing alternatively mentions both Android 3.0 and Android 3.1, for instance, and both a 1280 x 720 and 1280 x 800 resolution (though the latter seems likely). What's more, while Buy.com isn't providing a price just yet, the tablet has also hit Krex Computers of all places, where it's listed at $510. Hit up the gallery below for a closer look.
Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet hits some online retailers, still not buy-able originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 May 2011 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TUAW's Daily Mac App: Colorize
We've featured selective color applications before on the Daily Mac App, and today we're going to take a quick look at another -- Colorize.
Colorize caters for the non-artists among us with almost idiot proof usability. To get started you simply drag-and-drop an image of your choosing and let Colorize desaturate it for you. You then re-saturate only the portions of the image you want to highlight using a paint brush-type tool.
You can vary the brush size using a slider, zoom in and out from the tool bar or using pinch-to-zoom, or switch between colorizing and 'uncolor' with nice large buttons on the toolbar. If you make a mistake you can hit the undo button, or save your image in its original size when you're done.
There's not much else to the app, which makes it incredibly simple and easy to use, but if you're looking for a boat load of advanced features, Colorize will disappoint. I also experienced an odd bug when testing the app, in that it wouldn't let me re-saturate the image at maximum zoom -- the brush tool simply didn't work -- but I'm sure that's a bug that can be easily fixed.
Colorize isn't the first selective color app in the Mac App Store, and it won't be the last. If you're a keen artist, then this isn't for you. But for those of us who can't afford Photoshop, or just want a quick and fun tool, this app will do the job.
Colorize is available for US$2.99 from the Mac App Store, but if you want slightly more functionality check out ColorWash, which we featured last week.
Original photo credit: Jonathan Gill
TUAW's Daily Mac App: Colorize originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 26 May 2011 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/26/tuaws-daily-mac-app-colorize/
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DailyDirt: Making Popcorn In Modern Times
Folks have been making microwave popcorn for a few decades now, but there are other ways to make popcorn. Some old school methods actually involve fire... Here are a couple serving suggestions for popping a few kernels.
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- Movie theaters used to use coconut oil for making popcorn. And now, coconut oil is trying to regain a healthy reputation. Apparently, virgin coconut oil is okay in moderation -- and it's the partially hydrogenated coconut oil that'll get ya. [url]
- Popping a single kernel of corn with some lasers is probably not the safest or easiest way to make popcorn. Remember: do not look directly at laser with remaining eye. [url]
- As a reminder, making popcorn using cellphones was just a marketing hoax. It's also not possible to cook an egg using your cellphone. [url]
- To discover more food-related links, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon. [url]
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