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April Fools’ #3: Twitter will cost $5 per month, if you use vowels!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Stefano

Ok, this is great! According to Twitter, you’llmhave to pay $5/month to be able to tweet with all alphabet letters, otherwise… say farewell to vowels! Your next tweet may look like “Grt nws frm twttr!”. Trd th nw Twttr yt? … Continue reading →

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Forget perfect computing accuracy: welcome Wrongulator!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Stefano

Are you done with perfect calculation, computing? Does your math look boring? Grab a Wrongulator! A pocket calculator that will bring new life and fun into everyday calculus – and wrong results too! (Not recommended for economists)

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Why is 8-bit technology so important?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Stefano

Nice post from Jason’s blog and a perfect question too: why is 8-bit technology so important these days? Simply put because it’s where we all come from! The most common 8-bit CPUs of the time included the Intel 8088 (used … Continue reading →

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Facebook wall street debut – update – price rebounds around $ 40

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stefano

1:48 PM update, right now, Facebook stocks [FB] is around 40.47 (+ 6.50%).

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Facebook Wall Street debut: stock price stumbles after high-end expectations

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stefano

Almost a live update about the most expected Wall Street debut of all times: Facebook IPO. After really high expectations, Facebook’s stock price (Nasdaq: FB) is stumbling. Update: right now it’s 40.92 (up to +7,68 %) The inauspicious opening suggests … Continue reading →

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Social Media TV Charts: who wins, who loses, where are TV viewers heading to?

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Stefano

Mashable reports with this cool infographics about Social TV trends and charts what happened in a middle-March week in the Social TV arena [Via Mashable]

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Academy Awards 2012: who won? Actors? Actresses? Movies? No, social media!

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Stefano

Ok, I do think Meryl Streep deserved her 2012 Oscar as well all the other folks on the red carpet… as I wrote yesterday there’s another big winner even though it’s not holding an Oscar. Actually, the real winner this … Continue reading →

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Academy Awards 2012 and social media: do Oscars use Twitter?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Stefano

It’s Oscar time again, but this is 2012 in the social-era, so nothing really happens without being social-ly leading! With the Academy Awards 2012 this weekend, there are a lot of buzz created in the social media about the best … Continue reading →

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Dave Cutler: a social media job seeker – and a nice example of self-promotion

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Stefano

Dave Cutler isn’t just looking for a new job, he’s promoting a social media professional using social media tools. Current crisis time and economic downturn maybe call for a completely a different Cutler, 34, of Waltham, sees his efforts not … Continue reading →

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USA house life 2.0: Internet is perceived as a basic utility, a research report says.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Stefano

Americans probably can’t unplug themselves these days from Internet – sort of. What is Internet like in everyday life in the USA? What has become Internet connection within households – and mobile too? Here comes a pretty interesting research that … Continue reading →

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