21. Starbucks Enjoys Social Media Exposure 2 hours ago   permalink

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Starbucks is certainly no stranger to community involvement and corporate responsibility. Their involvement and awareness with many public issues has gotten them a nod from firms that measure social media exposure and involvement.

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Embracing Services to Teens 2011: Revisiting Mishawaka’s Ban on Social Networking   —  A new anonymous comment went up on this post from 2008 about my hometown library’s ban of social media access because of issues with teens: No email address or URL was shared, so I thought I’d share the comment here so the person might get some useful feedback &

22. How to use an US-Proxy to get access to HathiTrust items 58 minutes ago   permalink

KlausGraf / Archivalia

Most Google-digitized scans in Hathitrust are also available in Google, but a lot of European publications published after 1909 and before 1923 isn't in Google as fulltext while HathiTrust is offering access for US-citizen. There are also books before 1909 which are not in Google e.g. ? ...

23. 18384110 story 1 hour ago   permalink

Slashdot.feedsportal.com

An anonymous reader writes "As Google prepares to compete with Apple in the digital newsstand business, both companies seem to be glossing over the fact that consumer demand for digital magazines is dropping. 'Wired's collapse from 100,000 iPad copies in June to 23,000 in November was most dramatic, but the story is not much different at Glamour, ...

24. Video su web: ecco l'assurdo giuridico e la violenza fatta alla realtà da AGCOM 4 hours ago   permalink

Video su web: ecco l'assurdo giuridico e la violenza fatta alla realtà da AGCOM
Blog.quintarelli.it

E' chiaro che ci sono diversi diritti da bilanciare, ad esempio quelli dell'impresa a fare i suoi affari e degli utenti ad essere tutelati. Questo vale per i salumai, per gli elettricisti, per i caldaisti per i distributori di benzina, ecc. ecc.

25. My Blackberry Is Not Working! 1 hour ago   permalink

My Blackberry Is Not Working!
Katherine Gould / PVLD Director

I'm back at work after 10 days off, and still trying to catch up.  Instead of writing something deep and meaningful for the new year I thought I would just share this video that a member of our Friends of the Library Board sent to me this morning (double click on the video to get the full screen view, since it never seems to display right from ...

26. DriveMeCrazy Keeps Track of Bad Drivers 1 hour ago   permalink

DriveMeCrazy Keeps Track of Bad Drivers
Arvin Dang / Lifehacker

iOS: DriveMeCrazy is like a "how is my driving" bumper sticker for anyone with an iOS device, letting you flag aggressive or bad drivers using voice recognition. It can rate and review any registered license plate to provide instant driving feedback. More »

27. Survey Says: The iPad Is Not A Kindle Killer 1 hour ago   permalink

Survey Says: The iPad Is Not A Kindle Killer
Techcrunch.com

While plenty of people predicted that the iPad would kill the Kindle when it first came out (including us), that turned out to be wrong. Very wrong. The Kindle went on to become the best selling product in Amazon’s history over the holidays, selling an estimated 8 million units last year.

28. Austin Ventures 1 hour ago   permalink

Austin Ventures
Www.crunchbase.com

Austin Ventures has worked with talented entrepreneurs to build valuable companies for nearly twenty-five years. With $3.9 billion under management, AV is the most active venture capital and growth equity firm in Texas. With an investment focus on business services and supply chain, financial services, media and information services, software and ...

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29. MetroPCS Announces New 4G LTE Rate Plans 1 hour ago   permalink

MetroPCS Announces New 4G LTE Rate Plans
PCWorld Latest

MetroPCS announces new 4G LTE rate plans starting at $40, all offering unlimited calling, texting, and 4G LTE Web browsing.

30. Rhyme Time for IPhone 1 hour ago   permalink

PCWorld Latest

You may be a poet and not even know it. But even poets and songwriters occasionally get stuck on a word. What rhymes with iambic pentameter, anyway? Under such...

31. Buy Armband Packages 1 hour ago   permalink

Buy Armband Packages
Www.bodymedia.com

Free Apps where you can log food on the go and view snapshots of your most recent Activity Manager Dashboard. Free Apps where you can log food on the go and view snapshots of your most recent Activity Manager Dashboard.

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32. Il digital divide ge... 5 hours ago   permalink

Tr3nta.com

Gianluca Dettori analizza la “questione giovanile” italiana. Un paese, l’Italia, incapace di offrire opportunità, ma incapace soprattutto di colmare quel gap culturale che ostacola gli investimenti in settori cruciali per lo sviluppo di nuovi mercati.

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33. “Wenn es keine Bibliotheken gäbe, würde man ihre Einrichtung nicht mehr erlauben” 1 hour ago   permalink

KlausGraf / Archivalia

wenn Bücher so obsolet werden wie Kerzen, Vinylschallplatten oder Schreibmaschinen (immerhin Produkte, für die es noch einen bescheidenen Markt gibt), wie soll dann das Geschäftsmodell von Bibliotheken in Zukunft aussehen? Zur Zukunft der Archive stehen Stellungnahmen zu meinen diesbezüglichen Ausführungen noch aus ... ...

34. 18384008 story 1 hour ago   permalink

Slashdot.feedsportal.com

Ismellpoop writes "With the new year upon us and resolutions being made to change unwanted behavior, many tools are now available to help people stay in line, such as a GPS-enabled app that locks down texting once a car gets rolling and a program that cuts off credit-card spending. Another device monitors your workout and offers real-time voice ...

35. Web Design Matters 1 hour ago   permalink

Www.libraryjournal.com

The web site is your library's most important feature. Think about it: Where do people go to find out if a book is available, or if you carry a particular DVD or magazine? Patrons use the web site for numerous functions, such as renewing materials, placing holds, requesting information, and accessing databases. The homepage is the place they turn ...

36. Vogue Publishes What May Be The Best Article Ever Written About Gwyneth Paltrow 1 hour ago   permalink

Vogue Publishes What May Be The Best Article Ever Written About Gwyneth Paltrow
Www.mediaite.com

Where to begin. Gwyneth Paltrow is on the cover of August’s Vogue, which would be less than interesting if not for the fact that she was interviewed for the feature by longtime Vogue foodwriter Jeffrey Steingarten. Regular readers of Vogue and/or foodie fans and/or people who are neither but just like fantastic writing, will be familiar ...

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37. Facebook and Twitter Draw Concerns From Regulators 2 hours ago   permalink

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When a privately owned company experiences phenomenal success, attention floats its way from every direction, including governmental authorities. Recently, several social networking sites gained some of that attention and were asked to produce financial information that those authorities could analyze and determine whether the financial activity ...

38. Winklevoss Twins Says It’s Not Enough Money 2 hours ago   permalink

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Some may call it scorn or bitterness, but the Winklevoss twins say it’s all about the money, and there’s just not enough of it. In a 2008 lawsuit launched by the twins against the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, they allege that the company failed to disclose their accurate profits and earnings. As a result, their lawsuit award ...

39. Cloud Security: Ten Questions to Ask Before You Jump In 2 hours ago   permalink

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From regulations to liability, CA cloud security expert Tim Brown outlines the key security issues you should explore while preparing for a cloud deployment.

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40. How Do I Get a Job When I Have No Relevant Experience? 2 hours ago   permalink

How Do I Get a Job When I Have No Relevant Experience?
Adam Dachis / Lifehacker

Dear Lifehacker, I have no relevant experience in the field in which I want to work and am having a hard time constructing a coherent plan applying for jobs. How can I convince an employer to hire me? More »