http://blog.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2011, Megite 30 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:11:29 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_1 d417702aec81d47817b6ead825f47fdf A visual take on how users discover apps. Ties in with my recommendations for how Apple can improve the App Store this year. Link (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:11:29 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_2 41cd7548bd7c72f1b762214274e629dc As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:24 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_3 cefcb7f7982d13c4da0f09f3c978d4a1 Online video advertising network BrightRoll has just announced that they’ve secured $10 million in Series C funding, grown to nearly 55 million unique viewers per month in the U.S, and are now profitable. The funding news means that BrightRoll — which distributes video ad campaigns via an extensive online publisher network — ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:20:33 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_4 4d29238e3b266f055cc166b3763ae3a5 In mid-December 2009 the ShareASale affiliate network announced the winners of its 2009 Performance Awards. The "Exceptional Affiliate" prize went to a promising affiliate marketing company operating out of Cambridge, Massachusetts: StyleFeeder. A month later, the site was bought by Time Inc., the largest magazine publisher in the U.S. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:00:42 PST http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_5 3fc587588c7d7680944f60ee19bcdec4 Lolcats, cats and funny pictures - WOULD YU BE A DEAR AN' HAND ME TEH LOOFAH? (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:24 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_6 9d0cb027385b493e9ae105741e8f4112 Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including: (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:50:40 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_7 fcda0a9aefdb771f9bb50aa5b0c4fad3 An idea I had last summer (2009) but began working on in the late fall / early winter. Launched both for the iPhone and Android platform. Some more details on the Mobomo blog. Link (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_8 e3bb364d471b9d73489e15f3507e6f64 Coupon usage was up in 2009 overall, and mobile coupon redemption is poised to explode over the next few years. But mobile couponing is still in the early stages of adoption, as indicated in a Honeywell survey conducted by Harris Interactive in December 2009. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_9 cf17915e72fc9c7a562b6eb6134bc056 Social networks have the attention of businesses not just as a marketing tool but also as a liability. Lost productivity, security problems and reputation issues can lead companies to restrict employee usage of social networks despite their usefulness, according to the “Social Networks vs. Management?” report from employment services firm ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:32 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_10 eef21b1748ab4d88b7004afa114ecc7f 3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:31:47 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_11 9e8b6846a2c2dc3bda44824924f9eb25 This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Bccthis Quick Pitch: Bccthis is an innovative technology that provides new levels of ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:13:14 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_12 853d3200e4a9551ac70f496716c8a375 Mashable was in attendance at today’s New Music Seminar in Los Angeles, where Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek gave an excellent keynote about the state of the music industry and the re-emerging subscription model. Since we have new music on the brain, we wanted to pose a relevant question for this week’s Faceoff Series head-to- ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:00:57 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_13 5be7e2db195fded2dbad852b5871e510 All-in-one suite to completely protect, maintain and manage your PC – Hard Disk Manager (HDM) provides you with all of the tools you need to manage today’s hard drives, including partitioning, backup, cloning, defrag, hard drive disposal, system management and system recovery. This comprehensive package of functionality is accessible ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:31:47 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_14 4048734f154bd41564be24fc7e050f44 Celebrate Super Bowl XLIV through the experiences of fans in South Florida and the rest of the world. Explore photos and tweets from fans tagged #SB44, the official tag of the Super Bowl. Want to be included in the experience? Make sure to include #SB44 in your Twitter posts and tag your photos on Flickr. Then come back often to see the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:28:58 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_15 446e6447e1c17d6e0eef2674c5c5958b Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:28:58 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_16 380a626f26d398afb54a5aa690dc0330 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:58:47 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_17 79107b6de6618f789cf5724ea4c1e8b8 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:02:19 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_18 62facc154133a6562176a67b34c7a49f Remember that “ If You Printed Twitter ” image that made the social media rounds two weeks ago? A similarly formatted graphic that describes the state of Internet use and adoption has been published today for your infotainment. The focus is on exactly who uses the Internet, and how often. It breaks things down by gender, age, income ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:02:19 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_19 eb71af48727ede108ad8e71ec3a49937 Here we take a look at exactly who is using the Internet the most, how they are using it and how much the amount of usage is increasing. At a glance, we can see that there are the same number of men and women who use the Internet. However, their age, educational background and level of income may influence how much time they spend online. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:43:58 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/1#item_20 14e024f4677adb756e955c2e49646672 As of today, according to the LinkedIn Blog, users of the popular career-oriented social network can rearrange the order in which elements appear in a member's profile -- the page on the site that displays information about one's background. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:16:06 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_1 aab2a56b1ded1022458df278aa724a94 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:52:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_2 883c8df5cbd8a2c917fa178ed6826ca9 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:52:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_3 df96157d4c25f05b81beb2e60db06ebe Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:52:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_4 eeb746181dee6f940bdb213965ce3730 Today we are glad to release Black Stone, a free wordpress theme. Black Stone is a 2 column theme with theme options. The theme is released under GPL License and you can use it for all your projects for free and without any restrictions. Please link to this article if you would like to spread the world. Black Stone theme is brougth to you by ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:00:17 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_5 436ccc940d0aa9268b14d09f55c7f048 These days, I tend to think of my approach to work in terms of "work policies". That way, I get a degree of distance -- the kind of distance that makes it easier to see things objectively, and change them relatively painlessly to greater effect. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:48:47 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_6 4803236a5f81138ec61c724aea7b0541 [Israel] Israeli genealogy site MyHeritage has completed its third acquisition, buying Germany’s OSN. OSN operates seven genealogy sites including Verwandt.de in Germany, Moikrewni.pl in Poland and Dynastree.com in the US. It was launched in 2007 just after LA-based Geni and, at first, it was just your typical German clone. But it added ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:48:47 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_7 636fb714ec09f676b47b24dbad8ff21b A partir d’aujourd’hui, si vous habitez en France métropolitaine, vous pouvez librement vous inscrire à notre service gratuit, Spotify Free. Pourquoi ouvrir maintenant ? Après plusieurs mois sur invitation, nous sommes sûrs de pouvoir maintenir la qualité du service pour un grand nombre d’utilisateurs. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:41:14 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_8 d4a15010025c5b745ccee03b39e0a70c [Paris] French game developer Gameloft , listed on Euronext Paris, this afternoon shared its 2009 financial results with the world. The video game publisher achieved consolidated sales of €122.0 million - roughly $170 million - for 2009, up 11% compared to 2008. The company also specified 'iPhone revenue', which presumably means its income ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:02:51 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_9 dea9bbe175cc8337e07f7ff7d8e3a01c …please read this post by Charlie O’Donnell. It’ll be well worth your time. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_10 96dd6bc883a7730e3b9fc9d8c6725e0f What’s the one thing you need to do on a regular basis to keep your car running? It needs fuel or else it stops running. Every car needs refills — just like every business needs clients to bring in income. However, a car runs better and more [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:48:39 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_11 c6144f437017d183fc3c058ec4198b92 If you had to design your company (and HR) from scratch, would you: –have performance reviews? –build walls in your offices? –ever use the word “boss” in a non-ironic way? –hire average employees? –keep a slacker? –write a bereavement policy? –pay women less than men? –pay anyone unfairly? (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:48:39 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_12 4281bcf159861cd507c98c8bdb577c18 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_13 01533d933197b9b909c5cb4f70fc5fe3 Have you ever heard of Raising Cane's? It's a fast-food restaurant that only serves chicken fingers. It started here in Louisiana, my home state, and now has nearly ninety locations around the U.S. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_14 f3172134ac50b468dbeb4cab71bc3c34 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_15 169d928fb8cac16fdf43e2fb36b210c3 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_16 2b54ef18178e1bc348b49eda7bd4efd1 Email deliverability remains a problem, particularly in North America, where 20 percent of permission-based commercial email  landed in the junk folder or wasn't delivered at all. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_17 307ce23d23123e75cd0750b0eda61ef3 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_18 245e218e9f81f87548327d0dc929c99d If a pervasive, always-connected web that's gathering data and using it intelligently and automatically is just around the corner, what does that mean for all of us? How will our working lives be affected when we're not just connected to the web 24/7, but actively contributing data to it all the time? What are the implications for privacy and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_19 4d64f15c20575939edff01a623587a75 Is Motorola ready for a comeback? For much of the last decade, Motorola enjoyed a reputation for building great mobile phones -- like the clamshell StarTAC and the ultra-thin Razr -- that were must-have devices for style wonks as well as the high-tech elite. Then along came Apple's iPhone, and smart devices from companies like Research In Motion, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/21#item_20 4a8e46ccf0b6ffea0e162f2921e28366 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:00:36 PST http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_1 574670f68c721c5c327b21eef885483a Measuring and improving the effectiveness and impact of social media is an ongoing debate. One group has been meeting on a monthly basis for more than a year to discuss the evolution of social media. New Media Knowledge's Chris Lee went along to “Measurement Camp” to learn more. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:54:31 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_2 cf7603ac7a03c7a518a54ac94c469ce1 [Ukraine] The 10th Startup Crash Test event took place on February 29 in Kiev, Ukraine. Startup Crash Test (SCT) is a monthly event aimed at "stress testing" Ukrainian web-related startups’ market strategy, business model, distribution, roadmap, etc. Apart from that, each SCT event provides pre-selected startups with feedback and practical ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:53:18 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_3 8ffe930adf0db7f71fb8141d35e4b153 The rumors have been flying over what's going on over at Facebook headquarters. The word has been that a PHP team was brought in and made to sign non-disclosure agreements before discussing a PHP project that has been in development for the past two years. Alex Handy, senior editor of the Software Development Times Blog, predicted last Saturday ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:12 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_4 a17bdeb5f68fbb41d7baa9bede1ac742 YouTube MP3 Downloader saves/converts video in MP3 format. The program is easy to install and to use. Nobody will find any difficulties in using it. YouTube MP3 Downloader supports the function of simultaneous saving/converting of several video files in MP3 format. The program functions within two browsers: Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T06:48:33Z http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_5 447e57cf0fa3802699ac0bbcece254d6 By Tara Horn of the Burma Action Committee , from a Portland, OR Ignite event. Despite her nervousness speaking in front of a large crowd, I think this is the most effective Ignite presentation I’ve ever seen. (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T06:48:33Z http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_6 4d500a2e965ea625f56936ae384f0287 If you were a woman reading this magazine 40 years ago, the odds were good that your husband provided the money to buy it. That you voted the same way he did. That if you got breast cancer, he might be asked to sign the form authorizing a mastectomy. That your son was heading to college but not your daughter. That your boss, if you had a job, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 06:09:24 +0100 http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_7 0ee13e0f5687387095f6849656865fde Google apparently previously said that on Picasa Web Albums, you can "Store up to 8,192,000 photos from a 5MP camera". However, Picasa is limited to 1000 albums containing 1000 pics each... which is far less than the advertised 8,192,000. People complained about this, some wanting a refund for buying additional Picasa storage and now Google's ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_8 d18ec635d7b3c74065a964287a83b149 The recession has inspired a thriftiness in consumers that some believe will outlast the economic downturn. Bargain-hunting Internet users have turned to price comparison hubs and coupon sites in increasing numbers, but according to data from Adweek and Harris Poll, Americans think the best places to look for deals are still offline. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_9 d205bd9aa9e3368205a07721f9bd5f7a If you'd developed a hankering over the weekend to buy Thomas L. Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded directly from Amazon.com, you'd have been out of luck. Same with Tatiana de Rosnay's Sarah's Key, or Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson's The Gathering Storm. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_10 dd15b47219eec51c92c25fcd72eb358f While this potentially adds 40,000 Greasemonkey scripts to Chrome's growing extension catalog, Boodman estimates that between 15 and 25 percent of them won't work on Chrome because of coding differences between Google's browser and Firefox. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/twopointouch/1265181782/41#item_11 85b32ed0d71ab54485e2a3acadf81053 Read on Source) ]]>