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 2010-02-03T06:35:16Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_1 f6570f0dd257bfeb04b7546a5f622404 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:41 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_2 8f470df405bcec90d1fd62d34836e436 Evernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:59:56 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_3 fd9851809a27484767c4a231e79461c1 You ask someone: “What state is Boise in?” And they answer: “Idaho.” And you say: “You are? Really?” Get it? I da hoe (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-03T06:28:28Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_4 9d0cb027385b493e9ae105741e8f4112 Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-03T06:28:28Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_5 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) ]]> 2010-02-03T04:05:35Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_6 ca8e928cc703a3f71a9d17444273d07a I am immersed in Social Media Week New York, and wanted to share some of the highlights of my travels today. The theme of the day: Shift happens. Tweet Chatting with Borders Free WiFi Since there was no wifi at the new media conference I was covering today, (!?) I ended up at Borders, where the coffee was great, and the wifi was free, (thank you ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:32 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_7 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) ]]> 2010-02-03T03:42:10Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_8 64e98b6efff05d0dc32921eb98cad379 Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-03T03:42:10Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_9 114c51c864119d872d7682faa29b4be3 Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-03T03:42:10Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_10 bba721c06653fe24fadac1aeb6f6f962 Earlier this month I was invited to conduct an on stage interview with Jason Kilar, chief executive officer of Huluthe DLD conference in Munich. It gave me a chance to visit the city, walk around in bitter cold and look around what is arguably one of the cleanest and quietest cities in the world. (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-03T03:42:10Z http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_11 b6f3a026f6f4efd446b0afd60b3ef314 In 2008, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute developed a potential treatment to fight cancer using magnetic nanoparticles designed to attach themselves to cancer cells. They found in their groundbreaking tests on mice that the particles not only attached to cancer cells, but they also moved those ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:20:33 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_12 1860aea1f8d12098e83aa26839370f43 Early this morning, Twitter began alerting certain users to reset their passwords because of a possible phishing attack. They later elaborated on it a bit but it still wasn't clear exactly what was going on. Now they've felt the need to fully go into exactly what went down — and it's fairly interesting. On their Twitter Status blog ( ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T17:22:49-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_13 d5510ce7376512a5303d9825f58136ec The Lemonade movie is so professional, engaging and inspiring that you've probably already seen it. If not, here it is. Todd Sattersten has written a free ebook about pricing that's well worth the time it takes to review. It will change the way you think about pricing. And if you can, take a look at this poetry video from Gabrielle Bouliane. She ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T17:22:49-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_14 2fc4bf6e8bf6cdc255665f1e5f1a5af0 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:20:54 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_15 5f012c9837e4126fd0e37f52845728d7 Tags: E-reader, Smart Phone, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Tablets, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales All the buzz these days may be about new tablet PCs, the growing list of e-readers and the constant change coming to smartphones. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:08:43 -0800 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_16 431657b2581900c75b71c4733a5cec96 Many of you will recognize the title - borrowed from " Enterprise 2.0 a Crock " Dennis Howlett. Needless to say I was quite interested in his discussion with David Terrar, who is more of an E20 fan. f Hm...hard to watch. Dennis is too loud while David is barely audible. I kept on turning the volume up and down, until I quit after a few minutes. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:55 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_17 9a5b099960bc2507a788cef47304bf4a Adchemy has figured out a way to tweak web ads to make them dramatically more effective. The company performs a crazy real-time technical dance to optimize the ads and landing pages shown to searchers. We visited its new office this week to learn more. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:55 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_18 2ab3628816149eb4ac68105ce067f63b I missed the live Grammy Awards telecast this year, but Monday at the office, one of my colleagues remarked about Pink's Cirque du Soleil-style performance, wondering if she'd been trained as a circus performer. Then, I saw several of my Facebook friends commenting that Taylor Swift should have learned how to sing before sharing the stage with ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:47:17 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_19 5138fa4bfd280b0728a017b6e240f851 Broadband service provider ntl:Telewest terminated my account today moments after its customer service lines closed for the day, leaving my no way to resolve the issue for SIXTEEN crucial hours. How inane is that? (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:21:10 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/1#item_20 7bd7f1bd591949db10e47c179f0d461a According to the announcement, HipHop is a code transformer that turns PHP code into “highly optimized C++.” By using HipHop on their servers, Facebook has been able to reduce CPU usage by over 50%, and substantially increase the speed of their pages. All without giving up the “rapid pace of development that PHP offers.” ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:44:25 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/21#item_1 0729f48d76d30fbc451576f3b2c646d3 Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T12:27:20-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/21#item_2 ac2f3f7c6fa44f2df64f4d56b9552b3e Have you wondered about where you should put your online lead generation budget into search engine optimization or paid search? Check out this new chart by MarketingSherpa, "Comparing the Quantity and Quality of B2B Search-Generated Leads": (click chart to expand)... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T12:27:20-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/21#item_3 4281bcf159861cd507c98c8bdb577c18 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:28:24 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/21#item_4 c95d14881c08be25cebb353932577eb1 Spotify is no longer invitiation-only in France. The streaming music startup now lets anyone register, but for some reason - probably to make sure you actually live in France - they'll allow you to register only by verifying your phone number first. The company says it's now because they are sure they can "maintain the quality of service for ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2010-02-02T05:57:00-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/zoli/1265184520/21#item_5 9a48ce03f5af726f23b8401e0ab72010 Read on Source) ]]>