Apple's initial foray into renting movies (and later television shows) online, combined with the release of Apple TV units, made it easy for me and my family to select movies on demand, and watch them almost instantly. Back in 2007, when Netflix was not streaming, the opportunity was available, in my opinion, for Apple to seize the market, through introducing a subscription service. See: How Apple Could Crush Netflix Now ) But it didn't happen. As I wrote in June, you can rent films on the Android Market, and watch them on YouTube from any computer. Not me. MORE >>

Kickstarter is a simple crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to post their creative projects (everything ranging from music and film to technology and journalism) and start an online threshold-pledge system for the funding of the project In short: if you can't get a book deal, you can post your project to Kickstarter, define the budget and invite anybody and everybody who thinks it's a good idea to become a backer of the project. Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. Tags: apple. Can you test the market for a product without ever producing it? ballpoint pen. Until now. MORE >>

4 – The Melted Mind of a Film Buff. For your movie lovers out there, Column Five Media was asked by MySpace put together a wonderful look inside the mind of a film buff. personally would have liked to have seen a bit here for film noir, but to each his own: 5 – The iPad: Apple’s Next Gold Rush. Inasmuch that 2010 was the year of the infographic, 2010 was also a killer year for Apple with the advent of the iPad. What a year it has been. So much has happened this year in social media – arguably 2010 was the year of the infographic. MORE >>

filmed and digitally edited my 13th birthday party, and the same year I got my first cell phone – a silver Motorola flip phone the size of a brick. Tags: Corporate Strategy Gen y Guest Post blogging branding business innovation Apple facebook Florida Gulf Coast University google IBM iPhone 3G Mobile phone United States – Caity Kauffman is a 20-year-old, social media-obsessed journalism student dabbling in sports writing, news writing and broadcast. Follow her on twitter at @caitykauffman. No joke.) there is a rise in the concern of its effects on the developing brain. MORE >>

I loved Rubicon before it was taken off the air, and there have been films like Three Days of the Condor and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy that apparently came close to reality. "I recently read someone say (can't remember who): ' Google is getting good at design faster than Apple is getting good at the Web.' apple. Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see? Quora. "One of the things I love about the Internet is the transparency. But that's not why I'm sending this link. Cat gap - Wikipedia. MORE >>