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Looking Into The Social Media Past

Firebelly

… People all over the world will be able to have more meaningful mobile experiences, better internet applications (read: the end of Microsoft world domination), and easier-to-use interfaces.&#. Tech Alliance Announces Android Open Platform For Mobile Devices , November 2007.

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Now Might Be the Time to Switch from Internet Explorer

The Social Media Incubator

Just recently, for instance, USA Today reported that Microsoft issued a security upgrade for Internet Explorer. The problem is, Microsoft fixes one security issue only to be confronted with another one in just a few weeks. It’s a never-ending cycle for Microsoft and Internet Explorer. Which Web Browser Should You Use?

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From Atoms To Bits To Atoms

Twist Image

Anderson's latest book, Makers - The New Industrial Revolution ( Crown Business , October 2012) tells the amazing story of how 3-D printing coupled with open source design and the entrepreneurial spirit is beginning to take hold. open source design. oreilly media. social media. bill gates. e commerce.

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[SOLVED] WordPress Gives A HTTP Error When Uploading Images To The Media Gallery

SocMed Sean

Sometimes, the open source nature of the CMS can introduce bugs or incompatibilities that can cause errors or even bring an entire site down. If you neither of the solutions work, try doing the following: Open your image in a free image editing tool like Paint.NET. NOT Microsoft Paint. NET is a great free image editor.

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The Rise of the T-Shaped Agency Model

Convince & Convert

Think of an agency as a software package, like Microsoft Office. Contrast that with newer open-source web-based software services like OpenOffice. Clients will begin to notice too, and they’ll begin to see that your agency is evolving out of the Microsoft Office mindset and adapting an open approach to innovation.

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Is Virtual Reality Finally Ready To Be Social?

Ignite Social Media

The rise of hybrid virtual reality (VR) + augmented reality (AR) headsets (ie, Magic Leap and Microsoft HoloLens), but that’s worthy of a separate post and is in a really nascent stage of development. All that to say, expect lots of exciting activity in the WebVR space soon, along with interesting social media experiments.

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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over. However not all businesses have the resources that a Dell or Microsoft might have. But that doesn’t mean you can’t build yourself a thriving community.