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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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Six Villains of Gov 2.0 | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Six Villains of Gov 2.0 He will probably talk about how to increase your Twitter followers , guarantee that he can create “viral videos,&# and tell you how easy social media is.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

This year, colleague Cheryl Burgess and I changed things up a bit, opening the award to nominations but focusing specifically on outstanding men and women who work for technology companies and are active on social media. Stacey is flat-out awesome: Social Media Manager for Vocus/PRWeb as well as serving her country as a U.S.

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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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Facebook Filed for a Trademark on the Word Meta. You Should See the Description.

Bill Hartzer

I have literally copied the G&S description in Microsoft Word to check the word count, and it is 32 pages long and 16,728 words total. To give you an idea of what is typical for a trademark application, I would say that they “typical” description of goods and services is usually a few sentences, or a paragraph at best.

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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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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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