New FTC Rules On Blogger Product Endorsements, Effective December 1
Previously I wrote a post about the “proposed” Federal Trade Commission Rules on Blogger Product Endorsements. Basically, the FTC was considering whether to require bloggers to disclose any financial relationship between themselves and brands whom products they endorse.
Read MoreClickfree’s Hassle-Free Tech
If you’re the unfortunate owner of a T-Mobile Sidekick or a Snow Leopard user that accidently clicked the “guest” account, no doubt you learned a valuable lesson concerning the wisdom of backing up your data this week. Namely, trust no one but yourself to protect your valued contacts, music, and important files. Even if you weren’t a part of that crowd, don’t sit on your keister waiting for some freak act of God or cloud computing to erase your precious data. It’s time to invest in some piece of mind, namely an external hard drive.
Read MoreWhat Does Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” Look Like On Google Maps?
Inspired by a map of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Posse on Broadway,” Tyler Gray, deputy editor at FastCompany.com decided to plot Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind.” It’s got to be one of the coolest mashups ever. And maybe the BK in me is adding to the bias, but whatever, it’s definitely worth a peek. (Click here to see the full map and note Jay’s corresponding bars at each point on the map.)
Read MoreJohn Sibley Butler to be Honored with Tech Innovation Special Achievement Award
World renown business innovation scholar and entrepreneur, John Sibley Butler, will be honored with the Tech Innovation Special Achievement Award at the Tech Innovation Awards on Wednesday, October 14 in Austin, Texas. Butler is the director of the University of Texas at Austin’s IC2 (Innovation, Creativity and Capital-Institute) Institute, a think “and do” tank and home to several world-recognized programs such as the Austin Technology Incubator and a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization degree program.
Read MoreAviary’s Myna Makes Audio Editing Simple and Social
Myna is a web-based audio editor from Aviary. Very rarely do I come across a web-based application that surprises me, but Myna has done just that. I had no idea such a powerful audio tool could be stuffed inside of the browser. If you’ve used Pro Tools, Audacity, Ardour, Garage Band, or any other advanced [...]
Read MoreDigital Sisters Founder Shireen Mitchell Talks about Diversifying Apps
In this short video, Digital Sisters founder Shireen Mitchell is speaking on a panel about how to question designers on diversifying apps that can be valuable social software tools. In the video she gives an example of a question she posed to the developer of the ‘Are you safe?’ iPhone app. Check out the video below:
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