Why You Should Tinker with Tinker
According to TC, Glam Media launches a new service today called Tinker. I’m sure you’ve seen your Twitter stream flooded with random #hashtags that mean nothing to you. Eventually, you may pick up on what #sxsw or #journchat means, but usually it’s just a little confusing. What Tinker does is provide a method to view [...]
Read MoreWhy Google Ventures Should Matter to You
Yesterday Google launched Google Ventures, a fund that will invest in companies in the consumer internet, software, hardware, clean-tech, bio-tech, and healthcare industries. As you can see they are interested in a number industries however they won’t be limited to just those. They are also interested in funding companies in a variety of stages from [...]
Read MoreGoogle Sponsors 2009 Spelman CS Olympiad
Google sponsored the Seventh Annual Spelman College Computer Science Olympiad for the third consecutive year. 22 teams from 12 Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) or Association of Computer/Information Sciences and Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (ADMI) participated in five events at this years programming challenge. Their task in this years competition was to create [...]
Read MoreChi.mp: Not Just Another Data Aggregator
I previously talked about Chi.mp in regards to uniting your online identity. After getting a chance to speak directly to the Chi.mp team (Thanks guys and gals!), I gained new insight as to what the service is for. Chi.mp does have the ability to aggregate your data, but that’s not really what it’s for. It [...]
Read MoreTech Week In Review: Google Drawings, Justin.tv, Barack Obama, Meebo and RTM
Google Docs Adds Drawings I’ve been using Google Docs as my primary office suite for a little while now. It’s great to be able to access my documents from anywhere. Google has recently added a new feature that allows you to insert drawings directly into your documents. Sure, you could use some external program to [...]
Read MoreInteractive One Names Napster CTO David Wolfe as Chief Product and Operating Officer
Interactive One, parent company of BlackPlanet, NewsOne, TheUrbanDaily, HelloBeautiful, Elev8 and Giant announced today that Napster CTO David Wolfe has join as its Chief Product and Operating Officer. Wolfe will be responsible for the direction and strategy for Interactive One’s network of sites and brands. Additionally, he will be at the forefront of a unique [...]
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