Twitter Users’ Diversity Becomes an Ad Selling Point | Reaching Black Consumers

Very interesting article that everyone must read!

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In November, Twitter hired marketing veteran Nuria Santamaria to a new position as multicultural strategist, leading its effort to target black, Hispanic and Asian-American users.

Together, those groups account for 41% of Twitter’s 54 million U.S. users, compared with 34% of the users of rival FacebookFB -2.90% and 33% of all U.S. Internet users, according to Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project.

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Finally, a good reason to buy an iPhone – the new data encryption

The promise of privacy and security is always the one that gains more buyers. Iphone’s new encryption.

Great Gear for Geeks on the Go

Nice little piece of article which every geek needs to read

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By Caerley Hill

That awkward moment when you realize your flip phone looks goofier than your buddy who’s calling his wife on his wristwatch. No, this didn’t happen to me, but it’s going to, and soon. While a lot of today’s wearable tech is only as smart as the device it’s plugged into, we’re swiftly making progress towards this very scenario.

Of course, the concept of wearable technology certainly isn’t new, but it is in the burgeoning phase of becoming awesome. So to keep you connected to what’s here and what’s coming, we’ve put together a list of the coolest wearable geek gear we’ve seen so far:

Wristbands to watch

Pebble Steel – Dubbed “the first smartwatch you’ll actually want to wear,” Pebble Steel looks like the perfect combination of Bond and brain. In a nutshell, Pebble puts apps and notifications on your wrist, making it pretty “handy” in meetings…

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Tim Cook Takes a Couple of Shots at Google on Privacy

Google privacy has always been an issue

Deepak verma

Tim Cook may be calm, but he knows how to land a punch.
The Apple CEO has leveled criticisms against multiple big tech companies this week as part of a media blitz surrounding the release of Apple’s new iPhones and the unveiling of the Apple Watch. Google, a company that Cook described in one recent
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The Use of Crowd Mystery in Current GPS Systems

One of the concepts that scientists have been hard at work trying to figure out is crowd mystery also known as “Sheepdog mystery”. Though this is a concept that has gained a lot of attention recently, it is an idea that has been used for quite some time now. Sheepdogs, for instance, are known to make use of it when trying to herd sheep for as long as man has been practicing this form of agriculture.

How the Mystery Was Solved

In the past, scientists had no idea about the logic behind the use of crowd mystery. However, there was an advance in this recently that came about when a sheep-herding dog had a GPS sensor fitted. This was then used to track the paths that the dog took in order to control a herd of sheep. It was then found that it does this in two parts: first the dog consolidates the sheep, and then moves them toward a target.

The Application of This Information

The information from this research was used to develop algorithms that are now used in some GPS systems. For instance, when you use a route planner to map multiple locations, this technology can be used to analyze traffic flow and help you find the best route to use. Though this concept is relatively new, there are a few route planner apps that are being developed to be able to map multiple locations using this technology. If developed successfully, such apps will be very vital in crowd control and other related applications.

Seven Ways to Extend Your Smartphone’s Battery Life

Your Galaxy is draining fast? want to know how to make it stop?

Adeyemi Caleb's Blog

Check email and social networks. Listen to music. Hail a car. Make a pot roast(or order one). Find a date. These are all things you can now do on your smartphone, which is pretty amazing. But for all the advances these handheld computers have made in the past few years, there’s one area that still needs improvement: Battery life.

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4 Days To Make It Happen

This is an amazing post..

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t is a rare opportunity to be able to use a blog for genuine good. I share most people’s discomfort with “causes” and “fundraisers” but the opportunity to make a difference in the life of a friend and his family, a friend who did so much for a community that has made such a difference to me… well, it was a moral touchstone I couldn’t pass by. You have all been so patient with my Facebook and Twitter updates on the subject, and you have generously spent your precious time over the years reading what I publish here. Believe me when I say I appreciate it and am humbled by your consistent patronage. Thank you.

There are 4 days left in my dorky t-shirt selling campaign, from which 100% of the profits will go to the fundraising campaign to benefit dadblogger Oren Miller and his family after his recent stage IV…

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How to fix font problem in new Chrome 37

New Chrome = New problems to fix, new glitches to find and new challenges to conquer 🙂