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Life-Tracking App Expereal Is Your Personal Weapon Against Cognitive Biases Catherine Shu, techcrunch.com Emotions play tricks on our memories, making our recollections of events much happier or heart-wrenching than they actually were. Smartphone app Expereal seeks to cut through those cognitive traps by allowing you to rate your day … Life-Tracking App Expereal Is Your … Continue reading Expereal: eliminate cognitive biases
Postach.io Turns An Evernote Notebook Into A Blog Sarah Perez, techcrunch.com One of the more interesting projects to emerge from Evernote’s 2013 Devcup hackathon is called Postach.io, a new blogging platform that turns your Evernote notebook into a content management system. Input Logic, the Vancouver-based… Postach.io Turns An Evernote Notebook Into A Blog http://flip.it/vOkRS http://flip.it/IV8va … Continue reading Postach.io converts your Evernotes to a content management system
SV Angel Says Health Informatics Is One Of Its New “Megatrends” Kim-Mai Cutler, techcrunch.com SV Angel, one of the Valley’s best-known early-stage firms, says it’s starting to look heavily at health startups that take a “software-first approach” towards human biology, medical research and patient care. The firm has always had a l… RT @Techmeme: SV … Continue reading SV Angel says health informatics is a mega trend
NewHive Lets You Hack Together Any Media Into A Website Collage. 10M Views Let It Raise Funding Josh Constine, techcrunch.com Instagram for websites? Not exactly. NewHive is more like a cross between MS Paint, Photoshop, and Tumblr. But NewHive’s not just a collage site-making tool. It has a community that’s logged 10 million views of … Continue reading NewHive Lets You Hack Together Any Media Into A Website Collage
The hackathon about hacking meat Cesar Torres, arstechnica.com A particpating member of Hack//Meat, a hackathon held in New York City December 7-9.Mike Lee of Studiofeast.comDevelopers and engineers who participate in hackathons are familiar with the rules. An organizer brings programmers together to work on… RT @arstechnica: The hackathon about hacking meat http://flip.it/eUjBa by @Urraca http://flip.it/RDblg … Continue reading NYC bio hackers make new foods at meetup
UK Startup Loccit Sells 8k Facebook ‘Memory Books’ In 48 Hours, Wants To Turn Your Digital Media Footprint Into Physical Stuff Natasha Lomas, techcrunch.com There’s a cottage industry of startups that want to sell your social networking content back to you in a new form, such as PastBook and Memolane. Loccit, a UK-based ecommerce startup … Continue reading Loccit converts your Facebook media into physical stuff
Content Curation Startup, Scoop.it, Rolls Out Big New Redesign To Help Businesses & Pros Increase Their Visibility Online Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Scoop.it launched last November to give anyone and everyone the ability to create their own digital magazines — to aggregate and distribute content from across ye olde Internets according to their particular interests — … Continue reading Scoop.it lets you create your own digital magazines
From The Makers Of Orchestra Comes Mailbox, The Best Email Management App You’ll Ever Use Ryan Lawler, techcrunch.com Every now and then, I get my hands on an application or a piece of technology that I can’t wait to tell the rest of the world about. Something that is a joy to use, tackles a … Continue reading Better mail apps for the Mac
Apple’s Best Of App Store 2012 Rewards Creativity, Google; Skype And Rovio Take Top App Spots Darrell Etherington, techcrunch.com Apple has released its annual “Best Of” feature for the iTunes and App Stores, and this year there are some apps at the top of the list that indicate Apple is interested in rewarding apps that … Continue reading Best of Apple App Store 2012
The Rising Science Of Social Influence — How Predictable Is Your Online Behaviour? Ferenc Huszár, techcrunch.com Techcrunch recently ran a piece by Michael Wu of Lithium. The following is a response written by Ferenc Huszar, who, prior to joining Peer Index PeerIndex as lead data scientist, was was a PhD student at the Machine Learning … Continue reading We can now predict your behavior using online data
Hands-On With The WalletTrackR, The Gadget That Keeps Tabs On Your Most Valuable Stuff For You Colleen Taylor, techcrunch.com When you’ve got a lot of things going on, it’s easy to lose track of where you left your mobile phone, keychain, wallet, or handbag — and the time you spend trying to find them just … Continue reading Wallet tracker tracks your most precious stuff
Dropcam Updates Their iPad App So You Can Watch Your World In Split-Screen John Biggs, techcrunch.com I’ve used a few wireless, always-on webcams in my day and I’ve found Dropcam to be the best. Suddenly, however, Dropcam just got better. Dropcam cameras connect wirelessly to the Internet, allowing you to connect to them remote… http://flpbd.it/hgblr … Continue reading Dropcam adds split screen
Degreed Wants To Jailbreak The College Degree Rip Empson, techcrunch.com There’s a lot of buzz about how new education platforms are making it easy to acquire the kind of skills that, traditionally, have been reserved for the hallowed halls of higher education. These services, whether it be Khan Academy … http://flpbd.it/78Qy4 Related articles We Want … Continue reading Degreed disrupts college degrees
New Accelerator Is On A Mission To Turn NYC Into A Hub For Healthtech Startups Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Accelerators and incubators have been popping up left and right over the last few years, becoming, as Peter Relan recently put it, “an industry segment in their own right.” And while that industry segment has become more … Continue reading NYC is fast becoming a hub of health IT
Hands On With The Node, A Sensor-Packed Smartphone Dongle John Biggs http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/01/hands-on-with-the-node-a-sensor-packed-smartphone-dongle As a scientist practicing actual, bona fide science, I have often found myself in need of immediate g-force readings or barometric pressure analyses for my scientific problems. Whereas before I had to use my sextant and trident… http://flpbd.it/q1NVk Related articles Why NodeJs is … Continue reading Node is an iPhone scientific sensor
Healthcare Finally Moving Past Wang-Like Legacy Systems Dave Chase, techcrunch.com Editor’s note: Dave Chase is the CEO of Avado.com, a patient portal and relationship management company that was a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcar… http://flpbd.it/O4Y4E Related articles Avado lands $1M to transform healthcare in the same way Mint … Continue reading Avado shows healthcare is ready to move past the server huggers
Shareist Is A Content Management System For Your Content Management System (That’s A Good Thing) John Biggs, techcrunch.com As a major media figure on the Internet, I often find it difficult to manage all of my content outlets. I have a Twitter feed connected to my Facebook connected to my Tumblr. I also have a … Continue reading Shareist helps you manage your content
Clayton Christensen: “Disruptive Innovations Create Jobs, Efficiency Innovations Destroy Them” Rip Empson, techcrunch.com If you get the opportunity to hear Clayton Christensen hold court, seize it. Christensen is a Harvard Business School professor and renowned author and innovation expert, perhaps best known for his book “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” wh… http://flpbd.it/vxutu Related articles Turning openness into … Continue reading Clayton Christensen: “Disruptive Innovations Create Jobs, Efficiency Innovations Destroy Them
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How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder With Clever Social Media Gregory Ferenstein, techcrunch.com President Barack Obama managed to steal an impressive amount of Gov. Mitt Romney’s press coverage with a few, cheap social media tricks, including the most retweeted post of the convention. In comparison to the Republican National… http://flpbd.it/x1nqQ … Continue reading How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder
Over the past month I've been using Google voice and other Wifi based VOIP apps as my primary personal phone service due to a disinterest in paying Verizon >$100 a month over a 2 year contract for a piddling number of calls and text messages. Now, it appears that a few companies including Republic Wireless … Continue reading Hybrid Calling: Say Goodbye to Big Cell
Zink 2.0 inkless printers beginning to trickle out | TechCrunch. This inkless printing on super mini printer for 20 cents per image with sticky backing could truly flood the world with annoying photos. however it could be useful to communicate visually what needs to be done, where you are etc. Related articles Concept Oksu mini … Continue reading Zink 2.0 inkless printers beginning to trickle out
Journal-ist: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes | Fast Company. Innovation is a game of not only imagination but also speed. To that end, Steve Stringer, in Research Technology Management, suggests that computer modeling, which can go down to the atomic level, may replace rather than just supplement conventional R&D.; Related articles Fast Company Is Looking For A Creative Services … Continue reading Steve Stringer: Computer modeling will replace conventional R&D
Dimdim. This looks a lot easier to use than Webex and does not require downloads. Related articles WebEx Blogger Updates Dimdim Review (pr.typepad.com) Cisco WebEx Blogger Deletes Competitor's Comment (pr.typepad.com) Salesforce.com Acquires DimDim: Stops Freemium Model In March (pr.typepad.com) Cloud Computing: Salesforce to Buy GoInstant (sys-con.com) Top 10 Applications to Access Remote Desktop (techieapps.com) Alternatives … Continue reading Dimdim: Webex without the downloads
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