A new iOS app called Hmmm lets you dial in on exactly what you’re doing, and feeling at the time. Its status updates aren’t an open box, it actually wants you to think about everything going on around you. In that way, it’s a bit of a miniature version of Path. (via Hmmm Lets You Share Your Smallest Details)
Microsoft Research is moving big data incredibly fast. Google is waiting for Facebook to open its user data. Google has closed the deal on its Moto Mobility acquisition.
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It’s pretty straight forward: check-in to the Social Cooler on Foursquare, and watch it magically pop open. As of last Friday, the Social Cooler has its first home at the IPG Media Lab in New York City — a living showcase of innovative technology, platforms and applications. (via The Foursquare-Powered “Social Cooler” Arrives in New York City)
Chances are that, by now, you’ve seen this often-shared video about the social media “revolution”. Stunning statistics abound and it’s been one of those justification moments for social media addicts worldwide. But are those stats even real? What if they’re just random numbers floating in bits and bytes? That’s what our friends at The Poke have had to ask. In order to get to the bottom of things, they worked with the foremost authority in parody statistics, Made-Up Stats to produce the video that you really should be sharing instead. (via Social Media is Made-Up Stats)
The SUB can be placed anywhere in a room – provided there’s a power source – in pretty much any position, and Sonos promises that the subwoofer will subsequently fill it with clear HiFi bass designed to knock a buyer’s socks off. (via What’s SUB? Sonos’ New Wireless Subwoofer)
With just about one month to go before the Games kick off, the International Olympics Committee wants you to get to checking in to sports venues all over the world. Checking in to at least two affiliated venues will earn you a dedicated, and extremely colourful, ‘Get Fit for Olympic Day’ badge. (via Foursquare Introduces an Olympic Badge)
The Picket app is powered by ticket purchasing platform SeatGeek, so it’s safe to say that all major upcoming events will be available in the Picket app. You could purchase tickets to a baseball game through the app and when you take a photo you’ll be able to fill in your exact spot. That data will be tied to both the venue it took place as well as the actual event day and time: (via TNW Pick of the Day: Picket for Event Photos)
Microsoft gets So.cl with students, Chrome appears to have overtaken IE in the browser wars, and over one million people ‘like’ Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding. It’s all in today’s Daily Dose.
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CanvasDropr is a free Web-based service that lets you – surprise – drop files onto a digital canvas. Users can upload images, videos, PDFs and other documents, presentations and whatnot to share them with others. (via CanvasDropr: “like a visual Dropbox meets Google Docs for rich media” - The Next Web)
In part five of our video series following three startups taking part in the Springboard accelerator in London, it’s time to take a look at how the teams are getting on. What challenges do the team face? This week, Springboard mentor Salim Virani offers his take on where they’re up to as they approach the half-way mark in this intense accelerator. (via Tears, Tantrums & Tech: Reality Sets In - The Next Web)
When you visit a coffee shop or a college campus, the glowing Apple logo on the back of a MacBook appears like it has been that way forever. This wasn’t the case.
