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The FBI wants to scan social media to prevent emergencies
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is creating a tool that will crawl Facebook, Twitter and more to catch emergencies before they happen. According to a posting on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the FBI’s Strategic Information and Operations Center (SOIC) is feeling out the IT i… Complete Story via VentureBeat.
NFC could be a game changer for Nintendo
Nintendo is a funny old company. Just when you think it is out of ideas, it has a habit of springing innovation on the market that changes things forever. The Wii brought us motion gaming, and the 3DS saw the mass market arrival of glasses-free 3D tech. Complete story via VentureBeat.
YouTube goes all out to support content creators
Like it or not, more change is afoot at Google’s widely successful video site. YouTube is following its controversial redesign of the home page with another channel-focused update, several video editing goodies, and some small concessions to member indignation Thursday. Complete story via VentureBeat.
What Willy Wonka can teach you about Content and Social Media
Modern companies must begin to think and act like publishers/producers if they expect to succeed. Marketing has become interactive, stealth and content driven. Consumers expect more than a features and benefits; they want to be told a story. Stories are what make the modern marketing model work. Whether you tell the story in a book, [...]
A Historical Shift in Marketing
Every few years the world makes a subliminal shift in the focus of its own social state. These shifts have only two options, times are either iconic or civic. Knowing the difference between the two is the first step to understanding the current environment.
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- 2012 NCAA Tournament Bracket PredictionsEast 1 Syracuse 27-1- They have essentially locked up a #1 seed barring complete collapse. 16 NC Asheville 19-9 (Big South)/ Norfolk St. 19-9 (MEAC) 8 St. Mary’s 23-5 (Prev: 5)-A disastrous two-week stretch with blowout losses to Gonzaga, Murray St., and LMU drop the Gaels dramatically. They are a definite tourney team, but their […]
- The Midway Point Boasts Plenty of NBA Title ContendersThis year’s shortened NBA season has hit the midway point and there are a number of teams that look like legitimate title contenders. The Miami Heat seem to be the favorites, and haven’t missed a beat since Dwayne Wade returned from injury. All the controversy about who’s going to take the last shot is all […]
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- Naked Man Stun Gunned And Arrested In Wal-Mart (VIDEO)Apparently in Exton, Pa., it is normal for people to walk around shopping centers completely naked. A man was arrested after allegedly walking around a Walmart store naked, then stealing a pair of socks. Sign of a bad economy? Police were called to the Walmart Wednesday when employees reported there was a naked man walking [...]You just finished reading Nak […]
