lnewell / http://www.niaonline.com

Social Networking:Follow the leader, or not?

Let the influx of social media gurus tell it, everyone one wants an audience. People want to be heard, tracked and witnessed. They want for their voices to count and be counted by family, friends and networks of people that they know – or not. They want to follow and be followed. While this may . . . ... Read More...

rahsheen / http://www.blackweb20.com

Android Apps for March Madness

It’s March Madness and sports fans everywhere are buzzing about the NCAA Tournament. With just about everyone carrying around a smartphone these days, you’ll want to know how to use it to keep track of your favorites. There apps for tracking news, scores, creating pools, and even . . . ... Read More...

rahsheen / http://www.blackweb20.com

Imagine K12 is a Y Combinator Clone for Education Startups

Three startup veterans, Geoff Ralston, Tim Brady, and Alan Louie are the brains (or wallets) behind Imagine K12. This new startup is modeled closely after Y Combinator, except that they will focus on education. Their prime directive is “to effect positive change in the K-12 education space ... Read More...

anjuan / http://www.blackweb20.com

Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Devices

It’s rare to find a location that doesn’t have free Wi-Fi.  Every Starbucks in the United States offers it, and many retail outlets from national chains to small businesses provide free Wi-Fi as a way to attract customers and give them an incentive to stay and buy a product or service.  . . . ... Read More...

rahsheen / http://www.blackweb20.com

Microsoft Set to Kill Off the Zune

According to “a person familiar with the decision,” Microsoft will no longer produce the Zune media player. The reasoning boils down to supply and demand. Not enough people demand to own the device. The Zune was probably the one device that had a chance to challenge the iPod. . . . ... Read More...

jpDesignTheory / http://blog.jpdesigntheory.com

How to answer Twitter questions with your blog posts

While reading through my Twitter stream, I see a lot of posts about news, articles, stories, advice, and more. Sprinkled in there from time to time are questions the people I follow ask. Sometimes these questions are Re-Tweeted if others are unable to answer the question, and therefore amplifying . . . ... Read More...

terrywhite / http://terrywhite.com

Review: iPad 2

It appears that by all measures the iPad 2 launch was a success! iPad 2 officially went on sale in stores at 5PM local time on Friday, March 11, 2011. Online ordering opened up at 4AM ET the same day. When I woke up around 7AM and placed an order, my delivery time was set [...] ... Read More...

terrywhite / http://terrywhite.com

Are you willing to give up unlimited data for a Personal Hotspot?

Are you willing to give up unlimited data for a Personal Hotspot?
Although I know it's iPad 2 day (more on that to come), let's not forget that Apple released iOS 4.3 this week for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. One of the most compelling features for iPhone users is the Personal Hotspot feature (finally!). However, use of this feature on AT&T comes . . . ... Read More...