NSA Analyzing Data In Online Transactions The NSA is (somewhat) openly analyzing data in online transactions. The are looking at batches of credit cards transactions that have international components to them. The program is called “Follow the Money” obviously in an effort to “follow” the “money” in international schemes and terrorist activity. Problematically this could … Read more
Twitter Starts Secret DM Project Twitter has started a secret DM project, with no information other than the following: “This is a Twitter experiment. Follow me to receive instant, personalized recommendations for users and content via direct message.” It’s not clear yet what the purpose is, if they are trying to incorporate some kind of … Read more
Intelligent Sleep Mask Helps Your Sleep Better The skinny on it is that it’s a mask that helps you get better sleep. “There are three electrodes which measure your brainwaves, eye movement and muscle tension,” explains co-founder Kamil Adamczyk, who’s now completing medical school in Poland. He says the mask’s electronics send a signal to … Read more
Zuckerberg talks about the NSA At the Silicon Valley “Disrupt” event, Mark Zuckerberg was questioned about the NSA and how they handled user data. The question was structure in a way that showed how Facebook has more data than any 1 entity in the entire world, with 1.1+ billion users. To Mark’s credit Facebook has … Read more
Prep Pad Connected Meal Nutrition Fact Quantifier Prep Pad is a new setup that allows you to quantify the nutrition facts of your meal. The project was based on a Kickstarter campaign back in May. “That gave us an edge and we could develop it in record time,” he adds. ”We did our Kickstarter campaign [back … Read more
Microsoft wants you to give them your iPad to get store credit As part of an effort by Microsoft to get more of your business they want you to give them your iPad for up to $200 store credit. It’s a crafty move by Microsoft’s marketing department. It will be interesting to see how Apple … Read more
Making celebrities happy on Twitter Twitter announced a new feature today which allows celebrities another famous people to converse only with other people that are verified on Twitter. Making celebrities and famous people happy and Twitter is a big part of their business. Often times what happened to celebrities is that their conversations are totally … Read more
Twitter Is Going Public Twitter is going public, likely on NASDAQ according to many analyst. This has been a long time coming according to many. It’s quite ironic that it has been announced just 1 day after Mark Zuckerberg spoke about how companies shouldn’t be afraid to go public. Facebook had a very rough first … Read more
Facebook Stock At An All Time High Facebook stock was at an all time low on August 31, 2012 at $18. Now, over a year later it’s risen all the way back up over initial IPO surge pricing to be over $45. This afternoon Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be interviewed by TechCrunch founder Michael … Read more
Zynga Settles With Former Employee Zynga recently settled a lawsuit with a former employee over allegations of theft of trade secrets. Patmore, the former employee released this statement today: “I accept responsibility for making a serious mistake by copying and taking Zynga confidential information when I resigned from Zynga. I understand the consequences of my … Read more
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