| Father of the Internet on Tech: 'It Should Just Work' | | Friday, January 04, 2013 9:27 PM | Andrea Smith |
| While thousands upon thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at CES 2013, getting underway just a few days from now, one thing is clear: Without the work of Vint Cerf, we wouldn't be where we are today. Cerf and his colleague Robert Kahn developed TCP/IP, or the computer communication protocol that shaped the Internet's architecture.
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| Art Organizations Say Social Media Plays a Major Role in Operations | | Friday, January 04, 2013 9:11 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Nearly 1,300 art organizations said the Internet has played a major role in today's art world -- from expanding audiences, finding new artists and art appreciators, and even broadening the definition of art itself. The study was conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The organizations surveyed have all received funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in recent years.
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| People Meet Their Fatter Selves for Weight Loss Campaign | | Friday, January 04, 2013 8:40 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Just when you think the weight-loss industry has run out of ideas, here's an inspired ad campaign from Medifast that features people interviewing their fatter selves through the magic of video. The ads use video shot in January 2012 and later on in the year when the participants had reached their weight-loss goals. For instance, the video above features Kimberley Vandlen, who lost more than 30 lbs.
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| 5 Predictions for Mobile Tech in 2013 | | Friday, January 04, 2013 7:27 PM | Fran Berkman |
| If denial isn't just a river in Egypt, then mobile isn't just a city in Alabama. And if 2012 proved one thing, it's that there's no denying mobile is the present and future of technology. Sales figures for mobile devices reached new heights in 2012. Market research firm Gartner predicted tablet sales would near 120 million, about doubling the total sold in 2011.
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| How to Prepare for CES 2013 | | Friday, January 04, 2013 6:59 PM | Eric Larson |
| CEA president Gary Shapiro gives his personal suggestions on how to "survive" this year's CES forum.
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| Tweenchronic Poised to Be New Rebecca Black Times Two | | Friday, January 04, 2013 6:54 PM | Neha Prakash |
| In case you enjoy skipping rope and have always needed a little jingle about your pastime, Tweenchronic has got the record of the year for you. This new tween duo has a fairly catchy, dubstep-y song about a hot new dance craze called the "skip rope." The video for the song also makes subtle nods to drug dealing and alcoholism.
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| This is Why You Can't Access Google Maps on Windows Phone | | Friday, January 04, 2013 6:20 PM | Christina Warren |
| Todays' Internet lesson is simple: rendering engines matter. If you're a Windows Phone 8 user, chances are you are unable to access Google Maps in Internet Explorer. Attempting to access Google Maps from a Windows Phone device redirects the user to Google's main homepage. Earlier this afternoon, this behavior was noted by forum users on The Verge.
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| Late Night With Joe Biden? Petition Calls for VP's Own Show | | Friday, January 04, 2013 5:39 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Anthony Bourdain, Bear Grills, Bobby Flay...Joe Biden? That's right: The latest White House petition getting traction on the social web calls for Vice President Joe Biden to host his own show.
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| Hulu CEO and CTO Step Down | | Friday, January 04, 2013 4:40 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Founding Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Rich Tom have decided to leave the video-streaming company by the end of the first quarter.
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| How Square's Transparent Office Culture Pays Dividends | | Friday, January 04, 2013 4:05 PM | Emily Price |
| What if you gave your newest employee access to the same information about your company as you do one of your VPs? That's the idea behind the inner-workings of Square, and one that is contributing to the mobile-payment company's success. "Whether it's your first day, or third year at the company, you're given the same amount of information and opportunity to contribute," Kyle Zink, director of experience at Square, told Mashable.
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| Bluetooth Sticker Ensures You'll Never Lose Your Cellphone or Keys Again | | Friday, January 04, 2013 3:45 PM | Andrea Smith |
| We know you've had to call your cellphone more than a few times to try to remember where you left it. And the car keys? They're never where they're supposed to be. StickNFind solves that problem for you. Stick these tiny Bluetooth-enabled, coin-sized discs directly onto an object and then track them through an app. The app basically turns your smartphone into a radar screen so you can track the location of the sticker.
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| Cruise Control App Matches Music With Your Running Pace | | Friday, January 04, 2013 2:55 PM | Kate Freeman |
| The right playlist can make or break your workout. We've all been that person fiddling with our iPhone or other music player while on the treadmill. It might be worth the temporary lack of focus to change the song to something faster to pick up our pace, but it is still a hassle. A new app for iOS called Cruise Control bumps up the speed of your music or slows it down based on how fast you're moving.
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| Google's Street View Car Starts Mapping Sandy Damage | | Friday, January 04, 2013 2:00 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Google's Street View car was spotted Thursday snapping pictures of Staten Island homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy for updated imagery on Google Maps. The car's presence, first reported by the New York Post, triggered an outcry among some residents who don't want their wrecked homes on the Internet for all to see. Residents' complaints about the maps ranged from privacy issues to concerns about property value.
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| Would You Make Your Kid Sign a Contract to Use an iPhone? | | Friday, January 04, 2013 1:49 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Earlier this week Mashable told you about a mom who gave her 13-year-old son an iPhone for Christmas, plus an 18 point contract stipulating what he can and cannot do with the phone. Janell Burley Hofmann posted the contract on her blog. This post garnered a lot of varied reactions from readers. Some parents thought the contract was a great way to set clear guidelines for the young teen and help ensure he's a responsible smartphone user.
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| Blogger Malala Yousafzai Leaves Hospital After Taliban Attack | | Friday, January 04, 2013 1:42 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani blogger who was shot and severely injured by the Taliban in October 2012, was released Thursday from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK. The hospital shared a video on YouTube of Malala leaving inpatient treatment. Malala will continue her rehabilitation in the UK, living for a few weeks in her family's temporary home in the Birmingham area.
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| Forbes Magazine Finally Hits Apple Newsstand | | Friday, January 04, 2013 1:11 PM | AppAdvice |
| Forbes Magazine is now available for download on Apple's Newsstand. The move comes just a couple of weeks after The Wall Street Journal finally entered Apple's digital newspaper and magazine service. Forbes Magazine has long been available on iOS via the third-party magazine app Zinio. Plus, the publication already maintains several supplementary apps in the App Store, including Forbes Photos and Videos and Forbes Lists.
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| Keep an Eye on These Web Design Trends in 2013 | | Friday, January 04, 2013 1:10 PM | Brian Casel |
| Brian Casel is a Web designer and the founder of Restaurant Engine, a web design service made for restaurants. Connect with Brian on Twitter @CasJam. As we roll into 2013, our world of web design and development is changing more rapidly than ever before. For web creators everywhere, living and working on the bleeding edge of design innovation is as exciting as ever.
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| 'Star Wars' Game to Introduce Same-Sex Romance | | Friday, January 04, 2013 12:51 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic has always revolved around the choices you make with your character in the video game -- joining the Rebels, embracing the Dark Side. But this year, BioWare will introduce a new dynamic for players to explore: same-sex romance. Starting this spring -- and leading into further updates that will come later in 2013 -- players will be able to romance more than just the opposite sex.
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