Monthly Archives: August 2011
NYPD Creates Unit to Track Potential Crime on Social Networks
The NYPD has created a new juvenile justice unit that will use social media to help catch New York City criminals. The New York Daily News reports that Assistant Commissioner Kevin O’Connor, “known for his success in online policing,” will head the unit, which will track Twitter, Facebook and other networks for information about house parties and other potentially volatile situations. The NYPD has previously encountered incidents where a murder was bragged about on Facebook, and a Facebook event gone viral led to an overcrowded party that ended in a shooting.
Categories Facebook, Kevin O'Connor, New York Police Department, Twitter
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Why Should You Care About Typography? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Below is an infographic from Co Design about why should you care about typography. It shows about what typography indicates in terms of conveying a certain message:
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Ford’s Focus Electric Will Have SunPower Solar-Electric Option
Ford Motor Company plans to boost the ranks of solar-powered electric vehicles by offering SunPower to Focus Electric owners. The Focus Electrics will start shipping to 19 initial markets in December, rolling out the SunPower offer simultaneously. Forbes reports that the system will cost about $10,000 (with 30% federal tax credit) and generate about 3,000 kilowatt hours a year. Ford has yet to announce the price for the car itself.
Klout Now Measures Influence from 10 Different Networks
Today is a big day for Klout. The social influence calculator just added five new networks to its algorithms, bringing their measurement possibilities to 10 total networks. Adding Tumblr, Blogger, Flickr, Last.fm and Instagram to the already-included Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare and YouTube means that some Klout users are about to see a huge jump in their scores. The staff blog reminds users that “connecting an account will never lower your Score, but it may increase it as we can give you credit for your influence in that network.” TechCrunch notes that Google+ is still missing from the list but that it should be on its way soon.
Facebook Releases Facebook Messenger App for iPhone and Android
Facebook just launched a new mobile app, Facebook Messenger for iPhone and Android. It’s a standalone app that connects with Facebook’s message/chat feature to send and receive real-time messages between Facebook contacts. The app was developed by the Beluga team after the company was acquired by Facebook in March and delivers messages via SMS or through the app. GigaOM reports that the app is currently available in the US and Canada and will be available elsewhere soon.
Categories Beluga, Facebook, Facebook Messenger
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Twitter Now Offers Photo Uploading to All Users
Twitter has finally rolled out the Twitter images feature to all users, allowing people to upload a photo while tweeting instead of using a separate client to do so. TechCrunch reports that Twitter will also be launching user Galleries that aggregate each user’s uploaded photos into one place. It’s nice to see the functionality finally baked into the site, when many Twitter apps have had this option for ages.
Categories Twitter, Twitter Galleries, Twitter images
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Blackberry Owners Have More Klout than iPhone or Android
Klout, the social influence measuring service, just released some new data on how phone preference correlates with influence: Blackberry users score highest, with an average Klout score of 43.6. Klout users with iPhones score an average of 42, and Android owners come in last at 40.6. The scores rank between 1 and 100 and are calculated based on social networking interactions like replies and retweets. Gizmodo theorizes that RIM devotees are more influential because Blackberry owners tend to be “corporate executives, often C-level types” and thus engage in more professional online chatter.
Categories Android, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry, Klout
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British Looter Photos Turn Into A Meme [GALLERY]
Even though the riots in London are a serious issue, sometimes you cannot help but add some humor into serious issues. Photoshop definitely helps with that process. Tumblr blog Photoshoplooter has taken some of the original looting photos and added some funny items into them using Photoshop. Check out the gallery below:
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Movieclips.com Raises $7 Million And Signs A Deal With YouTube
Movieclips.com is an online movie clips search engine website that launched in 2009. It has over 20,000 different clips across libraries from 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Universal Pictures. Miniclips has raised $7 million in funding led by MK Capital. Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, Richmond Park Partners, Jeff Clavier, Naval Ravikant, Jeff Kearl, Tom McInerney, Allen DeBevoise and Gordon Rubenstein also participated in this round.
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Apple Blocks Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales In The EU
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was granted a sales injunction of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. This prevents Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe until the legal action is concluded. Apple was granted the injunction by the Regional Court of Düsseldorf. The Netherlands was the only country that is allowed to keep selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
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