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Social media shining in Iranian conflict

by Ronny Kerr, June 22, 2009 | Comments (1)

Traditional news outlets bow to instantaneity of Twitter and other online giants

Massive demonstrations and protests questioning the fairness of the Iranian presidential election held ten days ago have been rocking Iran’s capital, Tehran, for over a week now. And if popular social media sites like Twitter and Facebook didn’t exist, the rest of the world might have still been in the dark.With new reports rising everyday echoing stories like CNN’s article ...

Wikipedia to add video

by Ronny Kerr, June 19, 2009 | Comments

New video software set to expand collaborative encyclopedia

The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is only two to three months away from implementing a new software tool that will allow any member of the collaborative site to supplement new and existing articles with useful video segments, according to MIT's Technology Review.The Wikimedia Foundation, with its soon-to-be-launched software, will enable Wikipedia users to not only collaborate in text and image, as ...

Concert Online raises €3.3 million

by Ronny Kerr, June 18, 2009 | Comments

Internet service for concert and festival recordings proving worthy venture

Concert Online, an Internet service catering to concert fans, has raised €3.3 million in its latest VC round of funding led by EarlyBird Venture Capital. Following a successful round of financing completed last January, which boosted the online venue’s support with an undisclosed amount of euros, the latest round announced today signals healthy growth for the expanding company.Current shareholders DuMont ...

Trent Reznor quits social media

by Ronny Kerr, June 12, 2009 | Comments

Angry departure of tech-savvy musician from Twitter signals strained future for celebrity and fan

UPDATE: A few days after leaving some regular posts on Twitter, on June 19 Trent Reznor wrote the following: "And **** you, trolls. I'll tweet if I feel like it." Apparently, you can't the social media lover out of this musician after all. END UPDATE. In an online post yesterday on the Nine Inch Nails forums, Trent Reznor, multi-instrumentalist founder ...

Former Apple executive made Palm CEO

by Ronny Kerr, June 11, 2009 | Comments

Developer of iPod hopes to replicate success for Palm smartphone

Palm announced this week that former Apple executive Jon Rubinstein, one of the key figures in the development of the iPod, will be replacing Ed Colligan as Chairman and CEO. After 16 years of leading one of the most innovative companies in handheld technology, Ed Colligan will be joining Elevation Partners, a private equity firm invested in Palm and Forbes, ...

Wimba raises $6 million

by Ronny Kerr, June 11, 2009 | Comments

Online education suite hopes to transform education with investment

Wimba, a provider of collaborative software for virtual education, has raised $6 million in its latest round of funding led by ABS Ventures, which is particularly known for its investments in online software that provides a service, like education or health care.Based in New York City, Wimba wants to make virtual learning easier and more human by producing a suite ...

iPhone Ocarina played by one million users

by Ronny Kerr, June 10, 2009 | Comments

Millions play iPhone as musical instrument and share their recordings online

Somewhere in Japan, the one-millionth user of the Ocarina app for the iPhone has just helped the company that developed it, Smule, reach a very important milestone.Smule (short for Sonic Mule), composed of a staff of developers notable for their considerable achievements in various music fields, is a Menlo Park-based company designing consistently innovative iPhone applications wedded with easy musical ...

Palm Pre may outdo Apple iPhone

by Ronny Kerr, June 10, 2009 | Comments

Underdog smartphone shines when it comes down to the most basic features

The new Palm Pre, released June 6 quietly amid anxious anticipation of the June 8 WWDC announcement of the new Apple iPhone 3G S, might turn out to be the winning smartphone when it comes down to overall features and pricing.With a close look at tech specs, one might have trouble distinguishing the two. Both utilize the very fast 3G ...

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