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YouTube’s 4 Examples of Great Political Videos

What makes a great political video? YouTube is attempting to answer that question by posting four of its favorites in a collection titled “Political Case Studies.” The four videos are a mixture of videos from candidates running for office and … Continue reading

Tell Location-Based, Multimedia-Rich Stories With Moveable Feast

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10 Things to Plan for When Developing a Mobile App

David Tucker is a principal architect at Universal Mind. As the resident Apple and Adobe expert, he works closely with Universal Mind’s clients to develop rich user experiences that leverage many of today’s exciting new development platforms. Follow David on … Continue reading

How Social TV is Taking Over the Oscars and How You Can Win [CONTEST]

The Oscars are getting a big dose of social TV integration! From the official Oscar.com Backstage Experience to special promotions and activities from entertainment checkin services and second screen companies, the biggest award show of the year is taking big … Continue reading

Facebook Unfriending and Reputation Woes on the Rise [VIDEO]

Facebook users have to work harder to keep their friend count up these days. A majority of adults on social networking sites have no bouts with deleting former “friends.” Women more than men are restricting their profiles, deleting comments and … Continue reading

The World’s Largest Museum to 3D Print Copies of Priceless Artifacts [VIDEO]

A pair of model makers — Vincent Rossi and Adam Metallo — are taking on the task of digitizing the Smithsonian Institute’s 137 million-piece collection with high-tech scanners and 3D printing. Once the process has been perfected, 3D printing will … Continue reading

The World’s Largest Museum Complex to 3D Print Copies of Priceless Artifacts [VIDEO]

A pair of model makers — Vincent Rossi and Adam Metallo — are taking on the task of digitizing the Smithsonian Institute’s 137 million-piece collection with high-tech scanners and 3D printing. Once the process has been perfected, 3D printing will … Continue reading

Mobile World Congress: A Preview of My Barcelona Adventure

Barcelona is Spain’s second largest city and, arguably, its most cosmopolitan. The busy port city is home to the Picasso Museum and a thrilling collection of Day-Glo colored Antoni Gaudi buildings that curve and weave toward the sky. At least … Continue reading

Apple Halts iCloud Push Email in Germany due to Motorola Lawsuit

Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe push services have been taken down for users residing within Germany due to a patent lawsuit from Motorola, the company has announced. “Affected customers will still receive iCloud and MobileMe email, but new messages will be … Continue reading

Discovery Channel Adds Pop-Up Tweets to ‘Gold Rush’ Show [EXCLUSIVE]

Leading up to the season finale of popular mining reality TV show Gold Rush airing Friday night on the Discovery Channel, the network will be showing previous episodes with pop-up tweets from fans. Gold Rush — which follows the ups … Continue reading