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How to Craft a Smart Startup Exit Strategy
Jason Lemkin is vice president of web business services at Adobe and former CEO of EchoSign. His operational experience spans the business development, sales, legal, human resource and finance fields, and he is an acknowledged expert in the field of … Continue reading
Google Street View Becomes ‘Google Shoot View’ in Unsettling Mashup [VIDEO]
Here’s a rather uncomfortable use of the Google Maps API. Advertising agency Pool Worldwide blended Google Street View and a fake assault rifle to create “Google Shoot View.” Users can tour the world firing away in a first-person-style shooter, a … Continue reading
Track Your Gift, Without Ruining the Surprise
Exchanging package tracking information is the gift equivalent of a buzz kill. But Slice, an online purchase manager startup, launched a new feature on Monday that warns recipients to expect a delivery while preserving the fun of gift giving. “Track … Continue reading
User Reviews on Android Market Get Advanced Filters
The web version of Google’s Android Market now has a couple of very useful new filtering options, including the ability to filter the reviews by device model or app version. After you click on “User Reviews” for any app, you … Continue reading
Charlie Sheen Accidentally Tweets Phone Number to 5 Million Followers
Charlie Sheen accidentally tweeted his phone number to his more than 5 million Twitter followers while attempting to send a direct message to Justin Bieber. Sheen — who first joined Twitter earlier this year — was eating dinner at elite … Continue reading
OneUp Turns Live Football Into a Game of Play-Making Bingo
For many, watching a sporting event in person or on TV is an all-consuming experience — coaching decisions spark heated debate, scores force spasmodic bellows or groans, and the external world dims out of focus. So will fans be willing … Continue reading
Need an App Pulled From Apple’s Store? There’s a Senator for That [VIDEO]
Apple just pulled an iPhone app that’s been in the App Store for more than two years — and did so at the prompting of a U.S. senator. The app, made by the company DriversEd.com, lets users make fake driver’s … Continue reading
Mars Has More Room for Life Than Earth [STUDY]
Fans of epic Mars-based sci-fi novels, from Edgar Rice Burroughs to Kim Stanley Robinson, got some more Red Planet-based reading material to fire their imaginations Monday. A comprehensive survey from the Australian National University that suggests there is tons of … Continue reading
7 Top Tools for Reading the News Online
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Bing’s Online Advent Calendar Offers Contests, Celebrities, Free Stuff
Bing is getting into the holiday spirit with a digital Advent calendar that reveals free prizes, contests and videos such as celebrity interviews every day this month. Only 12 days into the “Magical Holiday Calendar,” you still have more than … Continue reading