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President Barack Obama, or rather, Obama’s 2012 Campaign, has officially joined Tumblr rounding out his collection of major social networks. Obama gained a reputation as the social media President for the way he used networks such as Facebook and Twitter … Continue reading →

Hewlett-Packard recently expanded its Music Influencer program to include more intimate gatherings in a bid to win over some of the music scene’s most-coveted online heavyweights. HP launched the Music Influencer program last year as a way to spread the … Continue reading →

And the Netflix hits just keep on coming. The company’s stock price, which was flirting with $300 over the summer, was trading at around $85 — down roughly 27% — in after-hours trading. The impetus seemed to be Netflix’s disclosure … Continue reading →

Apple has decided to restrict the usage of Siri to the iPhone 4S but that doesn’t mean that enterprising developers haven’t started the process of porting to devices like the regular iPhone 4 and iPad. Over the weekend, developer @jackoplane … Continue reading →

Netflix‘s price hike caused 805,000 paid subscribers to jump ship in the most-recent quarter, the company reported Monday. The company finished its third quarter with 23.79 million U.S. subscribers compared with the 24.59 million in had during its second quarter. … Continue reading →

Square, a small credit card reader that can process credit card payments on a range of iOS and Android devices, will soon begin selling at Wal-Mart stores throughout the U.S. The announcement marks a significant retail expansion for the device, … Continue reading →

John C. Havens is EVP, Strategy and Engagement at Yoxi.tv, an organization that discovers and elevates social entrepreneurs by leveraging their expertise for global business opportunities. He can be reached at johnchavens@gmail.com. It’s 2015 and you’re trying to get into … Continue reading →

Screens from theBlu Click here to view this gallery. Wemo Media has partnered with top animators from Avatar and Tron, the director of MIT’s Media Lab and other high profile activists for an ambitious, underwater animation project called theBlu. TheBlu … Continue reading →

It wasn’t just 60 Minutes that did a segment on Steve Jobs this weekend; Saturday Night Live celebrated the life of the Apple co-founder in its own way. In an SNL skit parodying the PBS roundtable show Charlie Rose, Mark … Continue reading →

Touch sensitivity on gadgets and robots is nothing new. A few strategically placed sensors under a flexible, synthetic skin and you have pressure sensitivity. Add a capacitive, transparent screen to a device and you have touch sensitivity. However, Stanford University’s … Continue reading →