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I’ve generally taken the train into  Manhattan to discover the latest social media startups to come out of our local tech scene.  Last week, I serendipitously came upon an intriguing company in my own extended New Jersey neighborhood.  Located in … Continue reading →

For Skype customers and just about anyone else who’s every typed phone numbers into a virtual dial pad, Gmail video and voice chat, even with its new ability to make free calls to cell and landlines, may warrant a big … Continue reading →

Another weekend, another hackathon.  But the one that was just held in Seatle concerned itself with Gov 2.0 projects. And Technoverse favorite Tropo was there, along with open data service provider Socrata. The winners were …  ChatterCast, which monitors 911 … Continue reading →

I was looking for a no-sweat way to introduce Flash presentations into my blog for all the usual reasons: richer interactions without web server intervention, more space efficient way to present photos and videos, and just the plain fun of … Continue reading →

This is the summer of the Android tablet. With all the gadget sites tracking products from Archos, Sony, Asus, et al., I thought I’d remind you of  an inexpensive ($199) Android 2.0  color e-book reader that is also a media … Continue reading →

What happened was that in less than a generation, a media landscape that should have been moving toward more diversity, more localism and more competition was transformed into a market controlled by a handful of players, too often providing little … Continue reading →

You know it’s August when The New York Times makes front pages news out of five brain researchers taking a rafting trip in Glen Canyon, Utah. It was really a working vacation, as these high-powered scientists, accompanied by a Times’ … Continue reading →

Jonah Peretti explains viral marketing HuffingtonPost founder and “viral media marketing hotdog” Jonah Peretti spoke at the NY Viral Media Meetup last week. Sure enough the slides from the talk have now gone viral. Here are the key takeaways, things … Continue reading →

Google has made two tools available for relief workers involved with Pakistan’s historic floods. It’s been a bad year for natural disasters, but Google gained valuable insights in emergency management during the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. By talking to … Continue reading →

I decided to take a break from watching Google-zilla’s next move. Yes, the search monster has some interesting news today with Voice Actions for Android.  Terrific.  But there are also capable speech rec apps outside their orbit, in the competitive … Continue reading →