Software

Couple Unwittingly Tries To Sells Pirated Rosetta Stone Software On eBay

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Ebay, Education Software, Counterfeiting, Software-Piracy, Counterfeit Goods, Rosetta-Stone, Software, Rosetta Stone, Ebay-Counterfeit, Money News

A couple from Washington state who are accused of trying to sell counterfeit software say they were only trying to pay for their late nephew's headsto...

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Nate C. Hindman

SXSW Insight: Yipit And Ohours Founders On Learning To Code

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Yipit, Small Business, Software Developer, Ohours, Sxsw, Code, South by Southwest, How to Code, Video, Learning Computer Code, Computer Code, Startup, Software, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Learn Computer Code, Entrepreneur, Small Business News

AUSTIN, Texas -- Got an idea for a hot new Web app and need a software developer to build it? You may want to consider an alternative: Do it yourself....

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The Software Algorithm That Turns Hotel 'Lookers' Into 'Bookers' (Part Two)

Bill_Robinson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Hotels, Travelocity, Travel Industry, Orbitz, Hotel Prices, Revparguru, Software, Expedia, Hotels.com, Otas, Algorithmic Trading, Technology News
Bill_Robinson

The REVPAR GURU system allows hotel owners and staff to monitor many of their key metrics while in the office or on the fly.

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The Software Algorithm That Turns Hotel 'Lookers' Into 'Bookers' (Part One)

Bill_Robinson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Expedia, Hotels, Travel Industry, Otas, Travelocity, Software, Hotels.com, Algorithmic Trading, Orbitz, Hotel Price Algorithms, Airline Price Algorithms, Technology News
Bill_Robinson

Shouldn't the goal be the same in the airline and hotel industry: full capacity at any fare/rate? Wouldn't a better policy be "no plane leaves with an empty seat, ever" or "we'll fill every room tonight if we have to let them go for $10?"

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Exclusive: Hollywood Studios Readying Common File Format for Digital Distribution (video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Software, Dvds, Online Video, Samsung; Amazon, Sony Pictures, Ces, Hollywood, Video, Technology News
Andy Plesser

LAS VEGAS - The industry consortium of five of the the major Hollywood studios, the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), is readying a com...

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Patent Reform and Patent Totalitarianism

Brian Kahin | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Software, Patent Reform, Business Methods, Patents, Software Patents, IT Patents, Technology News
Brian Kahin

You might think, in light of the celebration and rhetoric, that the America Invents Act of 2011 was tackling the big problems such as patent trolls, broad and abstract patents, the billions squandered in the smartphone wars, or opportunistic litigation against users. You might think that. But you would be wrong.

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Click.to -- The Little App That Could!

April Rudin | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Apps, Angel Investors, Germany, Computers, Software, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, David-Heinemeier-Hansson, Starting a Business, 37 Signals, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Technology News
April Rudin

Sometimes people write to me and ask me to blog about their cause, product or whatever passion that they have. Because blogging is an activity for whi...

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What to Do When Business Breaks Down: One Guy's Tale

April Rudin | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Social Media, David Heinemeier Hansson, Twitter, Campfire, Public Relations, Rework, Software, Basecamp, 37signals, Crisis Communications, Jason Fried, Ruby on Rails, Business, Communication, Technology, Customer Service, Technology News
April Rudin

Last year, a friend and trusted business colleague suggested that I read the book, Rework. I bought it without hesitation. The friend suggested the ...

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Standard & Poor's Slams Google For Motorola Deal

AP | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Google, Acquisitions, Profits, Google Android, Wall Street, Motorola Mobility, Stock Market, Software, Standard & Poor's, Technology, S&P, Business News

NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's is saying investors should sell Google's stock because it believes the search leader's decision to buy Motorola Mobility...

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Hard Innovation

Daniel Haarburger | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Iphone, Software, Innovation, Gadgets, Hardware, Technology, Computer, Ipad, Technology News
Daniel Haarburger

If the evolution of the tablet market has proved anything, it is that physical hardware has been all but abandoned in the gold rush for new widgets, apps, and software development.

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A Controversial New Way iPhones Can Be Used To Catch Criminals

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Iphone, Face Recognition, Facial Recognition, Windows Phone 7, Android, MORIS Iphone, Moris, Software, Facial Recognition Crime Fighting, Privacy, Video, Technology News

A new iPhone accessory that uses facial recognition technology to help police identify suspects is raising new privacy concerns. The hardware, whic...

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The Faithful Shopper: Great Gadgets

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Sony Style, Willoughby's, Stereo Exchange, Gps, Appliances, Mike Kay, Camcorder, Blu-Ray, Ninth Avenue, Cameras, Broadway, Adorama Camera, Duane Street, Capital Audio Electronics, Video, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Lyric HiFi & Video, Summer, Tribeca, 42nd Street Photo, Televisions, The Spy Store, Willoughbys, Ipad, Steve Jobs, Fifth Avenue, Surveillance, Ipod, Beach, J&R Music and Computer World, Home Theater, Leica, Computers, Park Avenue Audio, Audio, B&H, Madison Avenue, Play Station, Park Row, The Shops at Columbus Circle, Samsung Experience, Sony, Spy Tec, K&M Camera, Camera, Beaches, The Spy Shop, Bang & Olufsen, Led, Software, Plasma, Park Avenue South, Electronics, Genius Bar, Air Conditioners, James Bond, Playstation, Hasselblads, Plazma, Marantz, Bose, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

Remember when a day at the beach meant getting away from it all, including the phone? I don't either. While I'm all for disconnecting, that definitely doesn't mean leaving any of my beloved electronics behind.

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Microsoft Unveils New Mango Phone OS

Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Video, Windows, Phones, Microsoft, Microsoft Mango, Operating System, Smartphones, Software, Mango Operating System, Technology News

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Upgrade Me!

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Software, Computers, Technology News
Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

I think it was sometime around 2007 that I finally couldn't keep up any more. Until then, for someone who grew up at a time when computers meant FORT...

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4 Steps To Pricing Like A Pro

Jim Schuchart | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Competition, Small Business, Startups, Product Development, Oscar Wilde, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Pricing, Ebay, Ibm, Software, Business News
Jim Schuchart

Follow these four steps to quantifying customer value and you'll be on the path to pricing like the pros.

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Scaling the Mount Everest of Trade Barriers to Create Jobs

Robert Holleyman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americans, Trade, Revenue, Software, Policy, Trade Policy, Barack Obama, Testimony, Technology News
Robert Holleyman

Reducing software piracy would send ripples of stimulus through the broader IT economy, thereby creating jobs, spawning new enterprises and driving growth.

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The New Internet Bubble And The New Rules For Startup Success

Steve Blank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Venture Capital, Technology, Small Business, Twitter, Customer Development, Entrepreneurs, Software Startups, Facebook, Engineering, Investors, Mergers and Acquisitions, Internet, Investing, Tech Startups, Groupon, Internet Bubble, Startups, Software, Bubble, Stanford University, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News
Steve Blank

We're now in the second Internet bubble, and the rules for making money are different in a bubble than in normal times. What are they, how do they differ and what can a startup do to take advantage of them?

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The Book Is Dead. Long Live The Publishing Industry!

Julius Wiedemann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Publishing, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Taschen, Books, Software, Ebook, Hardware, Taschen Books, Design, Arts News
Julius Wiedemann

The Book Is Dead, theage.com.au Although it is hard for many of us to emotionally detach ourselves from the book as an incredible medium, what with ...

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Keeping Strong IPR at the Top of the Trans-Pacific Trade Agenda

Robert Holleyman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Software Patents, Software, Trade Deficit, Copyright, Technology News
Robert Holleyman

Want to bring down the US trade deficit? One easy way is to reduce software piracy.

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Cloud Computing: A Shift From IT Luxury to Business Necessity

Ben Kerschberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Narinder Singh, Saas, Software-as-a-Service, Cloud Computing, Eric Schmidt, salesforce.com, Business Strategy, Gsa, Brookings Institute, Vivek Kundra, Early Adopters, Mitre, Software, Google Apps, Amazon, Google, Silicon Valley, Appirio, Smarter Ideas, Technology News
Ben Kerschberg

Cloud computing may have started out as an emerging trend that only IT professionals could get excited about (or fear), but it has quickly become one of the most important paradigm shifts in business today.

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Promising Elements of the Net Neutrality Decision

Morgan Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: iPhone App Developers, Developers, Software, Innovation, FCC Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Morgan Reed

During the extended holiday season, families gather around the modern day hearth to watch football. Everyone has a favorite team, or alma mater, to c...

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My Laptop Died During Finals Week, And I Didn't Care

Hack College | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Software, Cloud, Google Docs, Evernote, Back Up, Computer, Finals, Malfunction, College News
Hack College

At HackCollege, we're big fans of cloud-based software like Evernote and Google Docs that keep all of your assignments backed up online, and I found out firsthand just how invaluable this practice can be.

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"A Screen Is a Screen Is a Screen" Is a Meme

David Kleeman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Iphone, Internet, Games, Television, Screens, Content, Children, Toddlers, Software, Media, Screen Time, Movies, Ipad, Healthy Living News
David Kleeman

Growing attention to media literacy training encourages young people to read screens as deeply as they read text. The truth seems self-evident; all screens are not created equal.

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Taking Failure Off the Table -- Really!

Carolyn Ziel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Dreams, Business, American Dream, Success, Start-Ups, Life Coaching, Software, Failure, Business News
Carolyn Ziel

Allison developed software that enables users to break their goals down into easy-to-follow incremental steps, called "Mini Feats," that allow bigger projects to be more easily achieved.

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Am I Better Than Facebook?

Claire Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Immigrants, Social Networking, Mark Zuckerberg, Weak Ties, Facebook, Zadie Smith, New York Review of Books, Suburbia, Software, Revolutions, Facebook Friends, Minimalism, Eliminating Desire, Digital Natives, Cocktail Party, Myspace, Race, Dana Boyd, Social Inequality, Class, Technology News
Claire Gordon

Facebook me is better than actual me. Smarter, wittier, funner, prettier. But does Facebook, as a platform, reduce the richness of my personhood? Absolutely.

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