Amazon announced its new Matchbook program that would allow those who purchase a physical copy of a book to receive a discount for the e-book version of that same piece of literature just last month. Bookworms can now raise both their physical books and e-books and cheer as Amazon’s Matchbook service is now available. (more…)
Amazon Kindle Matchook Service Now Live; Supports 70,000 Books original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The Syrian Electronic Army has made quite a name for itself. It has hacked a number of high profile Twitter accounts as well as websites, and its latest target is related to probably the most high profile individual on the planet, U.S. President Barack Obama. The President’s social media updates on Facebook and Twitter were hijacked today apparently by exploiting a vulnerability in the URL shortener that is used to promote Organizing for Action, which supports Obamacare. Furthermore, the Syrian Electronic Army also claims that it has been able to access “many Obama campaign emails,” and has also been able to hack into Obama’s donation website. The hijacked links posted on Facebook and Twitter took visitors to a 24 minute video titled “Syria facing terrorism,” but they have now been fixed.
President Obama’s Social Media Updates, Campaign Emails Get Hijacked original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Ladies keep their bras on for the majority of the day, only to take them off as soon as they get home or when a moment arises where the unhooking of a bra is completely necessary. Some women even take to various social networks to let others know they have freed themselves from their bra, but a new high-tech bra was created to let the world know you let your ladies loose for you.
The Tweeting Bra Sends Tweets Each Time It’s Unhooked original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Twitter has been used for several years now as a major form of communication between a person and their followers, but in recent years, we’ve seen the service be used by brands to reward customers with real-world goods for the cost of a tweet. Starbucks looks like it’s getting in on the Twitter game as they are launching a beta program called Tweet-a-Coffee.
Starbucks Allows Twitter Users To Buy Coffee For One Another original content from Ubergizmo. 
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So we heard back in December 2012 that Facebook was preparing to launch video ads in News Feed by April 2013. April came and the world’s largest social network didn’t switch on video advertisements. It was then rumored in June that Facebook had pushed back the launch until Fall 2013 due to a number of features it wanted to launch alongside video ads. Fall begun and got most of wondering when Facebook video ads are going to be launched, but it seems that the launch might happen this year.
Several sources have apparently told AllThingsD that Facebook has been advising some of its advertiser clients to not count on video ads being launched before 2014. The reason why it has done that is believed to be concerns about upsetting users with video ads that will play automatically, though will require user action to turn on the audio. Apparently video ads are in demand and advertisers want Facebook to switch them on, but the social network seems to be pondering over the risk of irking its user base with video ads. Facebook hasn’t officially commented on this rumor as yet, so it can’t be said for sure if video ads have really been pushed back. Video ads will definitely become a major source of revenue for Facebook as advertisers would pour in money to reach its over 1 billion users around the globe. The question remains though, how would those users react to seeing video ads in their News Feeds? What do you think, should Facebook go ahead with it or should it consider another channel of advertisements?
Facebook Video Ads Launch Apparently Delayed Until 2014 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Cable subscribers have been dealing with bundles for as long as most people can remember. Cable companies throw in a ton of channels inside of these bundles, only to charge a premium for the channels you actually want, like HBO and other channels they deem to be “premium.” Up to now, cable subscribers just had to put up with these bundles, but Comcast may have made cable cutting even more appealing with their latest “Internet Plus” bundle. (more…)
Comcast’s ‘Internet Plus’ Bundle Offers Internet, HBO For $40 Per Month original content from Ubergizmo. 
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If you use the Internet, at one time or another, you’ve probably used Wikipedia even if you didn’t realize it. For instance, if you ask Siri on your iPhone a question it often it pulls little tidbits of information from Wikipedia and other software platforms do the same thing. The problem with Wikipedia is that […]
Given that piracy of movies, games, software, and music have become the norm, sometimes we download illegal content without thinking too much of it. Granted there have been cases where people have been arrested and slapped with massive fines, but those are pretty rare giving us a sense of “safety”. Well the bad news is that if you’re the type that loves to pirate often and actually hang out in forums and chatrooms dedicated to the practice, you might want to think twice as the owner of UploaderTalk has revealed that his entire website was merely a front that was used to gather information about the people using it. (more…)
Pirate Website Uploader Talk Turns Out To Be A Front For Gathering Data On Pirates original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Earlier today we reported that Twitter IPO price range will be unveiled soon, and the company has finally filed a new document with the SEC that details exactly how much it wants for the shares its willing to sell. According to the document, Twitter is going sell 70 million shares in the price range between $17 and $20. The microblogging network will raise nearly $1.4 billion dollars if we go by these figures, becoming the second biggest tech IPO since Facebook last year with the company itself valued at $10.9 billion.
IPO is now set to price on November 6th and some expect the IPO to be conducted prior to Thanksgiving. Twitter hasn’t said as yet exactly when we can expect its shares to be listed for open market trading. Twitter has already picked a exchange it wants to be listed on, the iconic New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE. The company didn’t go for Nasdaq, where Facebook is listed. One of Twitter’s biggest challenges is going to be convincing investors that it can generate money off of the tweets of its more than 200 million global users, Twitter may have doubled its annual revenue, but it is yet to turn a profit. We’ll have to wait and see what Twitter intends to do in the future in order to generate more revenue and value for shareholders.
Twitter To Sell 70 Million Shares At $17 To $20 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Last month we reported that Twitter had filed a S-1 form with the SEC, revealing that it is planning to go public. Twitter’s IPO is one of the biggest tech related initial public offerings of this year. Rumors of the microblogging network going public escalated after Facebook conducted its IPO last year, raising $105 billion in the process. Though up till now, no one knows exactly what Twitter IPO price range is going to be. According to a new WSJ report, Twitter might decide on a price range for its offering in the next couple of days.
As per the report, Twitter may “price the deal” as early as November 6th. It seeks to raise $1 billion. The IPO date is not known as well, though it is believed that Twitter is seeking to go public by next month, presumably before Thanksgiving. Once the deal has been priced, Twitter can then start courting investors to put in their money in its shares. The company itself hasn’t dropped any hints about the price range or when we can expect its shares to be listed for trading in the open market. Twitter is the world’s second biggest social network with more than 200 million monthly active users, the money it ends up raising from the IPO will help it in expanding its operations.
Twitter IPO Price Range Reportedly Being Set Soon original content from Ubergizmo. 
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