Getting "Scroogled" was entered into our lexicon as the result of recent
TV commercial campaign launched by Microsoft. To get "Facebucked" was a
term associated with the graphic novel satire, "Facebucks & Dumb F*cks"
published in 2010. Both are aptly associated with advertising strategies used by Google and Facebook as they apply to the
hotel industry.
As part of the company’s TechForum event in Seattle this week, Microsoft
reveals that three big technologies and innovations will shape the world of technology in the coming year. First, the arrival of big data along with the affordability of cloud processing power, then learning systems, and finally more human interfaces will allow all of this power to be used by more people.
In Harry Potter,
the most evil of villains was referred to as
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." The inference being that saying the name
aloud would strike fear in the hearts and minds of the general public —
but, more importantly would also would wreak additional menace and
havoc at the hands of the evil wizard, Voldemort. This analogy holds
true today with a new Cold War and a new enemy.
Have you wondered why the "Harlem Shake" meme became such a world-class
phenomenon in such a short time? To say it shook up the music industry
is an understatement. But why? It doesn’t have the innovative dance
moves of a "Gangnam Style,"
and the actual song is only 30-seconds long. By all rights, the folks
that should be seeing a monetary return from today’s multi-million
dollar hit is the family of a Harlem resident who went by the name of "Al B," since he was the first to introduce the dance back in 1981.
Tweetbot has been shaming pirates by suggesting that they tweet a funny sentence to their Twitter followers. According to a simple Twitter search, many people are pirating Tweetbot and haven’t realized what they did is now exposed for all to see.
Back in the early ’80s, Irma Zimmermann’s first position out of art school was that of a ‘junior artist’ for BBDO,
one of the world’s most awarded and prestigious advertising agencies. Pre-Internet, ad
campaigns consisted of laboring over story-boards by hand and burning the
midnight oil to meet pressing deadlines. However, it was the necessary
incubation period, where this graphic artist learned her craft and
prepared her for a life of creativity.
Seriously Siri, you ain’t what you use to be. Back in May, 2009, I wrote about the first iteration of Siri, titled: "Siri, Advice from Virtual Personal Assistants."
For those who haven’t followed the iPhone evolution, while Siri was
first integrated into iPhone’s operating system with their "4S" launch,
it existed as stand-alone app previously. Fueled by artificial
intelligence, it was a harbinger of what was to come in the new age of Web 3.0 and semantic technology.
After we covered Hotel 626, an online haunted house full of multimedia-rich material that went viral, we found our readers love to have their socks knocked off in horror. Unfortunately, Hotel 626 is no longer online, so we went to work to see where fans of horror games can go next. Check out these other scary online games that will cause your cursor to shake uncontrollably.
There’s a myriad number of techie memes that have entered our zeitgeist
derived from a term we use to simply call "collaboration." Pre-Internet,
dating back to the idiom or trope of "Hey, Lets Put On A Show,"
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney were the first in movies to introduce a
plot line signaling the need for collaboration. Today, instead of
orphans trying to raise money to turn a barn into a stage, filmmakers
are looking to the clouds not only for funding but also inspiration.
A new game engine called Game Closure allows anyone to get started making games for the web, desktop, mobile platforms and more using HTML5.
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