Monthly Archives: January 2013

Facebook introduces Cards: Gifts will never be so socially the same

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Stefano

As reported by Venturebeat, Facebook is introducing Cards, a sort of prepaid credit card for sending gifts – social gifts, actually. Cards are like regular, plastic gift cards, except that they work at a wide range of retailers. (For the … Continue reading →

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1 Million Raspberry PIs sold! What did Eben Upton really thought at the beginning?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Stefano

I love Raspberry PI, that’s a fact! It’s the perfect computer to learn, play, build and have fun. As reported by TechCrunch: To celebrate the company released this cute info graphic, informing us that, if stacked end to end, a … Continue reading →

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Kim Dotcom new venture, Mega, opens: welcome to a new cloud storage service

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Stefano

Internet Millionaire Kim Dotcom has just opened Mega.co.nz, a new cloud storage service which gives (for free) 50 GB of cloud space. (read his story for more details!) I just managed to apply and get a brand new account; according … Continue reading →

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Facebook introduces Graph Search: natural language search within the social network giant

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Stefano

Mark Zuckerberg introduces Graph Search. Looks like natural language searching will be soon available to all Facebook users! Check for more details on Graph Search here on Facebook Newsroom. During the live coverage provided by Mashable, an example search was: … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn marks 200 million members milestone

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Stefano

As reported by SearchEngineWatch, LinkedIn has just reached the 200 million members milestone, almost one-fifth of Facebook users and as much as Twitter. How does a professional and job-oriented social network stack up against the current economic downturn and unemployment … Continue reading →

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Forget perfect computing accuracy: welcome Wrongulator!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Stefano

Are you done with perfect calculation, computing? Does your math look boring? Grab a Wrongulator! A pocket calculator that will bring new life and fun into everyday calculus – and wrong results too! (Not recommended for economists)

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