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Paul Merrell

Exploring HTML 5's Audio/Video Multimedia Support - 0 views

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HTML 5 audio video multimedia

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  • Because HTML 4.0 essentially was a "frozen" version, the specific mechanism for displaying content has been very much format dependent (e.g., Apple QuickTime Movies and Flash video) and usually relies upon tags with varying parameters for passing the relevant information to the server. As a result, video and audio embedding on web pages has become something of a black art .

    Its perhaps not surprising then that the <audio> and <video> tags were among the first features to be added to the HTML 5 specification, and these seem to be the first elements of the HTML 5 specification that browser vendors implemented. These particular elements are intended to enable the browser to work with both types of media in an easy-to-use manner. An included support API gives users finer-grained control.

  • Theoretically, the <video> and <audio> elements should be able to handle most of the codecs currently in use. In practice, however, the browsers that do currently support these elements do so only for the open source Ogg Vorbis and Theora standards.
Matteo Spreafico

The power of Twitter & the "Ellen Effect" | Tannock.net - 1 views

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twitter web2.0 socialmedia

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    Matteo Spreafico on 18 Nov 09
     
    The power of twitter
Matteo Spreafico

Google Redefines Disruption: The "Less Than Free" Business Model - 0 views

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google android map future Trends mobile

shared by Matteo Spreafico on 16 Nov 09 - Snapshot
  • In the summer of 2007, excitement regarding the criticality of map data (specifically turn-by-turn navigation data) reached a fever pitch.  On July 23, 2007, TomTom, the leading portable GPS device maker, agreed to buy Tele Atlas for US$2.7 billion. Shortly thereafter, on October 1, Nokia agreed to buy NavTeq for a cool US$8.1 billion. Meanwhile Google was still evolving its strategy and no longer wanted to be limited by the terms of its two contracts. As such, they informed Tele Atlas and NavTeq that they wanted to modify their license terms to allow more liberty with respect to syndication and proliferation. NavTeq balked, and in September of 2008 Google quietly dropped NavTeq, moving to just one partner for its core mapping data. Tele Atlas eventually agreed to the term modifications, but perhaps they should have sensed something bigger at play.
  • Rumors abound about just how many cars Google has on the roads building it own turn-by-turn mapping data as well as its unique “Google Streetview” database. Whatever it is, it must be huge. This October 13th, just over one year after dropping NavTeq, the other shoe dropped as well. Google disconnected from Tele Atlas and began to offer maps that were free and clear of either license. These maps are based on a combination of their own data as well as freely available data. Two weeks after this, Google announces free turn-by-turn directions for all Android phones. This couldn’t have been a great day for the deal teams that worked on the respective Tele Atlas and NavTeq acquisitions.
  • Google’s free navigation feature announcement dealt a crushing blow to the GPS stocks. Garmin fell 16%. TomTom fell 21%. Imagine trying to maintain high royalty rates against this strategic move by Google. Android is not only a phone OS, it’s a CE OS. If Ford or BMW want to build an in-dash Android GPS, guess what? Google will give it to them for free.
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  • I then asked my friend, “so why would they ever use the Google (non open source) license version.”  (EDIT: One of the commenters below pointed out that all Android is open source, and the Google apps pack, including the GPS, is licensed on top.  Doesn’t change the argument, but wanted the correct data included here.)  Here was the big punch line – because Google will give you ad splits on search if you use that version!  That’s right; Google will pay you to use their mobile OS. I like to call this the “less than free” business model.
  • “Less than free” may not stop with the mobile phone. Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has been quite outspoken about his support for the Google Chrome OS. And there is no reason to believe that the “less than free” business model will not be used here as well. If Sony or HP or Dell builds a netbook based on Chrome OS, they will make money on every search each user initiates. Google, eager to protect its search share and market volume, will gladly pay the ad splits. Microsoft, who was already forced to lower Windows netbook pricing to fend off Linux, will be dancing with a business model inversion of epic proportion – from “you pay me” to “I pay you.”  It’s really hard to build a compensation package for your sales team on those economics.
Paul Merrell

Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the blind | Crave - CNET - 0 views

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Amazon Kindle accessibility

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  • The National Federation of the Blind is applauding the decisions of Syracuse University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison not to Amazon.com's Kindle DX as a textbook replacement.

  • ity of Wisconsin-Madison not to Amazon.com's Kindle DX as a textbook replacement.



    Kindle DX

    Kindle DX


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    The universities cited the Kindle's inaccessibility to the blind as the problem.

  • "The big disappointment was learning that the Kindle DX is not accessible to the blind," Ken Frazier, the University of Wisconsin-Madison director of libraries, said in a statement. "Advancements in text-to-speech technology have created a market opportunity for an e-book reading device that is fully accessible for everyone. This version of the Kindle e-book reader missed the mark."
  • Paul Merrell
    Paul Merrell on 13 Nov 09
     
    The hazards of developers treating accessibility as an optional feature rather than the foundation of software. Bad publicity; lost business.
qualitypoint Tech

Why IP based Rate Limit for making yahoo API calls? - 0 views

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InboundLink Checker Yahoo api

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    qualitypoint Tech on 13 Nov 09
     
    We are providing Inbound link checking using yahoo site explorer API.\nLast few days this php based program was not working.
Willis Wee

How Google Social Search Works [VIDEO] - 4 views

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google social social-media

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    Willis Wee on 28 Oct 09
     
    Google Social Search went live just 2 days ago. It might be confusing to some about how Google indexes its search results.

    From the laymen point of view, Google Social Search pulls out relevant content created by the people in your online social circle and includes them into your search result.
Willis Wee

Gorgeous Video: The Google Story In 2 Minutes - 3 views

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google technology search internet

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    Willis Wee on 28 Oct 09
     
    Google has came a long way to reach today's success. Many of us probably know fragments of Google's history but not the entire story.

    Perhaps the video (below) that explains Google's milestone in just 2 minutes will help fill up the gaps in you mind.
Joana Koja

Animated website flash flowers photos albums - 0 views

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beautiful website web design photos flash technology entertainment multimedia banner

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    Joana Koja on 20 Oct 09
     
    Flash Slideshow Maker is a Flash slide show creator to make Animated website flash flowers photos album
Matteo Spreafico

2 reasons most social networks aren't successful and 3 things you can do about it - 3 views

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SocialMedia SocialNetwork web2.0

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  • – Cluster Coefficient: This will give you an idea of how cohesive your network is. It’s pretty simple, just how many links you have in your network as a percentage of total potential links (which you can calculate by n(n-1)/2)
  • Finally, I would encourage you to read “6 Degrees” by Watts and “Linked” by Barabasi. Both are primary network theory pioneers and give accounts that are much more readable and informative than journalists write.
  • A tribe would eventually choose a host based on convenience (members are already using it, easy navigation, rapid sharing of communication, etc.), integration (Facebook Connect, Google Connect), and to some extent, available applications for members to use while being logged on to the network. Facebook excels in all three
Matteo Spreafico

About Loopt | Loopt - 1 views

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socialmedia Events map mashup

shared by Matteo Spreafico on 15 Oct 09 - Snapshot
  • Loopt shows users where friends are located and what they are doing via
    detailed, interactive maps on their mobile phones. Loopt helps friends
    connect on the fly and navigate their social lives by orienting them to
    people, places and events.
jeezTech

Creating A Google Wave Extension In 5 Steps - 1 views

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google wave

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    jeezTech on 11 Oct 09
     
    This is a simple to follow tutorial on how to create an extension that other Google Wave users can install and use in their waves. We will create a simple
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