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"Scientists Used CRISPR to Put a GIF Inside a Living Organism's DNA" -If we can encode data and process it (bio-computing) at a cellular level then our entire bodies become our brains. I.e our brain mass increases by a factor of X20-X30. We still have the processing time barrier unless our "bio-computer" bodies are quantum computers...

credit card processing solution for small business owners. daily 8.26

" The strategies and tools come out of our Brand Blueprint process, which literally involves mapping the brand in great detail across all of its possible consumer touchpoints. The goal of blueprinting is to create a highly effective brand ecosystem that aims to meet the behaviors of today's highly engaged audience."

""With YouTube external annotations, we're trying to make it a very seamless process," said Lisa Green, industry director at Google. "If while you're watching it, you see something you really want, you can click... We've allowed the user to make the decision to make the purchase" in the video. The beta feature is available to all existing clients, although Google won't disclose how many advertisers have shown interest or signed up thus far. Juicy Couture, one of the first brands to adopt the shoppable feature, released a new video directed by Terry Richardson featuring Candice Swanepoel at the famed Chateau Marmont hotel. The fashion label features nineteen different products in the second video. YouTube's shoppable video ads will display a shaded rectangle in the middle of the screen whenever a product appears. When a user rolls over that embedded video link, the product name is displayed with a link to the purchase page. Google's product and sales teams are working with advertisers to bring these new ads into their videos on YouTube, Green said."

Shoppers have become increasingly comfortable using the smartphone or tablet to browse retailer offerings, look for discounts and compare products-whether on the go or on the couch. For moms especially, who tend to lead shopping and mobile trends, the use of these smart devices may have reached the tipping point: Mobile has become more than a nice accessory to augment the shopping process; it has become an essential stop in the path to purchase. Read more at http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Moms-Mobile-Part-of-Shopping-Routine/1009722#qpdE6EZ6QEPTj4Lx.99 

Xbox Reveal event actually achieved a record-breaking viewership in the process where there was more than 8.45 million people who tuned in to watch the Xbox Reveal event within the first 24 hours, where it actually managed to hold its own against one of the top-most concurrent streamed events ever.

"Matching Amazon's prices during the holidays is one thing, but Target today announced it plans to continue the practice on a year-round basis. The extended policy will also apply to competitors other than the internet retailer, of course, but Amazon has become the main threat when it comes to "showrooming," a process where consumers visit physical stores to get a quick peek at products before ultimately placing an order online. Target also plans to match rates from Walmart, Best Buy, and Toys R Us if customers should find the same item priced lower there."

combining voice recognition and natural language processing with search to create a really smart way to easily find the things you want quickly. If you've already forgotten: It's kind of like Siri, except it works.

Easilydo doesn't necessarily replace an existing app, but it's kind of like a smart proactive to-do list for the iPhone. The app uses similar techniques to others - slurping in your email and Facebook and everything else and applying natural language processing and other logic - and suggests simple tasks it can complete for you.

"Found at CNN.com/Trends, the section is a frequently updated countdown of the most popular stories on the web. A large CNN article anchors each spot, while a bar to the right and a drop-down "see more" option augment that with related news and analysis from other sources. "What we realized as we went about building this is that when a big story comes out, you don't just read a single source anymore," Zite CEO Mark Johnson told Mashable during a demo of the new section. "We want to facilitate that process in the product itself, so we thought why not use some of Zite's technology to do that?""

The company promises its meals will contain absolutely no refined grains, added sugars, or other processed foods or flavorings. The promise of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains and sustainably raised meats and fish appeals to dieters of every type from Paleo followers to those watching their carbs to vegans and vegetarians, Manara said.

But if we have learned anything in the last few years, it is that traditional media are now only in charge of part of the story. There is a paucity of facts and an excess of processing power because everyone with a keyboard is theoretically a creator and distributor of content. Most of those efforts begin from behind a firmly established battle line, then row backward to find the facts that they need. Was that a dark spot on the back of George Zimmerman's head in the grainy police video, or evidence of a beat-down? We retweet and "like" what we agree with and dismiss the rest. As if the overheated cable news debate weren't enough, social media are fueling the story with misinformation, along with incendiary calls to action. There is a Twitter account called "@killzimmerman" that suggested George Zimmerman needed to be "shot dead in the street." On Twitter, the movie director Spike Lee passed on what he thought was Mr. Zimmerman's address, but it was wrong and an elderly couple was forced to flee from their home. And what if Mr. Lee had gotten it right? (Mr. Lee has since apologized and reached a settlement with the couple.)

"LevelUp operates a mobile payment network with 3,500 U.S. merchants in 20 U.S. markets, and 250,000 active users. The service recently rounded up $21 million in funding to scale growth. The new NFC-equipped terminals, along with a newly adopted "interchange zero" policy, are designed to accelerate LevelUp's maturation process."

Eventually we'll get to SF-quality hard AR, but it'll take a while. I'd be surprised if it was sooner than five years, and it could easily be more than ten before it makes it into consumer products. That's fine; there are tons of interesting things to do and plenty of technical challenges to figure out just with soft AR. I wrote one of the first PC games with bitmapped graphics in 1982, and 30 years later we're still refining the state of the art; a few years or even a decade is just part of the maturing process for a new technology. So sit back and enjoy the show as AR grows, piece by piece, into truly seamless augmented reality over the years. It won't be a straight shot to Rainbow's End, but we'll get there - and I have no doubt that it'll be a fun ride all along the way.

offers a transactions at a lower cost than credit card processing companies

"Square will begin processing all credit and debit card transactions at Starbucks stores"

One obstacle in the process: would-be shoppers must install a "Glamour Friends & Fans" app to scan and buy products - both for the wall and the magazine experience.

for Catholic Charity MISEREOR Passerbys could put 2 euros in the sign and watch their donation travel along from hospitals to schools, bringing funding to a community. During the whole process, the sign snaps a picture of you then posts it at the end with a thank you message.

The process is extremely simple. When a consumer "likes" a product on Speck's website, a Facebook stream campaign pops up on their Facebook wall and enables their Facebook friends to buy the product directly from the consumer's Facebook wall. The action also appears in friend's newsfeeds.