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Full story: The smart appliance is here
Domestic appliance maker Whirlpool is testing some smart appliances with networking capability that show what we can expect to see around the home soon: […] The pilot project, called “Laundry Time,” is designed to making doing laundry easier by sending alerts to consumers via televisions, computers and cell phones. In a recent demonstration of the project at a Whirlpool studio in Atlanta, messages from a specially equipped front-loading washer popped up in real time on a television screen in a…
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Full story: Sex sells
A calendar designed to encourage more women into IT occupations, and help dispel the notion that IT is not a desirable career for women, has caused a storm of controversy in Australia. The Screen Goddess calendar features 20 women IT pros whose photos are taken as poses from movies such as Dr No, American Beauty, Basic Instinct and Charlie’s Angels. The calendar’s promoters say the top two reasons why they have produced this are to “smash through the perception of…
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Full story: How to get depressed with Technorati
I was looking for something on Technorati just now and glanced at the top searches and hot tags lists on the home page. Technorati certainly does reflect the topical issues people want to find commentary and opinion about from the blogosphere. I found it quite depressing that the top search term was for “World War III.” But with what’s going on in the Middle East right now, it looks like a Nostradamus prediction, one that is looking alarmingly realistic. I…
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Full story: Biz-Tech-News: Headlines 18-July-06
BBC chief tops media power list Citizen journalists get rewarded Companies learn value of blogging Dell Called Me: Well, Knock Me Over With a Feather Digg to Add Sports, Swarm & Stack Free Digital Books from The World eBook Fair ‘Image Spam’ and VoIP Scam Attacks on Rise International Citizens Reporters Forum Microsoft makes changes to way it reports results Presidential Potty Mouth Resonates Across the Web, but the Candor is the Impressive Part Skype “On the Go” – with…
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Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #155: July 17, 2006
Content summary: First podcast for the Social Media Club; suggestions on show length and an experiment; International Herald Tribune podcasts; Charmin’s rude UK viral campaign; American Management Association’s email, IM and blog survey only looks at the dark side; WSUN Technologies’ bold response to blog copyright infringements; David Phillips reports on Second Life now; PR grassroots anti-astroturfing campaign launched; listeners’ comments discussion; FIR Frappr community update; the music; and more. Show notes for July 17, 2006 Welcome to For Immediate…
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