Jonathan Schwartz, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has stepped up to defend Google (in a roundabout way, via HTC ) from the patent attacks recently levelled by Apple . If you want to be truly disturbed at how virulent the patent litigation scene is in the tech world, read on. Sun, which is perhaps best known for its creation of Java, OpenOffice, and its development of the UNIX core, apparently suffered a threat of patent litigation directly from Steve Jobs back in 2003.
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Former Sun Microsystems CEO: HTC Isn’t the First Company to Face Legal Threats From Steve Jobs
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According to the New York Times , Facebook is set to introduce location sharing into their arsenal of social networking tricks this April at the F8 conference. I predict that 98% of my Facebook updates will read “My bedroom.” This is unconfirmed, but according to trusted sources, Facebook has been developing this location-based feature in-house for awhile now, tinkering until it’s completely ready for release
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Facebook to Add Location Data, Encourage Epic Levels of Oversharing
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Mediocrity doesn’t cut it in this business. Learn the traits and practices that will put you on the road to mastering the craft of online marketing.
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7 habits of highly effective online marketers
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In today’s New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney hits the 4A’s conference in San Francisco to uncover the top opportunities and threats for online video this year.
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Ad execs present online video predictions for 2010
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There’s a goldmine to be found in the ratings, reviews, and stories that visitors contribute to your site. See how you can create value with every step.
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How to turn user-generated content into profits
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A new report from publishing research firm Outsell shows that B2B marketers will boost digital marketing expenditures this year on channels such as search, video, and social media.
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B2B Spending on Mobile to Fall Nearly 40 Percent
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NFL Network content will reach twice as many mobile users, which could benefit regular advertisers like Under Armour.
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Verizon Lands Mobile Deal with NFL
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Thanks to a smart TED talk by biologist Janine Beynus that made the rounds a few years ago, books like Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature , and new online resources like AskNature.org , more and more designers are realizing a simple truth when trying to find responsible, ecological solutions: If we’re trying to do it, chances are, nature already did it better. Biomimicry is quickly becoming a cornerstone of sustainable design (read our story on biomimicry from 2008), but for designers who want to incorporate biomimicry into their work, many don’t know where to start
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What Would You Ask Nature? Submit to the Biomimicry Institute/Designers Accord Challenge!
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We saw Penguin speak about their conception of books-as-apps earlier, but now the publisher has released a beautiful, Apple -like teaser-ad showing their ideas in more detail–and there’s a surprising emphasis on children’s content. In all our excitement over the iPad’s possibilities for text, multimedia, and gaming, there’s been hardly any consideration of the lucrative children’s market
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Penguin’s iPad Demonstration Asks: Are Kids Destined to Grow Up With Tablets?
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