Android-based gaming console Ouya seems to be coming along nicely and will have multiplayer game support by year's end, reports Forbes.
During a South By Southwest panel in Austin today, Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman said the console would have support for streaming audio and video apps, but wouldn't say if big names like Hulu and Netflix were on board. Regardless, she hopes to be able to offer those services at launch.
Until natural language processing improves, only humans can tell what’s important. So Facebook today starts rolling out the option to pay to promote a friend’s posts and get them seen by more people. This will help critical posts bubble to the top of the feed, and let Facebook earn some money too. The feature respects privacy controls, but could still make you look like a self-important prick.
Facebook began testing the ability to promote your own posts in May 2012 and rolled the feature out to the US in October. See, your average Facebook post only gets seen by about 16% of your friends because they aren’t online soon after you post, or you never interact with them on Facebook. Promoted Posts artificially boost your posts so they appear in the news feed to people Facebook wouldn’t have shown them to.
Don't want that embarrassing picture your friend took last night going on your wall?
Not sure about being tagged with your friend at that wild party?
Well, it is easy to control what other people can and can't post to your timeline or wall.
Forget its $104 billion IP0, Facebook’s greatest achievement is building a social network of 950 million people. But what if that tremendous size is also Facebook’s Achilles' Heel? Forget “too big to fail.” What if Facebook is getting too big to succeed? Ever-growing friend lists threaten to make the service less personal - and less compelling.
That’s certainly a counter-intuitive viewpoint. The tremendous size of Facebook’s user base is why industry and financial analysts believe the company will survive the beating it has taken in the stock market since going public in May and will remain the pre-eminent social network for the foreseeable future.
Technology has advanced dramatically since the days of the Baby Boomers so much so, that all of our history’s milestones such as radio, television, print and recorded media are now all accessible in one place, the Internet.
This massive increase has exploded an array of Technology, from various sizes of laptops, sleeker desktops, tablets and smart phones. These gadgets are very useful in cutting down the amount of time we spend in one place while on the web as well as enabling us to keep in touch wirelessly while on the go.
We first noticed Facebook's newest mobile feature earlier today, and we admit, it was a bit creepy.
The feature let you see which strangers near you were using the Facebook app.
Now, when we try to navigate to http://fb.com/ffn the link is dead and we can't find friends anymore.
Facebook told ABC News that the feature was pulled, so we're guessing the negative backlash caused the feature to die a quick and early death.
Facebook quietly added a new feature to its mobile website and apps this weekend. It's called "Find Friends Nearby" and it ... well, it does exactly what you'd think it might.
TechCrunch's Ingrid Lunden was among the first to call attention to the new feature, after a developer tipped her off.
You can access Find Friends Nearby either through the iOS or Android Facebook apps — just open up the main menu, tap "Apps," select "Find Friends," press "Other Tools," and then pick "Find Friends Nearby" — or by heading to http://fb.com/ffn on your mobile device.
Your Facebook News Feed shows you updates from everyone you're friends with, no matter how close you are to them.
You don't care about them.
But you do care about your close friends, and now Facebook lets you see only the things they post and do.
It's aptly called Close Friends. We'll show you how it works.
Founding your startup with your closest buddy might seem like a dream scenario. Here's how to keep it from turning into a nightmare of dashed hopes and broken friendships.
“We should start a business doing (fill in the blank)!”
Who hasn’t brainstormed with their friends trying to come up with the next great million-dollar idea? It’s easy to find inspiration when you’re hanging with a close friend (maybe downing some beers) and since you both see eye-to-eye on almost everything, you can change the world together… right?
Not so fast.
A little while ago I posted an article about getting your family and partner involved in the housework, where I discussed giving compliments and praise. Since then I have been asked ‘What is the best way to give a compliment’.
If you like the idea of getting people to smile, then this is a great subject – and it’s easy to do as long a we remember a few simple guidelines – the number of times I’ve received shocked, but pleased, looks from people when I commented on a hair-cut, new boots, etc… It’s great!
I know some of the people mentioned in this facebook article... There are all on my friends list...
If you've been defriending a lot lately, you're not alone.
A new study out from Pew today confirms what we already know: People don't want to collect as many Facebook friends as possible. Social networkers are becoming more selective, managing their accounts and "pruning" people from their lists. More users are untagging themselves from photos, deleting comments and unfriending others. Women and younger users tend to prune more than others: 67% of women with social network site profiles have deleted users compared with 58% of men.
Do you ever feel as though weeks, months, even years, are going past, without you making any real progress in your life? Often, our time can get swallowed up in the busy-ness of day-to-day living: emails, commuting, meetings, chores, TV...
Stocks are trading sideways as markets process reports on Greece reaching a debt deal. Shares of GOOG are all over the map as well. Investors continue to look for Android momentum in the smartphone and tablet markets worldwide; Motorola acquisition approval and integration; regaining ground in China; resurgence of Google TV and continued growth of YouTube; expansion of social network Google+; and progress in other newer initiatives (location-based services, mapping, gaming, daily deals, Google Wallet, Google Music, etc.). The stock trades at approximately 11.9x Enterprise Value / EBIT.
Not everyone takes to technology as easily as others.
It can be expensive, complicated, or downright intimidating.
Here are some cool gadget gifts for your Luddite friends and family, ranging from practical to WTF.
Have you ever surprised and impressed a non-geek friend when you were doing something on your computer that you thought was simple? If so, you performed a Stupid Geek Trick. These are simple, sometimes not very useful, computer tasks.
In a new study released today, Pew Internet Research found that 66 percent of American adults online use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn. They cite staying in touch with family and friends as one of the major reasons for using these sites. Seventy-one percent of the younger demographic, ages 18-29, cites staying in touch with current friends as a major reason for using social networks. Fifty-five percent of users ages 30-49 are on social networking sites to connect with old friends they'd lost touch with.
It's not uncommon to find yourself exclaiming "Oh, I owe you one for this!" or hearing "Thanks! I'll get your drinks next time around!" But do you ever actually keep track of who bought lunch last time or who should be reaching for the check today?
One app's makers think you should.
An errant tweet from a Facebook employee reveals a new feature of Facebook Music, which allows users to listen to tracks with their friends in real-time.
A Facebook employee inadvertently revealed a sweet feature of the soon-to-be-released Facebook Music service, which is expected to officially launch at the f8 conference today, reports TechCrunch. Not surprisingly, the new feature brings a social element to listening to music on your computer.
