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Images: In 'Iron Man,' CGI is a major element: Paramount's new film based on the popular comic book hero is heavy on the computer-generated imagery provided by Industrial Light & Magic.Iron Monger faces down Gwyneth Paltrow in a scene from Iron Man. :ILM visual effects supervisor Ben Snow, who led the visual effects team on Iron Man,...; Tags: Team, Film, Animation, CGI, Computer, Paramount, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Software/Web Development, Web Development, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-01
Blame Zuckerberg (and Twitter) for poor SXSWi keynote; Parents joining Facebook; paramount movies go viral: Blame Zuckerberg and Twitter for poor SXSWi keynote; Parents joining Facebook; Paramount movies go viralFacebook Keynote WAS a trainwreck. YOU are WRONG.It was hideous to witness live. I cringed for her! She was very unprofessional: she went too far with trying to act chummy w/ Zuck....; Tags: Facebook, Blame Zuckerberg, SXSWi, Paramount, Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-03-10
paramount creates mobile entertainment unit: Paramount creates mobile entertainment unitUm... didn't they previously have this??Maybe I'm wrong but thought they were brokering their WOTW pictures/sound content via mobile producers and directors? Could be a re-structure exercise today I suppose.RE: Paramount creates mobile entertainment unitcertainly it is a nice thing! but doing this will not...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, mobile entertainment unit, mobile entertainment, mobile, Paramount, entertainment; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
Technorati: tracker of the blogosphere, or its shaper?: Technorati calls itself “the world's leading authority on what's happening in the world of audience-generated media”, based on its tracking of millions of blogs in near real-time. Technorati’s current collaborations with a movie company, a PR firm and the Associated Press, however, beg the question: is Technorati merely tracking blogging...; Tags: Associated Press, Technorati; Blog posts 2006-05-23

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The application interface problem: The application interface problemKISSIn the early 90s, I was able to work with these kinds of users and design an interface. I worked at GenDyn and we had a computer room staffed with Computer Operators. These people were not computer experts - they were sometimes known as "tape hangers". In...; Tags: Backups, Learnability, application interface problem, learnability, tape, discoverability; Discussion threads 2008-05-12

Can health care make voice interfaces viable?: One of the big surprises in my career, watching technology develop, has been the failure of voice interfaces. (Image from Paramount.) Chalk it up to accents and the complexity of English. Listen to a Southerner or a Scotsman and the problem becomes obvious. Better yet try listening...; Tags: Medicine, Voice, Health Care, Clinician, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Career, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Will iTunes new DVD distribution schedule be enough to boost Apple TV?: Apple on Thursday announced that iTunes would get new movie releases from studios the same day as their DVD release, but the larger question is whether this move can give Apple TV more traction. Let's face it: Apple TV is an interesting experiment for Apple, but it's...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple TV, Apple iTunes, DVD, TVs, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-01
iTunes announces same day movie releases as DVD: In a press release today, Apple announced the ability to purchase new movies from iTunes on the same day as DVD release. New movie releases from both major and independent film studios are now available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. ...; Tags: Release, Movie, Apple iTunes, DVD, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Star Wreck says it's the real open source thing: I got a call from Finland this morning, where Stephen Lee has set up the open source Star Wreck Studios outside Helsinki. His message is this is the real open souce thing. "It's like Sourceforge. Some people create crap and some create really good stuff. Everyone...; Tags: Long Tail, Film, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]: Note: Click the player to listen to my podcast interview with Steve Cakebread, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Salesforce.com. Steve comments on his company's strategy, discusses on-premises software, and presents Salesforce.com's vision for mobile devices. Salesforce.com's Tour de Force roadshow is traveling around the world...; Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Podcast, Outsource, Vision, Force.com, On-premises, Sales Force Management, Sales, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-23
California killing the electric car...again?: California and the electric car. Is this deja vu all over again? You probably know the story of the first round of electric vehicles made for the California market, and then their demise over a decade ago. You may not recall it was action by the California...; Tags: Car, California, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-03-29
Are we running out of everything? MSM's stunning lack of concern: Water. Worry about it, say some experts. Yet the MSM's oblivious to the fact that we even need water. Recently there was a joint briefing by a Congressional leader and the U.S. Geological Sruvey on America's water problems. Number of news articles about it found by...; Tags: Water, MSM, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-03-22
Battleships Forever (exe): Battleships Forever is a freeware tactical Real Time Strategy game that put's you in command of a small fleet of warships in space. Combat and damage mechanics are extremely detailed. Everything is simulated in game if possible. There are no arbitrary "to hit chance" values in Battleships Forever. The game...; Tags: Mechanics, Wyrdysm Games, Battleships Forever, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-03-18
Making cash with SaaS and Web 2.0: Ever wondered why so many Web 2.0 or SaaS offerings are free or bundled? It's because the vendors can't work out how to bill for them. Don't believe me? Here are some real-life examples: A monitoring vendor that switched a $10,000-a-year data extraction option to free because...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Web, Software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, Billing, On-demand, Aria Systems Inc., Zuora, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Will IE 8 break the Web?: Will IE 8 break the Web?It's an opportunity for the money puppetswho write IE only sites to re-screw their customers and charge hundreds to add appropriate headers to their sites.RE: Will IE 8 break the Web?I think they originally didn't want to "break the web" because it would make IE...; Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web, IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Healthcare Nonprofit Speeds Application and Deployment Time With New Server: Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care PPHPC provides individualized physical, spiritual, and emotional care for those affected by life-limiting illness. In an environment in which employees frequently need to access applications including Homeworks, Kronos, CYMA, and Citrix-served applications through resident and remote clients, network availability and efficiency...; Tags: Patient, Health Care, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-03-12
News to know: Firefox 3 beta 4; Microsoft's mesh; IT metrics: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Untangling Microsoft's mesh This is why I'll always remain a Microsoft skeptic Larry Dignan: Cloud computing hasn't gone Fortune 500 yet, but it's coming Michael Krigsman: 13 reasons IT hates metrics Ed Burnette: Firefox...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Blame Zuckerberg (and Twitter) for poor SXSWi keynote; Parents joining Facebook; paramount movies go viral: A Facebook special of The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week… Blame Zuckerberg and Twitter for poor SXSWi keynote. By all accounts see Techmeme, Sarah Lacy's on-stage interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...; Tags: Facebook, Idea, Twitter, Washington Post Co., Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Sales Force Management, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-03-10
eBay Red Team Event - Creating Awareness and Sharing Strategies: I recently attended the eBay Red Team event at the eBay campus in San Jose, CA. and got a chance to sit in on several presentations, meetings, and discussions aimed at creating security awareness and knowledge sharing opportunities for several major decision makers in the information security space. Numerous companies...; Tags: Team, Event, Knowledge, Industry, eBay Inc., Nate, Team Management, Strategy, Security, Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Lawson on Corporate Social Responsibility:Thou Shalt Obey The Law: My, my! Industry Corporate Social Responsibility CSR white papers are becoming like buses - nothing for ages then all of a sudden three in a row. First the Economist Intelligence Unit supported by SAP, then IBM and now Lawson enters the fray with the oddly titled The Convergence of Corporate...; Tags: Compliance, Lawson Software Inc., Industry Corporate Social Responsibility White Paper, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-02-20

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Paramount Gold & Silver Corp.: Paramount Gold & Silver is an exploration stage mining company which its core business is precious metals exploration. Co.'s principal project is the San Miguel...; Paramount Gold & Silver Corp. company page on BNET »