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Wink creates 'Winkipedia' for people profiles

Wink has aggregated 250 million people profiles and is creating a kind of Wikipedia of people. Unlike Wikipedia, the new version of the people search engine, currently in beta, gives individual users control over the content of the search result for their name. "You can control your profile...

Tags: Profile, Wink, Wiki, Social Networking, E-mail, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-08

Web 2.0: Looking for new ideas in search

A panel entitled "Search by another name: New ideas in Search" didn't yield much in the way of new ideas or Web 2.0 breakthroughs. The panel highlighted search companies that are in the shadows of Google/Yahoo/MSN with more specialized engines. Michael Tanne introduced Wink, an early stage search engine based...

Tags: PubSub, Wink, Michael Tanne

Blog posts 2005-10-05

Additional Resources

Voting For A McCain

Voting For A McCainAh, milk from the the government sow..Obama's tax policies will hurt American business way more than any benefits his technology policies may provide. It's not government's role to create and invest in technology; its role is to get out of the way so that the Apples,...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obamessiah, tax, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

The end of Mac clones: Apple sues Psystar

The end of Mac clones: Apple sues PsystarfinallyI was wondering what was taking Apple so long to respond. I mean why Psystar even did this cloning. They don't know about infringements, or that they can get in trouble? Weird.The end of Mac clones: Apple sues PsystarI hope Psystar pulls a...

Tags: Desktops, Virtualization Technology, Apple Products, Psystar, Apple Inc., Mac-clone, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Cable: Act, Don't React

Cable companies are no longer just TV programming suppliers. They are mega-utilities, for visual, text and spoken communication. And when service goes out, you're not just cut off from entertainment in the living room, you're cut off from work and friends. The question becomes, very quickly, how...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Network, Outage, Service, Cable, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-06-12

Apple testing geotagging for iPhone 2; 3G switch confirmed

According to AppleInsider via MacRumors Apple has added a geotagging feature to the Camera application in the upcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware. The shot below is courtesy of the latest build seeded to Enterprise customers: The latest iPhone 2.0 Beta (5A292g) asks the user for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Geotagging, Apple Inc., Enable 3G Screenshot, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory

Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theoryNiceOK so if I buy a CD and let strangers walk in my house and listen to them I'm infringing on copyright! hahahaha!This judge probablydissented just to get his name in the paper. Because hundreds of other judges have upheld the theory, because it's pretty...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Copyright-Infringement, theory, legal theory, RIAA, music

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Seagate files suit against STEC for SSD patent infringement

Seagate files suit against STEC for SSD patent infringementOK ?>>As Watkins says, this isn’t about money. Companies have spent a substantial amount of money on SSD R&D and Seagate is not looking for acknowledgement and cross-licensing opportunities to reduce future R&D costs. This not only makes sense for the bottom...

Tags: Research & Development, STEC, SSD, Seagate Technology LLC, R&D

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

HP: Cloud computing will cut 'dull' IT jobs

HP: Cloud computing will cut 'dull' IT jobsDo you trust your data to China, Russia or Malaysiayou better...Like it not -I agree with the HP assessment. Evolving roles in the tech community are constantly changing. Change with them or move on to something else - whining/griping about it will not...

Tags: Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT job, cloud computing, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

MobiBlu T10

Touch-screen MP3 players are nothing new, but their popularity has certainly increased since the advent of the Apple iPod Touch. Not to be confused with the Samsung T10, or the iRiver T10, and certainly sharing no resemblance to the Apple iPhone (wink-wink), the 4GB T10 by MobiBlu ($120) has the...

Tags: Keyboards, Media players, Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Digital music, Digital media, MobiBlu T10, T10

Product reviews 2008-03-28

Hackers for charity group puts tech skills to work for a cause

Hackers for charity group puts tech skills to work for a causeGee, I guess you missed the smiley face, eh?Or are you just not familiar with the concept of a "wink"?RE: Good IDEA!!!Wow Been_Done_Before, normally your comments are really solid. I have to strongly disagree with you on this...

Tags: Idea!!, charity group, tech skill, Good Stuff

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

Photos: Wink-activated iPod controller

Developed by a researcher in Japan, the KomeKami Switch, or Temple Switch, allows iPod users to switch from song to song, pause, and replay using combinations of eye winks. by CNET News.com

Tags: Apple iPod, Song, Photograph, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-03-04

Brief: 4

This is the fourth excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. From chapter 2 "Evaluating IT Proposals 2.1 Processes and ground rules Three kinds of IT proposals come to the board for...

Tags: Project, Information Technology, Board, Benefit, Bottom Line, Decision, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Who Is This Person (xpi)

Highlight any name on a Web page and see matching information from Wink, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, Facebook, Google News, Technorati, Yahoo Person Search, Spock, WikiYou, ZoomInfo, IMDB, and MySpace. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Ted Rheingold, Wiki, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-01-22

82% of US teens use social networks for messaging

Pew Internet and American Life Project provided data on what US teenagers typically do on social networking sites. Post messages to a friend’s page or wall 84% Send private messages to a friend within the social networking system 82% Post comments to a friend’s...

Tags: Network, Messaging, Friend, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB

Blog posts 2008-01-17

It's all fun and games until someone gets banned from CES ...

Since a few people have asked me for comment on the whole Gizmodogate incident I'm willing to break my self-imposed vow of silence on the matter and say a few words ... This is how I look at it - someone decides it would be funny to...

Tags: Game, Consumer Electronics Show, Prankster, Gizmodo, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Professional Development, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Career, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-01-12

Wink (zip)

Wink is a tutorial and presentation creation software. Primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software, with step by step instructions. You can capture screenshots of your software using Wink and create a step by step walkthrough. Wink can export your tutorial into flash, PDF, HTML, and even...

Tags: Software, Tutorial, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-01-10

Wink (zip)

Wink is a tutorial and presentation creation software. Primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software, with step by step instructions. You can capture screenshots of your software using Wink and create a step by step walkthrough. Wink can export your tutorial into flash, PDF, HTML, and even...

Tags: Software, Tutorial, DebugMode, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-01-10

Easy MP3 Joiner (exe)

Tired of looking for small and easy-to-use software for merging your audio files without quality loss? Need to create a cool and groovy non-stop party track without buying expensive equipment and professional audio editing applications? Are you a beginning musician in search of a simple tool to organize your records...

Tags: Audio, MP3, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2007-12-18

Devastating Natural Disaster Triggers the Need for Real Asset Management International (RAMI)

Wink Companies, LLC invested in Real Asset Management International's RAMI inventory and tracking management software during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They wanted to implement an asset tracking and inventory management system, no matter what the cost. After evaluating ten separate software solutions, Wink selected RAMI. Series4000 was the most...

Tags: Asset, Inventory Management, Asset Management, Enterprise Software, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software

Case studies 2007-12-01