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Why CEOs Should Allow Facebook in the Workplace [INFOGRAPHIC]
Many CEOs forbid use of social media at work, but recent research shows that web surfing leads to increased productivity. This Keas infographic explores the benefits of social media in the workplace, showing that social connections make people happier and a brief recess involving Internet-browsing increases productivity.
Is Google+ the No. 3 Social Network? Depends How You Measure It
In the course of announcing a facelift for Google+ on Wednesday, Google dropped a notable status update: The social network now has 170 million users. The company's post claims that "more than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+," a figure that almost doubles the figure that Google threw out for Google+ in January.In the recent survey on social business that MIT Sloan Management Review conducted in collaboration with Deloitte, respondents were asked how important social business was to their business.
Size Matters in Social Business Adoption
Nokia: 2 million Lumia Windows Phones sold in last quarter
Nokia revealed on April 11 that it sold 2 million Windows Phone Lumia devices worldwide in the first quarter of 2012.When Instagram launched its first app in October 2010, it did not strike most people as the kind of startup that would be acquired for $1 billion. "We were all like, 'what's the big deal?
Instagram: From Zero to $1 Billion in 17 Months [INFOGRAPHIC]
Springpad Works Like Pinterest, But Smarter
Smart notebook Springpad is morphing into a smart Pinterest .
Kinect Star Wars finally arrived on shelves earlier this week, standing as a flagship for the new generation of Xbox 360’s motion controlled titles. MCV speaks to Microsoft’s Master Yoda of Kinect, Kudo Tsunoda, about why the game is a major boon for the device and how far the technology can go…
INTERVIEW: Kinect boss Kudo Tsunoda
Google’s Project Glass video went viral last week .
This Developer Hacked Together Google's Project Glass with Existing Parts
Can Microsoft Come Back? Dan Lyons’s Month Without Apple and Google
Could Microsoft ever be cool again?'Making Things See' can teach you how to hack the Kinect
With the Kinect, Microsoft is providing today's hackers with a powerful off-the-shelf system for accessing motion controls and 3D imaging; letting people build things that would have been out of reach for anyone but experts and researchers just a few years ago. Unfortunately, as is often the case in the hobbyist world, the quantity and decentralized nature of online documentation can be daunting for first-timers, discouraging people that might otherwise be interested in joining the scene.Last year Microsoft announced its Kinect Accelerator program , pledging to help ten startups bring their ideas for the motion-sensing video game controller to fruition. Well, after receiving more than 500 applications the company has made its decision, and ended up choosing 11 projects in all.
Microsoft selects 11 Kinect Accelerator startups for future app development
Video: Microsoft Kinect powers augmented-reality magic show
Maybe Microsoft Kinect could replace Microsoft PowerPoint someday?<img alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/20-04/pl_journey_f.jpg" title="Journey" width="660" height="453" />
Journey Becomes Fastest-Selling PlayStation Download Ever | Game|Life
LG's Flexible E-Paper Display Is Coming to Europe in April
LG has announced it has started mass production of its electronic paper display (EPD) product, with a planned launch in Europe next month. LG's EPD is a 6-inch, 1024x768 e-ink plastic screen.Fun