A Look Into the Obsession with Facebook (INFOGRAPHIC) Facebook has revolutionized the web, becoming one of the major players in Social Networking and growing to obtain more daily views then Google, Facebook is unstoppable. No wonder why people can't stop using it! We have teamed up with Online Schools to give you this informative breakdown of how people use facebook showing you that this is a more powerful addiction that many drugs. Created by: www.OnlineSchools.org About Darth Dave I keep the site running and in shape, all articles listed under me was from the previous version of this site. Software para Realidad Aumentada | Tecnología Gráfica He pensado que a los que les haya llamado la atención la Realidad Aumentada y piensen investigar un poco sobre como realizar escenas en RA les puede venir bien algunos datos y link´s sobre programas que te permiten crear dichas escenas. Programas de reconocimiento de imágenes y orientación espacial y programas para superposición de imágenes, en tiempo real: Como ya vimos en la historia de la RA en la presentación que hice en EXPOenvíen, hasta que no se escribieron programas adecuados, de fácil difusión y en algunos casos de código abierto, no empezó la era de la RA. - ArToolkit: Es una librería de software para construir RA. - BuildAr: Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ). - Atomic: este software también es libre. Programas para la creación de modelos y elementos dinámicos para la web: Imagen mostrando los tag
The Europas – The Finalists The Europas, the European Startup Awards, will be held this Friday, November 19, in London. The event is now totally sold out, with over 350 people coming from the cream of Europe’s startups, VCs and entrepreneurs. The online voting, running for the last month (thanks to PollDaddy), has closed. Some 33,126 votes were cast in total. The Europas Advisory Board has submitted their results. A huge thanks to our awesome sponsors Moonfruit, Winston & Strawn / Bootlaw, Latitude, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, TechHub and video streaming partner Newspepper. The Europas will take take place at a ridiculously cool London venue: Paramount in the heart of London’s West End, which has amazing views across the city (Top floor, Centre Point, 101-103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DD) (pictures below). There has been a huge response from the community, and we’d like to say a huge thank you to the sponsors of the event so far. So, details for The Europas awards on Friday, November 19th. 2010: Important:
Mobile phone users 'wasting nearly £5bn a year' | Technology UK mobile phone users are wasting a total of nearly £5bn a year because they are on the wrong contracts, according to a report. The overspend figure equates to almost half their spending every year on their mobile phone, or an average of £195, compared with an average spend of £439 annually. Just over three quarters (76%) of people on monthly deals are paying too much, having signed up to tariffs after wrongly estimating how many minutes and text messages they use. The study by Billmonitor, an Ofcom approved bill-analysis service, analysed millions of transactions from thousands of bills. But it points to the scale of the challenge for subscribers hoping to get the right contract, noting that there are more than 8.5m potential mobile tariffs available. In general it says that overspending falls into three categories: 29% of those on the wrong contract are on too small a tariff, wasting money on "out of allowance" calls,
Les 20 tendances 2011 par Trend Hunter Mardi 11 janvier 2011 2 11 /01 /Jan /2011 07:50 Le chasseur de tendances Trend Hunter vient de libérer une vidéo passant en revue le 20 tendances qu'il prédit en 2011 : Via : Kinoa Le Blog Billets en relation : Partager l'article ! Les 20 tendances 2011 par Trend Hunter: Le chasseur de tendances Trend Hunter vient de libérer une vidéo passant en revue le 20 tendances qu'il ... inShare Par Julien Bonnel - Publié dans : Marketing 2 Infografía: ¿Cómo funciona el código QR? | MERCADOTECNIA PUBLICIDAD | Revista Merca2.0 | Infografía Una herramienta utilizada por las marcas, para ofrecer información inmediata a los consumidores byRedacción Merca2.0on1-03-2011 5.509lecturas México, D.F.- El código QR -que proviene de las frase inglesa “Quick Response”- empieza a convertirse en una herramienta muy utilizada por las marcas, a través de los dispositivos móviles, para ofrecer información inmediata a los consumidores sobre un producto o servicio sin que éste tenga que introducir datos para acceder a ella. Basta con capturar una imagen del código bidimensional y casi de forma automática el usuario tendrá acceso a la información que busca sobre cierta marca. El código QR surgió en Japón y ya es implementado con frecuencia para anuncios y revistas en ese país. Da un click aquí para ver la infografía realizada por Merca2.0 sobre la forma en que trabaja el código QR, así como algunas de sus características y ventajas de uso.
Madlibs For Pitches: How To Perfect The One Sentence Pitch You’re the founder of a fledgling startup locked in a room with angel investor Ron Conway for exactly 30 seconds, what do you say? If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you fumble for the words to succinctly describe your startup in a sentence or two. That seems simple enough, what could go wrong in under a minute? According to the Founder Institute’s Adeo Ressi: a lot. When it comes to the one sentence pitch, Ressi says “Most entrepreneurs manage to screw it up… How much better would the world be if every startup could explain their business well in one sentence?” To help entrepreneurs perfect the art of the micro pitch, he’s created a rudimentary template in Mad Libs style: My company, __(insert name of company)__, is developing __(a defined offering)__ to help __(a defined audience)__ __(solve a problem)__ with __(secret sauce)__. According to Ressi, “most entrepreneurs add useless adjectives, define their audience too vaguely and have a weak value proposition with no secret sauce.”
What comes after "the year of mobile" After the year of mobile, many are wondering what will come next. iMediaConnection turned to one of 2010's Mobile Women to Watch, Joy Liuzzo, for answers. A senior director at InsightExpress and a speaker at the upcoming iMedia Breakthrough Summit, Liuzzo is, quite simply, a mobile expert. Check out what she has to say about what lies ahead. iMediaConnection: What is the most surprising thing people are using their cell phones for? Joy Liuzzo: I hate to be the jaded person in the room, but I don't think we're seeing much that is surprising us lately. iMedia: Where will consumers draw the line in terms of brands having access to them on their cell phones? Liuzzo: Consumers are more open minded to brands and advertising on their mobile when it is in a public setting, such as the mobile internet or an application. iMedia: Which demographic is growing fastest in terms of mobile use? Liuzzo: We're starting to see kids around 11-13 years old increasingly have a mobile phone.
Check-in - Aujourd'hui - Les 11 tendances 2011 de Marian Salzman Les 11 tendances 2011 de Marian Salzman Publié le 12 décembre 2010 Elle a popularisé les Metrosexuels, et les Übersexuels, et depuis 15 ans, elle prédit les grands mouvements de société qui vont affecter notre vie. La "papesse" de la tendance outre-atlantique, présidente de Euro RSCG Worldwide PR, Marian Salzman, dévoile aujourd’hui ses onze tendances qui changeront notre vie en 2011. - Mad as Hell—and Only Getting Madder. La colère, voire même la fureur est le sentiment qui caractérise actuellement le consommateur américain. - Talk to the hands. Dans ce monde qui est en permanence en train de redémarrer, chacun est dans le doute face à une perte de repère et de désir. - Net Gain. Les gens perdent la foi dans leurs dirigeants politiques, leurs institutions, leurs media, leurs entreprises. - Public Mycasting System. Moi, moi, encore moi et toujours moi. - Booting Up. On ne peut plus se permettre d’être gentils et sensibles. - Yes, We Can… Reinvent Ourselves - Reinvention, Part II.
10 Social Media Trend Predictions For 2011 It gives me great pleasure to welcome Natalie Sisson as a guest with her predictions of the Social Media trends that she thinks we are most likely to see in 2011. Natalie is a woman who has embarked on a life of travel and adventure combined with finding the best ways to run a business while on the move. To find out more about Natalie check out The Suitcase Entrepreneur and follow her on Twitter @womanzworld and on Facebook. This is always an exciting time of the year. You’re ready to go on holiday and have your well earned break and at the same time you’re anticipating a new year and the changes it inevitably brings. What will 2011 hold for you? Here’s a few things we do know. The rate at which technology is changing our online world is pretty awe inspiring. We all realize that the online world that we operate in today will look vastly different in just 6 months from now, let alone a few years. `Image courtesy of Shutterstock' Social Media adaptation New laws on privacy Social Media TV
365 Days, $10 Million, 3 Rounds, 2 Companies, All With 5 Magic Slides Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Socialcast founder Tim Young detailing how he raised 3 rounds totaling $10M in VC money in a year’s time with a 5-slide deck. This was originally published at “Knowledge Is Social.” “I have a short five-slide deck to share that provides a solid framework for understanding our business.” Since moving to San Francisco a little over a year ago, I have spent every day helping to build Socialcast and about.me. During this time, I have raised more than $10 million combined over 3 funding rounds for both Socialcast and about.me. Convincing venture capitalists to invest in two startups in less than 365 days was a challenging task, but one that quickly taught me the dos and don’ts of raising money. Stop using the projector for initial meetings Most of my initial venture partner meetings ended up in a conference room. Understanding an investor’s perspective Every venture partner has his or her own ideal approach to learning about your business. 1. 2.
10 Mobile Trends for 2011 In its annual mobile technology report, Forrester Research has outlined the trends it expects to see in the coming year. Technologies like 4G and LTE, Near Field Communication (NFC), barcodes and augmented reality will see increasing amounts of hype in 2011, and the use of mobile/social/location combinations will soar, the report says. But for companies, the goal should now be on developing mobile business cases and strategies, and not jumping on the bandwagons surrounding these types of disruptions. These technologies - LTE, NFC and mobile AR - will take years to emerge, says Forrester. Strategy needs to come before technology. 2010 Trends Continue Forrester's 2011 report began by analyzing its performance on last's year's predictions. While those still hold true, says Forrester, new trends for 2011 are emerging. To summarize, the trends are as follows: 1) Mobile/Social/Local Combinations will Explode but will Generate Little Revenue 2) 2011 is the Year of the "Dumb" Smartphone User