Google Gets Transparent with Glass, Its Augmented Reality Project | Epicenter Larry Page and Sergey Brin have long had the dream of a hands-free, mobile Google, where search was a seamless process as you moved around the world. As the years progressed the vision did, too, expanding beyond search to persistent connections with the people in your lives. In other words, Google’s view of the world now has the social side fully baked into it. Today, Google is revealing that it is taking concrete steps towards that vision with ProjectGlass, an augmented reality system that will give users the full range of activities performed with a smart phone — without the smart phone. Instead, you wear some sort of geeky prosthetic (one of those pictured is reminiscent of the visor that Geordi La Forge wore on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” but Google has also been experimenting with a version that piggybacks on regular spectacles.) On top of your field of vision, you get icons, alerts, directional arrows, and other visual cues that inform, warn, or beg response. Nuff said.
loveybel Facebook Passwords Of Applicants Demanded By Colleges, Government Agencies Small Business Size Standards To help small business owners assess their small business status, SBA has established a Table of Small Business Size Standards (pdf file /excel file), which is matched to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for industries. The current table of size standards is based on the 2012 NAICS. The table of size standards can also be found online in the Small Business Size Regulations (published by the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations). Certain government programs, such as SBA loan programs and contracting opportunities, are reserved for small business concerns. In order to qualify, businesses must satisfy SBA's definition of a small business concern, along with the size standards for small business. What is a Small Business Size Standard? To learn more about these definitions read: What are the Small Business Size Standards? How to Calculate Your Small Business Size More Information Related Articles
How Many Billionaires Has Facebook Created? The 2011 Forbes “World’s Billionaires” list is out and guess who makes it to the top as the youngest billionaire? …No, it is not Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg who usually gets the credit for being the youngest billionaire. The social networking giant with over 600 million users has recently been valued at $82.5 billion which is the reason that Mark and his co-founders have leapt into the rankings of the mega wealthy. The Forbes ranking though lists Facebook at a value of $50 billion, based on the Goldman Sachs led investment, significantly less than the current $82.5 billion valuation implied by the latest stock sale in the private markets.
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nicktoneytweets 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter Lon S. Cohen is a writer and Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY. He is @obilon on Twitter. What is it about social media people that make them just so darn generous? Step back and you can certainly see how it makes sense. It’s no small wonder then that non-profits abound on Twitter. As Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY, I have embraced the benefits of Twitter. 1. Name: @the1010projectWebsite: the1010project.orgMission: "The 1010 Project is a nonprofit organization that provides income-generating grants to indigenous development partners in Kenya and raises awareness in the United States on behalf of the global poor." Denver is a long way from Kenya. 2. Name: @AmericanCancerWebsite: cancer.orgMission: "The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization." Taking the fight against cancer to the social web, the American Cancer Society tweets about cancer research, specific types of cancer news, and information. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
nicktoneytweets A Look Inside the Social Media Strategies of the Cincinnati Reds The Reds have been in Cincinnati since 1881. This makes them the oldest Major League Baseball team to continuously play in the same city. Their long and illustrious history, highlighted by The Big Red Machine in the 1970′s, has made Cincinnati one of the great baseball cities in the country. In recent years, like every other professional sports team, the Reds have had to transition their historic franchise into the world of social media. As the Director of Digital Media, Lisa Braun, is the voice behind 169,000 Twitter followers and 634,000 Facebook fans for the Cincinnati Reds. Sport Techie: As the person who personally handles the Reds’ social media accounts, what are your strategies to engage with fans and interact with more than 160K Twitter followers and 630K Facebook fans? Lisa Braun: Because our main social media accounts have such large numbers of followers, I engage fans by focusing on messages that are relevant, timely and encourage our followers to interact with us.