Welcome to dimdim The New Bing Maps Is Now Live: We Take It For A Test Drive Earlier this morning Microsoft outlined some of the major new changes coming to Bing, including the introduction of the new Bing Maps (you can see our full coverage here). A few minutes ago, the Bing Maps Beta went live for everyone, bringing with it a number of innovative new features sure to keep the Google Maps team on their toes. You can try out the new beta here. But there’s one catch: in order to tap into the site’s new features, you’re going to have to have Microsoft’s Silverlight installed. There are a number of new things to check out here. Unfortunately, you’ll find that Streetside isn’t nearly as comprehensive as Google Maps — I just tried to take use it in Palo Alto (where TechCrunch HQ is located) and the option wasn’t available. Bing Maps is also taking advantage of Microsoft’s very cool Photosynth technology, which we’ve covered extensively over the last few years.
Local.com Buys Domain Advertising Company OCTANE360 For Up To $1 Local business directory and search engine Local.com this morning announced the acquisition of the assets of OCTANE360, a technology startup based out of Los Angeles that provides domain-based local advertising solutions to small businesses, domain portfolio owners, agencies and channel partners. Under the terms of the agreement, Local.com is paying $5 million in cash and stock with an earnout of up to $5.9 million if certain performance criteria are met in the two-year period following the closing. OCTANE360 will become a wholly-owned division of Local.com Corporation. Founded in 2008, OCTANE360 offers a number of services to its client base, which consists mostly of small businesses and agencies, on a direct, wholesale or private label basis. Following the acquisition, OCTANE360 will be managed within Local.com’s Sales & Ad Services business unit, and its products and services will be utilized by the company’s Owned & Operated and Network business units.
Free Moodle Web Conferencing Block and Activity - WiZiQ Live Cla 1. Can I use WizIQ Virtual Classroom with my Moodle website? Yes, the WizIQ Virtual Classroom is an online teaching tool you can integrate with your Moodle website and offer real-time collaboration and two-way communication, creating new capabilities for synchronous learning - all from within your Moodle online classroom. 2. If I purchase a plan of 5 teacher accounts with up to 10 attendee limit, does this mean I can run 5 classes with 10 attendees in each class and any number of times? Yes, this plans means that you can conduct 5 simultaneous classes with 5 teachers and 10 attendees in each class. 3. No, there are no extra charges for downloading plugins for various Moodle versions. 4. Yes, you can use WizIQ as an alternate interface at no extra cost. WizIQ has complete solutions to help you establish your own teaching website. 5. Integrating WizIQ Virtual Classroom with Moodle is easy and intuitive.
Augmented-reality maps: Blaise Aguera y Arcas on TED Live from TEDGlobal 2013 If you sped up the scene at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre today, it would look like blurs of red and green streaks — the red from the TED logos on the T-shirts of the crew who are busily setting up for TEDGlobal 2013, and the green from the name badges worn by staff members […] Since the Talk Exclusive demo: Blaise Agüera y Arcas shows how the new Photosynth lets you swoop through 3D space About a decade ago, Blaise Agüera y Arcas and his team started on a not-so-small mission: “To reinvent the whole enterprise of photography for ordinary people.” He revealed the first step back at TED2007.
Adeus Claro 3G, bem vinda Vivo banda larga 3G! Enfim, consegui cancelar o meu plano de banda larga 3G da Claro e depois de um bom tempo esperando, consegui ontem mesmo assinar o plano Ilimitado da Vivo. Como permaneci com meu antigo modem que foi devidamente desbloqueado, só trouxe o chip da Vivo pra casa e quando cheguei na mesma, nada do serviço funcionar, sabia que deveria ser por causa da configuração que a vendedora não me passou. Provavelmente por nunca ter vendido um serviço sem o modem da Vivo. Foram duas ligações ontem, uma das atendentes insistia que eu teria que esperar 24hs para o serviço ser ativado e que milagrosamente a configuração seria feita automaticamente. Fiquei um tempão aguardando a transferência para o suporte técnico e a ligação caiu. Porém ela fez eu configurar o meu windows vista e resetar a maquina duas vezes para o serviço funcionar sem o programa da Claro, isso me fez perder tempo, mas estou muito feliz com o resultado. Na Claro eu não conseguia nem navegar. Em autenticação : Rudolfh Bantim
Bing (bing) Issuu - You Publish Integrating OpenStreetMap in Bing Maps (Part 2) - Windows Live liquidicity » 50 Ways to Become a Better Designer Being a successful creative has a lot to do with the way you work. Sure, you can’t teach good design, but it never hurts to learn a few new tricks, or simply make the most of your talents. So without further adieu, here’s 50 ways to be more successful as a designer. Don’t get stuck before you’ve started: get some good ideas. 1] Metaphors. Great ideas can stem from using themes and metaphors. 2] Don’t take all day to brainstorm. It always helps to throw ideas around with a colleague or friend (as long as he knows what he’s doing). 3] Get off that computer! Sometimes it’s best to just have a break. 4] Join a forum. A lot of creatives work from home, but that doesn’t mean they can’t talk to anyone. Graphic Design Forum (one of the oldest and largest forums on graphic design)Smashing Magazine ForumsLayers MagazineDesignate OnlineDevLounge (OK, it’s not a forum, but it’s a really decent site) 5] Think brand. 6] Use a sketchbook. 7] Get your specs straight. 8] Draw a map. 9] Rough it out. 14] Save.