I founded omnes.tv, host the Device Drivers show and produce/engineer the Revelator show. With the little time I have remaining I delve deep into tech topics and publish my findings here on TenFingerCrunch.
Nomura Equities Research initiated coverage of Facebook with a buy rating on Thursday, setting a target price of $40.
[…] But Facebook’s ace in the hole is what Nowak and his colleagues are betting on: The company’s deep treasure trove of user data […]
How exactly will they use this data in a way they haven’t before? Google at least branches out, and offers an ad network for those running their own websites. Will Facebook do the same? Either Nomura Equities Research can see the future or they’re about to lose some credibility.
According to Reddit cofounder Steve Huffman, Reddit was built on fake accounts. From Motherboard:
[…] according to Reddit cofounder Steve Huffman, in the early days the Reddit crew just faked it ‘til they made it.
This makes me wonder how many other popular social sites were based on faking user interest. I wonder if suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder would help.
Ever since I started using Tweetbot on my iPad, every Twitter client on the Mac feels antiquated. This is a glaring issue and I am surprised that no one else has tried to tackle this. Sure, there are Twitter power apps which allow you to see multiple streams, all while brewing you a cup of joe, but these apps seem to get in the way and are too noisy. On the oposite side of the sprectrum are clients that only do a handful of things like post tweets, but can’t even manage or display who you follow.
Commercials for the new Samsung Galaxy S III have already started hitting the airwaves and it appears Samsung has learned to focus on features rather than belittle their competition’s fans. The following showcases how the phone can allow you to text and watch video at the same time.
Sure, this may be a great feature for some, but unlike listening to music, watching video is an active process. To truly experience video. it requires your eyes’ full attention. Unless you are ignoring a commercial, switching your focus to texting will only require you to rewind the video afterwards to see what you have missed.
John Gruber posted his own analysis on why Microsoft decided to ditch PC making OEMs and go solo creating Surface, their latest attempt at entering a tablet market dominated by Apple. The following snippet nails it :
Microsoft Surface is not fundamentally about Microsoft needing to control the entire integrated product in order to compete with the iPad on design. It’s about Microsoft needing to sell the whole thing to sustain its current profitability.
