Twitter Activity Can Boost Live TV Ratings - Nielsen Study - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD

Twitter Activity Can Boost Live TV Ratings - Nielsen Study - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD: "And that pitch is more important than ever, as Twitter starts to get very serious about ad money, and about an impending IPO."

Tweet it like that.

Rumor: Apple planning development center in Taiwan for future iPhones

Rumor: Apple planning development center in Taiwan for future iPhones: "An alleged internal communications document from Apple was detailed by VR-Zone on Thursday, claiming that the company is currently in the recruiting stage for a new engineering development team in Taiwan. "

I think this is a terrific development for a California company with a huge global following.

New 'Jobs' trailer reveals a few new scenes from upcoming biopic

New 'Jobs' trailer reveals a few new scenes from upcoming biopic: "'Jobs' features Kutcher in the title role, with Gad playing Steve Wozniak, while other players include Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine, and James Woods."

Think about it.

Rumor: Video shows partially assembled next-gen iPad with translucent Apple logo

Rumor: Video shows partially assembled next-gen iPad with translucent Apple logo: "seen through the front glass is the Apple logo, which is revealed to be a translucent white color when viewed from the back, much like Apple's MacBook.

As long as it's mini size and has a retina display, I'll be happy.

Apple Store app for iOS now giving away paid apps for free

Apple Store app for iOS now giving away paid apps for free: "The first paid app to get the free app showcase in the Apple Store app is Color Zen, a puzzle game that usually sells for $1. "

A lot of people I talk to who are using iPhones don't really go to the App Store to browse. They only go to download something directly they heard about somewhere else. Like, in an Apple direct mail piece. Er.

Starbucks Ditches AT&T Wi-Fi for Google - Liz Gannes - Mobile - AllThingsD

Starbucks Ditches AT&T Wi-Fi for Google - Liz Gannes - Mobile - AllThingsD: "The 7,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. — which already have better and more reliable Wi-Fi than a lot of other places you can walk in and park yourself with a computer"

Praise the Lord! This is an example of fiber being good for digestion.

YouTube Show "Dick Figures" Plans Movie for September - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD

YouTube Show "Dick Figures" Plans Movie for September - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD: "Here, for instance, is Dick Figures, a very popular YouTube series — 350 million views in three years — featuring animated stick figures who make the sort of jokes familiar to anyone who has ever been or spent time around a 12-year-old boy."

When I was a kid, I spent an inordinate amount of time engrossed in computer screens like the Apple ][ and Commodore 64. I'm sure the "knowing" adults were sure those newfangled toys would never amount to much of anything.

Chinese scalpers booking & selling Apple Store Genius Bar appointments online

Chinese scalpers booking & selling Apple Store Genius Bar appointments online: "Local ticket scalpers are online in Beijing charging between 10 and 40 yuan ($1.63 to $6.52) for a Genius Bar appointment after booking up all available appointments months in advance, according to Beijing Morning News."

This is a funny story about entrepreneurial Chinese businessmen.

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Fake Webcam Latest Safari Apple Mac - Free Download Apple/Mac/OSX: "CamCamX is capable of serving as a fake webcam with the latest versions of Mac desktop browsers"

Cool little program for those hard to reach webcam places...