Hinted at for months, Google formally launched its “Knowledge Graph” today. The new technology is being used to provide popular facts about people, places and things alongside Google’s traditional results. It also allows Google to move toward a new way of searching not for pages... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Mobile phone sales worldwide reached 419.1 million units in Q1 2012, a 2% decrease compared to the same period last year, Gartner’s latest report says. This is certainly not due to smartphone sales, as they’ve experienced tremendous growth, with 144.4 million units sold in Q1 2012, up 44.7 percent year-over-year. On the manufacturer front, Samsung emerged as number one with 86.6 million units sold, ahead of Nokia which sold 83.2 million units. Apple, which sells only smartphones, is a distant t...  show all text

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Hitting the friendly skies doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t make a mobile phone call — at least if you’re flying on one of Virgin’s new Airbus A330 planes. The airline plans to make in-flight calling available first on its flight from London to New York. By the end of the year, in-flight calling will be available on 17 planes and at least 10 routes. Calls will be restricted to the time the plane is actually in the air – so you’ll still have to power off when the plane takes off or lands – and...  show all text

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German designers placed a high-tech, sensor-equipped chair in the middle of a palazzo in Milan last month to record stress points on the backsides of thousands of people. The goal? To determine how to design a lightweight and efficient chair that’s sturdy enough to support a wide variety of users. When someone sat in the chair, monitors recorded data and processed it with an “algorithm that determines the most structurally efficient version of the chair,” according to the blog Co.Design. The en...  show all text

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The irony of the Facebook epoch is that old media covets its IPO billions, while new social media envies the old's content What is social media – I mean, as opposed to plain old media? That's the unexamined question that will only become more pressing – and less clear – when Facebook shortly completes its IPO, with more and more people in plain old media feeling they ought to be in social media. And with more and more people in social media, with a $100bn or so of new liquid currency in the mar...  show all text

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In the 1990s and even into the early 2000s, the time before we could make up or down of the internet, hits were the huckster’s metric of choice. In order to dramatically inflate users and / or visitors, a company would report hits: “We have 100,000,000 hits a month,” which was technically interpreted as hits to their servers. This was a great way to make a small number look big: every asset (every picture, icon, css file, etc.) is a hit, allowing a site owner to easily add at least 1 zero to th...  show all text

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An ode to the father of the electric age. View

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The World at Work is powered by GE. This new series highlights the people, projects and startups that are driving innovation and making the world a better place. Name: Keepon Big Idea: Keepon is a little robot, developed in Japan, that is used to research childhood communication and interaction. The consumer version, MyKeepon, funds the construction and distribution of Keepons to labs around the globe. Why It’s Working: Keepon’s simple design and mannerisms make it an effective communication...  show all text

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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

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The iPhone 5 is rumored to be coming later this year, with an official announcement expected in June around Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Based on some of the latest rumors regarding the phone and what we can expect, one artist, Jon Fawcett, created some concept pictures of what he thinks Apple’s newest iPhone will look like when it hits store shelves. Rumor has it that the next version of the iPhone will be made of LiquidMetal. A mix of several different metals, LiquidMetal co...  show all text

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Salt Lake City-based Anthony Griesel spent the past winter creating and testing ski poles that would let skiers stay connected on the slopes. His invention would allow skiers to answer their iPhones or Android devices with a finger swipe, read short text messages and view the time, temperature and elevation. But now Griesel needs help putting his invention into more hands. He’s turning to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $100,000 to mass produce his “smart ski poles.” So far, 60 people  show all text

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Break your iPhone in this case, and you’ll get a new one for free. Sounds like a pretty good deal, right? Meet Cellhelmet, a new protective iPhone case from a company called Cellpig. Originally started as a Kickstarter project, the cases recently went into production and are now available for retail sale. “Originally, we wanted to create the most ‘indestructible’ case on the market, “ Mike Kane, CEO of Cellhelmet told Mashable. “But, as we developed our designs, we realized that we were basical...  show all text

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Infoprodutos com cultura, emoção e entretenimento para você! Os melhores e-books – Os livros digitais mais vendidos.

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President Obama will now take your song requests. President Obama’s team has set up a page on BarackObama.com for voters to submit potential campaign songs that could be added to his Obama 2012 Supporter Picks playlist on Spotify. “As we head into rally season, what music gets you fired up?” the page asks. “Submit your favorite tracks below, and you could see them on the Obama 2012 Supporter Picks playlist on Spotify.” Spotify is a music streaming site that gives users free access to millions of  show all text

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NEW ORLEANS – Speaking during a keynote session at CTIA Wireless on Tuesday, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said Facebook is good for his company’s business. “I think that social networking is going to be a major force in this industry for years to come,” says Vega. “I think it helps people communicate. That’s what we do.” T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm agreed, adding that Facebook’s social networking app was his company’s “number one app right now” and has customers “picking up their phone 150 times a d...  show all text

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Asking your friends to "please tweet this" is not enough. In this webinar, you'll learn the secrets to running a successful sharing campaign that quadruples your tweets & traffic. You'll discover how to create and mine an advocate list and discover metrics you aren't tracking. Also, you'll get a behind the scenes peek at a brand new tool you can use immediately to improve your results. All attendees will gain access to this powerful tool before the general public.

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Developing an app has become a much more approachable undertaking, which in turn makes things a lot more complicated. Thousands of apps are launched and streamed through the App Store and Google Play every day — how do you stand out? For starters, it’s important to do your research. Know the common mistakes mobile develop...  show all text

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The start-up scene is on fire, but a few stand out from the crowd.

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Ask any job seeker, and he’ll tell you that looking for a job is, in and of itself, a job. It’s time-consuming to prep your cover letter, tweak your resume, follow up and plan your interview, especially when you’re applying for multiple positions. Sure, you could make an intense, color-coded spreadsheet — but most of us aren’t that Type A. That’s where Huntsy comes in — it’s like HootSuite for your job search. Huntsy’s dashboard offer’s a bird’s eye view (hence the owl logo) of your job hunt, o...  show all text

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A San Francisco company called Bespoke Innovations is using 3D printing and modeling technology to give prosthetic limbs new life as custom-designed, wearable pieces of art. Here’s how it works: First, the company 3D scans both customers’ natural and prosthetic legs. A 3D computer model is created, maintaining as body symmetry as possible between the two limbs. Then, the client begins directing the customization process of his or her new fairing. (A fairing is the prosthetic covering for an art...  show all text

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LinkedIn just announced plans to buy SlideShare for $119 million. It will be 45% cash and 55% stock. SlideShare allows users to upload documents to the web and have them embedded all over the place. How does it fit at LinkedIn? Here's what CEO Jeff Weiner said in a press release explaining the move: "Presentations are one of the main ways in which professionals capture and share their experiences and knowledge, which in turn helps shape their professional identity," said LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weine...  show all text

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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

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Learn how Twitter is helping more users discover the best, most relevant content with its updates to their Discover tab.

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Posted by randfish Today is a good day. Whether you're a Mozzer, a fan of what we've built, a Seattle-startup supporter or even tangentially involved in the field of web marketing, there's reason to celebrate. After 5 years of organic growth (from our initial funding in 2007) and two tough, failed attempts at financing (in 2009 and 2011), I'm excited to announce that SEOmoz has raised $18 million in venture capital from Foundry Group and Ignition Partners. Brad Feld from Foundry and Moz's COO, ...  show all text

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Web 1.0 companies never got social. Web 2.0 companies will never get mobile. Mobile companies will never get what's coming next.

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Software giant Microsoft launches dozens of products and services every year. The company typically relies heavily on advertising and PR to get the word out. But for its Office 365 product, the team took a different approach. Using partnerships and social media, Microsoft connected specifically with women business owners – a key audience group. Rather than directing promotional messages toward them, Microsoft involved them in the process from start to finish. “It’s definitely innovation within a  show all text

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