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Behold the Yammer effect: Teamly gets angel funding http://t.co/TBBEIpuf
July 16, 2012
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Behold the Yammer effect: Teamly gets angel funding
It's only been a few weeks since Microsoft's deal to buy Yammer was confirmed, and already the company's influence seems to be spreading: on Monday productivity startup Teamly announced not only an early investment from one of Yammer's early team members but also a deeper integration with the service.
‘Now TV’ could be BSkyB’s low-risk revolution in IPTV http://t.co/3Y0we3RH
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Now TV could be BSkyB's low-risk IPTV revolution
BSkyB will worry Netflix and set sail for new pay-TV growth in the post-satellite age from Tuesday, when it switches on its internet-only new Now TV service - its biggest digital gambit to date. But this week's launch is only a partial and low-risk debut version of what, in time, could become a significant, era-defining strategy for the operator.
Tech blog The Brooks Review starts charging for content, with a few twists http://t.co/Ysr9wHPs
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Tech blog The Brooks Review starts charging for content, with a few twists
Tech blogger Ben Brooks was tired of running an ad-supported site. So he decided to add a modified paywall to his website, The Brooks Review. For inspiration, he looked to the New York Times. Brooks writes that running ads on his website "always made me feel less genuine" - plus, he didn't like the way they look.
Preview Folders and Documents in Google Docs [Shortcuts] http://t.co/dE6maO5u
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Preview Folders and Documents in Google Docs
Google Docs is a great, free tool to create and manage documents on the web, but if you use it a lot you know it can get pretty choked with pages and pages of documents, even if you create collections and folders for those documents to live in.
Why Your HDTV Is Already A Retina Display [Retina Display] http://t.co/Z8gJ4QWM
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Why Your HDTV Is Already A Retina Display
The term "retina display" is tossed around with increased frequency and decreased meaning. Is there really a strict definition anymore? Screen mega-expert Ray Soneira of DisplayMate points out that the biggest monitor in your house has been retina all along.
Software coding: not just for programmers anymore http://t.co/IrQzpNV5
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The thought that everyone should learn to write software is gaining steam. Even New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg promised to learn to code this year. (It's unclear if he's followed through, but Bloomberg was a computer science major so he probably still knows his way around a keyboard.)
Sony bets on direct U.S. sales for Xperia smartphones http://t.co/wTY7ImPj
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Sony bets on direct U.S. sales for Xperia smartphones
A trio of Sony Mobile's newest Xperia smartphones are now available in the U.S., but you won't find them in carrier stores. Instead, the company is selling the phones directly to consumers through Sony Stores, and various web retailers. That means these are unlocked, contract-free phones with non-subsidized prices, making them a hard sell in the U.S.
How to Put a Movie Theater in Your Home on the Cheap [Video] http://t.co/0bGMbucm
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How to Put a Movie Theater in Your Home on the Cheap
Movie tickets are becoming more and more expensive, and with quick home releases there are fewer reasons to make a trip to the theater. You may get an enormous screen and high quality sound, but you can also have that in your home for a lot less than you'd think.
Safecopy Recovers Data from Hard Drives and Other Media, Keeps Working When Other Tools Give Up [Downloads] http://t.co/4oPLIgwD
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Safecopy Recovers Data from Hard Drives and Other Media, Keeps Working When Other Tools Give Up
Linux: Whether it's a troublesome hard drive or an old DVD that's spitting out I/O errors, Safecopy is a Linux utility that will keep plugging away, trying to recover data, until it gets to the end of the media.
Why Dave Winer Invented the Blog [What Was It] http://t.co/E9hVBRCI
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Why Dave Winer Invented the Blog
If you're reading these lines it's because of this man. He's Dave Winer, the inventor of blogs and RSS syndication, two of the backbones of the web. Often controversial, always challenging, this is the story of what got him inspired to do it all: I was outside the computer science building at the...
