I decided to bring you the link to the Report-IT Live app the second I heard the sound quality difference between this app and a straight cell phone call.
I find new gadgets mainly by staring at my computer screen when I should be doing something else. Something else important. Something else with a deadline. Something else I have no desire to actually do.
Last October, we introduced a QR treasure hunt game at Online News Association that was an instant success. By that, I mean we had participants skipping sessions to look for the 2-D bar code with the message that they had won the flying monkey slingshot. Everywhere you went, you heard people buzzing about QR codes.
I needed another site to visit like I needed to be whacked in the head with a baseball bat during a Little League game played in a pouring rain at 7:30 am.
Did you miss our webinar today on the 20 Rules For Social Engagement? Never fear! We're making our notes from today's session available to you for free. See below!
By now you've probably heard rumors about Google's rival to Facebook, Google Me. It started with Digg CEO Kevin Rose sending out a tweet and spiraled from there. Adam D'Angelo, who used to be Facebook's Chief Technology Officer, also offered up details in the past few days.
Five years ago, Google unveiled Google Maps API, which has enabled hundreds of thousands of websites to harness the power of location-based data. Keir Clarke from Google Maps Mania is celebrating with a mega-mashup of Google Maps.
Mac users! Vuze is out and ready for download. It was formerly known as Azureus and is a Java-based BitTorrent client that's favored by hackers and developers. You can download it here for free. (Warning: automatic download will start when you click.)
This is a slightly off-the-wall digital tool, but one that some of you may find helpful. It's called Manikin, and it's an open-source program that simulates the human body. You can create digital people, rotate them 360 degrees, move limbs and joints and lots more.
So you've no doubt heard all the fuss this week about Apple vs. Google and Flash vs. HTML5. We all know who Apple and Google are, and we've used Flash. But what's with HTML5?
We've just happened upon a new site called ChallengePost, where entrepreneurs can post the projects they're working on to seek funding and support. Potential investors can pledge a few bucks, and the return on investment can range from a simple reimbursement to a percentage of the profits to a number of creative prizes.
Welcome to the Good Stuff blog! Just as the name implies, we're posting all sorts of digital tools and innovative gear on this new Knowledgewebb staff blog.
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