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Mini camera installed in a prosthetic eye

Well this topic is not web related but i found it interesting hence i thought i should share it with my readers. Canada's filmmaker Rob Spence plans to have a mini camera installed in his prosthetic eye. He has started a project known as Project Eyeborg. Watch this project video to gain an insight EYEBORG-- The Two Week Trial from eyeborg on Vimeo. Source - Project Eyeborg Source -

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[ More ] March 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

A conversation with Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn

Reid speaks about Linkedin and how he believes that every individual is an entrepreneur. He speaks about Entrepreneurship. Check out this video, its worth watching.

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[ More ] March 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

You can be on Cover Girl or Time Magazine too

So you want to do something to get you some hype among friends and family then you need to try this. WriteOnIt lets you caption and manipulate uploaded photos. The tool allows you to insert pictures onto coffee mugs, billboards, art easels, and fake mirrors. MagMyPic - Just upload your picture and this service will instantly put that on the cover of TIME, Rolling Stone, Fortune, People, Maxim, Vogue and other popular magazines. Should you have come across other tools please do share this

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[ More ] March 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

Every link you click on the web leaves a little bit of your DNA

A New Zealand Christchurch Company VortexDNA has created an algorithm that uses the mathematics of complex systems to predict human behavior. The technology offers companies the ability to better anticipate how their customers are likely to act. The application allocates a seven-digit number to consumers or users, which produces a new form of user segmentation, called genomic segmentation. The application limits privacy issues, as it does not track user behaviour, no personal information is required to perform predictions its comparing numbers with numbers. The company created a survey that asked people about their purpose, values and focus in

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[ More ] March 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

Convert your voicemail to text (SMS) through Skype

SpinVox, the global leader in voice to content messaging and Skype, announces the availability of voice mail to text conversion for all Skype voice mail users. It costs money no doubt but in that emergency situation or when you are in a meeting this service can be handy. You have a choice to set a limit on the number of voicemail conversions received per day and the messages received are from people in your contact list that you choose thus helping you to manage your Skype credit. Every SMS message would cost you 25 cents. The fee doesn’t include

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[ More ] March 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Digital News |

How to Calculate Your Hourly Rate

So you are a freelancer or a web development business that needs to figure out realistically how much you should be charging to break even and have some savings in the bank. Found a tool that could assist you to calculate this for you. Hope this help. Please do take at least 10 mins to complete the calculation. The calculator can be found at Freelance Switch Hourly Rate

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[ More ] March 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

How can you improve your Pagerank a few basic tips?

Firstly lets look at what is a page rank - Its a numeric value that represents how important a page is on the web. PageRank is Google's way of deciding the importance of a page. It isn't the only factor that Google uses to rank pages, but it is an important one. PageRank is also known as "PR". A page with a higher PageRank is deemed more important and is more likely to be listed above a page with a lower PageRank. How can you improve your Pagerank?
  • Create content that users want and will share with others.
  • Publicize your site to everyone

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[ More ] March 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

Websites Declare War on IE 6

Several large websites in Norway, Sweden, Indonesia and Australia have launched a campaign urging Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 users to upgrade their outdated web browsers. Websites have got banners that urge users with IE6 to ditch the browser and upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. In a post by Joe Levi, he wrote about how to scare IE users into upgrading and the beauty of it is that its just one line of code. - Also an international wiki has been setup to track the progress. Google is also trying to push IE6 away. The latest attempt made is When you

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

Insight into creating a profitable startup company without funding

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals gives insight into creating a profitable startup company. Its hardcore facts and hope that it would benefit you.

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

Get the product out early and learn as you grow

If you get to market later, thenn there are other players in the space. Also don't think too much about equity think about success and growth and take the right steps to hit your milestones.Teresa Phillips, founder and CEO of Graspr speaks with Bambi Francisco from Vator.tv

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |