Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Internet News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian Herald.com http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/cat/63e88d54af0cf473/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 20:42:44 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:42:44 -0400 30 Bang with Friends- the controversial Facebook app run by its CEO and co-founder who just goes by his initial 'C' has been revealed accidentally by Internet New York which included the founders' name on the online ballot. BWF app creator Colin Hodge, 28, and Omri Mor had remained anonymous till last week, but the leak of their identity through Internet Week New York disappointed Hodge, the Daily ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214757837/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214757837/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe launch ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214754386/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214754386/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sally Bercow , found guilty of libelling Lord McAlpine, is a Twitter martyr in some quarters. I keep hearing about what a blow this is for free speech. However, Bercow hasn't suffered a miscarriage of justice; on the contrary, she's guilty. (Her attempts to settle with McAlpine before the case went to court were a clue.) Or is it acceptable for someone to imply that a person is a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214765044/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:29:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214765044/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 The HTC First handset was supposed to be in the shops this summer but the social network has no fresh date for its European unveiling. It works around the Facebook Home software, launched by chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in the US in mid-April. He claimed it would "change the relationship" that people have with their mobiles.The Facebook Home app swaps a traditional homescreen menu ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214765045/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:19:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214765045/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Martin Brodeur joined Hockey Night In Canada as a guest analyst for the playoffs, and recently answered some questions from fans on Twitter. (File/Getty ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214763351/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:48:33 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214763351/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Initiative Invites Catholic Media Offices Around the World To Share Online Pastoral ResourcesROME, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On the occasion of the this year's World Communications Day, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications is inviting people from around the world to partake in the "Mesa Comun" (Shared Table). The initiative allows the faithful of the Catholic Church to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214762521/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:02:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214762521/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 pressuring Facebook to take a stronger stance in favor of women’s health and crackdown against messages that "trivialize or glorify" violence against women. ';I’m a big supporter of that ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214761387/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:33:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214761387/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 video or audio files which are sent over the web. They can be downloaded on the consumer's computer device or streamed online. Many marketers use podcasts to spread the word about a product or a service. The reason for this is that podcasting has many benefits. For instance, it does not have a topic limitation. Also, podcasts resemble lectures and listeners can often learn something useful ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214760823/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:22:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214760823/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 After finishing the shoot of his upcoming action-comedy 'Chennai Express', superstar Shah Rukh Khan is back on micro-blogging site Twitter.The 47-year-old actor, who has been missing from Twitter since three months, re-tweeted co-star Deepika Padukone's post about the completion of their film."Deepika tweeted: Finished shooting for 'Chennai Express'. Expressed my ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214760651/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:28:27 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214760651/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 A GROWING number of the Australians are using social networks wherever they can: workplaces, schools, bedrooms, and even the toilet cubicle. A new study of Australian internet users found more than three in five now use social media, with almost half of users logging on daily and some more than five times a day. Australian Facebook users are spending more than seven hours on the site every week, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214760939/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214760939/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 The government of Cameroon has ordered mobile operator MTN to suspend an SMS service that had proven a powerful tool for protest movements in North ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214759822/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:10:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214759822/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 DOTHAN — The Dothan Personnel Board expects to take at least two to three weeks to decide what could be a landmark case involving the use of social media by police. The board held a four-hour hearing Thursday in the case of Cpl. Raemonica Carney. She turned to the board after she was suspended for 10 days without pay and put on probation for two years for Facebook posts that department ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214758737/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214758737/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Recently I read a status update on Facebook, which reflected the current state of mind of almost everyone around me - 'What does it mean when you spend more time on Linkedin than Facebook ?' While this particular update received a number of witty comments, the fact of the matter is that Facebook is no more the number one social networking site, which people ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214758825/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214758825/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location. You can switch location on/off before each Tweet and always have the option to delete your location ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214757583/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:37:54 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214757583/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 For most of us, things that take up roughly a minute of our time might include checking e-mails, brushing your teeth or microwaving up a cold cup of coffee. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214755474/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:57:04 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214755474/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Facebook will once again find itself in the center of firestorms related to privacy issues as its move to enable facial recognition across its entire social networking site stirs ire among users.Facebook noted that starting in just a few weeks, its system will scan all photos posted to Facebook and will offer up the names of the people who appear in the frame.All of Facebook's users are ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214755356/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214755356/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Kristen McLean with Bookigee makes a presentation at the Florida Venture Forum's Early Stage Conference. With the majority of communications taking place in cyberspace, one may wonder if theres still a place for conferences and meetings with in-person, unscripted human interaction. For entrepreneurs seeking to grow their companies, and investors and others looking to preview new opportunities ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214753583/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214753583/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 An integral part of the sales process is getting to know your prospects and establishing relationships—and it turns out that social media can help you accomplish this quickly and easily. Follow these steps to make sales using social ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214752246/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214752246/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Social Media Examiner has just released its annual Social Media Marketing report. It reveals some interesting data about this year's social media marketing trends. The entire report is available for ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214752247/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:44 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214752247/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 World Day of Communications: English, Wales Bishops Share Scripture Through Social MediaBy Ann SchneibleROME, May 09, 2013 (Zenit.org) - During this Year of Faith, leaders of the Catholic Church of England and Wales are encouraging the faithful to use Twitter to spread the Word of God.For each day of the Holy Year, beginning last October, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214752747/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:56:31 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214752747/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie throws his gloves off after being called out on strikes by home plate umpire Dan Bellino in the bottom of the third inning Friday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214751701/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214751701/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 The HTC First. Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the carrier that was to carry the device exclusively. In the United States, after AT&T dropped the device's price, that seemed like confirmation that sales have been nowhere near what was ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750453/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750453/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Capcom and Dontnod Entertainment's upcoming "Remember Me" combines beat 'em up action with a cautionary tale about social media gone wrong. Being perched on the precipice of a new console generation has made video game developers reflect about their own relationship with technology. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750454/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750454/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Sponsored tweet shows instant NBA replay preceded by a short commercial Twitter is creating a new way to make money for itself and media partners with a service called "Twitter Amplify. On ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214749708/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214749708/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Social media are playing an increasingly large role in news gathering - none more so than this week in the aftermath of the attempted beheading of the off-duty soldier outside Woolwich barracks and the incident involving a BA flight from Heathrow yesterday morning. "Citizen journalism" took over our screens on Wednesday, with footage of the two suspects in the aftermath of the murder ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214749799/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214749799/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Cameron Dambrosio is arraigned in Lawrence District Court on charges of making a bomb threat on his Facebook page in Lawrence, Mass., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/The Eagle-Tribune, Paul Bilodeau, Pool) ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750455/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:33:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750455/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp.,the Japanese wireless carrier bidding for control of Sprint Nextel Corp. Dish Network Corp. seems to have found some traction with its complaints of national security concerns surrounding Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp.s deal to buy mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. Dish, the Douglas County-based satellite TV company, wants ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214749717/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:23:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214749717/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 San Francisco residents Ben Jorgensen, left, and David Martin of Klick Push chose to participate in the Tech Wildcatters seed accelerator program in Dallas because they felt the community was more willing to foster the tech startup. Dallas Tech Wildcatters this week hosted its largest program since the group's inception five years ago. The seed accelerator, which works to develop companies, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750192/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:09:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214750192/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 . Because half a million babies are born premature each year, we asked parents of premature babies and experts in the field to join a conversation about innovations in care, what to expect at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and how parents have coped with the ups and downs of their child's health. The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748464/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:56:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748464/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Twitter is attempting to secure its position at the nexus between television and digital media, announcing a new TV ad- targeting programme along with a flurry of partnerships with media ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748465/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:19 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748465/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Seth Proctor, formerly a developer at NuoDB, has been named the company's new CTO. Cambridge-based NuoDB, developer of a database built to work in the cloud which aims to power the Web of the future, says co-founder Jim Starkey has retired from the CTO position at the firm. He has been succeeded in the role by company developer Seth Proctor. Starkey had spent three decades working in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748466/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748466/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 SAN FRANCISCO May 24 (Reuters) - Automattic, the company that operates blogging service WordPress.com, announced a $50 million investment from hedge fund Tiger Global on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748498/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748498/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Rihanna's pantless pose on Twitter prompted Ottawa Senators blogger Eric Doty to create the "Rihannaing" hashtag. Now Sens fans are dropping their trousers for the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747368/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747368/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 That's what's happening to American Express, Dove, Zipcar, Audible and more. (Screenshots of these images next to Facebook advertising have been posted online, it's extremely graphic content ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747369/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747369/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Google Maps is a frontrunner in the mapping and navigation market for both traditional PCs and smartphones. However, startups have been known to edge in to take a little slice of the pie by offering unique features. Until Google tries to buy them. The search-engine giant is currently in talks to buy map software provider Waze Inc, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747370/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:43:26 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747370/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 US-based Apple Mac line would include components from Florida, according to company CEO Tim Cook Florida got a bite of good news from Apple during Tim Cooks recent Senate hearing testimony on taxes, with the CEO announcing Florida would take part in a U.S.-based Mac line. He wasnt specific about where in Florida, but Cook did say Texas would be home base for assembling the Mac line. Illinois and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748349/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:46 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214748349/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 A toast to Tim Cook. Gilroy winery owner Thomas Kruse raises a glass in a photo for the winery's newsletter. Talk about seizing on current events for a little off-color company marketing. The Internet was consumed earlier this week with Apple CEO Tim Cook's appearance before a Senate committee to talk U.S. tax-dodging with overseas subsidiaries, particularly in Ireland (read more about ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746573/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746573/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 (Credit: University of Lincoln) It's always good to stop and smell the roses, but sometimes you have to tweet to access them. At least that's how it works with an interactive Internet-connected garden created by the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746403/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746403/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Imprisoned Bishop Ma Daqin of Shanghai used social media to lead the faithful in prayer on May 24 as Chinese Catholics observed the feast of Our Lady of Sheshan on May 24. Bishop Ma, who is living under house arrest at an undisclosed location in Shanghai, is recognized by the Vatican as the rightful Bishop of Shanghai. He has been denounced by the Beijing government since, at his episcopal ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746748/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746748/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 High school students from Kansas City, Mo., turned an old-school Volkswagen Karmann Ghia into an electric car that runs on social fuel. KCTV's Alice Barr ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747372/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747372/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Did the media really screw up Twitter? That's what actor Ashton Kutcher suggested when he spoke at the recent CTIA 2013 wireless conference. "Twitter's experience has changed for me, pretty drastically. It used to be sort of a personalized, experience for me, a really personal experience that I could share. I think for lack of a better verb, I think the media kind of f***ed it ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747371/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747371/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Google , maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze, setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook, people familiar with the matter ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747373/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:12:54 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747373/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Hello? Is anyone out there? Thats how a lot of people feel when they log on to Google+ and try to interact with friends and business connections, many of whom are off chatting on other social media platforms. The experience used to be a lonely one for me. The often non-chronological order of Google+s news feed confused me, too. That is until curiosity got the best of me, and I started watching ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746420/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746420/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Crackerneck is the name of a Golem Workshop prototype. When "Man of Steel" premieres next month, a Kansas City-area robotics engineer may experience a sense of dj vu. The debut will mark the second time Derek Scherer's handiwork has shown up on the big screen. Derek Scherer, who used to build battlefield robots for the U.S. Army, also played a part in the animatronic creatures in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746418/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:43 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746418/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 A Washington University professor and a team of experts won a brainstorming competition that led the X Prize Foundation to raise a $50 million prize to motivate scientists and researchers to find effective treatments and potentially a cure for Alzheimers disease. The X Prize Foundation awarded a $10 million prize in 2004 to the first company that built a spacecraft capable of carrying three ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746579/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:09 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746579/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 The University of New Mexico will be the local host for a National Day of Civic Hacking event on Saturday, June 1. The University of New Mexico will be the local host for a National Day of Civic Hacking event on Saturday, June 1. The event, ABQ Civic Tech Day, is designed for programmers to work together to develop local apps, or ideas for their own projects, during hackathon sessions. Two of the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746959/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:52 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746959/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Trapped on a broken bridge, part of the Everett Collection. A s bridges collapse and roads erode, the burgeoning transportation startup scene could be looking at hard times. With the collapse last night of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state, its a good time to remember that without infrastructure beneath it, transportation innovation will hit a major pothole. But there is ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747187/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214747187/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 United Airlines says it now offers flat-bed seats and on-demand personal entertainment systems in premium cabins on every international flight from New York area airports. No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways. Today, United bragged that it is now the only United ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746528/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:39 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746528/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 A regulatory filing provided additional details about the Compare Metrics Inc. Series A financing announced earlier this week. The Austin-based software maker received nearly $4.4 million from 12 investors, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Compare Metrics, founded in 2010 as Compare Networks LLC, develops search tools for e-commerce websites with a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746974/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:43:26 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746974/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments on Facebook following the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby. Benjamin Flatters, of Lincoln, was arrested last night after complaints were made to Lincolnshire Police about comments made on Facebook, which were allegedly of a racist or anti-religious nature.He was charged with an offence of malicious communications ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746075/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746075/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Chalk another one up for the power of mobile and social media – our love affair with our phones and our Facebook accounts has changed not only the ways we interact in real-life relationships, but also the ways we end them. In a survey released last week, Internet and mobile security software ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746076/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746076/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In an effort to participate in Facebook's Open Computing Project (OCP), Taiwan's academia and enterprises yesterday joined forces, announcing plans to establish a certification center and standards to govern hardware specifications ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745367/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745367/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 rolled out two-step verification, ostensibly making the service more secure for its millions of customers. This is a feature that other major companies like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook have already implemented and, on the surface, seemed a victory. Not so fast. Security researchers at F-Secure are taking a closer look and deem the implementation "not great". The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746077/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:26 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746077/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Source: ONE News A Wellington primary school took to monitoring pupils' social media sites after it became "extremely concerned" about their online activity. In a letter sent home to parents, Karori West Normal School spoke of "appalling examples of chatroom dialogue" that staff discovered on social media sites such as Facebook and ask.fm when a couple of parents asked ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745574/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745574/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745229/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:22 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745229/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 D. Hammonds Casey Schwartz, an eighth-grader in Millburn, NJ, is 14 years old. She got her first computer (a toy) when she was 18 months old. She got her first cellphone (a real one) when she was in the second grade. Casey now owns a white iPhone 4S -- a device she takes with her to school. And keeps on the table at meals. And carries around her house. And stores next to her pillow when she ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746078/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214746078/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Lawmakers have until Monday to wrap up their regular-session work. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping quiet until the last moment on whether a special session will occur, but Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made it clear he wants one. At the start of May, Perry advised lawmakers that one of the best ways to avoid a special session would be to show him a budget with $1.8 billion of tax relief for ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745103/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745103/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fat-Free Jell-o Pudding Snacks, Kraft Foods, Inc. products, photographed at a grocery store. Jell-O, a Kraft Foods Group brand, has launched a new social media advertising campaign thats raising eyebrows for its attempt to redefine a bit of profane Twitter shorthand. The web site jelloFML.com posts a live feed of tweets using the #FML hashtag and proclaims that Jell-O wants to turn the sentiment ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745082/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:32 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745082/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Doug Fecher is CEO of Wright-Patt Credit Union. The Dayton areas largest credit union is preparing for future growth by rolling out its latest technological innovation this week with the opening of its Springboro branch. Fairborn-based Wright-Patt Credit Union, which garnered national recognition for being a leader among credit unions in providing mobile access to its services, announced this ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745106/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:46 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745106/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Derek Rapp, who led Divergence at the time of its sale in 2011, joined Monsanto when the deal closed. Remember when Monsanto Co. bought local biotech company Divergence in an all-cash deal? Turns out the transaction was worth $71 million, according to Monsantos annual report. Admittedly, this revelation comes more than two years after a deal was announced between Monsanto and Divergence, a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745911/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745911/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 The great thing about social media is that it's always changing and that makes it easy to miss something critical. Enter Tagboard. The Redmond-based startup creates "hastag hubs" that scoop up social media content into a Pinterest-like board. Read, then click the update button and you get fresh content. To create a tagboard, users register a hashtag with Tagboard. At the moment, any ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745903/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745903/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri May 24, 2013 2:18pm ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745161/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745161/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Safelite's Jaclyn Lipp, web marketing specialist, tells Business First about the company's social media presence. Ahead of Columbus Business Firsts Social Madness competition, which kicks off June 3, we are highlighting the social media presence of a handful of local participants. Whether a real estate developer, caterer, salon or clothing retailer, companies from all walks of business ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745228/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:13 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214745228/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Mr Justice Tugendhat concluded the reasonable reader would understand Sally Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine, right, as insincere and ironical. Photograph: ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744170/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:19 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744170/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 reported that while B2B social media spending increased 9.6% last year, the majority of B2B companies failed to integrate social media into their business practices. "The biggest challenge is that many companies see social media as a cute promotional activity when it can be a strategic marketing activity," says Christine Moorman, director of The CMO Survey and T. Austin Finch senior ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744759/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:38 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744759/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Businessweek today reported that Google is one of multiple companies negotiating to buy Waze, which is said to have a $1 billion price tag. According to the report, Israel-based Waze is in talks with "multiple parties" concerning an acquisition, and is also considering whether to raise venture capital and remain independent. Google did not respond to a request for comment on the report. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214743732/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:27 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214743732/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Interleukin CEO Kenneth Kornman It was a close call for Interleukin Genetics Inc. (OTCQB:ILIU), but the company said it is on track. The Waltham, Mass. diagnostics company received word that its University of Michigan study has been accepted for publication with just a week to go. The study, which showed the value of PST - a genetic test that measures the risk of developing periodontal disease - ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744007/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744007/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Moderna Therapeutics announced the appointment of John Reynders as the companys first chief information officer. The following personnel announcements at New England-area biotech companies have been made in recent weeks: Cambridge, Mass.-based Moderna Therapeutics announced the appointment of John Reynders as the companys first chief information officer, effective in July. Reynders held several ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744006/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744006/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Chantilly-based Iron Bow Technologies has won a potential $108 million contract with the Coast Guard for workstations and associated information technology equipment, GovCon Wire reports. The Coast Guard Standard Workstation contract vehicle provides the Coast Guard headquarters, C4IT Service Center and all field units with a source for satisfying CGSW business requirements. Solutions include ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744641/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744641/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 The Office of Management and Budget is giving agencies security guidelines for protecting smartphones and tablets. The Office of Management and Budget sent agencies instructions that concentrate on safeguarding government-owned mobile devices, according to Nextgov. The 104-page compilation of controls all are not applicable for every mission was accompanied by a choose-your-own-adventure style ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744638/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214744638/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Austin Ventures LP is reportedly going back to targeting the type of companies that helped it grow initially early-stage startups. The Austin investment firm plans to raise a $450 million fund to focus on those types of companies, Bloomberg reported Friday. Austin Ventures, the dominant investment firm in Texas, has been largely focused on less risky later-stage investments in recent years after ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214743755/scat/63e88d54af0cf473 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:29:52 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/214743755/scat/63e88d54af0cf473