Monthly Archives: January 2009

Pope goes Social Media

The Vatican launched its own YouTube channel last Friday. Following U.S. President Brack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II, now also the Pope uses social media to reach out to the digital generation. Benedict XVI’s channel is slated to be updated daily and will offer current news and video clips about the pontiff. The Roman Catholic [...]
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Crisis is starting to change online behavior

The financial crisis is starting to touch many aspects of people in various nations (not just Iceland). How are the changes in economic circumstances, user moods and fears changing online behavior? Here are some of the first noticeable changes: There are the first signs that the economic crisis is starting to change online behavior in [...]
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My app of the month: iNap

For all you business travellers who have to get the redeye trains or the last one home. iNap can take away the worry of not waking up on time and driving until the end of the line. The application uses the iPhone GPS chip to trigger an alarm when approaching a preset location. You are [...]
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Its time for a good laugh. Ensuring Quality Comedy with User Generated Content

Ensuring the quality of a site that features user generated content is a real web 2.0 challenge. FunnyOrDie.com has set itself this challenge within the most difficult of enviroments – comedy. Some of the content is generated by professionals, such as the site owner and its media partners, but much of the content is generated [...]
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