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The power of logging on with Facebook Connect

Posted on June 3rd, 2010

You no longer have to remember each username and password for all the accounts you own. How can that happen?  Many sites are asking you  to login using your Facebook Account? What exactly is happening? How can they access that info?
What is Facebook Connect?
The website is using Facebook Connect, created in 2008 by Facebook as [...]

The new leaders in iPhone & mobile point of sale

Posted on May 26th, 2010

Imagine you are a vendor at a conference & you need a way to accept credit cards & process them quickly. Before your options were:
1) collecting credit card #s and processing them over the phone, but taking a risk if the credit cards were expired or bad
2) getting a virtual terminal and paying extra costs [...]

Summer camp for geeks: SXSW 2010 Interactive

Posted on March 19th, 2010

I embarked on my first trip to Austin to attend the 2010 SXSW Interactive Conference. Boy, I had no idea what I would learn and who I would meet. For five days I was in a bubble with 13,000 other digital professionals and all-around smart folks.  It was an immersive experience that blew me out [...]

Foursquare keeps track of you and friends

Posted on February 18th, 2010

One of my fascinations with the latest version of the IPhone was an app called “Foursquare“.  I constantly see updates on Twitter about someone checking in at a location around town, maybe a restaurant or coffee shop, using this app.
Ok, so how does Foursquare work?  The idea is that the app helps you explore your [...]

Google Buzz: Friend or foe?

Posted on February 10th, 2010

How to define Google Buzz?  Basically it’s a social networking tool which allows for the sharing of links, pictures, videos. Hey, doesn’t that sound like Facebook or Twitter? Right now, in all the reviews -that’s what everyone is trying to determine.
Sadly, I haven’t gotten a chance to check out Google Buzz. I’ll do a follow [...]