Computer Mash » Technology http://computer.getmash.net Your source for daily computer mash... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Raw Data: Austrian Law Student Faces Down Facebook http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/raw-data-austrian-law-student-faces-down-facebook.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/raw-data-austrian-law-student-faces-down-facebook.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/raw-data-austrian-law-student-faces-down-facebook.html Max Schrems’s crusade against the information collected by the social network has become a cause célèbre in parts of Europe, looming over the company as it prepares to go public.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/raw-data-austrian-law-student-faces-down-facebook.html/feed 0 Bits Blog: Start-Up Nicira Plans to Disrupt Networking Giants http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/bits-blog-start-up-nicira-plans-to-disrupt-networking-giants.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/bits-blog-start-up-nicira-plans-to-disrupt-networking-giants.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/bits-blog-start-up-nicira-plans-to-disrupt-networking-giants.html A small company called Nicira and a few other scrappy players are pursuing what is called software-defined networking.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/bits-blog-start-up-nicira-plans-to-disrupt-networking-giants.html/feed 0 A New Question of Internet Freedom http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/a-new-question-of-internet-freedom.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/a-new-question-of-internet-freedom.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/a-new-question-of-internet-freedom.html European activists are hoping to stop the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which they say will erode Internet freedom and stifle innovation.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/a-new-question-of-internet-freedom.html/feed 0 Cancer Center, in Suit, Claims Ex-Official Took Research http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/cancer-center-in-suit-claims-ex-official-took-research.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/cancer-center-in-suit-claims-ex-official-took-research.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/cancer-center-in-suit-claims-ex-official-took-research.html The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/cancer-center-in-suit-claims-ex-official-took-research.html/feed 0 Facebook’s Mobility Challenge http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/facebook%e2%80%99s-mobility-challenge.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/facebook%e2%80%99s-mobility-challenge.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/facebook%e2%80%99s-mobility-challenge.html Although more than half of its 845 million members log into Facebook on a mobile device, the company has not yet found a way to make real money from that use.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/facebook%e2%80%99s-mobility-challenge.html/feed 0 Art Review: VIP Art Fair 2.0 Is Virtual, Modeled on the Traditional http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/art-review-vip-art-fair-2-0-is-virtual-modeled-on-the-traditional.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/art-review-vip-art-fair-2-0-is-virtual-modeled-on-the-traditional.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/art-review-vip-art-fair-2-0-is-virtual-modeled-on-the-traditional.html Art Fair 2.0 takes a second stab at the virtual exhibition (and the Web site runs more smoothly this year).

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/art-review-vip-art-fair-2-0-is-virtual-modeled-on-the-traditional.html/feed 0 Media Decoder Blog: Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/media-decoder-blog-verizon-teaming-with-redbox-for-dvd-and-streaming-service.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/media-decoder-blog-verizon-teaming-with-redbox-for-dvd-and-streaming-service.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/media-decoder-blog-verizon-teaming-with-redbox-for-dvd-and-streaming-service.html The two companies will combine to try to give customers more access to video on the Web, and possibly position the new venture as an alternative to Netflix.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/media-decoder-blog-verizon-teaming-with-redbox-for-dvd-and-streaming-service.html/feed 0 Wolfram, a Search Engine, Finds Answers Within Itself http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/wolfram-a-search-engine-finds-answers-within-itself.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/wolfram-a-search-engine-finds-answers-within-itself.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:15 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/wolfram-a-search-engine-finds-answers-within-itself.html Wolfram Alpha Pro’s creator wants his “computational knowledge engine” to appeal to more than math and science enthusiasts.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/07/wolfram-a-search-engine-finds-answers-within-itself.html/feed 0 Slipstream: Employers and Brands Use Gaming to Gauge Engagement http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/slipstream-employers-and-brands-use-gaming-to-gauge-engagement.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/slipstream-employers-and-brands-use-gaming-to-gauge-engagement.html#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:05:06 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/slipstream-employers-and-brands-use-gaming-to-gauge-engagement.html More companies are turning to gamification — offering games that let their customers win points for certain activities — as a way to build both loyalty and a trove of data.

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]]> http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/slipstream-employers-and-brands-use-gaming-to-gauge-engagement.html/feed 0 Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Staying on Message http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:05:06 +0000 admin http://computer.getmash.net/2012/02/05/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s No. 2 executive, considers herself a role model for women. But her call isn’t simply about mentoring and empowering; it’s also a business strategy.

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