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Facebook fan pages see drop in Google and Bing traffic following 'Search, plus Your World' launch

By Amar Toor on May 31, 2012 01:08 am + 24 comments

When Google launched its "Search, plus Your World" (SPYW) feature back in January, there were some c Continue reading…
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Best Buy CEO admits serious flaws, promises employees will 'speak with authority about technology'

By Adi Robertson on May 23, 2012 05:14 pm + 101 comments

After the resignation of its CEO and later its founder in the wake a personal conduct probe, Continue reading…
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SceneTap cameras hit San Francisco bars, use facial recognition to find parties and privacy concerns

By Adi Robertson on May 15, 2012 10:33 am + 8 comments

Patrons of about two dozen San Francisco bars will soon find a new set of notices and cameras Continue reading…
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Foursquare check-ins used to map neighborhood trends

By Scott Lowe on May 1, 2012 06:27 am

For residents of several key metropolitan hubs across the US, Foursquare check-ins are being used Continue reading…
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Gmail Meter indulges your inner statistician

By Evan Rodgers on April 22, 2012 12:12 pm + 28 comments

Google has been on a quest for transparency lately, offering users Data Liberation downloads, Google Continue reading…
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Dataminr analyzes over 340 million tweets a day to track and predict global events

By T.C. Sottek on April 9, 2012 05:35 pm + 10 comments

Dataminr is an analytics company that draws trends from social networks for various business Continue reading…
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Google Account Activity is a personal analytics tool for your Google life

By Ross Miller on March 28, 2012 11:39 am + 35 comments

What's your Google life look like? How many emails do you send / receive throughout the week? What's Continue reading…
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China takes the lead worldwide in iOS and Android activations

By Adi Robertson on March 21, 2012 03:38 pm + 13 comments

For the first time ever, China has surpassed the US in iOS and Android device activations, taking Continue reading…
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Stephen Wolfram reveals his personal analytics

By Jamie Keene on March 11, 2012 11:31 pm + 15 comments

Stephen Wolfram loves data. The creator of Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica has spent the last 20 years Continue reading…
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TestFlight Live adds analytics to iOS app testing service

By Adi Robertson on March 6, 2012 06:31 pm + 1 comments

Beta testing tool TestFlight is already used by over 70,000 iOS app developers, and now people can Continue reading…