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The Search Is On At Google For Less Speed & More Reflection

by Ron Callari

Google, long known for it speed in serving up searches faster than a speeding bullet has of recent date been spending more time "thinking" than delivering results. From "Think with Google" a platform initiated in June, 2010 that generated insightful and inspiring bite-size videos - to the release of its first edition of "Think Quarterly" a 69-page dive into the world of data and its impact on business - Google is taking the scholarly high-road in analyzing and reflecting on today's digital landscape.

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Social Media App That Responds To LICKS vs LIKES

by Ron Callari

While Facebook's Open Graph has changed the way we navigate the Web with their LIKE buttons populating faster that rabbits on a hot summer day, the Socialcam app had a different take as to how they could mix things up with the power of social media. When they launched a contest challenge at SXSWi this past week, hundreds of participants responded - but only one was able to get the job done lickety-split!

Prayers From Cosplayers: Japan Fans Give Back By Giving Hope

by Steve Levenstein

Cosplay (short for "costume play") has spread from Japan to become an international subculture phenomenon. In the aftermath of the Great Tohoku Earthquake, anime & manga fans around the world are joining Prayers From Cosplayers and offering their support to the land and people who inspired them.

New 'Scarlet Letter' Pinned To Apple's Gay & Christian Apps

by Ron Callari

Hundreds of years have passed since Nathaniel Hawthorne penned his magnum opus, "The Scarlet Letter." Set in the 17th Century and viewed through the prism of puritanical mores, the adulterous heroine of the novel was condemned to wear a badge of shame in the form of the "letter A" sewn on a swatch of scarlet cloth.

Online Lost and Found Booth Set Up for the Japanese After the Earthquake

by Gadgetry Inc

A group of big-hearted programmers have set up and launched Belongings Finder, a site that will help Japanese people post things that they have found and items that they are looking for on the internet.

For He's A Jolly Google Fellow - Google Takes A Stance On Climate Change

The impact of a global temperature rise of 7°F

by Jamie Reygle

Google announces 21 Google Science Communication Fellows, who have been charged to spread the word about climate change.

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How Prepared Are You For an Earthquake? Find Out by Playing Beat The Quake

by GameGuru

Japan should then serve as an example for the rest of the world when it comes to preparedness and disaster relief when it comes to natural catastrophes. There is a wealth of information available readily on the net on what you can do to prepare yourself if an earthquake or some other natural disaster were to happen. You can either read about them–or learn what to do by playing a game like Beat the Quake.

Social Media's Hashable & BetaBeat Stir Up Anti-Social Behavior

Social Media's Hashable & BetaBeat Stir Anti-Social Behavior!

by Ron Callari

SXSW long considered fertile ground for new start-ups - it attracts those in-the-know cyberventilating over that which they're about to learn. The land of early adopters surfaces for only ten days like an oasis in the desert, and spreads goodwill about a number of new and innovative social media developments. Or does it? Seems like there's a SM Smackdown in progress between Hashable (an app that creates digital business cards on the fly) and Betabeat (the New York Observer's fledgling techie blog).

Prepare for An Earthquake or Tsunami in the Stop Disasters! Game

by GameGuru

The number one course of action that everyone should take when it comes to disaster management is to educate themselves accordingly and know as much as possible about what to do before and when these disasters strike. A good way to do this is through the Stop Disasters! game developed jointly by the United Nations (UN) and by the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR).

Pass The Bill - Giving Your Representative An Informed Opinion

by Jamie Reygle

POPVOX gives you the facts, and allows you to petition your representative without partisan interference.