Conversations: A Groupon Alternative Aims to Offer Small Businesses a Better Deal
Constant Contact’s chief says its SaveLocal service picks up where daily deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial fall short.
Adding Technology to Museum Costume Displays
Curators of clothing exhibitions are using technology to give viewers some background on their displays.
New Interest in Hacking as Threat to U.S. Security
An increase in attacks on computer systems that control critical infrastructure, factories and databases has prompted a new focus on cybersecurity legislation.
Bits Blog: Is Google Plus’s Problem One of Design?
People love Google Plus. Wait, they hate Google Plus. No, that’s not right, either. Maybe the problem is that Google is like Microsoft. It has amazing engineers, but it has no sense of aesthetics. And today, design matters in tech.
Bits Blog: Congress Presses Apple Chief on App Privacy
Two congressmen sent Apple a followup letter Wednesday asking Timothy Cook, Apple’s chief executive, to answer questions about privacy problems within the company’s iTunes App Store.
Bits Blog: SXSW Interactive: The Comedown
After the whirlwind of panels, talks, parties and barbecue, a look back at some of the themes and ideas that came out of South by Southwest Interactive, the annual gathering of tech enthusiasts in Austin, Tex.
Bits Blog: AOL Slashes Staff at AIM Unit; Wider Cuts Expected
On Friday, AOL notified more than 40 employees from its West Coast offices that they would be out of jobs by the end of the month. More cuts are scheduled in the coming weeks across AOL. The layoffs are expected to include more than 100 AOL employees.
Media Decoder Blog: After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
Bowing to the competition online, the encyclopedia’s publisher said the 2010 edition, a 32-volume set that weighs in at 129 pounds, would be the last.
European Antitrust Regulators Question Phone Operators
Competition authorities are asking if a series of meetings national operators have held on strategy and technical co-operation constituted collusion.
Easing Eye Strain With the Right Lenses
Eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and neck and shoulder pain are common complaints of someone experiencing computer vision syndrome, according to the American Optometric Association. If you optimize your work environment for comfort and still have problems, the solution may be another pair of glasses, the association says. Normally, I’d be skeptical of a [...]
Nowa oferta ubezpieczeń podróżnych Generali
W czerwcu br. Generali T.U. wprowadziło nową ofertę ubezpieczeń podró& nych. Przygotowując nowy produkt – „Ubezpieczenie Podró& y Zagranicznych” – Towarzystwo zaoferowało szeroki zakres ochrony, dostępny w kilku gotowych pakietach lub w wariancie „na & yczenie”. Nowa oferta zapewnia ochronę od pełnej gamy ryzyk, w tym ubezpieczenie: kosztów leczenia i usług assistance, OC w & [...]
Legacy of 2006 blackout yielding green projects
The legacy of the 2006 blackout that crippled parts of western Queens for days is being forged in some unusual environmentally friendly ways.Discarded cooking oil, once dumped into city sewers, is being shipped off to a recycling plant where it is transformed into bio fuel. Concrete has been chipped away to allow planting of new [...]
