Archive | August, 2015

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YouTube Finally Fixes Video View Counts

YouTube announced earlier today that they’re finally going to fix video view counts. If you watch videos that are being shared widely across social networks up until today the counter always seemed to be stuck. YouTube would default to displaying “301+” on videos which were getting a lot of traffic. Why? Because a lot of […]

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Michele Neylon, CEO, Blacknight

What’s It to You Who Runs the Internet?

Internet Governance doesn’t just happen. A lot of talking goes on to make sure that everyone’s interests are represented while progress is made. If your business is the Internet, you can cross your fingers and hope that all goes well, or you can do like Blacknight and get involved. Blacknight is Ireland’s leading domain registrar […]

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How Lexus Built a Hoverboard Skate Park [Video]

We blogged this yesterday; now Lexus has unveiled its hoverboard, and purpose built hover park in Barcelona. [youtube]https://youtu.be/ZwSwZ2Y0Ops[/youtube]   Clearly it’s less of a science-fiction fantasy, and more a story of old fashioned trial-and-error iterative engineering. And that’s OK. It’s the same ‘maglev‘ technology which has been in development for trains for over 40 years. The ‘ride’ is […]

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Connor Keppel, Phorest

“Little Bits of Automated Magic” – Podcast with Connor Keppel of Phorest [Audio]

Connor Keppel is head of marketing at Phorest, and our guest on today’s podcast. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 26:25; 15MB; MP3. Phorest makes CRM software for hair salons, scheduling appointments and providing “little bits of automated magic”, like mailing customers afterwards inviting them to rate the […]

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Lexus’ New Hoverboard Goes on Show Tomorrow

It’s 2015, so where’s the hoverboard that Marty McFly got to ride in Back to the Future Part II? Last year, Funny or Die recruited Christopher Lloyd and a special effects crew to spoof the invention. But now car company Lexus claims to have developed a real one! [youtube]https://youtu.be/7zTCgMPZRuo[/youtube]   The project, called Slide, is one of four […]

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