Social media has disrupted quite a few fields, becoming an integral part of many of them, such as journalism or marketing. And professionals in these fields have had to adapt, or, perhaps, perish. But everybody has a different way of using social media in the digital marketing world — and his or her unique own styleOr do they? According to Optify, a Seattle-based marketing software provider for digital marketing agencies, there are just seven types of digital marketers depending on how they use social media. And they've laid out these seven categories in an infographic, which can be seen... Read similar

Recently, many iPhone and iPad users were incensed to learn that Siri — the personal digital assistant for iOS devices — has an eerily long memory. Unbeknownst to Apple customers, Siri sends all your queries directly to Apple's company’s servers, where it is kept for two years before being deletedAnd while the truth about Siri is making headlines, it's not really shocking. Data retention policies have been aggravating Internet and cellphone users for years now. These policies are determined by individual companies and aren’t regulated by state or federal laws.Shrinking ... Read similar

At a hearing in Washington on Wednesday, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV lambasted the digital advertising industry for failing to voluntarily honor privacy requests from online consumers called Do Not Track signals.Read similar

Binoculars may seem archaic in the era of superzoom cameras, but they're still extremely useful in specific situations, such as observing wildlife. That's why Sony sees a bright future for its line of digital binoculars, which just got a big upgrade, and can even take photos and video.The DEV-50 is Sony's second-generation digital binoculars, much smaller and lighter than the first generation at just 1.6 pounds and 6.3 inches long. The binocs can zero in on subjects with a 25x zoom that includes continuous autofocus.Optical image stabilization will help a lot at higher zoom levels, keeping the... Read similar

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Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be bug? To see what they see with those weird-looking eyes? Scientists and researchers at the University of Illinois are developing a unique digital camera that mimics what most bugs see, complete with a 160-degree field of view and “nearly-infinite” depth of field. The camera is covered Read The Full StoryRead similar

Nintendo's hardware sales may be in a bit of a stupor, but its downloadable games are a different story. During today's financial results briefing, the company's president, Satoru Iwata, announced that digital sales for the 2013 fiscal year, which ended in March, cruised past ¥16 billion (around $160.9 million), more than doubling transactions from the last two years. Nintendo's frontman went on to credit the demand for downloadable game add-ons and the convenience of digital titles as contributing factors in the company's surge. Iwata also pointed out that most 3DS owners are using thei... Read similar

Western Digital has just begun shipping a new 2.5-inch internal hard drive that’s only a mere 5mm thick. The company is calling it the UltraSlim, and it packs in 500GB of whatever you can stuff in it. the new drive will fit in any standard 2.5-inch drive bay, but will take up less vertical space Read The Full StoryRead similar

For most of us, calendars are the cornerstone of our work and personal schedules. Though we own "smart" phones, the apps we use to track our days are still relatively dumb, argues Jason Snell of Macworld. In a lengthy article, Snell asks why calendars aren't more like a personal assistant -- smart enough to manage your schedule, not just pencil in dates and times. He brings up his own schedule which is filled with meetings and seemingly no breaks. An assistant would notice his meeting overload and pencil in free time accordingly. Snell doesn't offer any solutions to the problems facing calen... Read similar