LinkedIn has made another step toward being a serious player in the online media space with the revamping of its news section.The refreshed look on LinkedIn Today sees it take on more of a magazine feel and comes with the introduction of channels, which allow people to follow broader topic areas that cross multiple industries and professional sectors.The sectors covered by the new channels include Your Career, Economy, Social Impact, Big Ideas and Innovation, and Higher Education. Once you ...

Yes this is a real thing. Huggies has rolled out a device that will send you a tweet whenever your baby soils its nappy.The device, dreamed up by Ogilvy Brazil, affixes to the outside of the child's nappy (thankfully) and is meant to be used in conjunction with a smartphone app. When the sensor detects a change in humidity, it tweets you. Clearly then this is technology designed for parents too concerned about what's happening on their Twitter feed ...

It seems that Socialbakers has had enough of the misleading headlines, panicked marketers and clarifying blog posts. In the hopes of keeping its country-based Facebook stats out of the hands of confused journalists, the social analytics company has hidden them behind a paywall.Socialbakers, which has been in the news recently after its statistics were used to point out the decline of Facebook in a number of countries, announced via a short blog post that its previously free offering would now ...

BitTorrent -- the company behind the file format that users have been gleefully using to share and download pirated content for years -- has been working hard recently to try to make sure you associate something other than copyright infringement with its name. Its latest effort is called BitTorrent Bundles, and it's designed to let brands get content to the fans, but also receive something in return.The alpha version of Bundles is being tested though a collaboration with Ultra -- ...

TV whitespaces are playing an increasingly important role when it comes to providing broadband to emerging market countries. The latest project to use the technology sees Microsoft partner up with the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and UhuruOne to provide wireless broadband access to university students and faculty in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.TV white spaces technology provides wireless broadband by tapping into unused portions of wireless spectrum in the frequency bands generally used for television. Although Africa ...

Privacy advocates are up in arms after India the country's government began stealthily rolling out a central monitoring system that will allow it to monitor its citizens' phone calls and internet communications in the name of national security.The multi-million dollar central monitoring system is believed to have initially have been conceived as a response to the threat of terrorism, such as the attacks which rocked Mumbai in 2008.Now however, The Times of India reports, the system will be ...

Google's core business is all about finding you what you need to know. The company has become synonymous with searching the internet, so it is no surprise that it will always try to innovate in that area. The next step in search? Well, that would be Knowledge Graph.When Google launched its latest version of search, it said it was trying to build a search of the future that taps into the "collective intelligence of the web and understands the world ...

Big Data. The term that everyone seems to be throwing around at the moment. CIOs are using it, COOs are using it, even the CEO is getting involved. But the real area of the business where Big Data is exceptionally useful is in the CMO's arena. The question has to be asked though, what Big Data are those in marketing after and what are they going to do with it once they have it?The answer is actually quite simple: predictive ...

When I hear “Razer,” I think “dedicated gamer.” The two are almost synonymous. This headset brushes by this brittle but crucial association. The Razer Carcharias slogan reads “Command in Comfort.” and rightfully so. This is a headset that delivers a reliable experience well worth exploring. It’s designed and priced for the gaming crowd with a budget who still need an immersive, quality gaming experience. It’s both PC and Xbox 360 compatible and great for co-op games. Its products scream “hardcore ...

It's the kind of thing usually reserved for geek fantasies or bad fan fiction, but in the world portrayed by a new Audi ad Leonard Nimoy (classic Spock) and Zachary Quinto (Spock in the JJ Abrams Star Trek films) hang out and have a massive competitive streak.In the ad, Nimoy beats Quinto at chess who then challenges him to a round of golf, adding that whoever gets to the club first has to buy lunch. Quinto has an Audi ...