Search poisoning, mobile Web attacks, selling social-media data
A newly surfaced Microsoft patent application describes a “user-following engine” that would analyze a user’s posts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to deduce mood, interests, and possibly even the person’s education level and comprehension of specific topics. Then the system would automatically adjust the search experience and results to better match those characteristics.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Have you ever seen a work of art—on a poster, in a book, on a billboard, or even in one of the Met’s galleries—and simply had to know more about it? Now you can. I’m pleased to announce a new collaboration with Google that lets you take a picture of a work of art with your mobile device and link straight to more information on metmuseum.org. Download Google Goggles for Android and iPhone.
Multimedia artist Jaakko Pallasvuo has created a video series on “Paths To Success In The International Art World,” covering everything from the importance of location to how to master the art of crafting. My favorite segment so far is his video on how to use the internet to gain such success. His best piece of advice? “Keep a door to irony open at all times. When challenged back out through it.” Such profound wisdom!
A Canada-based startup founded in November 2010 arrived at TechCrunch Disrupt to debut its “HTML5 operating system” called Carbyn. To get this system, there is nothing to install; you use your browser and you log in to Carbyn and you’re on your way. Beyond being an app, beyond being a web store, it is described by its founders as an operating system that happens to be app-focused. “It means you can get it on any device, they add, and “it means buying the cheapest tablet that gets you online so that you can get everything you want through your browser.”
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