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Giving the Internet Senses

The reading about the Japanese farmer who utilized sensors to gain farm intelligence got me thinking about how web-connected sensors have the potential to transform the Internet and ou

Photovine gets released, competing with Instagram on iOS

Google has released a new Photo Sharing app on iOS devices named Photovine in July. This application is one of many photo sharing applications now already exists on iOS and Android devices, such as Instagram and Piictu.


Some say Photovine is Instagram+Piictu. Photovine loses the functionality of filtering pictures like Instagrams offers, yet picks up the feature of grouping photos into theme from Piictu. 


Patent Reform: what do we need?

Our patent system is one of the more convoluted organizing systems that our federal government employs. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is in charge of organizing and approving new inventions (and associated rights).

Are we agile enough for a social intranet?