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  Gerrit Eicker 08:20 on 14. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Nokia Goes Virtual Worlds 

  Nokia Growth Partners (US $350M) will invest in startups innovating in virtual worlds beside others: http://j.mp/Tt6m2
   

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  Gerrit Eicker 18:17 on 13. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Google Building Maker 

  Google starts Building Maker, a crowdsourcing project to create 3D models of every structure on Earth; http://j.mp/PprGn

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    Gerrit Eicker 18:19 on 13. October 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Google: “Some of us here at Google spend almost all of our time thinking about one thing: How do we create a three-dimensional model of every built structure on Earth? How do we make sure it’s accurate, that it stays current and that it’s useful to everyone who might want to use it? – One of the best ways to get a big project done – and done well – is to open it up to the world. As such, today we’re announcing the launch of Google Building Maker, a fun and simple (and crazy addictive, it turns out) tool for creating buildings for Google Earth. – We like to think of Building Maker as a cross between Google Maps and a gigantic bin of building blocks.”

    TC: “While Building Maker is definitely a fun tool, Google gets some benefit out of this. They are crowdsourcing building making to their users, in addition to doing this internally. Google is also crowdsourcing to help update Google Maps, letting users report changes to a particular location, destination or roads.”

    RWW: “Overall, this looks like a very smart way for Google to enhance the 3D experience in Google Earth and it will be interesting to see if Google will also build more services on top of these 3D-rendered cities at a later point.”

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    website video 00:01 on 25. January 2010 Permalink | Reply

    Maybe – but I wonder where all the oblique imagery would be coming from? There are only so many oblique providers…

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      Gerrit Eicker 10:18 on 25. January 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Interesting question. User uploads. Google’s image databases?

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  Gerrit Eicker 08:24 on 13. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  State of Social Media 

  Compete (September, year over year figures): Twitter +660%, Facebook +202%, MySpace -11%; http://j.mp/PL19o

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  Gerrit Eicker 07:57 on 13. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Yahoo Meme API 

  Yahoo Meme released an API for third party developers built on top of the YQL; http://j.mp/WONAM
   
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  Gerrit Eicker 06:41 on 13. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Brand Advocates 

  Forrester suggests to move from brand managers to brand advocates as a more consumer-centric approach; http://j.mp/2ogN5
   
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  Gerrit Eicker 14:30 on 12. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Thawte Personal Email Certificates: End of Life 

  Thawte Personal Email Certificates and the Web of Trust will be discontinued on November 16, 2009; http://j.mp/cin6x

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    Gerrit Eicker 14:33 on 12. October 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Thawte: “Over the past several years, security compliance requirements have become more restrictive, while the technology infrastructure necessary to meet these requirements has expanded greatly. Despite our strong desire to continue providing the Thawte Personal E-mail Certificate and Web of Trust services, the ever-expanding standards and technology requirements will outpace our ability to maintain these services at the high level of quality we require. As a result, Thawte Personal E-Mail Certificates and the Web of Trust will be discontinued on November 16, 2009 and will no longer be available after that date. … Customers with active Thawte Personal Email Certificates will be given the option to enroll for a free one year VeriSign Email Certificate. … After 16 November 2009, the system that supports Thawte Personal Email Certificates will shut down and as a result, active email Certificates and enrollments of email Certificates will no longer be available. … Your Thawte Personal Email Certificate will be revoked on 16 November 2009 on the same date that we stop offering Thawte Personal Email Certificates.“

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  Gerrit Eicker 08:10 on 12. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Avatars and Reputation 

  Gartner: Enterprises must get control of the avatars of their employees regarding reputation issues; http://j.mp/1XJLhY
   
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  Gerrit Eicker 07:56 on 12. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Convergence of Real and Virtual Worlds 

  GigaOM: Evolution of AR and 3D in general is fostering a convergence of the real and virtual worlds; http://j.mp/XeYk7

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  Gerrit Eicker 06:38 on 12. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Subscriptions Business 

  Subscriptions seem as functional and popular as ever for a variety of goods and services; http://j.mp/wyfGL
   
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  Gerrit Eicker 14:43 on 11. October 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  MySkyStatus 

  While in the air, MySkyStatus (by Lufthansa) sends flight updates automatically to Facebook, Twitter; http://j.mp/3fTvZw