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Gillmor Gang 12.24.11 (TCTV) Top
Gillmore Gang test patternThe Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — took a WiFi stroll through the forest that is Hollywood's attempt to lock down our TVs. It's really too late, what with SOPA boycotts, reverse engineering of the Apple AirPlay bus, and Microsoft's slow fade from CES underway. But that doesn't stop the Cartel from trying. It may turn out that you can someday move network news shows from Slingbox to the iPad and back up to Apple TV over WiFi, but for now the realtime bus is getting choked. In fact all things streaming is about to collide with bandwidth caps, at least in our house. With 5 Apple TVs and counting, it won't be long before WiFi consulting becomes a trade school offering. Me, I'm off to Fry's. Happy Holidays.
 
A Christmas Miracle! Facebook Chat (Kind Of) Supports Extended Rage Faces Top
00yQjFirst, if you want to get right down to it, here are the codes you type into Facebook chat to get various faces:
Poker face [[129627277060203]] Forever Alone [[227644903931785]] OK guy [[100002752520227]] Me Gusta [[164413893600463]] Lol guy [[189637151067601]] Fuck Yeah [[105387672833401]] Problem? [[171108522930776]] [[218595638164996]] [[100002727365206]]
Huzzah! We are truly living in an age of wonder! Second, why does this work?
 
Watch Out Yammer And Jive, Google Is About To Enter The Social Enterprise Space Top
Google AppsThe social enterprise has been growing as more and more companies look to incorporate Facebook-like communications among workers. Jive (which just debuted on the Nasdaq), Yammer, and Salesforce are all betting on the social as an integral part of productivity and business processes in the future. And it looks like Google will be entering the space soon. Google's Vice President of Enterprise Amit Singh tells us that Google will soon bring a more in-depth Google+ social experience to businesses and institutions using Google Apps. In October, Google announced that Google Apps users could sign up for Google+, allowing businesses and educational institutions to share posts directly to other users within their workgroups and/or universities.
 
Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Top
lying noseEntrepreneurs are always in "sell mode", but that doesn't mean they need to be BS-artists.  Most entrepreneurs aren't born liars, but we're brought up in a system that rewards bad behavior and taking the easy way out by lying instead of being truthful, something that eventually catches up with you. If you're an entrepreneur, here are 5 common lies you've probably told.
 
The Decline And Fall Of The Appian Empires Top
roman-forumA couple weeks ago, MG wrote: Android development itself remains a huge pain in the ass. I hear this again, and again, and again. Which took me a bit aback: I've been writing both iOS and Android apps for more'n two years now, and while both platforms' developer tools have their highlights and really irritating lowlights, overall it's pretty much a wash. But then I realized: if you're an iOS developer moving to Android, then yes, it would seem a million times worse. Just as the converse would; it's just that the converse is far less common. The platform you don't know always seems a million times worse than the one you know. You've already gone through the setup nightmares, figured out its quirks and idiosyncracies, and learned what not to do or try. This, I think, is a big factor in the reign of apps. Ever since the App Store came out, people have been prophesying that apps are a passing fad, soon to be replaced by HTML5. For years now, PhoneGap and Sencha have offered cross-platform app development, ie the ability to write a single app that works on both iOS and Android. If the transition between the two is such a giant pain, as mentioned above, why wouldn't everyone do that?
 
Siri, What Were Your Top 5 Hacks And Mods Of 2011? Top
siri2011 saw the rise and fall of Siri. What was initially hailed as something just short of the savior of mankind turned out to be a limited voice control system. Apple insists Siri is still a beta product. They say it will get better. But some out there couldn't wait for Apple. And so, with a little imagineering, people made Siri do all sorts of unconventional tasks in 2011. These hacks led to her opening beer, playing the piano, and even warning owners about what's on a specific TV station. Yeah, the official feature set of Siri is a bit underwhelming, but hackers and modders managed to roll out an impressive set of avant-garde use cases to keep owners occupied until Apple rolls out the next Siri revision. Read on for the top 5 Siri hacks and mods of 2011.
 
Shaker Is Going To Have A Rockin' New Year's Eve Top
Shaker New Year's eveTechCrunch Disrupt winner Shaker is already getting ready for New Year's Eve. The Facebook app creates 3D virtual rooms where you can party with your friends and meet new people. The startup is partnering with Dick Clark Productions to create a virtual loft where a pre-party will take place right before the "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012" show begins. The New Year's Eve loft will be a place where people can virtually hang out between 4PM and 8PM ET on New Year's Eve before the live show begins. You will be able to dance, mingle, buy virtual drinks and watch exclusive interviews with some of the performers who will be on the ABC television show, including Will.i.am, Taio Cruz, LMFAO, Gym Class Heroes, Fergie, Blink 182, and The Band Perry. (RSVP for the event here, or just show up on New Year's Eve).
 
Facebook Subscriber # > Twitter Follower # ? Top
Twitter Extinct doneWhere do you publish first if you have more Facebook subscribers than Twitter followers?  That's a question more and more journalists are going to be asking themselves. Just 3.5 months after the launch of Facebook's late entry into asymmetrical following, many individual content producers including TechCrunch / CrunchFund's MG Siegler, The New York Times' Nick Bilton, and myself have have seen our subscriber counts surpass our follower tally. How? Because Facebook's larger user count makes it easier to amass subscribers.
 
Ron Paul Is The Second Most Popular Republican Candidate On Facebook (And He's Gaining) Top
Screen Shot 2011-12-23 at 3.57.00 PMI know there are lots of people out there who have passionate feelings about Ron Paul. He's a principled and independent fighter for old-time American values, or a conspiracy theorist loon, or someone who let idiotic racist stuff get published in his newsletters decades ago... or whatever else it is that you see about him that makes you react. I'm not here to take sides and tell you how to vote, I'm just writing this article to point out that he's been gaining the most new Facebook fans every day for most of the past month. He's now the second-most popular candidate behind Mitt Romney (and Democratic incumbent Barack Obama, of course), according to the Inside Facebook Election Tracker.
 
Flurry: Largest Addressable Markets For Mobile Developers In 2012 Include India, China, Japan & U.S. Top
12-23-2011 7-07-00 AM-resized-600Mobile analytics firm Flurry is closing out the year with a look into the forthcoming shift in mobile installed bases expected in 2012. Using data from the firm's dataset of over 140,000 apps running worldwide, it was able to calculate smartphone penetration in established markets like U.S. and Europe. Then, using additional data from the IMF in combination with Flurry's own data, the firm was able to then determine which countries represented the top market opportunities for mobile app developers. Not surprisingly, China and India made the list. But so did the U.S.
 
Gillmor Gang Live 12.23.11 (TCTV) Top
Gillmore Gang test patternThe Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor – are recording live at 1pm PT. Recording has concluded.
 
GoDaddy CEO: "There Has To Be Consensus About The Leadership Of The Internet Community" Top
gduIn a brief interview with TechCrunch, GoDaddy's new CEO, Warren Adelman, did a little damage control relating to the company's highly public reversal of its position on SOPA. GoDaddy had previously issued a strong statement of support for the controversial bill, which you can find here. The last day has seen a growing grassroots rejection of the company and its position in the form of a boycott. But today brought a statement from the company apparently doing a complete about-face. Adelman noted that he had "been CEO of this company for all of one week," and that the complaints and feedback had grown just over the last 24 hours, and it is during this time that he became involved. He said that the feedback made him realize they should "take a step back and look at the current legislation." Of course, the outcry against SOPA and its twin in the Senate goes back much further.
 
The Congressional Grill: House Co-Sponsor Defends SOPA (TCTV) Top
bill owensThe Internet is up in arms about the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and for good reason. It could potentially block and censor sites for alleged copyright infringement without full due process. Companies that support the bill are facing boycotts (GoDaddy just withdrew its support for this reason). But people on the two sides of the debate still don't see eye to eye, which is why we invited one of the SOPA's co-sponsors, Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY), to address the issues. We captured the conversation in the video above.
 
UC Berkeley Picks Google Over Microsoft In Battle Over Campus Cloud Services Top
uc-tourWhen you've got a campus with 70,000 students and staff on it, all requiring some form of integrated cloud service, be it for email, scheduling, documents, or what have you, the decision-making process over which service to use is not a trivial one. Fortunately, UC Berkeley considered it not only necessary, but a duty to the public to not just consider the options carefully but to explain those considerations. They've put up a nice detailed comparison of Google and Microsoft's offerings (Apps and Office 365) as they relate to University business. Anyone or any institution thinking of doing a similar deployment may find it interesting reading.
 
Last-Minute Gift Guide 2011: iOS Apps Top
iPhone AppsLooking for a quick last-minute gift? Not feeling up to fighting the holiday traffic, crowds and checkout lines? Just too lazy busy to shop? Then you may want to consider giving the gift of an iOS app. You can gift any paid app from iTunes on your computer or from the app's description page on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Just scroll down past the screenshot and look for the "gift this app" button. All you'll need is the recipient's email address to complete the transaction.
 
GoDaddy No Longer Supports SOPA Top
gdjkSurprise! GoDaddy has just recanted their support of SOPA, issuing a press release and blasting out a massive mountain of tweets on the matter. This comes just hours after they were seemingly cementing their position, shrugging off the boycotts as something that had yet to cause "any impact to [their] business".
 
Forget BBX: RIM Faces Legal Woes Over BBM Trademark Top
sadberrysI swear, it never ends -- not long after a U.S. court passed down a judgment that saw RIM change the name of their new operating system, the company has once again gotten themselves into a tiff over trademarks. This time, the name in question is "BBM," RIM's preferred shorthand for their popular BlackBerry Messenger service. The lawsuit comes courtesy of BBM Canada, a not-for-profit broadcast and audience measurement organization that's been in business considerably longer than RIM has. Originally known as the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement, the group was originally founded in 1944 and took on the BBM moniker in 2001 -- well before RIM's BlackBerry Messenger service came to be.
 
LogMeIn Remote Control iOS App Goes Freemium Top
Screen shot 2011-12-23 at 1.39.52 PMUsers of LogMeIn's Ignition are in for a pleasant surprise this holiday season. The once paid — and quite expensive — app is now migrating to a freemium model. That said, users who paid for Ignition won't have to cough up the dough for a LogMeIn Pro subscription, but they will get the added premium features including HD remote control (and HD streaming) from their computers to their iOS devices.
 
A Very Merry Giveaway: Galaxy Nexus #TechCrunch Top
samsung-galaxy-nexus2You spoke and we listened. The holidays are upon us and yesterday we asked all of you what you would want as a gift out of six different options. Those options were: iPad 2, Canon S100, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Nexus, Boxee Box, and last but not least, a Kinect for Xbox 360. At first, all of you wanted an iPad 2. Then we asked one more time, and you all chose a Galaxy Nexus for your most wanted gift. So, with it being that time of the year and all, we are giving away.. a Galaxy Nexus to one lucky reader!
 
New Startups Pitch In Berlin At HackFwd Build Event [TCTV] Top
89876v1-max-250x250HackFwd, the pan-European accelerator created by Lars Hinrichs, the founder of LinkedIn competitor XING, recently held its open PitchInBerlin session, where startups are invited to enter the programme. It's a sign that HackFwd, one of the few accelerators in Europe to stress the need for technical co-founders, is opening up to new teams. I went to the event in Berlin and interviewed all the startups pitching on the day, as you'll see in the below video.
 

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