Author: JD Rucker
It's one giant "Leap Motion" for mankind as company unveils gesture-control with 200x accuracy
Yesterday by JD Rucker | add commentPlay Angry Birds with chop sticks. Browse web pages without a mouse or touchscreen. Sign a document within 1 centimeter with pinpoint accuracy. These are just the tip of the possibilities iceberg for Leap Motion, the gesture-control technology unveiled today in more »
Uberconference has a heritage of "voice" behind it
Yesterday by JD Rucker | add commentIf you’re going to build a startup, you have a better chance of success if you have a proven track record. Uberconference CEO Craig Walker has such a history as the founder of GrandCentral (which became Google Voice) and Dialpad before that (which became Yahoo Voice). Unlike most conference call services, there more »
Chrome overtakes IE to become world's most popular browser
May 21 by JD Rucker | 5 commentsIt was only a matter of time. Google Chrome, the internet browser they introduced in 2008, has been growing like crazy, passing Firefox to become the 2nd-most popular browser worldwide in the last quarter of 2011. Last week, it took the top spot from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which has held that position more »
Interesting facts about the IPO that everyone is discussing
May 16 by JD Rucker | add commentWhile there is definitely a lot of interest in Jimmy’s Fish Stick Company’s upcoming IPO, the main focus is on Facebook. The social networking giant has the most anticipated initial public offering in history that will likely value the company in the 12-digits. Whenever something more »
Slashdot may be for sale soon
May 11 by JD Rucker | add commentOne of the grandfathers of social news may be on the selling block as Geeknet announced today that they were evaluating “strategic alternatives” for their online media business that includes Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode. They may be for sale soon. Then again, Geeknet may decide to invest more into more »
The invaluable social media custom graphics cheat sheet
May 10 by JD Rucker | 2 commentsOne of the hardest parts about personalizing social media profiles and pages is getting the artwork and branding just right. Every site has different sizes and styles that they prefer when placing artwork on your page. The challenge is that more »
How to make Google Translate beat box
May 6 by JD Rucker | 2 commentsSome Google hacks are simply cooler than others. If you want to make Google Translate “beat box” like a champ, simply paste this nonsensical string of letters into it and push play. pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv more »
The $200 million "Draw Something" fad is ending
May 6 by JD Rucker | add commentSomeone should have seen this coming. Someone should have said something. After forking over $200 million to buy OMGPOP for the singular purpose of getting control over Draw Something, Zynga is wondering why 5 million daily active users (around 1/3rd of the total) abandoned more »
Posted May 10, 2012 in The invaluable social media custom graphics cheat sheet
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 19, 2012 in A bicycle built for the digital world