E-Commerce SnipSnap: How a Newspaper Vet Aims to Remake Paper Coupons for the Mobile Era It all started with a pack of diapers. Ted Mann, then a regional digital director for Gannett and a new dad, was waiting in line to pay for diapers when he realized he hadn't brought the coupons. Like so many coupons clipped from the local paper, they sat in what Mann refers to as the "bowl of shame" - that repository of unclaimed discounts… John Paul Titlow View comments
PaaS Heroku Chief Opens the Door to More Processes, Bigger Ecosystem, Less Amazon In an interview with ReadWriteWeb, the man who led the Heroku PaaS platform to prominence - and who continues to lead it as Executive Vice President of Salesforce - says that as his platform expands, it could certainly penetrate old barriers. One such barrier could be the ribbon, if you will, in front of a "Heroku apps store." Another is the… Scott M. Fulton View comments
Digital Humanities Researchers Wrestle with Social Media Suicide Questions Since the first documented Internet suicide pact in Japan in 2000, public health officials have struggled to understand what role the Web plays in suicidal behavior. A new study suggests that social media is only making it more difficult to find answers to those questions. Dave Copeland View comments
Facebook Why All the Facebook Rumors? Company's Slumping Share Price Could Have Something to Do With It It’s not surprising that Facebook is developing a phone, as reported last week by The New York Times. What is surprising is how the story has been covered with a sense of awe, and no one has bothered to question how news of the Facebook phone - as well as a rumored acquisition of Opera - leaked during Facebook’s first full week as a public… Social Dave Copeland View comments
Digital Lifestyle Cutting all the Cords: The Feasibility of a 100% Mobile Lifestyle The cord-cutting revolution is growing. People are ditching their cables boxes in favor of streaming videos through their smartphones, tablets and services such as Roku and Apple TV. In reality though, these are not real cord cutters. They still pay bills to the cable companies that deliver broadband Internet access to their homes. That broadband… Mobile Dan Rowinski View comments