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Carlos Granier-Phelps

Thoughts on Twitter Censorship

January 27, 2012

Twitter’s move may open the door for more transparency in modern democracies; what it will do for those countries were freedom of speech really needs a helping hand remains to be seen.

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3 ways to use Google as a dictionary

September 8, 2011

Use these quick hacks to use Google as a dictionary. 1. If you only want a quick word definition, prepend your Google search with define: For instance, https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=define:animal will give you a quick dictionary definition, followed by normal search results. Use define:search-term to get a quick dictionary definition 2. If you want a more complete definition [...]

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76 iPad apps for kids, as recommended by Robert Scoble’s Google+ readers

August 20, 2011
76 iPad apps for kids

If you’re looking for some great iPad apps to keep your kids entertained, look no further than this list of recommended titles recommended by Robert Scoble’s readers on Google+.

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Let me show you how French Coffee makes your brain happier (and other statistical lies)

August 15, 2011

Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks) In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating “the optimum TEDTalk” based on user ratings. How do you rate it? “Jaw-dropping”? “Unconvincing”? Or just plain “Funny”? [download tedPad here] Share it with your [...]

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Integrating Buffer into your iPad Twitter workflow

June 29, 2011
Using IFTTT to integrate Buffer with your iPad twitter workflow

Integrating Buffer into your info-pr0n apps for easy one-click, queued tweets.

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Creating a Shortcode for the Organize Series WordPress Plugin

March 22, 2011
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Quickly display the contents of any series created with the Organize Series plugin anywhere on your blog.

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Google TV is coming (and we told you so)

March 18, 2010
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In April, 2006, I wrote: “Google is also making inroads into the set-top box business, hoping to bring television media straight into your television (whether it’s in your living room or your mobile phone).” Today, Google is finally announcing Google TV.

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Unboxing “The World According to Twitter”

August 13, 2009
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Today I received my autographed copy of “The World according to Twitter” (TWA2T) by David Pogue and a couple thousand of his Twitter friends. In the tradition of tech geeks everywhere, behold: the unboxing of TWA2T! Here we go: 1. The original package with a dog logo. I had NO IDEA what this was. 2. [...]

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TuneUp for iTunes Review

July 28, 2009

Is your iTunes library filled with tracks identified by “Track 01,” “Track 02,” “Various Artists,” “Unknown Album” and so on? Are your eyes sore from looking at all those missing covers when using Cover Flow? If so, then read on; TuneUp might just be the tool you need to clean up your music library once [...]

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How to send group emails from your iPhone

July 18, 2009

Easily address email messages to large groups using your iPhone’s native Mail app. This trick even works with the Camera app.

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