http://digitalpivot.com The Digital Pivot Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:12:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Kevin Kelly gave a great speech describing his thoughts on where the web is going. He begins his presentation by stating that it was about 6500 days ago when Berners-Lee created the first web page. The internet began as something which linked ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/have-to-get-better-at-believing-the-impossible-a-look-at-the-future-of-the-web/ Electronic billboards have been taking some heat lately from officials across the country trying to regulate them more. Al Tompkins at Poynter Online recently compiled some examples of the issues over these billboards for his Morning Meeting blog. Business folks like them, some people are concerned about them leading to distracted drivers ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/tweets-10-feet-high/ I don't mind ads on social sites, as long as they're not spammy in nature. I think the less obtrusive the better. Many would rather have none at all, but this is the real world we live in. I am conflicted as a social media participant and business owner.(I don't ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/what-do-you-think-of-ads-in-social-media/     So what is it? This social media thing? (Read this article to get a grasp of what I'm talking about: http://tinyurl.com/6bz4x4).I see it as user generated content, a means of communicating. I don't agree with all the viewpoints in the article, but I can agree that it's a creation of ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/so-whats-your-definition-of-social-media/ There was a new study released by the MacArthur Foundation revealing that teenagers socializing on the internet is an integral part of their development, and is just not as bad for them as we have previously thought. The study, started in 2005, had 5000 hours of researchers observing how teenagers interact ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/turns-out-the-internet-isnt-such-a-bad-place/ On Tuesday, National Geographic announced that it will be expanding its business into video games in an effort to reach its younger audience. The magazine hopes to have at four games released by next year. This news comes at such a morbid time in the world of print media. National Geographic ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/national-geographic-expands-with-video-game-division/ Ziff Davis has announced that the January 2009 issue of PcMagazine will be the magazine's final print edition. The magazine, which was started in 1982, has a storied history, but its print base eroded over the years as its core brand of journalism—news you can use while shopping for computers—moved online. ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/another-one-print-edition-bites-the-dust/ Yelp.com and CitySearch.com are competing to be the go-to search site for everything local. While both sites offer virually the same concept, they each have different features, some of which might help you to make up your mind about which service works better for your needs. Yelp.com says real people, real reviews ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/yelp-and-citysearch-competing-for-your-review/ Soldiers and their families have often struggled with a way to stay in contact while separated from each other. Sometimes, spouses can go weeks and months with not word from their significant other. TroopTube was developed as a way for troops to upload and share videos and information, from where ever ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/troop-tube/ Twilio recently rick-rolled TechCrunch. To learn how to rick-roll someone in your life, check out what Twilio has to offer. Twilio's information says that it allows Web Apps to make and receive phone calls. This has the potential to be awesome, and I think the idea of rick-rolling someone on their cell ... http://digitalpivot.com/2008/11/twilio/