Can you spot the difference between these two sample display ads? Of course you can. However, the most important difference is not discernible to the naked eye. The lower ad was customized and chosen from thousands of different creative elements, automatically and in real-time, by machine-learning algorithms developed by Teracent , a San Mateo, California startup. We think that this technology has...
Over fifty million users entrust their professional identities and relationships with LinkedIn, helping build LinkedIn into the largest global professional network today. However, professionals around the world use a wide variety of applications and Web sites to get their work done, and they have spoken loud and clear that they want the ability to [...]
It comes to our attention that the MEMRI Blog highlights an article from the Saudi _ al-Watan _ in Arabic that - according to an Afghan source - the United States is talking to the Taliban seeking to trade control of 5 provinces in exchange for the cessation of attacks on US bases. MEMRI summarizes: An Afghan source in Kabul reports that U.S. Ambassador in Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry is holding secret...
Today, the FBI released its latest annual statistics on U.S. hate crimes in 2008. Overall, “the 2008 numbers are up slightly — 7,783 incidents and 9,691 victims” were reported last year. Hate crimes based on sexual orientation had the largest increase — nearly 11 percent. Hate crimes based on religion rose 9 percent and [...]
First Read has obtained a resoultion being e-mailed around to Republican National Committee members for comments that proposes a conservative litmus test of sorts for candidates. If a candidate disagrees with three of the 10 items on the list, the RNC would withhold financial assistance and an endorsement from that candidate.
Washington (CNN) - The Senate's second-ranking Democrat said Sunday he was open to changing the government-run public health insurance option in the chamber's health care bill to ensure that the measure passes. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate assistant majority leader, said on the NBC program "Meet the Press" that the goal is to [...]
From Chicago journalist Kristen McQueary, this deplorable story: As a journalist covering Chicago politics, verifying information is like climbing a mountain of sand. With each step you take, the deeper you sink. Last week while researching claims from a local Tea Party activist, I found myself asking a family for proof that they had lost an unborn grandchild. The family, Dan and Midge Hough, of Chicago,...
There are a couple of aspects of this historic vote that deserve notice here: 1. My favorite provision requires that all members of Congress give up their federally-funded health care benefits and join the health care exchanges that will be set up by this bill. This is brilliant politics, addressing the tide of populist anger and [...]
Big Government has a treasure trove of ACORN docs dumped to cover the criminal racket’s tracks before Jerry Brown launched a pretend probe. [...] Read the rest »
A couple of weeks ago, the first iPhone worm appeared , spreading on jailbroken devices with the SSH application installed (vulnerability being the fact that many users haven’t changed the default root password). As far as worms go, this one was quite benign, merely “rickrolling” users; i.e., changing the background image on the device to an image of Rick Astley. Now, according to...
We know how boring most holly jolly holiday cards can be, so we were glad to see that a handful of Valve-ified greeting cards are now available for purchase at the game maker's online store . Featuring characters from Left 4 Dead , Left 4 Dead 2 , and Team Fortress 2 in compromising holiday situations, there's no doubt that we'll actually - finally - send out greeting cards this year to everyone in...
You think Apple is going to take its fancy phone being relegated to the Island of Misfit Toys in a Verizon ad laying down? Nope. These two new iPhone ads seem to gun right at the big V. [ Engadget ]
Several weeks ago, Google made some serious waves when it launched Google Maps Navigation for Android . The app made Google an instant player in the GPS market. To add insult to injury, Google made the app free, which has ravaged share prices for Garmin and TomTom . Still, the app was only launched for the Android 2.0 platform, so only newer phones like the Droid could use Google Maps Navigation....
