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Is LinkedIn paying you to use your name & photo in their ads???

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Without attracting too much publicity, LinkedIn has updated their privacy conditions that now permit them to use your name and picture in any of their advertisements … unless you “opt-out”

(See ch. 2 of their privacy policy: http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy&trk=hb_ft_priv)

If you are looking to opt-out …

  1. Place the cursor on your name at the top right corner of the screen. From the small pull down menu that appears, select “settings”
  2. Then click “Account” on the left/bottom
  3. In the column next to Account, select the option “Manage Social Advertising”
  4. Finally un-tick the box “LinkedIn may use my name and photo in social advertising”
  5. and Save

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January 27, 2012 at 10:07 pm

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The entire POTUS campaign in one cartoon

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“The problems we face today exist because
the people who work for a living are
outnumbered by those who vote for a living.”

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January 26, 2012 at 10:33 pm

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The Best Airports and Airlines for Tech-Dependent Travelers [INFOGRAPHIC]

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via Mashable by Lauren Drell on 1/12/12


Jetsetting from New York to Silicon Valley and everywhere in between helps high-tech travelers gather a wealth of knowledge about life spent in airports and at 35,000 feet. So, if you’ve got a trip coming up, you’ll find this infographic’s insights about the most tech-friendly airports and airlines to be incredibly useful.

For longer flights, you need to be completely juiced up beforehand … or have access to outlets onboard. There are 17,000 outlets in the 40 busiest American airports; that may sound like a lot, but it equates to just 5.5 outlets per gate, on average. That’s not a very favorable ratio when you consider how many people are traveling with smartphones, eReaders, tablets, laptops or any combination thereof. (Tip: Virgin America has outlets in every row of the plane to keep you charged in the sky, so there’s no race to recharge at the gate.)

Even when you’re all charged up, you might not be able to afford being offline for hours at a time, so inflight Wi-Fi isn’t just a nice perk — it’s a must. So it’s good to know that AirTran and Virgin America have Wi-Fi on 100% of their aircraft.

And when you’re managing travel or booking flights, you might think to yourself, “Oh, there’s an app for that.” But you should know that few airlines have apps that are fully functional — Delta’s is ranked the best among all U.S. carriers, scoring 8 out of 10 possible points.

Lastly, in case you didn’t learn how to travel efficiently from George Clooney in Up in the Air, there are some handy tips for expediting your trip through the TSA lines at the bottom of the graphic. Want to take it to the next level? This tech-lover’s jacket could be a helpful tool.

In short, this infographic from OnlineMBA.com highlights pretty much everything you need to know about high-tech travel. Noticeably missing from the airport map are LAX, SFO and Chicago’s O’Hare, but we’ve got you covered with information regarding airport Wi-Fi and Boingo Hotspots.

Best Airports for Tech

Infographic courtesy of OnlineMBA.com

More About: infographics, travel, trending

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January 14, 2012 at 10:57 pm

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The Best Airports and Airlines for Tech-Dependent Travelers [INFOGRAPHIC]

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via Mashable by Lauren Drell on 1/12/12


Jetsetting from New York to Silicon Valley and everywhere in between helps high-tech travelers gather a wealth of knowledge about life spent in airports and at 35,000 feet. So, if you’ve got a trip coming up, you’ll find this infographic’s insights about the most tech-friendly airports and airlines to be incredibly useful.

For longer flights, you need to be completely juiced up beforehand … or have access to outlets onboard. There are 17,000 outlets in the 40 busiest American airports; that may sound like a lot, but it equates to just 5.5 outlets per gate, on average. That’s not a very favorable ratio when you consider how many people are traveling with smartphones, eReaders, tablets, laptops or any combination thereof. (Tip: Virgin America has outlets in every row of the plane to keep you charged in the sky, so there’s no race to recharge at the gate.)

Even when you’re all charged up, you might not be able to afford being offline for hours at a time, so inflight Wi-Fi isn’t just a nice perk — it’s a must. So it’s good to know that AirTran and Virgin America have Wi-Fi on 100% of their aircraft.

And when you’re managing travel or booking flights, you might think to yourself, “Oh, there’s an app for that.” But you should know that few airlines have apps that are fully functional — Delta’s is ranked the best among all U.S. carriers, scoring 8 out of 10 possible points.

Lastly, in case you didn’t learn how to travel efficiently from George Clooney in Up in the Air, there are some handy tips for expediting your trip through the TSA lines at the bottom of the graphic. Want to take it to the next level? This tech-lover’s jacket could be a helpful tool.

In short, this infographic from OnlineMBA.com highlights pretty much everything you need to know about high-tech travel. Noticeably missing from the airport map are LAX, SFO and Chicago’s O’Hare, but we’ve got you covered with information regarding airport Wi-Fi and Boingo Hotspots.

Best Airports for Tech

Infographic courtesy of OnlineMBA.com

More About: infographics, travel, trending

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January 14, 2012 at 10:57 pm

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Beautiful Time-Lapse Video Takes You Around the World in 6,237 Photos

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via Mashable by Brian Anthony Hernandez on 1/13/12


Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

This stunning time-lapse video puts you in the passenger seat of one man’s almost year-long adventure across 17 countries. In it, you’ll see 6,237 pictures spliced together to create several beautiful, fast-paced montages that surely will make you want to pack your suitcase and take a trip this year.

Equipped with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 camera, San Francisco-based Kien Lam quit his job, bought a plane ticket to London and then spent 343 days traversing the globe and snapping photos along the way.

Wanting to inspire others to travel, Lam returned home and whipped up the 290-second video, which was edited in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

“To capture the spirit of the trip, I took time-lapse photographs at practically every city I traveled to,” he told to Mashable in an email. “Each two-second scene is comprised of about 40 to 60 photographs.”

SEE ALSO: Exhilarating Film Takes You Through 11 Countries in 1 Minute [VIRAL VIDEO]

Music from his brother William Lam complements the visuals in the clip. The song, “Places and Faces,” will be available to buy on iTunes and Amazon on Jan. 15. To learn more about Kien Lam’s trip or get notified when the Logic Pro-produced song is out, visit his travel blog.

Fun fact: Lam rode in 19 planes, 58 buses and 18 boats during his trip.

Mashable has featured other badass time-lapse videos in the past. Below, you’ll find galleries filled with nature- and design-related clips.


1. Oak Tree

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Short but sweet, this video encompasses all four seasons with photographs taken of an oak tree as it changes during a year.

Click here to view this gallery.


1. Tim Potter

http://reader.googleusercontent.com/reader/embediframe?src=http://www.youtube.com/v/laoS5r8UnVc%26border%3D0%26rel%3D0%26loop%3D0&width=616&height=400

Here you can see how an HTML5 website is created by building upon the wireframe in Photoshop – from “concept to comp,” as the designer states.

Click here to view this gallery.

More About: travel, trending, viral video, viral-video-of-the-day

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January 14, 2012 at 10:51 pm

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Beautiful Time-Lapse Video Takes You Around the World in 6,237 Photos

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via Mashable by Brian Anthony Hernandez on 1/13/12


Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

This stunning time-lapse video puts you in the passenger seat of one man’s almost year-long adventure across 17 countries. In it, you’ll see 6,237 pictures spliced together to create several beautiful, fast-paced montages that surely will make you want to pack your suitcase and take a trip this year.

Equipped with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 camera, San Francisco-based Kien Lam quit his job, bought a plane ticket to London and then spent 343 days traversing the globe and snapping photos along the way.

Wanting to inspire others to travel, Lam returned home and whipped up the 290-second video, which was edited in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

“To capture the spirit of the trip, I took time-lapse photographs at practically every city I traveled to,” he told to Mashable in an email. “Each two-second scene is comprised of about 40 to 60 photographs.”

SEE ALSO: Exhilarating Film Takes You Through 11 Countries in 1 Minute [VIRAL VIDEO]

Music from his brother William Lam complements the visuals in the clip. The song, “Places and Faces,” will be available to buy on iTunes and Amazon on Jan. 15. To learn more about Kien Lam’s trip or get notified when the Logic Pro-produced song is out, visit his travel blog.

Fun fact: Lam rode in 19 planes, 58 buses and 18 boats during his trip.

Mashable has featured other badass time-lapse videos in the past. Below, you’ll find galleries filled with nature- and design-related clips.


1. Oak Tree

http://reader.googleusercontent.com/reader/embediframe?src=http://www.youtube.com/v/-bUDylndVoY%26border%3D0%26rel%3D0%26loop%3D0&width=616&height=400

Short but sweet, this video encompasses all four seasons with photographs taken of an oak tree as it changes during a year.

Click here to view this gallery.


1. Tim Potter

http://reader.googleusercontent.com/reader/embediframe?src=http://www.youtube.com/v/laoS5r8UnVc%26border%3D0%26rel%3D0%26loop%3D0&width=616&height=400

Here you can see how an HTML5 website is created by building upon the wireframe in Photoshop – from “concept to comp,” as the designer states.

Click here to view this gallery.

More About: travel, trending, viral video, viral-video-of-the-day

For more Entertainment coverage:


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January 14, 2012 at 10:51 pm

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Stuff nobody says…I think

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January 12, 2012 at 8:22 pm

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10 Essential YouTube Tips and Tricks

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via Mashable! by Amy-Mae Elliott on 1/12/12

1. Get Social With Connected Sharing Options

You can share YouTube content without hooking up your other social networking accounts, but if you do, the process gets all (buzzword alert!) “frictionless.”

As you upload, comment, favorite or like a video, these actions will be broadcast to your Facebook and Twitter accounts for your friends and followers to see.

To manage these options, click on your username at the top right of YouTube, then “Settings,” then “Sharing.”

Click here to view this gallery.

With more than 3 billion views every single day, YouTube is currently the undisputed king of online video. But how well do you know the site?

We have spent some time coming to grips with the world’s largest video-sharing service and here offer you 10 hints for getting more out of your YouTube experience, from improved search to better viewing options via clever shortcuts.

SEE ALSO: 12 Fun Hacks for Getting More Out of YouTube

Take a look through our gallery of super useful YouTube tips. Share in the comments any other nifty, native tricks you’ve discovered.

More About: features, gallery, Google, How-To, tips and tricks, trending, YouTube


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January 12, 2012 at 8:11 pm

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How things have changed!!

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January 7, 2012 at 4:57 pm

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Steve Jobs & Stephen Covey for the January 6 First Friday Book Synopsis via @dallasbookguy

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Come Join Us this Friday – 
for the January 6 
First Friday Book Synopsis
featuring Steve Jobs
and the newest book by Stephen Covey 

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Register Now  

 

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

 

Well, I actually took quite a few days off — fully off — so I never did write that full email I promised.  Sorry about that.

 

But, we are excited about the first First Friday Book Synopsis of the year, this Friday, January 6.  

 

It will be a wonderful morning.  I will present my synopsis of the Walter Isaacson biography, Steve Jobs.  It was published in late October, but it is already the best selling nonfiction book of 2011.  I am throughly enjoying reading it, and look forward to presenting it.  

 

You can read the review of this book by our blogging team member Bob Morris by clicking here.  

 

Karl will present his synospis of the newest Stephen Covey book, The Third Alternative:  Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems.  (And don't we all see plenty of problems to solve?) 

 

Mark your calendar, and reserve your spot right away.  Click here to register for this Friday, the January 6, 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis.  And, as you start the new year, consider bringing a friend with you for our first of the year gathering.  

 

 

Our books for January

 

 

 

  

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* We meet Friday, January 6, 7:00 am, at 

The Park City Club

5656 Sherry Lane, Suite 1700

Dallas, TX  75225

 

Schedule:

 

Registration opens at 6:45 am

Breakfast served by 7:00 am

Presentations begin at 7:25

Concluded by 8:05

 

Click here for map to The Park City Club

Click here to register

($29.00 at the door — $27.00, if paid on line, by clicking here).

 

(Please reserve your spot by noon Thursday, if possible.  Thanks).  

  

Register Now    

 

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January 3, 2012 at 12:58 pm

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