Moreover, the new W3C HTML5 website also lsit some of the websites which have already adopted HTML5. The site also gives you options to buy HTML5 merchandise such as stickers and t-shirts and its each sale is donated to the development of the W3C HTML5 Test Suite. Interestingly W3C also built up symbols for each core technology used in HTML5 such as CSS3, Semantics, Graphics/3D effects etc.

W3c has made sure to propogate the HTML5 and its powers in short span of time thus the orioganization is also providing HTML5 stickers for Free all you need to do is send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and they will send you three cool HTML5 stickers for free.

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PR Newswire — November 30, 2010

COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Xplana, the social learning platform that is changing the way students manage their academic lives, has announced the release of its mobile application for the iPhone.

With the mobile application, Xplana continues extending the level of student success outside of traditional educational settings.

“One goal of Xplana is to create a place where students can manage all their learning materials in one spot, including resources culled from the Web,” Rob Reynolds, Director of Product Design and Research for Xplana, said. “More importantly, we want to contextualize and enhance the learning they do online by establishing a place where students can study effectively and collaborate with other learners outside the classroom. With the new mobile app, we’ve given students the ability to study and be productive with Xplana anywhere they go.”

Students who download the application will benefit from many of the same features available through the full Xplana platform. For instance, students can access all of their notes, videos, flashcards, and other resources they’ve added to Xplana while on their iPhone.

Additionally, students can create content via the app, including taking notes, recording audio and video clips of lectures, and snapping photos of whiteboards or other helpful study objects–turning their iPhone into a powerful learning tool. More importantly, the next time students log in to the Xplana website, all of those resources will automatically sync from the application to the platform.

When coupled with the utility the online platform already provides, Reynolds said the convenience of the Xplana mobile app will be a substantial draw for the busy college student.

“We know students’ schedules are demanding and they’re always on the move,” Reynolds said. “Many work jobs–often full time–to put themselves through college, which of course is a full-time endeavor in its own regard. We don’t want to penalize them for having full schedules, so we’ve designed the Xplana mobile app for simplicity, convenience, and to support studying anytime, anywhere.”

Reynolds added that Xplana will soon release a mobile app for Android devices as well.

Registered Xplana users interested in downloading the iPhone mobile app can do so completely free of charge at the iTunes Store. Those interested in learning more or registering for a free Xplana account should visit www.xplana.com.

About Xplana

Xplana is an online social learning platform that connects learners to content andcommunities. Owned by MBS Service Company, Inc., the platform is free to students and features an open, modular architecturethat provides an organized learning context for useful learning content and tools scatteredabout the Web. It simplifies the learning process by connecting students’ informallearning outside of the classroom with the formal platforms and structures of schools andinstitutions. Additionally, Xplana serves as an access and distribution point for premiumcontent from educational publishers and other premium content providers, targeted to thespecific academic subject need of the student.

For more information about Xplana, visit www.xplana.com or contact Rob Reynolds at RReynolds@xplana.com or 573-239-9025. You can access a digital press kit at http://media.xplana.com.

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Get Alerts of Upcoming Concerts, App-Only Pre-Sales, Last Minute Tickets, Set Lists, Photos & More

PR Newswire — November 30, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), the world’s largest live entertainment company, today announced its Live Nation App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store for the U.S. and Canada.

With the Live Nation App, concert fans will have access to Live Nation North American concert listings, receive alerts on app-exclusive pre-sales and last minute tickets for favorite shows, purchase authentic tickets directly through the app, and browse set lists. The app will also deliver concert photos and concert updates – and even let fans know what song is playing – at select Live Nation shows.

“Our first app for iPhone and iPod touch enables fans to access concert information and tickets at their fingertips,” said Michael Rapino, Live Nation President and Chief Executive Officer. “This is another digital tool that enhances the live experience and makes it easier for fans to stay connected to their favorite artists in a mobile environment.”

Furthermore, with concert listings on iTunes powered by Live Nation, fans can connect to the Live Nation App directly from iTunes on their iPhone or iPod touch.

With the Live Nation 1.0 app, fans can:

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Companies deploy Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite to reduce costs and increase productivity.

PR Newswire — October 4, 2010

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft Corp. today announced new business customers that are taking advantage of Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS) to enhance collaboration, improve productivity and lower costs. BPOS, available in 40 countries and regions, includes Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft Office SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Live Meeting and Microsoft Lync Online and helps businesses ensure optimum employee productivity, tighten security and stay current with the latest productivity innovations more easily.

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The customers announced today — DuPont, Spotless Group Ltd. and Sunoco Inc. — join the growing roster of BPOS customers including industry leaders such as Coca-Cola Enterprises, Doosan Corp., GlaxoSmithKline plc, McDonald’s, Rexel and Starbucks Corp., as well as a large number of small and midsize businesses. Governments at all levels also continue to embrace the cloud with Microsoft, including the State of Minnesota, which just announced plans to deploy BPOS for 33,000 state employees, making it the first U.S. state to move its e-mail and collaboration to the cloud.

“We are delighted that industry leaders around the world continue to choose Microsoft’s enterprise-grade cloud services to keep their employees productive and their technology fresh,” said Chris Capossela, senior vice president of the Information Worker Product Management Group at Microsoft. “In fact, since the start of the year, the number of businesses using the BPOS has more than tripled, and we’re seeing growing interest from organizations of all types and sizes.”

Enhanced Collaboration Across Networks

Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont employs more than 58,000 people and operates in about 80 countries around the world. DuPont chose BPOS to replace its existing Lotus Notes environment. By migrating to BPOS, DuPont expects to foster greater collaboration among the company’s global employee base and with a thriving network of more than 1 million partners, suppliers and contractors through a secure extranet based on SharePoint Online. The company also chose Business BPOS to modernize and standardize its IT environment.

“We needed an IT and security infrastructure that supports the heavy collaboration demands of an inherently global company and allows us to focus on our core business, without having to wrangle with security and other backroom issues,” said Phuong Tram, vice president of IT and chief information officer at DuPont. “In Microsoft BPOS, we found an all-encompassing partner that has the capability to foster a culture of information management and walk along with us into the new century of collaboration and communication.”

Greater Scalability, Familiar Interface

Sunoco is a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products headquartered in Philadelphia. The company migrated to BPOS to upgrade the way it delivers IT across the organization and to move toward a more scalable platform that makes it easier to ramp up or scale back operations, as needed.

IT decision-makers at Sunoco also chose BPOS because it works with the Microsoft Office applications the employees already know and use, ensuring uninterrupted productivity and reducing long-term training and support costs.

“Apart from the obvious commercial aspect, a compelling draw with BPOS was that we were able to preserve a majority of the look and feel, in terms of what our employees were used to seeing on their desktops,” said Peter Whatnell, chief information officer at Sunoco. “Since BPOS enables close integration between e-mail and Microsoft Office products, we could ensure a smooth transition without incurring abrupt changes for our user community.”

Reduced Costs, Increased Agility

Spotless Group, an Australia-based international provider of contract management and retail supply chain solutions, migrated to BPOS in order to support its global work force while lowering total cost of ownership. Before the migration, with more than 37,000 employees and 4,500 contractors spread across geographic regions, it was challenging for remote employees to access the corporate network and for Spotless to disseminate information globally through e-mail or the company intranet.

“BPOS was the logical choice to upgrade our e-mail and collaboration solutions and deliver a highly scalable, supported communications environment without making a considerable investment in datacenter infrastructure and software licensing,” said Anthony Stevens, chief information officer at Spotless. “While we briefly reviewed other competitive options, including Google, we quickly realized that BPOS would pose the least impact to our users since most of our server operating environments and desktops are already running on Microsoft platforms.”

Spotless is nearing completion of the Business BPOS deployment process, creating a companywide, scalable collaboration environment that will increase information flow, build employee relationships and increase agility to serve new customers.

Microsoft today also announced a number of new Microsoft Live@edu customers, including Aston University in the U.K., San Francisco State University, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and California State University at Long Beach.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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Kraft Foods Launches Original Online Video Stand Up Series To Give You Your Weekly Laugh

PR Newswire — October 4, 2010

NORTHFIELD, Ill., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Hey moms, looking for a good chuckle to start off the week? Need a laughter-noon break before your duties as carpooling diva begin? Beginning today, log onto YouGottaLOL.com every Monday morning to catch a new episode of “You Gotta LOL,” a hilarious new online video series brought to you by Kraft Foods and featuring comedian Anita Renfroe.

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From her side-splitting “you might be a mom if…” theories to her clever observations on clothing sizes and where forks and knives should be placed, Anita’s “snack-sized” videos will have you doubled over with laughter as she riffs on life, love and the joy of eating in a hysterically family-friendly way.

“If you’re like me on Monday mornings, your ‘Adult-titude’ really comes out,” says Anita Renfroe. “I’m excited to give moms a little break from their daily lives – and a pick-me-up for the week ahead!”

A stay-at-mom turned actress/comedian/author, Anita has established a huge fan base of women with her honest, relatable and “estrogen-flavored” sense of humor she projects in her comedy concert tour, DVD, book, and her YouTube channel. From “Momisms” (a hysterical list of everything that a mother would typically say to her children in the course of a day set to the tune of the William Tell Overture) to her sold-out tour, Anita turns motherhood, marriage and life’s daily ups and downs into comedy with her patented brand of offbeat sass.

“We’re thrilled to work with Anita,” explains Julie Fleischer, Director, Consumer Relationship Marketing Strategy & Integration, at Kraft Foods. “As people continue to struggle through economic times, we really wanted to offer them weekly light-hearted breaks and Anita’s real life humor is just perfect for that.”

The “You Gotta LOL” video series was produced and directed by Meredith Integrated Marketing, a division of Meredith Corporation, publisher of Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, More and Family Circle, among others.

Don’t wait any longer… Visit YouGottaLOL.com today to watch the first episode!

About Kraft Foods

Kraft Foods is building a global snacks powerhouse and an unrivaled portfolio of brands people love. With annual revenues of approximately $48 billion, the company is the world’s second largest food company, making delicious products for billions of consumers in approximately 170 countries. The portfolio includes 11 iconic brands with revenues exceeding $1 billion – Oreo, Nabisco and LU biscuits; Milka and Cadbury chocolates; Trident gum; Jacobs and Maxwell House coffees; Philadelphia cream cheeses; Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; and Oscar Mayer meats. Approximately 70 brands generate annual revenues of more than $100 million. Kraft Foods (www.kraftfoodscompany.com; NYSE: KFT) is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index.

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Website administrators use several different tools to monitor the load time of their website, but a tool which lets you compare the average load times of two websites side by side is rare.

WhichLoadsFaster is an interesting web service that does the same as its name suggests. Yes! It is the page load analysis tool that compares the loading time of any two webpage side by side. To get started just head over to the website home page and enter the URL’s of the two website you wish to compare in the textbox available in each halves of the webpage as shown below.

Now, hit the “Go” button and you will see both the websites getting loaded side by side in the two halves. As soon as both the websites have finished loading, you will be served with the percentage comparison and the average load times of the two websites.

The “Repeat feature” allow you to repeat the match up specified number of times. The “Race feature” enables you to compare the series of URL’s. This feature is mainly applicable when you want a set of pages to load automatically just after one has finished loading. To try out the “Race” feature just click on the “Race” link and check which side is the fastest.

Overall, this is a nice web service to compare the loading time of two web sites and it serves you the comparative side by side analysis of the page load times. It also allows you to share the test by providing you with a link to share with others.

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Bangalore based software development organization Legwork Labs have developed an interesting product known as TEXT me which claims to revolutionize the way communications happen between parents and educational institution. The best part about Text Me is that it does not require any hardware or software at clients place. It is a SAAS (Software as a service) product which just requires PC and an internet connection.

Text Me makes use of 2-way SMS notification system and thus ensures that right message is sent to right person. Using this system, parents can check the marks, attendance, performance, etc. and they will be updated using real time communication.

According to Legworks, Text Me will bridge the gaps between the parents and the educational institutions, which is increasing a lot. This service can be a lot beneficial even at the time of admission, telling the applications about rules and regulations.  Any last minute update or changes can be easily sent to the guardian effectively free of cost.

Legworks boast about Text Me stating,

If communicating real time to parent is a problem; if circulating day to day notifications to parent is a problem; if managing attendance is a problem; if updating exam results is a problem, we have a solution for you try TEXT me

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Listiki is a real-time web app, having real-time widgets and with simple interface provides user to generate, edit and re-arrange any list and its items with drag-drop feature. Listiki will take full advantage of of the real-time web via Twitter & other social networks to add a layer of context and hierarchy as the data flows perpetually.

Listiki is indeed a promising useful and to some extent a productive app online as it allow users to start making a listwith  n number of items and allowing internet crowd to come and contribute to list be it adding or reordering them the power of commenting is harnessed as one of the feature of Listiki with comments being replaces with adding item to list. One can watch and contribute to various useful list such as – 2010: Products I can’t live without, Best European web start-up for 2010 or even this – top sites that pay you to test products.

To see more elaborately how it works watch the video below;

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DuckDuckGo (Hereafter referred as DDG) is a small yet powerful search engine maintained solely by Gabriel Weinberg. It populates the results from multiple sources like Bing, Yahoo! Search BOSS and its own bots. DDG has many unique features that you may find interesting. Some of them are:

Zero-Click info:

It is the useful firsthand quick information about your query. It gives you little idea about your query without navigating away from DuckDuckGo.

Privacy:

DuckDuckGo takes your privacy very seriously and it claims to be the most private place to search the internet right now. I consider DDG’s privacy as one of the prime reason to use it as an alternative to Google. DDG respects your privacy and does not LEAK your private search terms to the site you clicked on.  Moreover, when you visit any site your private information like your “IP address” and “User agent” information is automatically sent by your computer to the visited websites. Hence, not only your private search terms are leaked but they can also know that you searched for it. DDG prevent any sort of search leakage by default. It also provides you with the encrypted (HTTPS) mode like other search engines.

!Bang:

This is one of the great features of DDG. You can directly search many popular sites from DDG. For example, if you want to search adobe.com for flash player, just type “!adobe flash”. DDG will directly take you to the suitable page on adobe.com. You can go through full list of supported queries available here.

Less Spam & ads:

DDG omits useless spam and ad sites and serve you with the Official websites as the top results of a search query. I have found DDG results quite accurate and sometimes I was even better served by DDG than Google.

Number of goodies:

If you want to generate a random password or check your IP address. No problem you can do it easily at DDG by just typing “pw” for a random password and “ip” for your IP address. DDG offers you many more smart tricks in short and sweet style at its goodies page. It has everything from time zone conversions and weather reports to advance calculations and conversion of units are supported.

Intelligent Search:

DDG Offers an intelligent search page for ambiguous queries which have different meanings. For example “Opera” can have different meanings.

Save your Clicks:

The rare infinite scrolling feature which automatically loads next result as you scroll down the page and the feature like easy keyboard navigation that most power users would appreciate are supported by DDG to drop to your destination in very few clicks.

At the end, is DDG the best search engine? No, it’s still in its beta stage but it certainly has some advance out of box functionalities which really deserves appreciation. As someone has better said “The biggest room in this world is the ‘Room for improvement’ “So, I think DDG can focus a little to improve on its speed. In spite of all, if you are really concerned about your privacy you must go for DDG as your Google search alternative. It’s really great to believe how a single guy has managed to bring up such an awesome Google search alternative for Internet users.

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Sweet Search is a powerful search engine owned by Dulcinea Media, created exclusively for students that return results which are accurate, reliable, safe and understandable. Accrding to Sweet search, it searches only the 35k websites that their staff of research experts, librarians and teachers have evaluated and approved. It gives you the result that you need. Often academic websites make very little effort to optimize their content according to the search engine bots, thus Sweet Search digs out the most credible academic websites for you and saves your educational time from being wasted. The search results are not only influenced by the search engine bots of Google (as sweet search is powered by Google) but also add up the common sense of human brain.

What makes the Sweet Search even sweeter is the Yolink toolbar present on the left side of the Sweet Search results page. In order to scan the results to determine their relevancy, enter a term to narrow your search. Then, Yolink scan the original search results in which your additional keyword appears thus, helps you to mine the appropriate result without navigating anywhere else. It integrates impeccably with Google Docs enabling you to save excerpts of search results as note for future reference. Yolink results can also be shared to Twitter, Facebook and blogger etc.

Sweet Search offers many other sections to trim your search further, like SweetSearch4me for emerging school kids, SweetSites is the collection of web resources for teachers and students organized by subject and academic level and SweetSearch Biographies provides profile information of 1000+ significant people sorted as per their origin and profession.

In the end, is Sweet Search an alternative to forsake Google Search? No, it is only a smarter way to find outstanding information and academic resources which remains buried deep in the search results of famous search engines.

Visit: Sweet Search ; A search engine for Students

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