How to Really Control a Screen in Times Square

Back in March 14, 2011 there was a man claiming that he knew how to hack video screens on Times Square and to prove it posted a YouTube video.

Unfortunately, it turned to be marketing ploy for the movie “Limitless“, where Bradley Cooper takes this miracle drug called NZT and gets super smart.

So it is really possible to really control a screen in Times Square?

Apparently, Adi Isakovic, a 27-year-old entrepreneur, is able to do that with his product, TubeMote.

Check it out:

Millions Of WordPress.com Blogs On Pause Due To Back-End Outage

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WordPress.com has informed several bloggers around the world that they are experiencing an internal, programmatic error. The error seems to be affecting the entire site network, so it’s millions of sites and people’s personal blogs.

Most of the 18 million WordPress.com publishers trying to access their back-end are currently receiving this error message:

“We’re experiencing some problems on WordPress.com and we are in read-only mode at the moment. We’re working hard on restoring full service as soon as possible, but you won’t be able to create or make changes to your site currently.”

According to the WordPress.com official Twitter account, this problem is not caused by a DDoS or other attack.

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Fandango Making Good Use of Group Buying

viva fandangoYou might have heard of the Amazon.com deal on Livingsocial and the Gap deal on Groupon.

Both of these deals made the big headlines and with good reason. Back in August 19 , 2010, by day’s end, 441,000 Groupons  of the GAP deal were sold, bringing in a little more than $11 million. Groupon usually splits the revenue with partners, but declined to disclose its share.

However, there’s another company that is making good use of the group buying industry. Keeping under the radar, Fandango has been dishing out deal after deal through group buying websites. Here’s how Fandango does it.

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How to Hack Video Screens on Times Square

Want to hack video screens? There’s an app for that!

 

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Via gothamist.com

A hacker claims that he was able hack video screens around New York’s Times Square using his iPhone, a transmitter, and a video repeater.

Watch the video below. What do you think: real or fake?

Skype Offering $10 for 3-month Premium Subscription

Skype is partnering with Groupon to offer $10 for a three-month Skype Premium subscription, which gets you unlimited international Skype-to-Skype calls, face-to-face video chatting, video conferencing, instant messaging and low-cost calls to non-users.


Groupon: Get the Best Deal in Your City Today!

According to Groupon, this 3-Month Skype Premium Subscription is valued  at $26.97.

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3 Social Media Lessons from Charlie Sheen

When talking about Charlie Sheen, you’re bound to have some supporters and some critics, but you will definitely not find somebody who is not quick to provide an opinion.  Between his”tiger blood”, “winning”, his “warlock brain” has uttered so many quotable catch-phrases that is hard to avoid his presence anywhere in the media. From Entertainment Weekly to TMZ.com to Twitter, everybody just can’t get enough of Charlie Sheen.

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While I don’t support his behavior, you can definitely take 3 important lessons from his social media strategy.

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Winners of Dragon Age Legends Beta Key Giveaway #2

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First of 3 posters that the Dragon Age Legends team commissioned from Adam Phillips to embody the core ideas of the game.

Congratulations to the second set of 4 winners of the Dragon Age Legends Beta Key Giveaway!

@OrpheusElene

@SvennEthir

@Jeni_Dean

@beastofprey80

I will contact you via DM to send your beta key and ask you whether you would like a 2.73 by 4.73 inches postcard containing your code mailed to you. It includes the image above of the Adam Phillips poster in the front and your code on the back. This is a great collectible item for Dragon Age fans.

A total of 8 beta keys were given away, good luck to the winners and a big thank you to everybody who tweeted about the contest and participated.

Try Dragon Age Legends in closed beta at http://apps.facebook.com/dragonagelegends.

Winners of Dragon Age Legends Beta Key Giveaway

be legendary dragon age legends
First of 3 posters that the Dragon Age Legends team commissioned from Adam Phillips to embody the core ideas of the game.

Congratulations to the first 4 winners of the Dragon Age Legends Beta Key Giveaway!

@Chad_Monroe

@RobDYoungWrites

@CJohnson1193

@EclecticFae

I will contact you via DM to send your beta key and ask you whether you would like a 2.73 by 4.73 inches postcard containing your code mailed to you. It includes the image above of the Adam Phillips poster in the front and your code on the back. This is a great collectible item for Dragon Age fans.

There are 4 more beta keys (and postcards!) available.

Do you want one of them? Just click on the tweet button below AND follow me at @idaconcpts. That’s it! You’re automatically entered into the draw for one of the beta keys. The more you tweet, the higher your chances to win.

Remember to follow @idaconcpts so I can DM your code.

I will announce the next winners of 4 beta keys on Monday March 7th, 2011.

Good luck and get tweeting!

Try Dragon Age Legends in closed beta at http://apps.facebook.com/dragonagelegends.

Affiliate Nexus Tax Coming to Arizona and Minneapolis

amazon taxIf you are an affiliate located in Arizona or Minnesota, then beware the online taxman!

Both states are considering adoption of the Affiliate Nexus Tax. Basically, the law says if an online retailer has affiliate marketers in the state, then the retailer is responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax. As a result, if the law is passed, hundreds of merchants may decide to terminate their relationship with you.

Problems with Affiliate Nexus Tax

Bills of this ilk are often mistakenly informally referred to as “The Amazon Tax” or “Internet Tax.” But these names are misleading because the tax, which is complex and takes on many different forms, singles out just one group within the online advertising space:  affiliates.

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Charlie Sheen Joins Twitter

Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts Charlie Sheen has joined Twitter!

Just a couple hours after opening his official Twitter account he has 204,819 followers and appears in 1,530 lists (2:21 p.m. HST).

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