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Sebastian Delmont – Good bye, Google Maps… thanks for all the fish

Sharif Al Motawally — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:36:26 +0000

Sebastian from streeeteasy.com explains and analyses why and how they migrated their site from using Google maps. Very valuable insight and research is paramount in his article. He explains that Google maps has started charging 4$ per CPM (1000) views after a daily free limit of 25000 views. Also he explains other drawbacks from not controlling your own maps. Sebastian then points to several technologies that his company used to replace Google maps. read more at: Sebastian Delmont – Google+ – Good bye, Google Maps… thanks for all the fish TL;DR: We….

Hadoop & Startups: Where Open Source Meets Business Data | TechCrunch

Sharif Al Motawally — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:25:23 +0000

Hadoop & Startups: Where Open Source Meets Business Data | TechCrunch.

101 Small Business Web Applications You Must Check Out

Sharif Al Motawally — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:58:19 +0000

A very comprehensive list of 101 Small Business Web Applications You Must Check Out

via smallbiztrends.com : 101 Small Business Web Applications You Must Check Out.

Google for Non-Profits Program

Sharif Al Motawally — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:27:08 +0000

Google has started a program to assist Non-Profits and unify support and products. Checkout the details at: Google for Non-Profits Blog.

20 Great Web Applications Alternatives to Usual Desktop Software

Sharif Al Motawally — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:21:53 +0000

Graphic and Web Design Blog provides a well thought out list of online services that replace commonly used desktop software. Having used some of these tools I still discovered some very good new ones. via 20 Great Web Applications Alternatives … Continue reading →

A Parents’ Guide to Facebook

Sharif Al Motawally — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:36:57 +0000

A Parents’ Guide to Facebook (PDF). It’s designed to help you understand what Facebook is and how to use it safely. With it, you will be better informed and able to communicate with young Facebook users in your life more effectively. That’s important because 1) if something goes wrong, we want our children to come to us and 2) as the Internet becomes increasingly social and mobile, a parent’s guidance and support are ever more key to young people’s well-being in social media and technology. The guidebook is published in partnership with the iKeepSafe Coalition.

via Connect Safely |A Parents’ Guide to Facebook | Safety Advice Articles.

Gadgetator: A Gadget and Technology Blog by a 7th Grader

Sharif Al Motawally — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:42:31 +0000

A very enjoyable gadget blog with good reviews. The awesome thing is that it is founded and run by a 7th grade student. Amazing and enjoyable.

Gadgetator.

Visual Mobile Translation: Word Lens

Sharif Al Motawally — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:55:12 +0000

Word Lens has just been released on iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, sorry iPad comeback when you get a camera). The app introduces visual mobile translation. It currently works only on English-Spanish and Spanish-English but the concept is very promising. Just use your phone camera to look at signs in the other language the translation replaces it with you desired language. That simple and that amazing. Watch the video and you will see for yourself.

YouTube – Introducing Word Lens.

3D Video Capture with Kinect

Sharif Al Motawally — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:24:32 +0000

Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. in mere days after the Microsoft Kinect is hacked to be connected to a PC a genius has been able to use it as a 3d camera. Watch and learn that there is no limit to what one bright mind can do. let alone an internet of minds.