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Today is iTunes 10th birthday, but has it helped or harmed music over the past decade?
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on April 30, 2013
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Happy 7th Birthday, Twitter (video)
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on March 21, 2013
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They grow up so fast, don’t they? When Jack Dorsey was setting up his twttr, even he probably didn’t expect the service to be this popular, or that he’d become a household name in the process. After seven years, the social network has 200 million active users, pumping out 400 million tweets per day — of which we’d roughly estimate 90 percent of which is people being snarky about the TV show they’re watching. To celebrate, the company has put together a reminicipackage to take you through how Twitter has influenced the world, which we’ve stashed after the break.
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Google Play celebrates first birthday with week of free downloads and discounts
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on March 6, 2013
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It’s already been a year since the Android Market was renamed Google Play, and the folks in Mountain View are offering up a boatload of free party favors throughout the week to celebrate. Technically, the store’s birthday is March 6th (yes, it’s a Pisces), but Page and Co. have already begun serving up free music downloads, in-game content, TV shows, books, discounts and more. Though the selections vary by country, folks in the US can currently pick up a free tune from LCD Soundsystem, $ 20 in free gift cards through Gyft and a gratis download of Breaking Bad’s pilot episode among other things. Hit the bordering source link to partake in the festivities or head past the jump to catch a video of how some games on the digital storefront are celebrating the occasion.
Via: Android Central
Source: Google Play
Happy 540th Birthday, Copernicus, have a Google Doodle
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on February 19, 2013
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It may be obvious now, but when Heliocentrism was cooked up by Nicolaus Copernicus, he was branded a heretic. The idea that the Earth orbited the Sun, conceived without the aid of any equipment, would only be proved half a century later, when Galileo built a telescope and pointed it heavenward. Fortunately, ol’ Nick’s contribution hasn’t been forgotten, and so today’s Google Doodle shows the planets all gently orbiting our nearest star.
Stan Lee Celebrates 90th Birthday
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on December 30, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes “Congratulatory tweets and missives pour in to honor @theRealStanLee (nee Stanley Lieber), the Romanian immigrant who created or co-created most of Marvel Comics’ memorable heroes. Lee celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday. Earlier this year, someone posted a collection of Lee’s cameo appearances in Marvel Comics movies, often playing an older gentleman in the crowd (‘Superheroes in New York? Give me a break!’), but watch for the time he plays himself, trying to get past a club bouncer (‘I’m Stan Lee. I should be on that list!’).”
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Happy Birthday, SMS!
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on December 3, 2012
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On December 3rd, 1992 in the little town of Newbury, Berkshire, a UK programmer sent his best mate a few lines of greeting using a unique new technique called Short Messaging Service. The programmer, Neil Papworth, was a test engineer for the Sema Group, and sent the message via PC to the phone of Richard Jarvis, a Vodafone employee. The message was “Merry Christmas.” Vodafone intended the service as a fun and easy way to communicate internally.
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Dutchman celebrates Pong’s 40th birthday with a global, augmented reality edition
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on December 2, 2012
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Don’t think the festivities surrounding Pong’s 40th are limited to official channels. Sander Veerhof of the Netherlands is marking the occasion in his own way with an augmented reality version built as a Layar plugin. Instead of batting the ball across a TV screen, players play across whole continents: anyone who’s been online recently is fair game as a fresh target, and the camera’s field of view gives a sense of where opponents reside in real life. Games won’t be nearly as fast-paced as you might remember from that classic system from the arcade or living room. However, they’ll still be reminders that people worldwide have a soft spot for the Nolan Bushnell title that arguably started the video game industry — and global Pong sure beats a game of global thermonuclear war.
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Happy Birthday Xbox Live!
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on November 15, 2012
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Google doodle celebrates ‘Star Trek’ birthday
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on September 8, 2012
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Google photos celebrate Kennedy Space Center’s 50th birthday
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on August 2, 2012
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Google is honoring 50 years of the Space Center with photos of the space shuttles, an Apollo command module, and the top of a launch pad.
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At first birthday, has Google+ found its niche?
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on June 29, 2012
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Google+ is hitting a major milestone this week. Google’s fledgling social networking has hit its first birthday.
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Jon maddog Hall Comes Out In Honor Of Alan Turing’s Birthday
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on June 25, 2012
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A dozen years ago, when I went from techno-dilettante to technophile, one of my living heroes was Jon maddog Hall, the 61-year-old writer for Linux Magazine and an early proponent for free and open source software. Today Jon came out as homosexual in honor of Alan Turing’s 100th birthday. His post on the Linux Magazine website is a stirring piece of writing by a man who has finally decided to stop hiding.
Kristofize: A Global Birthday Surprise for Nick Kristof Aims to Do Some Good
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on April 26, 2012
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Nick Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist, uses social media to amplify his storytelling. Now, a group of his fans is using social media for a birthday surprise – and to bring attention to some good causes.
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Trayvon Martin, Twitter’s birthday and a Romney music video — a week in social media
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on March 27, 2012
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Almost everyone will miss almost everything discussed on social media. Here’s what was hot last week, including widely shared topics such as the killing of Trayvon Martin, Twitter’s sixth birthday and more.
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Twitter’s first obscenity (and other 6th birthday memories)
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on March 21, 2012
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Within 30 minutes of the launch of the microblogging service, many of the elements that make it what it is today were already in evidence. CNET takes a look back at the very beginning.
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Walmart Buys Facebook Birthday And Holiday Reminder App Social Calendar
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on March 11, 2012
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It looks like retail giant Walmart has made another acquisition. The e-commerce giant has bought Social Calendar, an app on Facebook that allows you to get birthday and holiday reminders by email and SMS, and to post personalized photo cards and other virtual greetings on friends’ Facebook Walls on their birthdays.
Here’s the message posted on Social Calendar’s site: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Walmart”) completed its purchase of Newput Corporation’s Social Calendar products, services and website. We remain committed to providing the highest level of service that you have come to expect with Social Calendar. Your service with Social Calendar will continue without any interruptions, and you will be notified in the future of any material updates or changes to your service.
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How Virgin Atlantic’s birthday e-mail stabbed me in the heart
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on February 20, 2012
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Some companies are very fond of sending customers birthday e-mails. Virgin Atlantic, however, sent me one that called me a very sad name and questioned whether my parents had ever wanted me at all.
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Physicist Stephen Hawking Celebrates 70th Birthday with Talk on Space and Time
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on January 8, 2012
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Lady Liberty Getting High-Tech Upgrade for 125th Birthday
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on October 28, 2011
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Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu plan birthday Hangout on Google+
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on October 8, 2011
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If you’re not a Google+ user, odds are pretty good that your weekend plans don’t involve spending time with the likes of the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The social network will be hosting a Hangout with the two peaceniks as part of the celebration for Tutu’s 80th birthday. The online meeting was planned after South Africa refused to grant a visa to the Tibetan spiritual leader. The Hangout will be a late one for those of us in the Eastern time zone, occurring at 4:30AM, but Google has promised to post the video for those who miss the party.
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