Is Shazam the next QR code? The increasing power of audio tagging

June 08 Comments Off on Is Shazam the next QR code? The increasing power of audio tagging Category: Feed, HackText

TV advertisements are using music and mobile app Shazam to create links from the ads to the products they are selling. What else can audio tagging do for us? For a while now, Old Navy has teamed up with Shazam to provide what is essentially the audio version of QR codes to consumers watching the […]

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Links 3-4-11: Time unemployed climbs, Who scans QR codes?, Ramen protest, Foursquare upgrades

March 04 Comments Off on Links 3-4-11: Time unemployed climbs, Who scans QR codes?, Ramen protest, Foursquare upgrades Category: Actual, Links

The latest statistics report that the average amount of time people are spending unemployed has climed to 37.1 weeks.

Brick-and-mortar bookstores have a future. It’s mobile.

February 16 Comments Off on Brick-and-mortar bookstores have a future. It’s mobile. Category: Feed, HackText

Borders’ bankruptcy is being seen as a victory for e-books and the beginning of the end for brick-and-mortar booksellers, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s how to build a better bookstore.

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