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  • Yapp events app builder

    Let The App Creation Era Begin: Yapp Events App Builder Launches Out Of Beta Jordan Crook, techcrunch.com Remem­ber the time when web sites were reserved for busi­ness­es, or niche design­ers? Before the days of Tum­blr and Word­Press and even MySpace (where I learned my first bit of basic code). Now any­one can eas­i­ly build a…

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  • UK puts entire government on the web, others to follow

    Government’s digital services portal Gov.uk comes out of beta By Ian Steadman, wired.co.uk Technology The gov­ern­ment’s cen­tralised por­tal for all its online ser­vices, Gov.uk, final­ly launched today after two years of devel­op­ment. It rep­re­sents the flag­ship of the gov­ern­ment’s “dig­i­tal by default” pol­i­cy, an idea fir… http://flpbd.it/VuGse Related articles Designs of the Year (digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk) GOV.UK…

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  • NYC is fast becoming a hub of health IT

    New Accelerator Is On A Mission To Turn NYC Into A Hub For Healthtech Startups Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Accel­er­a­tors and incu­ba­tors have been pop­ping up left and right over the last few years, becom­ing, as Peter Relan recent­ly put it, “an indus­try seg­ment in their own right.” And while that indus­try seg­ment has become more…

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  • Sokanu uses science to find out what you’re good at

    Sokanu Says Science Can Help You Find Your Dream Job Eric Johnson, allthingsd.com Why do you work where you do and are you happy there? If the answer is “no” for the sec­ond ques­tion, Spencer Thomp­son has a new answer for the first. Thomp­son, 21, is the CEO of Vancouver-based Sokanu, which offi­cial­ly launch­es this…

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  • iPhone used for cover of Time magazine

    Cover for the new issue of TIME shot with an iPhone and Hipstamatic Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Ben Lowy got the cover of TIME Mag­a­zine this week with an iPhone and the photo-filtering app Hip­sta­mat­ic. Not even for, say, a spe­cial tech issue or any­thing like that! Can’t say I’m sur­prised—I use Hip­sta­mat­ic with my iPhone5…

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  • The Biggest Sites In Social Publishing

    The Biggest Sites In Social Publishing info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about), buzzfeed.com The goal for web­sites, more than ever, is to get con­tent to go social. These are the ones who are suc­ceed­ing. Update: More data added below. Image by Beck Diefen­bach / Reuters One way to mea­sure how well a web­site is doing is by the… http://flpbd.it/TZ1H5…

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  • Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home

    Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home Sami Grover Design / Green Architecture October 19, 2012, treehugger.com Next time you hear some­one com­plain­ing about today’s youth, or moan­ing about a cul­ture of enti­tle­ment, tell them the story of Austin Hay. We already post­ed one video of Austin Hay’s project to build a tiny house on…

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  • How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag

    How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag, Increase Fuel Efficiency Alexander George, wired.com Photo: GasPods Indus­tri­al design­er and under­wa­ter pho­tog­ra­ph­er Bob Evans got the inspi­ra­tion for GasPods from the bumps he observed on lob­sters’ backs. It seems coun­ter­in­tu­itive, but pro­tru­sions on an already-streamlined… http://flpbd.it/BuaDx Related articles Food Glorious Food: Burger & Lobster (onefinestay.com) Apparently This Matters: Lobster…

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  • Micro-distilleries tap into molecular sciences and artisanal interests

    Just when you thought Miller Lite was the pinnacle of the US beverage industry, the same interest in local, organic and clean tech is creeping into this sector as well with the increasing prevalence of micro distilleries. Filter: Micro-Distilleries Lead the Geek Booze Craze | Wired Magazine | Wired.com. Related articles Prichard’s Distillery Opens Their…

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  • Berkshire Mountain Distillers: the first distillery in Western Mass since Prohibition

    Here’s a good sign that the creative and manufacturing economy of the Central and Western Mass is creeping back: the first artisanal distillery to open since Prohibition! BMD uses locally sourced ingredients and spring water. Berkshire Mountain Distillers. Related articles Colorado distilleries offer rum, whiskey, vodka, gin and more gifts (denverpost.com) How to Malt in…

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  • Using Census data for life science intelligence

    Many government resources are a great way to gather intelligence for life science companies: Census Bureau Homepage. Related articles New Microdata from the Census Bureau (kauffman.org) New Data from Census Points to Falling Job Creation (kauffman.org) Kauffman Foundation-Funded U.S. Census Bureau Data Highlight Importance of Business Startups to Job Creation in the U.S. (kauffman.org)

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  • Fabprefab – modernist prefab dwellings

    fabprefab – modernist prefab dwellings. Definitely one of the coolest house websites. includes links to all the best micro, eco, green design companies. Related articles Factory-Built Micro-Homes in San Francisco (jetsongreen.com) Connect:Homes Connect 2.1 Modern Prefab Pop-Up (design-milk.com) 5 Companies on the Cutting Edge of Sustainable Prefab Housing (mashable.com) July Month in Review [+Thoughts] (jetsongreen.com)…

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