http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/ Technology news: Digital tech, innovation, Apple and Microsoft news from reporter Gus Sentementes en Copyright 2013 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:08:06 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss We have come to the end of the road for this blog template. No longer will I be using Movable Type to craft my pearls of journalism for the blog-rea ... We have come to the end of the road for this blog template. No longer will I be using Movable Type to craft my pearls of journalism for the blog-rea ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/moving_day_for_balttech.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/moving_day_for_balttech.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:08:06 -0500 Avert your eyes! Avert your eyes! This photo was apparently deemed offensive by Facebook, and unilaterally taken down from a page operated by Babble, ... Avert your eyes! Avert your eyes! This photo was apparently deemed offensive by Facebook, and unilaterally taken down from a page operated by Babble, ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/facebook_deletes_photo_of_artf.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/facebook_deletes_photo_of_artf.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:24:32 -0500 Yesterday, you may have followed the online back-and-forth here on the much-talked-about Chrysler ad, " Halftime in America," featuring Clint Eastwood ... Yesterday, you may have followed the online back-and-forth here on the much-talked-about Chrysler ad, " Halftime in America," featuring Clint Eastwood ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/nfl_copyright_monitor_threw_fl.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/nfl_copyright_monitor_threw_fl.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:23:57 -0500 A new study from TechNet, a bipartisan advocacy group in Washington for technology companies, says that the growth of "apps" -- from Facebook games to ... A new study from TechNet, a bipartisan advocacy group in Washington for technology companies, says that the growth of "apps" -- from Facebook games to ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/app_economy_created_nearly_500.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/app_economy_created_nearly_500.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:03:39 -0500 Just got word from an NFL spokesman that the NFL did not ask Google/Youtube to take down Chrysler's popular "Halftime in America" commercial, featurin ... Just got word from an NFL spokesman that the NFL did not ask Google/Youtube to take down Chrysler's popular "Halftime in America" commercial, featurin ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/nfl_asks_google_to_reinstate_c.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/nfl_asks_google_to_reinstate_c.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:09:17 -0500 I missed the Clint Eastwood/Chrysler ad spot last night during the Super Bowl halftime, but many raved about it. So I just tried to pull it up on Yo ... I missed the Clint Eastwood/Chrysler ad spot last night during the Super Bowl halftime, but many raved about it. So I just tried to pull it up on Yo ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/youtube_blocks_chryslers_halft.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/youtube_blocks_chryslers_halft.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:49:14 -0500 I keep hearing in my travels that the young folk (teens and tweens) are using Tumblr alot. Tumblr, indeed, is on a roll. In the context of Facebook's ... I keep hearing in my travels that the young folk (teens and tweens) are using Tumblr alot. Tumblr, indeed, is on a roll. In the context of Facebook's ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/what_the_facebook_ipo_filing_m.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/what_the_facebook_ipo_filing_m.html *NEWS* Social Media Gus Sentementes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:21:26 -0500 At 4:47 p.m. today, Facebook Inc. filed its S-1 registration statement as it seeks to go public and raise $5 billion. Some key facts: from the filin ... At 4:47 p.m. today, Facebook Inc. filed its S-1 registration statement as it seeks to go public and raise $5 billion. Some key facts: from the filin ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/facebook_files_for_ipo_seeks_t.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/02/facebook_files_for_ipo_seeks_t.html *NEWS* Entrepreneurs & Risk Takers Social Media West Coast Gus Sentementes Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:54:30 -0500 There's been a flowering in Baltimore in the area of event planning and organizing, among the tech/entrepreneurial crowd. Social media has really conn ... There's been a flowering in Baltimore in the area of event planning and organizing, among the tech/entrepreneurial crowd. Social media has really conn ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/look_at_how_easy_it_is_to_orga.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/look_at_how_easy_it_is_to_orga.html *NEWS* Big Ideas East Coast Entrepreneurs & Risk Takers Events (Baltimore area) Social Media Gus Sentementes Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:54:23 -0500 Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, a Baltimore firm which makes some cool cyber security software that gives organizations global insight into cyber threat ... Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, a Baltimore firm which makes some cool cyber security software that gives organizations global insight into cyber threat ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/baltimores_lookingglass_raises.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/baltimores_lookingglass_raises.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:07:45 -0500 Hey, remember when I wrote about these two rascals last year who were using Baltimore city data to help you avoid getting a parking ticket? Shea Fr ... Hey, remember when I wrote about these two rascals last year who were using Baltimore city data to help you avoid getting a parking ticket? Shea Fr ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/spotagent_baltimore_speed_cams.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/spotagent_baltimore_speed_cams.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:22:50 -0500 Maybe you haven't heard: One of Gov. O'Malley's tax proposals this year is to extend the sales tax to digital products. That means digital media you ... Maybe you haven't heard: One of Gov. O'Malley's tax proposals this year is to extend the sales tax to digital products. That means digital media you ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/omalleys_digital_download_tax.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/omalleys_digital_download_tax.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:02:58 -0500 When you run in fast local media-gossip circles like I do (ha!), you can't resist the opportunity to ask a local power player whether his foundation i ... When you run in fast local media-gossip circles like I do (ha!), you can't resist the opportunity to ask a local power player whether his foundation i ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/abell_foundation_waiting_for_a.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/abell_foundation_waiting_for_a.html *NEWS* Media Social Media Startups Gus Sentementes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:46:44 -0500 Finally, RIM's two co-CEOs are stepping down. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have been running the company for years, and while at the helm they'v ... Finally, RIM's two co-CEOs are stepping down. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have been running the company for years, and while at the helm they'v ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/rim_gets_rid_of_its_noahs_ark.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/rim_gets_rid_of_its_noahs_ark.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:24:00 -0500 {Note: This post was updated below to indicate that Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, who had been listed on ProPublica's website as not having a view on SOPA ... {Note: This post was updated below to indicate that Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, who had been listed on ProPublica's website as not having a view on SOPA ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/eight_of_marylands_nine_congre.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2012/01/eight_of_marylands_nine_congre.html *NEWS* Gus Sentementes Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:45:24 -0500