This s a very interesting question, albeit not a new one, posed by Scott Brown over at wired. Check out a couple solutions that Scott reviews in his article Managing Your Digital Remains
Is the New York Times Skimmer the newspaper format made for iPad?
by Savan Thongvanh February 10, 2010
People have been wondering how Apples release of the iPad will “change the game” and what “game” it will change. One of the mediums that will definitely be affected is the newspaper.
The New York Times has a feature now called the New York Times skimmer. There were two features that jumped out at me immediately when I tried it.
Google buzz for iPhone, a screen by screen tour
by Savan Thongvanh February 9, 2010
Today Google announced buzz and the internet is abuzz. The jury will be out on Google’s new all encompasing approach to social media but we’ll take you through screen by screen through a tour of the buzz iPhone app.
Hit the jump and start the tour!
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Name search on UrbanDictionary.com: An old site but a new meme
by Savan Thongvanh February 7, 2010
UrbanDictionary.com has a 10 year attachment to their logo and they have been around for a long time. But, this dog has a new trick, or at least a new meme. It seems that one of the latest memes, one started on facebook is searching for your name on UrbanDictionary.com.
So what/s the big deal?
HP Donates to Red Cross for Haiti and Encourages Employees to do the Same
by Savan Thongvanh
Today the HP Company Foundation announced that it would donate $500,000 to the American Red Cross to help efforts in Haiti and will match up to $250,000 in employee donations. Way to go HP.
From HP:
The Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation today announced that it has committed $500,000 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund to support relief efforts in Haiti following the earthquake that devastated the country this week.
The HP Company Foundation also announced that it has committed up to $250,000 to match eligible contributions by employees of HP in support of the earthquake relief efforts.
This great effort is just the latest in tech companies finding ways to aide Haiti.
See what Google’s doing to help
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Conan will live on in Hulu
by Savan Thongvanh
Fans may be scared that NBC will dump him but Conan will live on in Hulu. You can see episodes of his first season on NBC on Hulu.
Thanks to the internet TV “station” Hulu you can continue to watch Conan O’Brien forever. Just go to hulu’s Conan O’Brien site and you can get full episodes and excerpts all the way back to episode 1.
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How Google’s Helping with Relief for Haiti
by Savan Thongvanh
After hurricane Katrina, Google quickly responded using what it’s got the most of, information. Now they’re doing the same with relief for Haiti. Google now has a special site dedicated to:
- info on donating relief funds using well known text campaigns
- donating relief funds using Google Checkout
- offering a website badge to help locate victims
- providing a dedicated news feed
- and of course, providing map overlays of the affected areas
Visit Google for more details on relief for Haiti.