Step One: Revamp a beautiful 19th century steel industrial hall. Step Two: Add lush vegetation. Step Three: Add plastic bubbles over your employees desks. Wait, what? Here atThe Next Web, we are all about non-traditional office space, but the thought of working in plastic bubbles is baffling. As one of our editors pointed out, these plastic bubbles bring burping and farting to a whole new level of discomfort. The đź’ś of EU tech...
Canadians with a .CA domain have the opportunity to win $5000 cash, bragging rights and free advertising from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). CIRAis recognizing both individuals and organizations that are using their .CA domains to make an impact on the lives of others. The impact can be social, technological or economic and there’s also four categories to enter. The.CA Impact Awardswas created to celebrate best-in-class websites and applications in the fields of E-learning, small business, not-for-profit and web technology and design....
I’m happy to get a few new likes a day on my Facebook profile, but not Lionel “Leo” Messi. He joined Facebook just a few short hours ago and now has over 6 and a half million fans and he’s not done yet. Just in the process of writing this article he’s already jumped up another 10 thousand. Messi’sFacebook pagewas flooded with fans after he joined the site this morning, getting over 12,000 likes on his first wall post alone....
2011 is set to be a big year for the BBC’s online operations outside the UK, as the international version of the corporation’s iPlayer on-demand video service prepares to launch. Meanwhile, last week a pretty major change was made to thebbc.comhomepage seen by visitors to the website from outside the UK. As wenotedat the time, gone were the widget-based customisation options, replaced by a plainer, more functional version of the site....
Boston Dynamics is known for the flashy videos of its robots doing impressive feats. Among Boston Dynamics’ creations is Atlas, a humanoid robot that has become popular for showing unrivaled ability in jumping over obstacles, doing backflips, and dancing. The videos of Boston Dynamics robots usually go viral, accumulating millions of views on YouTube and generating discussions on social media. And the robotics company’s latest video, which shows Atlas successfully running a parkour track, is no exception....
