Arrange one-to-one meetings with ease using Doodle’s new MeetMe

When it comes to arranging a group meeting,Doodleis by far one of the easiest ways of quickly working out who’s available when. Now the Swiss startup is expanding into one-to-one meetings with a new service calledMeetMe. It works like this: You hook up your Google, Outlook or Lotus Notes calendar account, or your calendar feed URL, and share your public MeetMe URL (examplehere) with anyone who wants to meet with you....

2 min · 234 words · Jennifer Hubbard

Arrests made in Glasgow and Wigan following riot incitements on social networks

News has emerged that police have arrested a 16-year old boy in Glasgow, for allegedly using Facebook in an attempt to stir up trouble in what is Scotland’s largest city. Strathclyde police hasconfirmedit has detained a youth following a raid on a property today in the south of Glasgow. A post had appeared on Facebook, inviting people to follow the rioting and looting that has been blighting London and other English cities in recent days....

3 min · 534 words · Melissa Welch

Arrival’s made-for-Uber EV prototype looks like an elegant minivan

Arrival, the Anglo-American startup that aims toshake upthe design and manufacturing of EV fleets, is ready to show us the first prototype of its Car (yes, with a capital C). As you might have already guessed, this is no ordinary passenger vehicle. Instead, the Arrival Car has been created specifically for the ride-hailing industry and designedin partnership with Uber. The Car looks more like an elegant minivan and sure looks like a futuristic, electric update of London’s black cabs....

2 min · 355 words · Jasmine Garcia

Ars Technica’s OS X Lion review made $15,000+ in 24 hours on the Kindle

Will people pay for quality digital content? It’s an argument that has been on the table for quite some time, with naysayers pointing towards downloads of discographies instead of paying attention to concrete purchasing decisions. Last week, Apple released its new version of Mac OS X “Lion”, and as per usual,Ars Technica’sJohn Siracusadelivered a whopping 27,300 word review of it.His 19-page story, published last Wednesday is available for free online and has already received over 3 million page views....

3 min · 449 words · Megan Thomas

Art Sumo connects undiscovered artists with collectors from around the world

It’s become a cliché to call the world a Global Village, even more so thanks to the advent of the Internet. ButArt Sumois a site which perfectly represents just how small the world has become, and how easy it can be to connect with people from all over the world. The site brings talented, undiscovered artists from across the globe straight to potential buyers, giving them the opportunity to get their work out to a wider audience....

5 min · 1048 words · Patricia Ellison
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