Genealogy buffs rejoice as Mocavo indexes countless searches into a single, social site

“Dead people are neither fresh, nor popular.” According to ancestry search startup, that’s exactly the problem that we’re facing when it comes to the different methods of search people are using today to find family history. Fortunately, CEO Cliff Shaw and theMocavoteam have found a way to make things better. Shaw is no stranger to the world of online genealogy. In fact, Mocavo is his fourth entry into the space, and his previous three have all been hugely successful....

3 min · 563 words · Angela Clark

General Assembly’s Mobile Gaming Summit aims to educate

General Assembly, a hip coworking campus with a focus on education around technology, design and entrepreneurship is hosting its first everMobile Gaming Summiton June 4th, 2011 in its New York City offices. The daylong summit will focus on education in mobile gaming and will include several thought leaders in the mobile gaming ecosystem including Demetri Detsaridis, the GM of Zygna NYC; Kenny Rosenblatt, the Founder and CEO ofArkadium, one of the great game developer success stories; Philip Petersen, the Founder of Allify; John Grotland, the CMO of Poca; and Chieh Huang, the Founder of Astro Ape Studios, a mobile studio that grew from 3 people to 30 people in 6 months....

3 min · 506 words · Nathan Cole

Genesis pledges to go all-EV in 2025 and teases eight new models

Did you knowSHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! On Thursday, Korean luxury brand Genesiscommittedto manufacture only fully electric vehicles from 2025.That’s a big and promising move from an automaker that became a standalone brand under its parent company, Hyundai, just five years ago. Specifically, Genesis will follow a dual electrification plan, which means that all its models with be either battery electric or poweredby a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain....

3 min · 493 words · Nicole Gill

Genieo, the personalized homepage that you’ll actually use, comes to the Mac

When it comes to the Internet, the shift has been moving toward more customization for years. As users, though, we’re not content with just throwing RSS feeds onto a page and calling it a day. We want information that’s specially curated for us. When you’re on the go, catching up with social feeds via applications such asmy6senseis somewhat easy. This “intuition-based” customization learns over time the things that you tend to read and then provides content based upon those preferences....

3 min · 601 words · Mrs. Jennifer Wallace

Genius: Shortmail restricts emails to 500 characters, no attachments

If you seem to spend far too much of your life dealing with email, maybeShortmailis the solution you’ve been waiting for. This new messaging service limits you to emails of just 500 characters – enough for about five sentences – and throws in social features for good measure. Signing in is a quick process via your Twitter account and then you’re set up with an email address and ready to go....

3 min · 431 words · Jasmin Benson
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