2015年1月29日 星期四

Facebook suffers widespread fault 台北小型辦公室


2015.1.29 社群網站Facebook今正式宣布在台北信義區成立小型辦公室,但主要只以Facebook廣告業務行銷為主,包含教育台灣中小企業如何善用Facebook平台,接下來在台灣也會陸續有徵才計畫,但暫不透露在台辦公室員工數。

Facebook透過在台公關公司表示,台灣業務、對外發言仍以位於香港、負責大中華區業務辦公室為主,在台小規模團隊將特別針對廣告及媒體代理商、中小企業、品牌和開發者,推出全年不間斷的研討會、駭客松及巡迴講座。

另在國外已推出的FbStart計畫,也將在台對創業者推出,通過該計畫審核創業者,可獲價值達6萬美元Facebook工具、廣告資源、參加國際研討會等,協助台灣創業者走向國際。(朱正庭/台北報導)


Facebook says it was responsible for a fault that caused its social network, Instagram photo service and other apps to become unavailable for about 40 minutes.
BBC.CO.UK

2015年1月28日 星期三

Wikileaks 曝料:谷歌...; Apple's mind-boggling quarter; F.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big Risks

維基解密曝料:谷歌為美國政府提供用戶郵件

曝料網站“維基解密”(Wikileaks)指責谷歌將前者員工郵件轉交給美國政府部門。而谷歌通知當事人是在事後兩年半。
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(德國之聲中文網)維基解密的代理律師向互聯網巨頭谷歌及美國司法部門發出信函,指責谷歌侵犯維基解密工作人員的個人信息隱私和新聞從業權利。具體設計的維基解密員工是深度調查編輯薩拉·哈里森(Sarah Harrison)、專業領域編輯(Joseph Farrell)和該網頁發言人(Kristinn Hrafnsson)。三人均從2010年起供職維基解密。
Sarah Harrison
薩拉·哈里森2014年參加德國之聲全球媒體論壇
維基解密本週一(1月26日)公佈說,這三位員工去年聖誕平安夜前一天收到谷歌的通知,告知谷歌曾收到法院的指令,這三人因涉嫌從事陰謀和間諜活動,谷歌隨後將其所有郵件轉交給了美國政府。
薩拉·哈里森在接受德國之聲採訪時說,特別讓她感到憤怒的是,"涉及的帳號是我的私人郵件,是我和朋友和家人聯繫的郵箱。他們明顯侵犯了我的個人隱私。"這位記者補充說,"有關維基解密工作信息的重要郵件不在其中,因為我們特別注意安全操作。"
谷歌的解釋令人質疑
哈里森還說,谷歌除了把她及兩位同事的郵件轉交給美國調查部門,連同他們郵箱裡保存的通訊錄以及每次登錄的IP地址等數據也一同上交。谷歌指的受到法院的指令,是2012年下達的,理由是這三人涉嫌間諜和網絡詐騙,如果罪名成立,可能面臨最高45年有期徒刑。
而在過了兩年半後,谷歌才通知當事人。谷歌的說法是,美國當局對其下達了"封口令",因為涉及此類罪行嫌疑的調查都有保密的必要。維基解密對谷歌的解釋並不滿意,並通過律師核查谷歌的行為是否違法。哈里森還舉例說,及時信息平台推特(Twitter)在一個類似情況中,就成功頂住壓力,反抗了政府的"封口令"。
谷歌將維基解密員工數據上交美國政府一事,也在推特上引發不少討論。英國《衛報》(The Guardian)主編阿蘭·拉斯布里傑(Alan Rusbridger)發表推文:"谷歌把維基解密員工的郵件交給了美國政府,現在維基解密想要一些答案。"




Apple's China Strategy Pays Off With Surge in Earnings

By BRIAN X. CHEN

The introduction of a large-screen iPhone in China helped propel Apple's profit to $18 billion and its revenue to nearly $75 billion.
Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo, in Davos this month.
Yahoo to Spin Off Its Stake in Alibaba

By VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL. J. DE LA MERCED

Shedding its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce site turns the spotlight to Yahoo's plans to revamp its core Internet advertising business.

BITS BLOG

F.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big Risks

By NATASHA SINGER

The agency said the devices, which make up the so-called Internet of Things, also raise serious security and privacy risks that could undermine consumers' confidence.





Apple's mind-boggling quarter: on.wsj.com/15NJMk3

2015年1月24日 星期六

Google Plans To Sell Wireless Service;Why Google's Schmidt says 'Internet will disappear'


CNBC

The end of the Internet is drawing near—or at least the Internet as we know it.
That's according to someone who knows a lot about the Internet. While speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, said the current Internet will seem to vanish as it becomes a part of everyday objects and services.
"There will be so many IP addresses, so many devices, sensors, things that you are wearing, things that you are interacting with that you won't even sense it," Schmidt said. "It will be part of your presence all the time."
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Eric Schmidt
Google is positioning itself to become a major provider of the Internet's next iteration that Schmidt mentioned—on earth and in space.
The search giant made headlines this week with a $1 billion investment in Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to tech blog The Information. The funds could help connect hard-to-reach areas to the Web with satellite Internet, the report said.
Google's also getting deeper into the wireless sector. It plans to sell mobile phone plans directly to consumers as early as this year,according to reports.




Google Could Provide Relief To Sprint, T-Mobile With Wireless Deal
Google plans to enter the wireless phone business, according to published reports. By purchasing capacity on the T-Mobile and Sprint networks, ...
The company plans to work with wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobileby piggybacking on top of their existing networks. Reports say Google will pay the companies to use space on the networks and then resell it to its own customers.


Google Inc is preparing to sell mobile phone plans directly to customers and manage their calls and mobile data over a cellular network.
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2015年1月21日 星期三

Google and Fidelity invest in SpaceX/Google aims to dominate Facebook in virtual reality

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102352516#.

Google aims to dominate Facebook in virtual reality



CNBC
One area where Google thinks it can crush Facebook
Google's product, unveiled at its developer conference in June, is called Cardboard, and it's exactly that. The concept is shockingly simple. With an ...



USA TODAY
SpaceX Sells 10 percent stake to Google, Fidelity for $1B
Space Exploration Technologies, the rocket-maker run by billionaire Elon Musk, said that Google and Fidelity Investments have invested $1 billion that ...

Can satellites bring internet access to the most remote parts of the world?
We take a look at Google and Fidelity's $1bn (£659m) investment in spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX.
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has raised $1bn (£659m) in funding from tech giant Google and Fidelity Investments, the firm said on Tuesday.
BBC.CO.UK


mobile-payments company Softcard;Facebook 全球創造工作機會


Reuters
Google in talks to buy mobile-payments company Softcard: TechCrunch
(Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy mobile-payments company Softcard, technology news website TechCrunch reported on Friday, citing people ...
 
 
據德勤(Deloitte)調查,從印度、巴西到澳洲,社群網站facebook(臉書)2014年共為全球創造了450萬個工作機會以及2270億美元(7.2兆台幣)經濟價值。

不過,臉書只有8000名員工,這些新增的就業機會主要來自與臉書共生的商業活動,例如社群媒體行銷業者、程式開發商,或是網路設備製造商等間接相關的產業。

臉書為誕生之地美國帶來的效益最大─2014年臉書在美國創造110萬個工作機會,並使美國經濟價值額外擴增1000億美元(3.16兆台幣)。

德勤指出,臉書透過連結人群與企業、降低行銷障礙並刺激創新,釋放嶄新的機會,營造出不容忽視的全球經濟活動。同時,臉書也創造了一種新的職業類別:社群媒體管理人(social media manager),目前約有18.9萬人從事這類工作。

臉書營運長桑柏格(Sheryl Sandberg)上周五受訪時說:「人們認為科技只會替科技產業創造工作,而破壞了所有其他領域的就業機會,這份報告證明這種想法是錯的。」

桑柏格表示,從時尚到保健,臉書為各式各樣的小企業提供了生存空間。像是在印度班加羅爾,有一小群年輕女性利用臉書做為銷售管道,創辦了販賣髮飾的公司;北卡羅萊納州還有一位媽媽透過臉書販售自己的服裝品牌Lolly Wolly Doodle。(劉利貞/綜合外電報導)

2015年1月20日 星期二

Amazon Studios to create 12 original films a year



Amazon is on a roll.

The Seattle-based Amazon Studios will produce and acquire original films for showing in theaters and on its Amazon Prime Instant Video subscription service.
USATODAY.COM



Urban Dictionary: on a roll

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=on+a+roll
on a roll. in the midst of a series of successes. Man,

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Technology Update

THE WALL STREET JOURNALTechnology Update

Microsoft to Show Off Latest Windows, Launching This Year

Samsung Isn’t Planning BlackBerry Acquisition, Co-CEO Says

Amazon Is Going to Produce Original Movies for the Theater That Quickly Get to Prime

U.K. Regulator Ends Probe into Hewlett-Packard Deal

Uber CEO Strikes Conciliatory Tone in Europe

Palantir, Valued at $15 Billion, Is Raising More Money

Obama Sides with Cameron in Encryption Fight

Google Is in Talks to Buy Mobile-Payments Service Softcard

Facebook’s Asia Push Focuses on Mobile

Xiaomi to Invest in Kingsoft

Sharp Expects to Miss Full-Year Earnings Outlook

DIGITS BLOG

Amazon Is Going to Produce Original Movies for the Theater That Quickly Get to Prime

France Pushes for Scrubbing Internet of Terrorism-Related Content

Europe to Legislate Level Tech Playing Field, Says European MP Reding

German Kids' Retailer Windeln.de Is Swaddled in New Funding

Tencent Apologizes for Flashing WeChat Users With U.S. Flags

TECHNOLOGY VIDEOS

Why a 200-Year-Old Brewer Turned to Robots

Dramatic Video Shows SpaceX Rocket Crash

Long-Lost Beagle 2 Spacecraft Spotted on Mars

Google Translate: Conversational Translation

New Google Glass Version Coming This Year

TECHNOLOGY PODCASTS

Looking Ahead to the Year in Tech in 2015

Government Defends Its Sony Hack Assumptions

2015年1月16日 星期五

RIP Google Glass?


 
 
Google Glass測試反應不理想,又有侵犯隱私疑慮,現行版本1月19日停售,開發計劃將轉交人稱「iPod之父」的費戴爾(Tony Fadell)負責,加速催生2代版本,就為與費戴爾老東家蘋果(Apple)將上市的穿戴裝置Apple Watch比拼。

市調公司凱度消費者指數(KANTAR WORLDPANEL)分析師米拉內西(Carolina Milanesi)表示,現在就說Google Glass失敗仍言之過早,消費者未完全理解該產品,更重要的是,他們不想花太多錢在那上面。

Google Glass原本由創辦人布林(Sergey Brin)領導的X實驗室負責開發,但先前曾因侵犯隱私陷入麻煩官司,並逐漸遭許多搶先試用者揚棄。

消息人士指出,Google並未放棄開發計劃,準備推出全新版本。Google未來將把Google Glass項目從X實驗室中分拆出來,交由Google智慧家電部門負責人、nest共同創辦人費戴爾管理。

米拉內西表示,由費戴爾來負責Google Glass,代表著未來將在設計上花更多心思,透過與其他智慧家庭及汽車產品結合,使Google Glass變得更實用,也代表著費戴爾將與老東家蘋果正面競爭。(陳冠穎/綜合外電報導)



RIP Google Glass: 5 other failed inventions and what they can teach us

Glass is no more — but Google says it's going to return. Here's how other failed inventions might help them bring it back




Google Glass is dead, at least in its current form. And so it enters a grand, tragic graveyard of well-meaning but badly-received inventions and technology — a place containing flying cars and bad games consoles.
Many inventions promise to change the world, but some never get the chance. That might be because they’re bad — but it’s just as often that they come at the wrong time, or are a little confusing. Glass was probably the latter, and Google has said that it is likely to bring it back in some other form.
Here are five of our favourite other inventions that were initially expected to change the world, but now mostly languish in obscurity.

Smell-O-Vision

Lots of failed inventions sound like they should work — adding smell to films is probably one of them. After colour and sound, smell probably seemed like the inevitable next step, just as after smartphones and smart watches putting technology in your glasses seemed obvious.
But after making an appearance in the specially-made 1960 filmScent of Mystery, it never really caught on. The audience got distracted, it needed too much perfume and people found it difficult to stop the scents mixing and becoming too much. As with Glass, people weren’t ready and the implementation wasn’t good enough to convince them.
Smell-O-Vision has repeatedly attempted to mount a comeback, just as Google has suggested Glass might do. But they’ve mostly failed.

Sinclair C5

A driver demonstrates the Sinclair C5, a miniature electric car powered by a batteryLaunched in 1985, the little Sinclair C5 electric bike was revealed with much talking of it being a revolutionary device and a sign of the future. But it was immediately mocked as a toy, and the people driving it thought stupid and dangerous. (Glass wearers got their own version of that mockery, getting called “glassholes”.)
As such, it didn’t take off. But some have said that the car was ahead of its time, with one transport expert telling the BBC in July that: “The dangers of the C5 weren't so much to do with its design as the roads and the attitudes of the 1980s”.

Segway

Expatriates play polo on Segway Human Transporters before a charity polo match at Dubai Polo ClubExpatriates play polo on Segway Human Transporters before a charity polo match at Dubai Polo ClubThe Segway has always struggled to be taken seriously — while it sells itself as the “leader in personal, green transportation”, it’s really more of a fun thing that you can drive around.
Now it’s used mostly as a toy, and perhaps as a testament to keeping ambitions small. People are happy to try out gadgets for fun, less if they’re claiming to change your life.
But given even in its statement announcing the closure of the Glass explorer programme Google continued to trumpet the technology’s use in the workplace, it looks like the glasses aren’t ready to stop asking to be taken seriously just yet.

Nintendo Virtual Boy

A visitor to a Tokyo software exhibition samples Nintendo's 32-bit "Virtual Boy" three dimensional virtual reality videogame system in 1994The Virtual Boy looked a bit like Google Glass, or the bigger Oculus Rift. It was an eyepiece that users could look into and play games with 3D graphics.
Nintendo has admitted that the game was a “commercial failure” — but also said that it was an important one. Nintendo’s early experiments with 3D helped make the portable and much more popular 3DS.
The Virtual Boy stands to show that great things can come out of troubled ideas. That might be helpful consolation to Google Glass as it looks towards the future of the project.

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