According the announcement on the official Google blog,  “Only a very small percentage of these images have ever been published. The rest have been sitting in dusty archives in the form of negatives, slides, glass plates, etchings, and prints. We’re digitizing them so that everyone can easily experience these fascinating moments in time. Today about 20 percent of the collection is online; during the next few months, we will be adding the entire LIFE archive — about 10 million photos.”

The Images are being hosted by Google here.

MindMeister 3 brings a host of new features that further emphasize the benefits of web-based applications and cloud computing.

WikiMaps allow for easy collaboration, “Wikipedia” style
History View replay changes to a mind map and easily restore previous versions
Enhanced task management with email reminders and calendar feeds
Search and filter across maps
Context-based recommendations
Improved offline support
For more details regarding features and improvements please have a look at our public live mind map

A lot of work has also gone into improving the Business and Academic Editions of MindMeister, complete with new flexible pricing plans.

Finally we released a new embed API which together with our own file format makes it really easy now to integrate the MindMeister editor into other apps.

QUOTES:

“I am mighty impressed with this … It’s polished, easy to use, and the performance is very, very good. I have been looking for a way to work collaboratively in a mind map with others for a long time.” ZDNet

“For the monthly cost of a single trip to Starbucks MindMeister gives you anywhere-in-the-world access to a very promising mind mapping application that allows for real-time collaboration and brainstorming.” TechJive

“MindMeister is without question the most innovative of the web-based mind mapping applications available today.” Mind Mapping Software Weblog

About MindMeister — MindMeister is the market-leading collaborative online mind mapping and ideation tool. Launched in May 2007, the site gained fast traction among businesses, educational organizations and residential customers.

MindMeisters benefits comprise ease of use, online and offline availability, real-time collaboration, and sharing. It innovates the way you take notes, brainstorm, or plan your projects.

MindMeister — a solely browser-based software service — takes out the hassle of maintaining software installs for usage in organizations like schools or enterprises. To learn more about MindMeister please visit MindMeister.com/home/about.

MULTIMEDIA LINKS:
MindMeister Logo — http://tinyurl.com/5wfh2s
MindMeister Banner — http://tinyurl.com/653hem
Video -> MindMeister Animated History View — http://vimeo.com/1801931
Video -> MindMeister Collaborative Session — http://vimeo.com/1565210

MindMeister — Collaborative Online Mind Mapping — http://www.mindmeister.com/

MindMeister - free web-based collaborative mind mapping tool for brainstorming and project-management

MindMeister - Public Mind Maps — http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public
Browse MindMeister’s public library and discover the richness of ideas.
MindMeister Tools — http://www.mindmeister.com/services/tools

Enhance your Experience with Widgets, Add-Ons ..

MindMeister Updates to 3.0 | Getting Things Done — http://tinyurl.com/6xc2fx

Harrisburg University — MindMeister Collaboration Helps Graduate Students — http://www.harrisburgu.net/news/article.php?id=353

Mind Mapping and Visual Thinking in Project Management — http://pmkarma.blogspot.com/2008/10/mind-mapping-and-visual-thinking-in.html

Cool Tools: MindMeister mindmapping tool - http://www.pimpyourwork.com/cool-tools-mindmeister-mindmapping-tool/

Source: MindMeister

LiveBlogging Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg At Web 2.0: Revenue, Fundraising, Growth and Products. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage with John Battelle at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this afternoon, at about 2 pm.

Like Jerry Yang yesterday, Zuckerberg has a lot to talk about regarding the state of Facebook, and its future.

Our real time notes from the interview are below.

Battelle is talking about how much Facebook has changed over the years, joking that Zuckerberg now wears tennis shoes, not just sandals.

First question, Battelle ask Zuckerberg about new financing rumors and trips to Dubai. Zuckerberg remains silent. In response to the question “Do you need money?” Zuckerberg says “no.”

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Initially users can only have a maximum of 15 applications showing on their home page. Listed below are three downloads that will give you more information about the new Apps at LinkedIn.

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About LinkedIn

LinkedIn takes your personal business network online, giving you access to people, jobs and opportunities like never before. Built upon trusted connections and relationships, LinkedIn has established the world’s largest and most powerful business network. Currently, over 27 million professionals are on LinkedIn, representing all five hundred of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as a wide range of household names in technology, financial services, media, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, fashion, and numerous other industries. LinkedIn is backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, the European Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures.

For the first time, technology companies, election officials, and organizations on both sides of the political spectrum are working together to ensure that voters have easy access to election information online and on their mobile phones.

In partnership with state and local election officials, the Voting Information Project (http://www.votinginfoproject.org) and the League of Women Voters (http://www.lwv.org/Election2008/index.html), Google has released US Voter Info (http://maps.google.com/vote), an effort to simplify and centralize election information. With a few clicks, voters can find where to cast their ballots from now until Election Day.

Any group or individual with a website can make voting information available by embedding a simple search box on their site (http://tinyurl.com/6lgmxc). You can also get similar results on your mobile phone by going to m.google.com/elections or searching for the word “vote” with your address on Google Maps for Mobile.

Find more details about our efforts to get out the vote on the Official Google Blog.

Google Earth has long offered users the opportunity to explore their planet with just a few mouse clicks. Today, a few clicks have become a few flicks, with the release of Google Earth for iPhone and iPod Touch. Users will have the whole world in their hands - not to mention their pockets, purses, and backpacks - and can engage Google Earth as they never have before, zooming from location to location and experiencing the app’s unique features on Apple’s mobile devices. The Google Earth app displays the same imagery and offers the same navigational capabilities as the desktop client and at launch will feature layers with geo-located Wikipedia articles and Panoramio photos, as well as map labels and borders. Available in 18 languages, Google Earth can be downloaded for free from Apple’s App Store (accessible through iTunes) and will be compatible with first and second generation models of both iPhone and iPod touch operating on EDGE, 3G, and other WiFi networks. Navigation in Google Earth is simple and intuitive, letting users’ imaginations do the work of exploring an app that puts a trip around the world at their fingertips.

Whether a place of interest is thousands of miles away or just around the corner, Google Earth makes it accessible to the user, regardless of where they may be. For example, waiting in New York for a flight to San Francisco, a user could use Google Earth to learn about the City by the Bay and plan an entire vacation before ever fastening their seatbelt. After directing Google Earth to San Francisco on their iPhone, they could read Wikipedia entries about Cable Cars and Fisherman’s Wharf, check out user-contributed Panoramio photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, search for hotels and take a quick aerial tour around the city, all with a few screen touches.

Google Earth becomes even more practical after this user touches down on the West coast, as the app takes advantage of iPhone and iPod Touch’s mobile technology:

* With the ‘Search Near Me’ function, query results will not only be geo-located within Google Earth, but also will be automatically relevant to the user according to their location. For example, in San Francisco, a search for ‘pizza’ will show the precise location of a collection of San Francisco pizza restaurants in Google Earth. How does the app know the user is in San Francisco? Users choose to allow the app to approximate their locations using GPS, WiFi, or cell tower ID information, the results of which are deleted each time users exit the app.

* Knowing San Francisco, one of those pizza joints will be at the top of a hill, and after a day of sightseeing, users may want to know if they will have to earn their pizza dinner. To preview their walk, they could use the ‘auto tilt’ function which, using the device’s built-in accelerometer, enables users to change their view in Google Earth simply by tilting their device.

* Finally, if a user decides to relax and hail a cab, they can choose to follow the progress of their trip within Google Earth. After tapping the ‘Location’ button, a blue dot will show an approximation of where they are, and as this position changes, the dot, and the user’s view in Google Earth, are updated accordingly.

Speck created the category of hard shell cases for MacBooks and iMacs with the award-winning SeeThru. Today, on the heels of Apple’s announcement, consumers can count on the trademark form-fitted hard case, with a new twist, designed exclusively for the new MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks. For images and information on Speck’s new SeeThru and Fitted cases for MacBooks, please visit: http://www.speckproducts.com/content/seethru-cases

“Speck continues to innovate time and time again. Today is no different. We’re excited to significantly expand our family of industry-first cases to the newly redesigned MacBook and MacBook Pro,” said Irene Baran, CEO of Speck. “We’re never satisfied with the status quo. Our designers continue to innovate, and with this fresh line of MacBooks it challenges us to bring forth new ideas on customization and protection.”

Fitted is the first of its kind and is a fabric covered, form-fit hard shell case available in several stylish variations. The Fitted, which launched for iPhone 3G last week, feels soft to the touch, and is authentically fashionable while offering custom-fit contours and openings to allow complete access to all controls and ports. Fitted is the perfect way to showcase individual style and will initially be released in editions ranging from $69.95 to $99.95 MSRP. New styles and patterns will also be announced seasonally.

Fans of the industry’s first hard shell case can also get the newly updated SeeThru for the new MacBooks. SeeThru is constructed of durable, polycarbonate plastic and comes in a wide Speck-trum of popular and personal colors and clear (color options vary depending upon model). With the easy snap-on/off design, users can shield their notebook from scratches and bumps while enjoying complete access to all features including keyboard, drives and ports. The shells also come complete with rubber feet to help prevent movement on slippery surfaces. The durable SeeThru is the perfect add-on whether transporting your notebook alone, in a sleeve, briefcase, backpack or other bag and is also priced at $49.95 MSRP.

Speck SeeThru and Fitted editions for the new MacBooks will be available starting in early December in a variety of color and style options, and will range in price from $49.95 to $99.95 respectively.

Previous-edition MacBook Pro 17-inch and 15-inch notebook SeeThru hard shells, as well as current MacBook 13-inch and MacBook Air SeeThru hard shell cases are currently shipping to consumers and retail partners with an MSRP of $49.95.

For more on Speck’s all-new SeeThru hard shell cases for the latest MacBook models, visit www.SpeckProducts.com.

About Speck

Founded in 2001, Palo Alto-based Speck is a leading designer and maker of original, high quality cases for the latest popular portable electronic devices. The company is best-known for its focus on creating refreshing designs that offer quality, thoughtful features, and distinctive style. For more information, visit www.SpeckProducts.com.

Video demos of the new features can be seen at this YouTube playlist).

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Handango Inc., the leading retailer of smartphone apps globally, announced today it will be the first retailer to offer both paid and free apps for the first Android smartphone device anticipated to launch on October 22.

“Handango has always offered its customers the widest variety of smartphone apps available on the market and on all major operating systems,” states Bill Stone, CEO Handango. “Handango is now offering developers the opportunity to sell the paid apps they create for the Android platform as well as offer any free apps when the first Android device launches. Customers can purchase apps via the Web and then download them to their device.”

Developers can now add Android applications directly to their Handango developer accounts and sell them in one of three ways:

1. Give the application away for free
2. Sell the application for a one-time purchase fee
3. Sell the application for a monthly, quarterly or annual subscription
fee

Select titles including the following will be made available on Handango for the first highly anticipated Android smartphone:

— MONOPOLY: Here & Now and Tetris(R) by EA Mobile(TM)
— The Weather Channel for Android by the Weather Channel, Inc.
— Voice on the Go (use your voice to listen to, compose, reply, forward,
and delete your email) by Voice on the Go, Inc.
— ShopSavvy (scan a product’s barcode with your phone’s camera and view
all the best prices online and at nearby, local stores) by Big in
Japan, Inc.
— EzQuote (essential financial portfolio tracking software) by iambic
— GoogHelper (utility to quickly launch Internet searches using sites
such as Google, Yahoo!Finance, Amazon, Wikipedia and more) by iambic
— Tipper (indispensable split tip calculator that saves time when it
comes to paying the bill) by iambic
— FitSync (log workouts, track your progress, compare and share with a
worldwide community) by FitSync Corp
— Par 72 Golf II (a realistic 3D golf game with three 18 hole courses)
by RESETgame
— Vegas Pool Sharks (a 3D pool game played against four predatory casino
hustlers with increasing skill levels) by RESETgame
— Accutracking (lets you see real-time locations, speed, and headings of
your family members or cars/vehicles) by AccuTracking, Inc.
— FotMob (Live coverage of most major European football leagues) by
Score Service

Handango is also sponsoring a contest to award the best free Android app and the best-paid Android app uploaded to the Handango catalog by November 7, 2008. Each winner is eligible to receive a $25,000 advertising allowance within Handango’s numerous marketing initiatives which include:

— Email marketing
— Featured products on Handango.com
— Paid and natural search keywords
— Online advertising
— PR
— Promotion on affiliate program

Visit http://www.handango.com/Blank.jsp?CKey=AndroidAppContest for entry guidelines and rules. Winners will be awarded on December 15, 2008.

About Handango

Handango is the leading provider of smartphone applications globally for the BlackBerry(R), Palm(R), Windows Mobile(R), Symbian OS(R), and Android(TM) platforms. Leveraging its 140,000+ apps, network of 23,000+ content partners, and vast distribution network, Handango delivers top-selling mobile applications including games, business and entertainment apps and productivity tools to millions of consumers. Applications can be downloaded via www.handango.com, partner Web sites, SD cards and Handango’s proprietary on- device catalog, InHand, the industry’s leading content delivery platform that allows consumers to purchase mobile apps directly from their smartphone and download them over the air. Handango’s unparalleled content expertise has attracted numerous mobile industry partners including Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Alltel, Nokia, Research In Motion, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, AOL and The Carphone Warehouse. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com/.

Handango is a registered trademark of Handango, Inc. All other tradenames, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Subject to change without prior notice.

Source: Handango Inc

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, today announced that its media inventory service will be integrated with Google TV Ads(TM) to create a new sales channel for broadcasters, cable networks and cable system operators. The Harris media inventory service provides an automated way for media companies using Harris Paradigm(R), OSi-Traffic(TM), BMS(TM) and Novar(TM) traffic systems to supplement existing revenue by making inventory available to new advertisers through Google TV Ads. The service is currently available for use by cable networks using Paradigm traffic and can be easily adapted to other Harris and third-party systems.

Google TV Ads is a flexible and efficient online buying platform for television advertisers. As media companies that are clients of Harris make their inventory available, the Harris media inventory service will facilitate the connection between inventory owners and the Google TV Ads platform. Throughout the sales process, inventory owners will continue to maintain full control over business data such as inventory, rates and sellout levels through the Harris media inventory service.

“The media inventory service provides our customers with a new sales channel for their inventory, attracting new advertisers to television that were previously hard to reach,” said Harris Morris, vice president, Media and Workflow, Harris Broadcast Communications. “We are excited to enable this new outlet for our clients to enhance their inventory value through Google TV Ads’ sales channels.”

“We are pleased to work with Harris to offer media companies the opportunity to leverage our automated online marketplace, providing a new and efficient sales option for their ad inventory,” said Mark Piesanan, director of strategic partner development for Google TV Ads. “Through our platform, we hope to provide additional ways to make TV advertising more relevant, accountable and measurable, delivering benefits to viewers, advertisers and programmers.”

Using current traffic system inventory tools, the Harris media inventory service allows users to select and forward available inventory to Google TV Ads for sale. When spots are sold, the service delivers the spots from Google TV Ads to the Harris traffic system, where they are managed following normal spot placement rules. As spots are approved and aired, the service provides campaign status information to both Google TV Ads and inventory owners.

“With this agreement, Harris gives customers the opportunity to stay on the leading edge of the competitive and rapidly evolving advertising marketplace,” said Tim Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast Communications. “By integrating our respective services and expertise, Harris and Google have created a more streamlined process to expand television advertising opportunities, making our customers’ jobs much easier.”

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media delivery chain. The Harris ONE(TM) solution brings together highly integrated and cost- effective products that are ideal for emerging media business models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and high-definition services.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of $5.3 billion and 16,500 employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

Google and Google TV Ads are trademarks of Google Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Harris Corporation