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tnt - 01-14

[00:00] apple app to control watch features reveals watch features w/Mark Gurman @9to5mac.com

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] no keyboard for watch
] use voice to control
] passcode feature - 2 options, 4 digit passcode, auto unlock if your phone is unlocked, uses sensors to detect if its on your body
] will be usable storage on the watch,

] post to 50+ job boards with 1 posting, search resume database of 50 m users, have applicants pre-screened

] first revealed that they were working on this project back in 2014-06
] new android and ios apps released
] not open to public yet, limited trial run
] VS facebook groups - no ads - maybe running it as a paid service, another revenue stream for company
] COMPETITORS = slack, yammer, convo, linkedin - some of these started as the facebook for work,
] like fb groups with more enterprise bells and whistles
] conversation platform, document editing,
] aimed at a more mainstream audience
] culturally different from facebooks consumer core,

] feature - enabling people to connect more with people they are not linked to
] feature - trying to get companies to create a contact base
] feature - companies sharing content with their employees, blog posts/updates to specific groups,
] features only relevant for companies that are really big, smaller companies not so much
] timing VS facebook at work release - likely coincidental
] facebook @ work has
] security risk - allows interaction between people without jumping through the connection hoop
] companies may not want employees spending time in linkedin, because linkedin is an "employment" site, primarily used for recruiting
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] FCC has been looking into it already
] Obama pressuring the FCC to rule in the local communities favor
] some communities in NC and TN have created bb networks,
] created by utiltity companies in the community
] states that have voted to limit local broadband, paid for by lobbyists on behalf of the cable companies
] state laws
] since Obama became a lame duck, he is really doing some good stuff

] the z13, 30K transactions per second
] ibm's bread and butter, a super computer, foundation for running the backend for big companies
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] not a law firm, self help legal service, can connect you with vetted lawyer ..

] zuckerberg talks about free speech but ...
] fb doesnt do a good job of allowing free speech to occur on fb
] they routinely remove things and dont tell you why
] accounts are suspended and sometimes no details are provided
] example photos of women breastfeeding - quite often removed
] example brown moses - says accounts bloggin about syrian war acts were taken down, effectively takes down documentation of those acts occuring
] ..
] needs to be put
] free speech is a great marketing tool for facebook
] try need to harder, given they do have a ton of content to monitor, OR stop talking about
] this could be a case for them using all of the data that they have on you to tailor the content you are recieving to your needs
] promoted content is NOT personalized in any relevant way

] employee poaching settlement - between google, apple, adobe, amount is not being disclosed, previously settment was overturned because amount was too low
] samsung releases Tizen smartphone - the z1 is availabe in india for $92, the phone can't run android apps, could be uphill battle, lots of competition, Samsung
] google translate - new version, similtaneious realtime translation while you are talking, used to be called wordlens, a magical product, could also be interesting commercial work as well, realtime translation for videos
] hacked - facebook page of north korean airliner, attacked by same group claiming to have hacked the US military sites yesterday, no connection between NK and ISIS,
] movie trailer -

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