Archive for December, 2011

Work Design: Translating the web a few words at a time

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

TEDxCMU — Luis von Ahn — Duolingo: The Next Chapter in Human Computation [...]
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You know cyberspace is better than sex when?

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

We’re reaching for mental cognition many times an hour, perhaps more often than we think of sex. A quick look at the value, the risks, and a test. [...]
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Q. Does Skype not have push-to-talk functionality? Why?

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

CORRECTION: Skype for Windows 5.7 Beta includes a Push-To-Talk feature. ?We have introduced a Push to Talk feature in Skype. Many people who are playing multiplayer games have requested this from us. With this feature you can set a hotkey which will toggle microphone muting on Skype call. You can set the Push to Talk up [...]
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Skype Journal ? December 2011 News Roundup

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Skype?s man in Washington, Chris Libertelli, now leads the Netflix government affairs team. While at Skype his deft touch with the FCC helped Skype assure access in US markets and partner with wireless operators. He also led Skype?s government affairs operations for the US states, Canada and Latin America. Paul Bond says usage-based-billing is [...]
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