October 18th, 2011 
Guest Authors 
QR codes were first created by Toyota to track vehicles in manufacturing, offering a small barcode that can be quickly decoded. That was 1994, and now, almost 20 years later, QR code technology is experiencing a revival — but not in the automotive industry. The small, square codes are ubiquitous, showing up on everything from flyers to beer bottles, allowing anyone with a smart phone to quickly scan and find out more information with the code.
October 18th, 2011 Guest Authors 
If you’re like most people, the sound of a ringing phone can be about as welcome as an alarm clock going off at 3 AM. It’s time to spice up your phone answering techniques and make the task fun for a change. Luckily for you, there are loads of ways for you to put a little humor into picking up that phone.
So whether it’s a nuisance call you want to terminate ASAP, or a friend you’d like to toy with, we’ve got some suggestions for you. Here’s a list of 10 hilarious ways to answer your phone:
October 17th, 2011 Social Guy 
Clickable, the all-in-one solution for online advertisers, today announced the completion of its Series C round of investment. The $12 million financing was provided by American Express, and by existing investors Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund and FirstMark Capital.
Clickable will deploy its new funds to accelerate product innovation and market development throughout its entire portfolio of online advertising solutions.
October 17th, 2011 Social Guy 
Grockit, a social network for studying that uses collaborative learning and develops adaptive programs for students, has received just over $7 million in Series D venture funding led by Atlas Venture, a current investor in the company. Benchmark Capital and Integral Capital Partners, both return investors, also participated in the round, along with new investors NewSchools Venture Fund and GSV Capital Corp.
The funding will be used to support Grockit’s growth both domestically and internationally. The company’s total outside investment to date is over $24 million. In fact is the same amount as Grockit’s series C funding in May, 2010 was also $7 million.
October 17th, 2011 Guest Authors 
Static, non-interactive websites just don’t cut it anymore. With the success of the blog format for websites, even the old standbys like newspapers are adding commenting capabilities to their websites. Interaction is just that important when it comes to luring in and retaining visitors.
But while commenting systems are better than nothing, the next wave of true interactivity will come from a real-time site-based interaction, a chat. What makes a chat better than an ordinary commenting system?
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