Content Generation Tools

Namely? In yet another twist in the company's on-again/off-again relationship with our favorite open source operating system -- a roller-coaster ride that involved taking away 64-bit Flash for Linux last year -- Adobe has now apparently seen fit to bring it back again.

Like-minded comments could be heard on blogs far and wide, so Linux Girl knew it was time to take action. "Did complaining finally get us somewhere?" mused Thoughts on Technology blogger and Bodhi Linux lead developer Jeff Hoogland.

Consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed that the news came not a moment too soon. 'I'm Still Nervous' "Finally," he told Linux Girl. "10.3 square had several known security bugs and one bug that caused garbled sound on some videos.

Consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed that the news came not a moment too soon. 'I'm Still Nervous' "Finally," he told Linux Girl. "10.3 square had several known security bugs and one bug that caused garbled sound on some videos. "I hope that this time they will keep the 64-bit port up to date, but given their track record so far, I'm still rather nervous," Mack added.

In a Flash, Adobe's 64-Bit Flash for Linux Is Back - LinuxInsider.com

Namely? In yet another twist in the company's on-again/off-again relationship with our favorite open source operating system -- a roller-coaster ride that involved taking away 64-bit Flash for Linux last year -- Adobe has now apparently seen fit to bring it back again.

Like-minded comments could be heard on blogs far and wide, so Linux Girl knew it was time to take action. "Did complaining finally get us somewhere?" mused Thoughts on Technology blogger and Bodhi Linux lead developer Jeff Hoogland.

Consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed that the news came not a moment too soon. 'I'm Still Nervous' "Finally," he told Linux Girl. "10.3 square had several known security bugs and one bug that caused garbled sound on some videos.

Consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed that the news came not a moment too soon. 'I'm Still Nervous' "Finally," he told Linux Girl. "10.3 square had several known security bugs and one bug that caused garbled sound on some videos. "I hope that this time they will keep the 64-bit port up to date, but given their track record so far, I'm still rather nervous," Mack added.

In a Flash, Adobe's 64-Bit Flash for Linux Is Back - TechNewsWorld (blog)

Launching today is 140Fire.com , a Y Combinator-backed platform that allows advertisers, publishers, and media buyers to create interactive ad content and polls to overlay on streaming or pre-recorded video.

Like most video ads, the ads will appear as a small bar on the bottom of the screen, but unlike those of its ilk, they allow viewers to remain in the content, answering polls while continuing to watch the video. According to Founder Jason Wilk, this allows brands to collect data on what viewers are thinking in real-time and monetize those high-interest points in video content. 140Fire can then serve up post-roll ads based on viewers’ responses to the polls.

As another example, say you’re watching Mad Men, a show that features its fair share of office drinking (and thus a perfect platform for alcohol-related advertising). Because 140Fire’s advertising is content specific, they might feature an ad from GreyGoose that polls users on their different personality traits in order to come up with the type of GreyGoose cocktail they would most enjoy. You could then check out which of your friends like GreyGoose and were matched with the same drink.

140Fire enables this by using Facebook Instant Personalization , making it one of the first sites of its kind to integrate with Facebook’s new feature. As Instant Personalization takes public data (what you’ve set to “Everyone”) from your account to “personalize” its partner sites (140Fire joins Pandora, Bing, Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes, among others), some have expressed concerns over how this will affect individual user privacy. I, for one, don’t find it particularly threatening, but Facebook could certainly do a better job of explaining how exactly third party sites will use your personal information.

Mark Cuban-backed 140Fire Lets You Create Real-time Overlay Ads For Your Video ... - TechCrunch

“There are so many reasons to feel good about South Africa! The rainbow nation is a truly hospitable nation, with diverse cultures and great pride in the country. As citizens we have the obligation of being ambassadors for our great nation and a responsibility to share our enthusiasm with the rest of the world,” says RJ van Spaandonk, Executive Director of the Core Group.

“In an era influenced by user-generated content, it has become easier to share information and content across borders. Holiday albums and family events are frequently being posted on social media applications like Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. Apple has the content-generation tools and software to take this movement to the next level, enabling South Africans to easily organise, edit and share content through software such as iPhoto and iMovie.

With this in mind and the world about to pay us a timely visit, the Core Group is embarking on a campaign ahead of 2010 called A to Z of ZA to collectively showcase the best to be seen and done in South Africa”, adds van Spaandonk.

Full Story: South Africa gets snapping in time for 2010 - MyADSL (blog)