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Mexico Leads Latin America in Online Video Penetration and Engagement

By Guest PostMay 4, 2011Technologyalejandro fosk, Argentina, argentines, behaviors in latin america, brazil, brazilians, Chile, chileans, Comscore, digital consumer behaviors, mexicans, Mexico, online video viewing

*comScore Releases Latest Report on Online Video Viewing in Latin America*

Santiago, Chile May 3, 2011– comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of online video viewing behaviors in Latin America based on data from its comScore Video Metrix Service. The report found that in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile more than 80 percent of all online users viewed video content in March 2011, with viewers in Mexico spending the most time watching online video at an average of 10.5 hours per viewer during the month. (more…)

Amazon Announces MYHABIT.COM, a New Private Sale Site Featuring Hand-Picked Styles from Top Designer and Boutique Brands

By Guest PostMay 3, 2011TechnologyAmazon, elizabeth and james, endless, fashion destination, halston and vera wang, maria renz, myhabit

*New membership-only website offers daily events featuring up to 60 percent off a curated selection of styles from the best brands, along with fast, free shipping and free returns*

SEATTLE, May 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the launch of a new membership-only fashion destination, MYHABIT.COM (www.myhabit.com), offering up to 60 percent off hand-picked styles from the most sought after brands. The private sale site offers free, instant membership; fast, free shipping and free returns. The site also features upscale photography and 360-degree video of the clothing on live models, giving customers a unique, improved shopping experience.

“MYHABIT is a beautiful website designed specifically for limited time sales and we think customers will love this shopping experience,” said Maria Renz, president of MYHABIT. “MYHABIT customers will discover designer clothing at 60 percent off, with free shipping and easy returns.” (more…)

Independent Study Demonstrates Productivity Gains and ROI of 243 Percent for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

By Guest PostMay 3, 2011Technologybrad wilson, businesses, forrester consulting, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics crm 2011, microsoft outlook, risk adjusted roi, roi, total economic impact

*Data details extensive quantitative savings and efficiencies from implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.*

REDMOND, Wash. — May 3, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today released the results of a Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, “The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011,” May 2011. The Total Economic Impact^TM, a standard methodology developed by Forrester Research Inc., captures and quantifies the voice of the customer relative to technology investments. This study concludes that a 2,000-employee composite organization with an initial deployment of 50 users would experience a three-year, risk-adjusted ROI of 243 percent^* over a payback period of 4.1 months. Forrester Consulting credits the familiar, intelligent and connected experiences delivered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as fundamental to the ROI and rapid payback period. (more…)

‘Ancient Bipedal Hominid Dubbed ‘Nutcracker Man’ Preferred Grass to Nuts’

By Guest PostMay 3, 2011Scienceafrican landscape, ancestors of humans, bipedal hominid, c3 photosynthetic, c4 photosynthetic pathway, carbon isotopes, emma mbua, hard fruit, hominid, huge molars, matt sponheimer, meave leakey, northern kenya, nutcracker man, nuts, paranthropus, paranthropus boisei, powerful jaws, savannah grasses, seeds, teeth, thure cerling, tropical environments, university of colorado boulder, zebras

An ancient, bipedal hominid sporting a set of powerful jaws and huge molars that earned it the nickname “Nutcracker Man” likely didn’t crack nuts at all, preferring instead to slurp up vast quantities of grasses and sedges, says a new study.

The hominid, known as Paranthropus boisei, ranged across the African landscape more than 1 million years ago and lived side-by-side with direct ancestors of humans, said University of Colorado Boulder anthropology Professor Matt Sponheimer, a study co-author. It was long assumed Paranthropus boisei favored nuts, seeds and hard fruit because of its huge jaws, powerful jaw muscles and the biggest and flattest molars of any known hominid in the anthropological record, he said. (more…)

Yahoo! Sets Records With The Royal Wedding; Drives Largest Traffic Day for Single Event

By Guest PostMay 2, 20111 commentTechnologymedia network, royal wedding, yahoo history, yahoo news, yahoo tv

Names Jai Singh Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo! Media Network

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Yahoo! Inc. drove its largest traffic numbers for a single event last week when the world turned to the company for coverage of the Royal Wedding. Over a 24-hour period on Friday, April 29, 2011, Yahoo! drove more traffic and video to its coverage of the wedding than any previous event. (more…)

Bin Laden’s Attacks Among the Most Lethal: UMD Study

By Guest PostMay 2, 20111 commentGeneral, Politicsal qaida, gary lafree, gtd, karl rethemeyer, lethal terrorist organization, osama bin laden, qaida global terrorism database, start, terrorist attacks, terrorist organization, university of maryland, us department of homeland security, victor asal

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Under Osama bin Laden’s leadership, al Qa’ida has been one of the most lethal terrorist organization in the world, responsible for more than 10,000 deaths and injuries in a dozen years – finds a new analysis by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland (START).

“Al-Qa’ida, the terrorist organization Osama bin Laden founded, was responsible for fomenting more mass casualty attacks than any other group in recent history,” says START Director Gary LaFree, a University of Maryland professor responsible for assembling the world’s most comprehensive unclassified terrorism database. (more…)

Orion Energy Systems Sees the Light, Moves Data to Windows Azure

By Guest PostMay 2, 2011Technologyenergy consumption data, intelite, jason young, Microsoft, microsoft sql azure, prashant ketkar, save energy, sensor and control solution, that orion energy systems, windows azure platform

*Energy-management company switches to cloud-based platform to provide customers with a robust, consolidated view of energy-usage data.*

REDMOND, Wash. — May 2, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Orion Energy Systems is using the Windows Azure platform to host InteLite, a sensor-and-control solution designed to help Orion customers save energy and control lighting costs. This move will enable building managers to view energy-consumption data from multiple facilities on the Windows Azure platform, while providing Orion with approximately a $57,000 savings each year in hardware, labor and maintenance costs. (more…)

Scorpion Venom – Bad for Bugs, Good for Pesticides

By Guest PostMay 1, 2011Sciencedesert scorpion, scorpion toxin project, scorpion toxins, scorpion venom

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Fables have long cast scorpions as bad-natured killers of hapless turtles that naively agree to ferry them across rivers. Michigan State University scientists, however, see them in a different light. (more…)

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