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Google Wave for example was massively hyped just before its launch in early 2010, but does any individual that obtained an invitation use it any more? For most of us the solution is no, but why is that and what went wrong? To illustrate why some innovations fade away soon after a time period of hype, Gartner’s hype cycle demonstrates a general trajectory of new tech adaptation in the market place. Gartner devised the hype cycle in 5 phases

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Flat World Knowledge for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Flat World Knowledge, the largest publisher of free and open college textbooks for students worldwide, has just released MIYO. In case you are unfamiliar with Flat World, they preserve the best of the old – books by leading experts, rigorously reviewed and developed to the highest standards. They have books in practically every category!  Flat World is using technology to reduce cost barriers and increase access to information. Pairing open licensing and textbook personalization with a radical pricing model

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IntenseDebate was among the smallest of the three, when it was acquired by Wordpress. Upon Wordpress’s acquisition, they have been working quite hard and were preparing IntenseDebate to deliver super-charged comments across the web and have pulled IntenseDebate

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With the Blessing of Allah almighty and the support from all my fellows readers – The month of September has finally come to an end. I consider this month a milestone for Skidzopedia; since it got a PR (page rank) of 2 in the last week of September. I know its not much for some, but considering its age, its more than what i hoped for

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