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YouTube cancels annual Rewind video series after a decade-long run

TechSpot

The series premiered in 2010 as a year-in-review featuring some of the top viral videos of the year. In 2011, YouTube invested a bit more time into the production of the compilation. It seemingly paid off with more than 12 million views to date.

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[VIDEO] In 1987 Apple predicted it would launch Siri in 2011

Trends in the Living Networks

This video created by Apple in 1987 shows how a ‘Knowledge Navigator’ would work, depicting a university professor interacting with a tablet computer through voice. Unfortunately Siri, and generally artificial intelligence of today, is not capable of many of the feats performed by the technology in the video.

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US consumers spent record amounts on video games in 2020, NPD reports

The Verge

Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 Spending on hardware hit its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 NPD classifies video game spending as money spent at retail and digital storefronts on “video game hardware, content, and accessories.”. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge.

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Facebook tries adding video and voice calls back into its main app

The Verge

Facebook is testing adding voice and video calls to the main Facebook app, Bloomberg reports. The features are currently part of the standalone Messenger app, which Facebook originally spun out of its big blue main app in 2011 and officially removed in 2014. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Read the room — virtually: Seattle startup lands $10M to analyze your face and voice on video calls

GeekWire

Their new company is Read , which just announced a $10 million seed round for its software that measures engagement and sentiment of participants on video meetings. The startup is aiming to ride tailwinds driven by the pandemic that caused massive adoption of video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. billion in 2026.

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11 themes of the Zeitgeist for 2011

Trends in the Living Networks

Our recently launch Map of the Decade triptych comprised three parts: the Map of the Decade , details on the ExaTrends of the Decade , and the 11 themes of the Zeitgeist for 2011. Zeitgeist for 2011. ZEITGEIST:2011. As such, I've taken out the Zeitgeist themes here, with the image and full text below. Networked or Not?

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Windows Small Business Server 2011.

Sean Daniel

Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials & Windows Home Server 2011 RTM! Both Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011 have released to manufacturing! Labels: Aurora , Home Server , SBS 2011 Essentials , Small Business Server. at 10:11 AM.