World Tech Round Up - Wednesday March 10, 2010
Written by Ken Rutkowski, on 10-03-2010 13:44

* MySpace plans phased revamp
* Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts
* Google opens virtual shop
* Cities and counties campaigning to land Google fiber-optic network
* More Than Half of Workers Admit to Checking Their Smart Phones While Driving
* Twitter is full of criminals and celebrities
* GPS Usage Data Reveals Wal-Mart Is USA's Most Searched for Destination
* Newspaper issues 3D edition
* Men enjoy sex in old age

Today's Featured Company / Person - TypeWith.me - If you like Google Wave's real-time collaboration but not the interface or registration, check out TypeWith.me. It's a solid, simple, as-you-type document collaboration webapp with no sign-up required. Each online document has its own unique URL you can share with others for real-time co-editing, and there's a small window for chatting on your edits. TypeWith.me helpfully assigns different colors to each author so you can easily track who's typed what, and the app instantly synchronizes as you type so changes appear in real time. When you're done, export your work to one of six file formats, including Word, PDF, and HTML. Google Wave users will see a lot of similarities between it and TypeWith.me, but this simple app has an easier learning curve.

Adults Concerned Over Online Security
IQ Reports

61% Americans, 56% of French adults, 55% of Spaniards, 54% of Chinese and 52% from the UK as well as 46% of Germans and 40% of Italians are concerned about the amount and security of personal online data that can be accessed by search engines people use, such as Google or Bing. There is slightly more concern over the amount and security of personal online data that can be accessed by people's Internet Service Provider (between 45% in Italy and 64% in the U.S.), according to a study by Financial Times/Harris Poll. Read more...

Marketing Across the Generations
IQ Reports

Each generation of the US population has unique wants and needs that marketers and retailers should address differently. The US population can be broken into four significant generational categories representing residents age 15 and older, according to The Nielsen Company. Read more...