The Internet just got faster.

Mark this day, folks, because the brainiacs have finally made a breakthrough in quantum teleportation: a team of scientists from Australia and Japan have successfully transferred a complex set of quantum data in light form. You see, previously researchers had struggled with slow performance or loss of information, but with full transmission integrity achieved -- as in blocks of qubits being destroyed in one place but instantaneously resurrected in another, without affecting their superpositions -- we're now one huge step closer to secure, high-speed quantum communication. Needless to say, this will also be a big boost for the development of powerful quantum computing, and combine that with a more bedroom friendly version of the above teleporter, we'll eventually have ourselves the best LAN party ever.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/first-light-wave-quantum-teleportation-achieved-opens-door-to-u/

Quantum teleportation, or entanglement-assisted teleportation, is a process by which a qubit (the basic unit of quantum information) can be transmitted exactly (in principle) from one location to another, without the qubit being transmitted through the intervening space. It is useful for quantum information processing, however it does not immediately transmit classical information, and therefore cannot be used for communication at superluminal (faster than light) speed. It also does not transport the system itself, and does not concern rearranging particles to copy the form of an object.

The seminal paper first expounding the idea was published by Charles Bennett and coauthors in 1993.^[1] It was first confirmed experimentally in 1997 by a group in Innsbruck ^[2] and has subsequently been shown to work over distances of up to 16 kilometers.^[3]

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Tumblr, Microblogging and Business

By Joshua Smith

Tumblr has been described as “the space in between Twitter and Facebook.” – Mark Coatney

According to the sites “About Tumblr” section, Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music and videos, from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be. You can customize everything, from colors, to your theme's HTML. Mediaite.com posted a column by Anthony De Rosa who calls the combination of Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr “The Holy Trinity of Social Media.”

“There is a corner of the internet where actors, comedians, musicians, artists, writers, bloggers,directors, people from all walks of life are creating over 2 million posts per day, and are often meeting each other in person in over 50 different places around the world, from New York to London to Berlin to Tokyo. The place is Tumblr and it is quickly becoming the third member of the holy trinity of social media, along with Twitter and Facebook.”

Industries such as Rolling Stone, BlackBook Media Corporation, The Paris Review, The Huffington Post, Life Magazine and The New York Times have established a presence on Tumblr.
But what’s the hype? How can Tumblr help you connect with the audience “in between?”
Always, always, always do your research. Know who your target market is and where they participate online. Mr. Coatney has stated that U.S. Tumblr users tend to be younger – 56% of the services 25.2 million monthly visitors are under 34, and users skew slightly more male (52%). Knowing this and considering the growth of Tumblr, determine if it’s worth your time.
Social Media management is time consuming, especially if you target different groups on different sites. Some organizations have only a Facebook Fan Page. Some are just learning what a #hashtag means on Twitter. Others may struggle with Social Media overload as they desperately try to brand every corner of the internet.
Set measureable goals using Tumblr statistics. If you are not confident in your use of Tumblr you can always check the figures to see the impact your account has on the public. Adding the Tumblr Stat application to your site lets you analyze your blog posts for reposts, traffic and user information.
(applications instructions @ http://tumblring.net/track-tumblr-traffic-visitors/)
Other applications and site information to help you create your Tumblr account:
Automatic Twitter integration
Publish posts to Facebook
Community powered blogs
Own your work
Video posting
FeedBurner RSS support
No Ads or banners
+ dozens of third party apps

http://www.mediaite.com/online/tumblr-completes-the-holy-trinity-of-social-media/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02tumblr.html

Quick Read Codes and Marketing

Twitter Considers Face(book)-Lift

Twitter might introduce pages for brands similar to those on Facebook, according to reports.

The initiative, which Marketing Magazine reports is being lead by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and President of Revenue Adam Bain, is to give brands their own space on Twitter — a page they could point to and use to deliver content, while encouraging Twitter users to follow them.

In a similar move, Foursquare launched Pages Gallery
Monday, a showcase of different company pages on Foursquare.

The question is: Does Twitter really need branded pages? On Facebook, the entire brand experience revolves around the company’s page. That part of the experience is currently lacking on Twitter, where brands can only promote themselves through sponsored hashtags, lists and tweets.

However, one could argue that this constant flow of information, without many single static elements for users to grab onto, is part of Twitter’s appeal. What do you think? Could pages improve the Twitter experience for users and brands?

by Stan Schroeder

http://mashable.com/2011/04/05/twitter-pages-brands/