Adriano Farano

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How many iPad have been sold in the US so far?

If you cross Apple financial results with the latest Pew Internet research study, you should have a pretty accurate figure.

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Berlusconi is gone but Italy’s true problems are there to stay

I usually don’t use this blog to share my thoughts about politics. But while Berlusconi’s fall is being naively celebrated, I want to help out to understand Italy’s case.

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Tactilize is like Wordpress for tablets

We are working on a publishing platform for the iPad and other tactile devices in collaboration with the ONA-awarded OWNI.

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Augmented Journalism at ARE 2011

Here’s how AR and storytelling can be melted together. Watch my talk at ARE 2011 in Santa Clara.

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Hacker wanted to redesign iPad news experience

My iPad news app startup is looking for a technical co-founder. Spread the word!

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The Rise of PerSocial Web

When personal and social melt together to improve the user experience. A Socratic revolution to come. For the Web as we know it.

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OWNI is SXSW Accelerator finalist

The French media startup I’m VP International Development is a finalist at South by South West Interactive festival’s startup accelerator.

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Why Facebook is Dionysian and Google Apollonian

Hot and cold, rational and irrational, exciting and useful. Facebook and Google are both competing in the new Silicon Valley war. But they are both specialized in very different areas.

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‘Augmented Reality & Journalism’ explained

The slides of my presentation at Stanford’s journalism school.

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Rapid prototyping in Stanford’s Main Quad

First steps of my Knight Fellowship program thanks to Gene Becker’s help.

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