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Adobe Edge the new HTML5 animation development environment Adobe Edge Preview 2 Review If you are a regular to the Web Devil blog you will have picked up that there is a trend away from Flash and into HTML5 and Javascript options for slideshows and animations and WebM for video (search the archives to find these articles). The thing we've been missing is a graphic interface to do animated HTML5 stuff.  Adobe has been backing both horses in this race and is in beta of Adobe Edge - the HTML5 animation tool. You can download the latest Sept 2011 build for free here -  https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_edge When you install Adobe Edge Preview 2 it gives you a 96 day limited use. Currently this version has simple drawing tools, but allows import of SVG and PNG files. The timeline is pretty sophisticated, anyone who has used flash or a movie editor will quickly pick up how this functions. Edge does automatic transitions/tweens which is pre...

Data Mining and Social Media Loved this cartoon about Facebook and you  "If you're not paying for it, you're not the customer.. You're the product being sold." Just think of the personal data that Facebook holds on individuals - name, DOB, schools, friends, websites  they "like" (ie brands & products), online games they play, bars, clubs, restaurants, foods, access times, computer OS, phone type, browser version, etc. If you still not convinced that there is any money to be made in this then check out this article on how an e-payment company sold 1.97 million customer data to six different companies (including a life insurance company) and has made a profit of HK$44million since 2006 http://www.riskmanagementmonitor.com/e-payment-co-makes-millions-selling-customer-data/ Here's a great article on how data mining is the next frontier for social media marketing.. http://mashable.com/2011/02/25/data-mining-social-marketing / Here is an old ...