https://techcitement.com get excited Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:26:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://techcitement.com/culture/pepsi-leaves-bad-taste-in-a-whole-new-way/ https://techcitement.com/culture/pepsi-leaves-bad-taste-in-a-whole-new-way/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:30:26 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=19827

In what may be an identity thief’s wet dream, an ad agency has created a Pepsi machine that dispenses cans in exchange for Facebook likes. Did you catch the sinister, Orwellian note to the end of that video? And thanks to this new way of sampling we know exactly who liked, tried, and enjoyed an ice […]]]> https://techcitement.com/culture/pepsi-leaves-bad-taste-in-a-whole-new-way/feed/ 3 https://techcitement.com/uncategorized/qr-codes-invade-rios-historic-spaces/ Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:02:36 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=16776

Rio de Janeiro’s Conservation and Public Works Department is in the process of embedding 30 site-specific Quick Response (QR) codes throughout the city’s black and white mosaic sidewalks. Yes, those pixelated, Space Invader-looking blocks will be, well, invading Rio’s historical attractions to give Rio’s tourism department an injection of technology. Portugal, Wales, Italy, and Colombia […]]]>