More than 1 billion people now use Facebook globally, with one of its key functions being enabling users to discover, explore and participate in news-making events around the world.
A smooth marketer who cultivated relationships with influential bloggers to make his first book a hit, he's also an adviser to companies like StumbleUpon, the Web site that enables users to discover content based on personal preferences.
On the Web, you can browse Lanyrd.com, which is essentially a social networking site that enables users to discover conferences (by topic or date) and to see which ones their friends plan to attend.
Also, the visualization enables users to discover non-trivial information and patterns within events.
These standards enable users to discover, access, and use all types of sensors, transducers, and sensor data repositories via the Web, by means of standard protocols and interfaces.
ISP-managed caches are the third category and are based on extensions to BitTorrent that enable users to discover and prioritize downloading from caches operated by the ISP.
To showcase some of the technology behind these solutions, Attentio launched Trendpedia, a tool that enables users to discover trends in social media.
Location-based social discovery networks (LBSD) is an emerging category of location-based social networks (LBSN) that are specifically designed to enable users to discover and communicate with nearby people.
One example is the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which enables users to discover the attraction, locate their favorite stars of stage and screen and to access photos and biographies straight from the app.
Evidently, this type of software is important for Internet retailers' conversion rates, because such technology enables users to discover related or similar products on their websites when specific items cannot be found.
Topsy Labs is releasing a social, realtime search engine for mobile devices today, enabling users to discover relevant chatter about any topic based on data from Twitter and Google+.
