Top 10 Tech Stories of the Day – January 9, 2012

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Jan 09, 12 Top 10 Tech Stories of the Day – January 9, 2012

Today’s compilation of what we feel are the top 10 stories in technology, social media, and/or we find interesting.  We take the guesswork out searching for what has captured the attention of world, boiling it down to what you need to know to stay in the know.

The stories below are those we find interesting from sites we follow, but we aren’t so vain as to believe our selections are always the best.

If you have suggestions for stories to be included, submit them to us by email, or using the “Tip Us” section at the top of the site.  We’ll give you full credit for your submission!

Top 10 Tech Stories of the Day:

Clive Thompson on the Instagram Effect [Wired]

  • Instagram’s had the same effect on me.

Buy A 1-Year Nook NYT Subscription, Get The Nook Free [mocoNews]

  • A really great deal, access to an excellent publication and an excellent device for nothing!

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0: RIM details new features [The Verge]

  • Too little, too late.

Vimeo to launch apps for Android, Windows Phone and the Kindle Fire [The Next Web]

  • Vimeo is quite grand.

You Are What You Like (And Not What Your Friends Like) On Facebook  [ReadWriteWeb]

  • Comforting.

10 Stubborn Body Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science [Lifehacker]

  • Fascinating.

Study: iOS set to win share as smartphones surge [GigaOM]

Google Goes After Your Local Small Business [Fast Company]

  • There tentacles are everywhere.

Nuance’s Dragon TV offers voice recognition platform for connected televisions [Engadget]

  • Wouldn’t mind being able to control a TV with Siri.

Vizio hopes to make big money where others have failed, enters PC market [Ars Technica]

  • An impressive lineup of Apple-looking devices.

Contact Congress: Speak directly to representatives with two taps on your iPhone [The Next Web]

  • An 11th story because I think this is an app all with an iPhone must have.

Have a great evening.  Check back tomorrow for 10 more super stories you can’t have but not be reading with your eyes and tell a friend to do the same.

Author : Jeff Cormier –  http://about.me/jffcrmr

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