Dan's Best of the Web

Syria has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Nationwide Internet Blackout Underway in Syria from techland.time.com
- Syria Shuts Down Internet In Midst Of Uprising, Mobile Services And Land Lines Partially Down from techcrunch.com

The next topics I'll be covering are IOS and Apple Inc..
- Decisions, Decisions Android (operating system) iOS, Windows 8 or HTML5? - "The last month has introduced much new food for thought if you are trying to decide which mobile platform to build on first:Thirty days ago, you were probably thinking to start with iOS, not just because of the launch of the IPad Mini but also the preponderance of Apps in iTunesThen Microsoft launched Windows 8 (and the Surface), driving a full-court press to get developers to build apps for the Windows StoreA few days later, IDC came out with the latest numbers, showing Android was crushing everyone, with a 75% market share of new phones sold in Q3.As a result, some declared that iOS was going the way of the Dodo-until last week, when iOS (especially the iPad) crushed the competition in online purposes purchases on Black Friday. It has definitely been an eventful pre-Holiday Season in mobile.Which Platform To Build On First?" - said technorati.com
- Millennial: Apple Still Leads Samsung In Overall Impressions, But Android Dominates iOS With 52% Share - techcrunch.com
- Google Updates Chrome For Android And iOS - www.webpronews.com

To end we should take a quick look at Windows 8 and Microsoft Corporation.
- NPD: U.S. Windows Device Sales Down 21% On Last Year; Windows 8 Tablet Sales "Almost Non-Existent" - "Microsoft earlier this week made a point of noting that there have been 40 million downloads of Windows 8 since it launched a month ago, putting it ahead of where Windows 7 was at the same point in its sales cycle" - said techcrunch.com

From: technorati.com

From: www.webpronews.com

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Google's Mobile Apps Updated: Google Drive Now Supports Spreadsheet Editing On Mobile, Chrome On iOS Adds Passbook Support - plus my own blog posts review

Which organizations have been shaking things up in the realm of technology? Let's see.

Who shall we look at first? So, it's IOS and Android (operating system) ..
- Google's Mobile Apps Updated: Google Drive Now Supports Spreadsheet Editing On Mobile, Chrome On iOS Adds Passbook Support from techcrunch.com

What else do we have? Well, there's Cyber Monday and Christmas and holiday season:
- Cyber Monday Traffic, Mobile & Ad Spend All Up on $1.46 Billion Shopping Day from searchenginewatch.com
- Cyber Monday E-Commerce Spend Was $1.465B, Biggest Day Ever In U.S.; Home Clickers Bought The Most: ComScore from techcrunch.com

Next on the list are Google and Isl?m? Jumh?r?-ye P?kist?n.
- Pioneers of Digital: How Vanessa Fox Helped Google and SEOs Realize They Were a Perfect Match - "Today's post is like a virtual reunion with twopeople I have known in the search marketing industry for a long time that are also authors: Vanessa Fox formerly of Google wrote Marketing in the Age of Google, and Mel Carson formerly of Microsoft has co-authored a new book, Pioneers of Digital" - said www.toprankblog.com
- Google Voice Search For iPhone Commercial: How Accurate Is It, Anyway? - www.huffingtonpost.com
- Google Webmaster Tools Security Breach Confirmed - www.searchenginejournal.com

From: www.toprankblog.com

From: www.webpronews.com

From: searchengineland.com

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Amazon's Kindle Family: Weekend Sales More Than Double On Last Year, Cyber Monday Biggest Of All - and my own blog posts overview

The field of technology is always moving. Let's take a look at which companies have been in the news.

Who shall we look at first? Well, it's Android (operating system) and Windows Phone...
- Kantar Worldpanel: Apple Shoots Back To Top Of U.S. Smartphone Sales On An iPhone 5 Rocket, Android Leading Elsewhere from techcrunch.com
- Nook for Android and IOS Gets Updated, Comes to the UK from mashable.com

What else do we have? Well, there's Kindle Fire and Amazon Kindle:
- Amazon's Kindle Family: Weekend Sales More Than Double On Last Year, Cyber Monday Biggest Of All from techcrunch.com
- Kindle Did Pretty Well For Itself Over The Weekend from www.webpronews.com

Did you see all the discussion about Windows Phone and Microsoft Corporation? Here are the most interesting bits:
- Bing Adds Translator App for Windows Phone 8 - "For Windows Phone users Bing has just released their freeBing Translator appfor Windows Phone 8" - said www.searchenginejournal.com
- Bing Translator App Now On Windows Phone 8 - www.webpronews.com

Let's finish up with a look at iOS and Android.
- Apple Reportedly Fires The Manager Directly In Charge Of The iOS 6 Maps Team - "A report today from Bloomberg claims that Apple SVP Eddy Cue, who took over control of Maps from Scott Forstall when that senior executive and iOS architect departed the company, has fired Richard Williamson (bishop) a manager who oversaw the Maps team" - said techcrunch.com

From: mashable.com

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

IBM: Cyber Monday Sales Are Already Up 24 Percent; iPhone Driving Most Traffic To Retail Sites - along with my very own blog posts summary

The field of tech is always moving. Let's see which companies have been making news.

Who shall we look at first? So, it's Google and YouTube, LLC...
- Up Close: Using The "News Keywords" Tag For Google News from searchengineland.com
- Google Shopping Holiday Update for Merchants from searchenginewatch.com
- Googler Makes Case For Value Of Blog Comments To Search Results from www.webpronews.com

Facebook has been getting a lot of press too:
- Facebook Pages Feed: What Does It Mean for Page Owners? from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook Gifts Now Lets You Buy ITunes Credit For Friends And Recommend What They Should Purchase from techcrunch.com
- Facebook Gifts Adds iTunes Gift Cards to Its Options from www.webpronews.com

From: mashable.com

From: www.webpronews.com

Did you notice all the discussion about IOS and Apple Inc.? Here's the best bits:
- After 20M Downloads On Android (operating system) Japan's Bitcellar Brings FxCamera To IOS - "Bitcellar, one of the rare Japanese app developers that faces outward from the country and reaches a global audience, is finally making a debut on iOS after a long and successful run on Google's Android platform" - said techcrunch.com
- Nook for Android and iOS Gets Updated, Comes to the UK - mashable.com

Let's end up with a look at Cyber Monday and Thanksgiving.
- IBM: Cyber Monday Sales Are Already Up 24 Percent; iPhone Driving Most Traffic To Retail Sites - "After a record-breaking Black Friday, retailers may be in for a big Cyber Monday as well" - said techcrunch.com

From: mashable.com

From: searchengineland.com

From: technorati.com