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Showing posts with label US. Show all posts

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Facebook Ads 80% Bot Claim, Examined! Why You Shouldn't Lose Faith Just Yet - as well as my own links overview

Which companies have been moving and shaking in the world of technology? Let's take a peek.

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Google and Wikipedia...
- Google Algorithm Changes For June, July Finally Released from www.webpronews.com
- It's Nice to See Google Focused On Search Again from techland.time.com
- Google $22.5 Settlement With FTC Over Privacy Criticized by Industry Group from www.eweek.com



Facebook has been getting a lot of press as well:
- Facebook Ads 80% Bot Claim, Examined! Why You Shouldn't Lose Faith Just Yet from searchenginewatch.com
- Facebook Testing New Postcard Sending Feature from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook And FTC Settle Privacy Charges - No Fine, But 20 Years Of Privacy Audits from techcrunch.com



Samsung Group and Apple Inc. were talked about a lot as well:
- Apple v. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It's Already Over - "But as the Loop's Jim Dalrymple argues, beyond the juicy highlights, it seems the purpose of the trial - at least from Apple's perspective - escapes most people: This lawsuit isn't about getting compensation for products that were released in 2007 or even 2011, it's about protecting the products that will be released in 2013 and 2015 and beyond" - said techland.time.com
- Apple Wrapping Up Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung - www.eweek.com
- As The Trial Rages On, Court Filing Sheds New Light On Apple And Samsung Device Sales - techcrunch.com





















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Friday, August 10, 2012

Square's Starbucks Deal Puts It At The Epicenter Of 'Seismic Change' Away From Cash - and my own links overview

Tech businesses are always making news - happily for me because this is a technology blog. Who're we focusing on now?

One hot conversation starter is Samsung Group and Android. Let's see shall we?
- Apple Inc. Accuses Samsung of Copying Even Application Icons from www.eweek.com
- Apple vs. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It's Already Over from techland.time.com
- Android Dominates In Q2 Thanks To Samsung from www.webpronews.com

What else is there? Well, there's Starbucks and United States:
- Square's Starbucks Deal Puts It At The Epicenter Of 'Seismic Change' Away From Cash from techcrunch.com
- Starbucks Should Help Push Square Further Into The Mainstream from www.webpronews.com
- Pay With Square at Starbucks: The Biggest Moment Yet for Mobile-Phone Wallets from techland.time.com





Microsoft and Dell were mentioned a good deal too:
- Microsoft Has Strong Reasons to Induce Users to Adopt Windows 8 Tiled UI - "Tech news Web sites and blogs have been buzzing the last few dayswith news that Microsoft is going to block Windows 8 users from bootingdirectly to their desktop without having to use the tiled start screen" - said www.eweek.com

To finish up why don't we take a quick look at Gmail and Twitter.
- Google: 100 Billion Searches Per Month, Search To Integrate Gmail, Launching Enhanced Search App For iOS - "Google has announced that a new "field trial"of Gmail results within Google Search results is available, a Google Now-like Google Voice Search app for the iPhone and the iPad is coming in a few days and the Knowledge Graph is going worldwide for English searchers" - said searchengineland.com



















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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Yelp Stock Up On Upbeat Q2 Earnings Report - along with my links review

Corporations, technology, media ... it's all good isn't it?

In our first little grouping, why don't we check out the websites taking about Samsung Group and Sony:
- Apple vs. Samsung Patent Trial Begins: 10 Things You Should Know from www.eweek.com
- In Case Anyone Cares, Here Are A Bunch Of Early Samsung Slider Concept Designs from techcrunch.com
- Samsung Angers Court by Releasing Excluded Trial Documents from mashable.com





Debit card and American Express seemed to come up quite a bit too:
- Google Wallet's Huge Upgrade Adds Support For All Credit/Debit Cards, Remote Disable Feature from techcrunch.com
- Google Wallet Gets Cloud Version That Supports Visa Inc. MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card from www.webpronews.com

Facebook and Revenue were mentioned a lot too:
- Zynga And Bump Delve Into Their Social-Mobile Future This Friday At The Facebook Ecosystem CrunchUp - "And we'll have two companies smack in the middle of the shift present at our Facebook Ecosystem CrunchUp this Friday in Redwood City, Calif., sharing how they're surviving in this new world" - said techcrunch.com
- Google Buys Facebook Marketing Company Wildfire - searchenginewatch.com
- Why Facebook Does not 'Get' Advertising - technorati.com

Let's finish off by finding out about Yelp, Inc. and U.S..
- Yelp Stock Up On Upbeat Q2 Earnings Report - "Yelp has released its Q2 earnings report" - said www.webpronews.com
- Yelp's Jeremy Stoppelman On Mobile: Apps Account For Majority Of Weekend Searches, Ads Coming Soon - techcrunch.com















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Friday, July 27, 2012

Apple Must Deliver the iPad Mini - along with my blog posts overview

The field of tech hardly ever stands still. Let's take a look at which organizations have been making news.

One intriguing topic of conversation is iPhone and Steve Jobs. Let's check it out shall we?
- Should You Wait for the iPhone 5? from mashable.com
- Sprint Q2 2012 Earnings: Net Loss Widens To $1.4B, 1.5M iPhones Sold from techcrunch.com
- Apple Sags as Consumers Buy Cheaper iPhones from techland.time.com





Netflix has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- That HBO/Netflix Partnership Probably Isn't Coming Anytime Soon from www.webpronews.com

Zynga and Milestone were mentioned a lot too:
- Zynga Plunges 40% in Tech Bloodbath - "Zynga's dismal report rattled investors who had been bracing for bad news from the tech sector after bellwether Intel last week reduced its forecast for the rest of the year" - said business.time.com
- Zynga's Explains "Challenging" Q2: Facebook Platform Changes, Late Launches, Draw Something Drops - techcrunch.com
- Zynga Shares Fall 41 Percent After Mostly Positive Q2 Results - www.webpronews.com

What else? Well, iPad and U.S. were in the media a fair amount:
- Apple Must Deliver the iPad Mini - "When Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive were designing the first Apple iPad tablet, they looked at almost two dozen size options" - said mashable.com
- iPhone, iPad, Mac Sales Break Records, but Apple Results Disappoint Some - www.eweek.com





















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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Microsoft Loses $492 Million Due to aQuantive Write Down, Revenue Deferral

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

One fascinating topic of conversation is Reddit and Twitter. Let's take a look at shall we?
- Colorado Shooting Coverage On Reddit Is Better Than What You'll See On TV from www.webpronews.com
- Reddit Code Mystery May Never Be Solved [VIDEO] from mashable.com

What else is there? Well, there's Nokia and United States:
- CEO Elop Hints Nokia Will Be 1st To Windows Phone 7 8, Weighs In On People's Republic of China And Android from techcrunch.com
- Nokia Doubles Lumia Sales in an Otherwise Bleak Q2 from www.eweek.com
- Let's Be Realistic About Nokia's Chances from techland.time.com

Source: mashable.com






iPhone and New Orleans were talked about a good deal too:
- Opera's First Mobile Ads Report: Rich Media Rules, iPhone Rocks - "Within that, Opera broke out the performance of different devices: the iPhone accounted for more traffic, but iPad tablets had the highest CPMs of all devices/platforms, at $3.96" - said techcrunch.com
- Vitals iPhone App Offers Doctor Ratings, Health Insurance Data - www.eweek.com

Let's finish up with a look at Microsoft and iPhone.
- Microsoft Loses $492 Million Due to aQuantive Write Down, Revenue Deferral - "Microsoft saw revenue grow in its fiscal fourth quarter by 4 percent, but the software giant swung to its first ever loss due to the write down from its troubled aQuantive acquisition five years ago and deferred revenue related to its Windows 8 upgrade program" - said www.eweek.com







Source: mashable.com






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