Showing posts with label Xbox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xbox. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

BuzzFeed & CNN Hook Up for YouTube Channel - plus my blog posts synopsis

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

In our first little grouping, let's take a look at the sites discussing Hulu and Yahoo! Inc.:
- Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar And CTO Richard Tom Re-Emerge To Build A Stealth Startup In L.A. from techcrunch.com
- Yahoo Wants to Buy Hulu from searchenginewatch.com
- Hulu Video Streaming Service to Be Bought by Yahoo? from technorati.com

BuzzFeed and YouTube, LLC seemed to come up lots too:
- BuzzFeed & CNN Hook Up for YouTube Channel from searchenginewatch.com
- BuzzFeed Partners With CNN, Will Invest Low "Eight-Digit Sum" In YouTube News Channel from techcrunch.com

Next on the list are Google and Facebook.
- Should Facial Recognition Be Allowed On Google Glass? - "The "Terminator" films have been mentioned more than a handful of times in discussions about Google Glass, and this is not going to do anything to make the comparison less relevant" - said www.webpronews.com
- European Union Demands Google Do More to Settle Antitrust Case - techland.time.com
- Europe Talks Tough On Google, Likely To Ask For Improved Proposals In Antitrust Probe - techcrunch.com

The rest? Well, Xbox and Sony Corporation were in the press a fair bit:
- XBOX One: Game Changer or Just another Gimmick? - "Much has been made about Microsoft s new gaming console, the XBOX One, and rightfully so" - said technorati.com
- Germany, Australia Think The Xbox One Is An Orwellian Nightmare - www.webpronews.com



















Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout - and my blog posts review

The world of tech is always moving. Let's take a look at which companies have been making news.

One hot conversation starter has been Xbox and Kinect. Let's check it out shall we?
- Microsoft Reveals Xbox One, Next-Generation Gaming from techland.time.com
- Here's Your New Xbox One: Microsoft's All-In-One Home Entertainment System from techcrunch.com
- Xbox One Will Kind Of Block Used Games from www.webpronews.com





What else is there? Well, there's Google and Matt Cutts:
- New Google Maps UI Calls For Shifts In SEO Tactics from searchengineland.com
- Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout from www.toprankblog.com
- Keep It All Straight and Get Started with the Locals: Yahoo Local, Yelp, Google+ Local by @highervis from www.searchenginejournal.com







Google+ and Search engine optimization were mentioned a good deal too:
- Google+ in the SERPs Increasing; Authorship Adoption High [Data] - "Since doing so, much has been written about the importance of ensuring search marketers have taken steps to set up authorship in Google+" - said searchenginewatch.com

Let's finish up by finding out about Flickr and Yahoo! Inc..
- Yahoo Drops Flickr Pro To Compete With Facebook, Still Offers Two Paid Tiers For Ad Haters And Power Users - "The bookend to Yahoo's Big News Day - a major refresh of its photo sharing site Flickr - will see the company drop its Flickr Pro pricing tiers as part of a bid to compete better with Facebook/Instagram and the rest of the crowded market in the online photo space" - said techcrunch.com



















Saturday, April 13, 2013

Google Consolidates Ad Preferences Managers, Now Called Google Ads Settings

Tech businesses are forever making news - thankfully for me because this is a tech blog. Who are we focusing on now?

Who shall we look at first? Well, it's Bitcoin and Electronic money...
- Bitcoin Bursts: Hacker Currency Gets Wild Ride from techland.time.com
- Bitcoin Price-Drop Caused By Rush Of Interest, Not DDOS, Says Mt.Gox Exchange; Newcomers Now Opening ~20k Accounts Per Day from techcrunch.com

What else do we have? Well, there's Google+ and YouTube, LLC:
- Google Consolidates Ad Preferences Managers, Now Called Google Ads Settings from searchengineland.com
- Watch This Google Hangout On Improving Your Site (For AdSense) from www.webpronews.com





The next topics I'll be covering are Facebook and Twitter, Inc..
- Tint Gives Businesses An Easy Way To Bring Social Media Feeds To Their Websites, Apps And Facebook Pages - "In December, they launched Tint - a simple, DIY platform that helps brands aggregate, curate and display social media feeds from multiple networks on their websites, in their mobile apps, Facebook pages and event displays" - said techcrunch.com
- Facebook Launches A New Way To Target More Categories of People - www.searchenginejournal.com
- Louisiana Looks to Ban Facebooking While Driving in Expansion of Anti-Texting Laws - www.webpronews.com

To end we should take a short look at Xbox and Microsoft Corporation.
- Is An Always-On Xbox Indefensible Or Is Taking To Twitter Just The Wrong Way To Defend It? - "After a very public defense of rumors about the next Xbox's always-on Internet requirements, a new report claims that Microsoftcreativedirector Adam Orth is no longer with the company" - said techcrunch.com
- The Next Xbox Wants To Take Over Your TV [Rumor] - www.webpronews.com













Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Apple Continues To Dominate Mobile Video Viewing, With 60% Occurring On iOS Vs. 32% On Android, Report Says - along with my very own blog posts summary

Which organizations have been shaking things up in the realm of tech? Let's take a peek.

One hot topic of conversation has been Xbox and Kinect. Let's see shall we?
- Next Xbox Requires Kinect, Will Always Be Watching You [Rumor] from www.webpronews.com
- Microsoft's Next-Gen Xbox May Require You To Use A Kinect from techcrunch.com

Google and TechCrunch seemed to get mentioned a reasonable amount too:
- Inkling Takes Dead Aim At Apple And Amazon With New Google Search-Friendly Digital Publishing Tools from techcrunch.com
- Financial Analyst Affirms Google's $1 Billion In "Default Search" Payments To Apple from searchengineland.com
- Google On How To Figure Out Which Links To Remove from www.webpronews.com



Next on the list are IOS and Apple Inc..
- Apple Continues To Dominate Mobile Video Viewing, With 60% Occurring On iOS Vs. 32% On Android, Report Says - "That's a huge increase, and the main benefactor of that jump is Apple, whose iOS mobile OS grew its share of total mobile video views to 60 percent, compared to Android's 32 percent take of all mobile views" - said techcrunch.com

Let's end up by looking at Facebook and Twitter, Inc..
- LinkedIn Can Teach Facebook a Few Things About Being a Publicly Traded Social Media Company - "Thanks to Facebook's faltering stock prices since its IPO, many in the business world wonder if social media companies like Twitter and Pinterest will ever become business models worth investing in. It would seem thatmonetizingsocial activity is the current holy grail of business" - said www.searchenginejournal.com
- Developing Social Strategies For Clients: Thinking Beyond Facebook - www.webpronews.com
- Facebook Counted 43M Grammy-Related Likes, Comments - Oh, And 26M Related To Super Bowl Ads Last Week - techcrunch.com













Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Bitcasa Brings Its Infinite Cloud Storage To Android And Windows RT, iOS And Mac Coming Next Month - along with my very own blog posts synopsis

Companies, tech, news ... it's all good isn't it?

One hot topic of conversation is Game of Thrones and HBO Let's take a look at shall we?
- Game of Thrones Beer: Winter (Ale) Is Coming from www.webpronews.com
- Game Of Thrones Beer Slated For Production By Brewery Ommegang from www.huffingtonpost.com



Xbox and Microsoft Corporation seemed to get mentioned lots too:
- Microsoft's Xbox Live Goes Short-Form, Adds Content From AOL And Vimeo from techcrunch.com
- Vimeo Launches New Xbox 360 App for LIVE Gold Members from www.webpronews.com





Did you see all the discussion about IOS and Apple Inc.? Here are the best bits:
- Bitcasa Brings Its Infinite Cloud Storage To Android (operating system) And Windows RT, iOS And Mac Coming Next Month - "Its apps for iOS and Mac OS X are also virtually complete and are scheduled to launch in the beginning of January" - said techcrunch.com

Let's wind up by looking at Android and Samsung Group.
- Android Phones And Tablets Ranked By Battery Life: Longest Lasting Smartphones Aren't Top-Tier Devices - "Android smartphones can have a pretty bad reputation when it comes to battery life, though that reputation has definitely improved in general over time" - said techcrunch.com











Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Microsoft To Compete Against Spotify With Xbox Music, Available Soon On Xbox, Windows 8, And Windows Phone Devices - as well as my blog posts summary

The world of tech hardly ever stands still. Let's see which companies have been in the news.

In our first little grouping, why don't we check out the sites discussing Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows:
- Don't Believe The FUD: Windows 8 Is Much Better Than You Think from techcrunch.com
- Windows 8 Viewed Negatively by Suppliers, Says Analyst from www.webpronews.com



Xbox has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Microsoft To Compete Against Spotify With Xbox Music, Available Soon On Xbox, Windows 8, And Windows Phone Devices from techcrunch.com
- Xbox Music Is Spotify For Windows 8, Xbox 360 from www.webpronews.com
- Microsoft's Xbox Music Looks Good, As Far As It Goes from techland.time.com

The next topics I'll be covering are Google and Web search engine.
- Your Guide to Google's EMD Algorithm Update - "Google has unleashed yet another algorithm as part of a series of updates that are aimed at providing users with better search results and experience" - said www.searchenginejournal.com
- The Most Popular App Store (iOS) Keywords From Chomp & Google Play - searchengineland.com
- Animated "Little Nemo in Slumberland" Google Doodle for Comic Strip Anniversary - searchenginewatch.com

The rest? Well, Felix Baumgartner and YouTube, LLC were in the media a fair bit:
- Felix Baumgartner Breaks Speed Of Sound: Officials - "In this photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria celebrates after successfully completing the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell (TV series) N.M., Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- See Felix Baumgartner's Thrilling Headcam View From Space - mashable.com
- WATCH: Felix Baumgartner Completes 24-Mile Freefall Space Jump - newsfeed.time.com