Saturday, January 19, 2013

Google Shopping: Why PLAs Aren't So Bad for Merchants - along with my own blog posts summary

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

In our first little bunch, why don't we have a look at the sites discussing Google and Facebook:
- Google Shopping: Why PLAs Aren't So Bad for Merchants from searchenginewatch.com
- Google Wants Your Next Password To Be A Physical One from techcrunch.com
- Google Improves Handwrite Your Search Feature from searchengineland.com



Jamie Foxx has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Jamie Foxx: Spike Lee Was "Irresponsible" With Comments from www.webpronews.com

The next topics I'll be covering are Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg
- Facebook Graph Search, Your Privacy, and What You Can Do - "Facebook just launched something new" - said www.webpronews.com
- Facebook's "Dirty Likes" May Mislead Graph Search Initially, But Facebook Has Other Good Signals, Too - techcrunch.com
- Facebook's Graph Search & YourTrove's Social Search: 5 Questions With Jesse Emery - searchengineland.com

Anything else? Well, Barack Obama and National Rifle Association of America were in the press a fair bit:
- Michelle Obama Cafe Milano Birthday Dinner: President Celebrates First Lady's 49th Birthday In Georgetown - " WASHINGTON -- President Obama treated first lady Michelle Obama to a birthday dinner with friends at Cafe Milano in Georgetown on Thursday night" - said www.huffingtonpost.com















Friday, January 18, 2013

Bing Adds 5X More Facebook Content To Social Sidebar - as well as my own blog posts review

Tech businesses are forever making news - thankfully for me as this is a tech site. Who're we thinking about today?

In our first little bunch, let's take a look at the sites discussing Facebook and Quora, Inc.:
- Bing Adds 5X More Facebook Content To Social Sidebar from searchengineland.com
- Facebookers Feed Graph Search And Set A Record By Uploading 1.1B Photos On New Year's Day/Eve from techcrunch.com
- Bing Adds Five Times More Facebook Content To Your Searches from www.webpronews.com





What else do we have? Well, there's Search engine marketing and Web search engine:
- SPONSOR MESSAGE: Which Paid Search Bidding Approach is Right For You? from searchengineland.com

Google and iOS were brought up quite a bit as well:
- Crafting Your Ad For Google Organic - "At this point you may be thinking, But we're talking about Google organic" - said searchenginewatch.com
- Is Google Hijacking Semantic Markup/Structured Data? - searchengineland.com
- The Mind Of Google: Why Larry Page Argues That Thinking About Competition Is Silly - techcrunch.com

To end we should take a short look at Barack Obama and the United States.
- Michelle Obama Cafe Milano Birthday Dinner: President Celebrates First Lady's 49th Birthday In Georgetown - " WASHINGTON -- President Obama treated first lady Michelle Obama to a birthday dinner with friends at Cafe Milano in Georgetown on Thursday night" - said www.huffingtonpost.com





















Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Disney's John Blackburn Says 'Infinity' Game Mash-Up Could 'Change The Way That People Look At Disney' - as well as my blog posts overview

Just what has been going on in the world of technology? Which companies are we taking a look at?

In our first little bunch, why don't we have a look at the websites discussing IPhone and Google Inc.:
- Demand For Samsung Smartphones Jumps To 23% For Early 2013, iPhone Interest Down 21 Points From Last Quarter from techcrunch.com





Google and Search engine optimization seemed to get mentioned rather a lot too:
- Guide to Bringing Your WordPress Blog Up to Today's Google Algorithm Standards from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook Announces Its Third Pillar "Graph Search" That Gives You Answers, Not Links Like Google from techcrunch.com
- 3 Predictions For The Future Of Google+ Profiles In Autosuggest from searchengineland.com





Next on the list are The Walt Disney Company and Monsters, Inc..
- Disney's John Blackburn Says 'Infinity' Game Mash-Up Could 'Change The Way That People Look At Disney' - "THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY The Walt Disney Company is a media and entertainment corporation" - said techcrunch.com
- Disney Infinity Officially Announced, Sandbox Gameplay Revealed - www.webpronews.com

What else? Well, Facebook and Google Inc. were in the press a fair bit:
- Facebook Mystery Event Has Many Speculating What The Company Will Reveal - "Facebook Inc's stock opened on Monday above $32 for the first time since July as anticipation about upcoming products and financial results underscored Wall Street's renewed confidence in the online social network" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- Graph Search Ads Could Be A Goldmine For Facebook - techcrunch.com
- Why Facebook Ads are Undervalued & How Advertisers Can Take Advantage - searchenginewatch.com

















Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Scoutmob Adds Deals to Google's Field Trip App - and my very own blog posts summary

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

Who shall we have a look at first? Well, it's IPhone and Apple Inc....
- Apple Cuts Orders For iPhone 5 Components, Reports WSJ from techcrunch.com
- Apple Cuts Orders For Various iPhone 5 Components [Report] from www.webpronews.com

Facebook and Myspace seemed to get mentioned a great deal too:
- Facebook Mystery Event Has Many Speculating What The Company Will Reveal from www.huffingtonpost.com
- Facebook Preps Radically Visual Redesign Of The Mobile News Feed from techcrunch.com
- Speculation Abounds in Advance of Facebook Press Event from www.searchenginejournal.com





Did you notice all the talk about Aaron Swartz and Massachusetts Institute of Technology? Here are the best bits:
- Anonymous (group) Appears To Have Hacked MIT Website, Leaves Swartz Tribute - "Hacktivist organization, Anonymous, appears to have hacked MIT's website and left a tribute message to the late Internet activist, Aaron Swartz."We tender apologies to the administrators at MIT for this temporary use of their websites," writes a postscript to a memorial note posted byAnonymous, on a subdomain of the official MIT.edu website" - said techcrunch.com
- Anonymous Hacks MIT In Honor Of Aaron Swartz, Academics Protest With #PDFTribute - www.webpronews.com

Let's finish up with a look at Google and San Francisco.
- Scoutmob Adds Deals to Google's Field Trip App - "Scoutmob has partnered with Google's Niantic Labs in order to integrate its free mobile deals with Field Trip, letting people receive offers, discounts and freebies from businesses nearby" - said searchenginewatch.com

















Monday, January 14, 2013

Anonymous Appears To Have Hacked MIT Website, Leaves Swartz Tribute - as well as my very own blog posts review

Corporations, technology, media ... it doesn't get much better than this does it?

One intriguing topic of conversation has been Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg Let's check it out shall we?
- Speculation Abounds in Advance of Facebook Press Event from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Messenger For iPad, One More Thing Facebook Could Be Unveiling On Tuesday from techcrunch.com

Kelly Osbourne has been getting a lot of press as well:
- Lady Gaga, Kelly Osbourne Feud Heats Up As Gaga Responds To Sharon Osbourne's Open Letter from www.huffingtonpost.com
- Lady Gaga and Osbourne Women Face Off in No-Win Feud from technorati.com



Next on the list are Aaron Swartz and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Anonymous Appears To Have Hacked MIT Website, Leaves Swartz Tribute - "Hacktivist organization, Anonymous, appears to have hacked MIT's website and left a tribute message to the late Internet activist, Aaron Swartz."We tender apologies to the administrators at MIT for this temporary use of their websites," writes a postscript to a memorial note posted byAnonymous, on a subdomain of the official MIT.edu website" - said techcrunch.com
- Aaron Swartz Found Dead After Committing Suicide - www.webpronews.com

What else is there? Well, IPhone and Apple Inc. were in the press a fair amount:
- Apple Cuts Orders For iPhone 5 Components, Reports WSJ - "Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 components due to weaker-than-expected demand, reports the Wall Street Journal" - said techcrunch.com
- Apple Cuts Orders For Various iPhone 5 Components [Report] - www.webpronews.com











Friday, January 11, 2013

Is Windows Phone the Answer for the Microsoft-Based Office? - plus my links overview

What's been going on in the realm of technology? Who are we checking out?

In our first little grouping, let's check out the sites taking about IPhone and Apple Inc.:
- Apple Not Focused On Developing Cheaper IPhone Says Marketing SVP Phil Schiller from techcrunch.com
- Phil Schiller Says That Rumored Cheap iPhone Isn't Happening from www.webpronews.com
- Rumor: An iPhone Priced At $99 to $199 Could Launch In 2013 from technorati.com



Google and App Store seemed to come up lots too:
- EU Antitrust Chief: Google "Diverting Traffic" & Will Be Forced To Change from searchengineland.com
- Google's FieldTrip Integrates Location-Based Offers From Scoutmob from techcrunch.com
- Google Guns Creator: Google Made Me Take It Down from www.webpronews.com

Europe and Federal Trade Commission were talked about a good deal as well:
- Report: European Commission May Force Google To Change How It Presents Its Search Results - "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission gave Google a slap on the wrist after it concluded its antitrust investigation into the company's business practices, but it looks like it may not get away that easily in Europe" - said techcrunch.com
- It's Not All Smooth Sailing For Google In The European Antitrust Waters - www.webpronews.com

Let's wind up with a look at Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Corporation.
- Is Windows Phone the Answer for the Microsoft-Based Office? - "But what about the value of a direct integration with Microsoft Windows OS?" - said technorati.com