Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Secrets to Driving Social Commerce: Google & Mel Carson on Social ROI at #SESNY - plus my very own links review

Just what has been going on in the realm of tech? Who are we focusing on?

In our first little grouping, why don't we take a look at the sites discussing Facebook and HTC Corporation:
- Chat Multi-Tasking Is How Facebook Home Could Rattle Apple And Google from techcrunch.com
- New Facebook Home App Stirs Privacy Concerns from technorati.com
- Was This Facebook Home Ad Altered Because the Original Sounded Way Too Much Like an Eminem Song? from www.webpronews.com



Google and Austin, Texas seemed to get mentioned a reasonable amount too:
- The Secrets to Driving Social Commerce: Google & Mel Carson on Social ROI at #SESNY from www.toprankblog.com
- Analyst: Google Will Spend $84M Building Out KC's Fiber Network To 149K Homes; $11B If It Went Nationwide from techcrunch.com
- Google Authorship Presents Branding Opportunity for SMBs from searchenginewatch.com





Next on the list are IPad and App Store (iOS)
- Walmart Rollbacks IPad Mini For Only $299 - "Walmart is currently selling the iPad Mini 16GB with Wi-Fi on its online store for $299.00" - said technorati.com

To finish up let's take a short look at IOS and App Store.
- Apple Pulls iOS App Discovery Service AppGratis From App Store - "Back in October, Apple added a new rule in its iOS developer guidelines" - said techcrunch.com















Monday, April 8, 2013

Chat Multi-Tasking Is How Facebook Home Could Rattle Apple And Google - along with my blog posts summary

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

One interesting conversation starter is IOS and Apple Inc.. Let's check it out shall we?
- Apple Pulls iOS App Discovery Service AppGratis From App Store (iOS) from techcrunch.com

Google and Facebook Messenger seemed to get mentioned quite a lot too:
- Chat Multi-Tasking Is How Facebook Home Could Rattle Apple And Google from techcrunch.com
- Who Has It Right On Enhanced Campaigns: Google Or Bing? from www.webpronews.com

Did you notice all the discussion about Facebook and Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300? Here's the best bits:
- Is This The Future Of How We Use Facebook? - "On Thursday, after weeks of building up to it (and years of Facebook phone rumors), Facebook unveiled the closest thing to a "Facebook Phone" that exists" - said www.webpronews.com
- HTC Unveils First "Facebook Phone" - technorati.com

What else? Well, Facebook Messenger and Google Inc. were in the press a fair amount:
- Facebook Home for Android: What You Need to Know - "From there, you can jump right into Facebook Messenger, open your most recent app or view your app list. You can also post Facebook status updates, photos or check-ins directly from the app launcher" - said techland.time.com















Sunday, April 7, 2013

Facebook Offers Clarification On Home And Privacy Before Full Android Invasion

Just what has been happening in the world of tech? Who are we taking a look at?

In our first little grouping, why don't we have a look at the websites taking about Android (operating system) and Facebook Messenger:
- Facebook Isn't Forking Android, They're Spooning With It from techcrunch.com
- Facebook Home for Android: What You Need to Know from techland.time.com
- Facebook Welcomes Home, A New Social Phone for Android from searchenginewatch.com



What else is there? Well, there's Google and Bruce Wayne:
- Will Mobile Apps Be Google's Undoing? (Hint: No) from searchengineland.com
- Couldn't Make It To SXSW? Now You Can Learn About Google Glass And The Mirror API On YouTube from techcrunch.com
- LinkedIn Updates Search to Compete with Google from technorati.com







Star Wars 1313 and Lucasfilm Ltd. were mentioned a lot too:
- LucasArts and Epic Mickey Studios Shut Down - "Disney is shutting down LucasArts and is closing Junction Point, makers of Epic Mickey" - said technorati.com

Finally let's take a short look at Facebook and Google Maps.
- Facebook Offers Clarification On Home And Privacy Before Full Android Invasion - "Just a day after announcing a new Android skin in the form of Facebook Home, the company has issued a FAQ regarding Facebook Home and privacy" - said techcrunch.com
- Facebook Unveils 'Home' Android Product - techland.time.com
- Kristy Kemp, Breastfeeding Advocate, Outraged When Nursing Photos Were Removed From Facebook - www.huffingtonpost.com











Saturday, April 6, 2013

T-Mobile Opens Up iPhone 5 Pre-Orders - along with my very own blog posts review

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

Who shall we have a look at first? So, it's Star Wars 1313 and Telltale Games, Inc....
- LucasArts and Epic Mickey Studios Shut Down from technorati.com

IPhone and AT&T Inc. seemed to get mentioned quite a lot too:
- T-Mobile Opens Up IPhone 5 5 Pre-Orders from www.webpronews.com
- T-Mobile USA Opens Pre-Orders For iPhone 5 Starting At $99.99, Shipping April 12 from techcrunch.com

Next on the list are Windows Phone and Mark Zuckerberg
- Microsoft Tells Facebook It Already Made A People-First Phone, Calling The Whole Concept Into Question - "Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft used some mild snark and mostly gentle prodding to complain about how his company had already done what Facebook was trying to do on smartphones, which sadly only reinforces the fact that no one had noticed. The post is mostly a series of questions, which basically suggest that Facebook was asking the same ones when it came up with Facebook Home, but which Microsoft had already answered two years ago with the initial release of Windows Phone 7.5, where it actually employed the tagline "Put people first."" - said techcrunch.com







Friday, April 5, 2013

Google Says Facebook Home Demonstrates Android's Openness, Framing Apple As Restrictive - plus my links review

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

One interesting topic of conversation has been Facebook and IPad Let's see shall we?
- Facebook Home: The Winners And Losers from techcrunch.com
- Facebook Home for Android: What You Need to Know from techland.time.com
- Facebook Nearby Is Now Facebook "Local Search" from searchengineland.com

Android (operating system) and iPad seemed to come up a great deal too:
- Facebook Isn't Forking Android, They're Spooning With It from techcrunch.com



Did you catch all the discussion about Google and Matt Cutts? Here are the best bits:
- Google Says Facebook Home Demonstrates Android's Openness, Framing Apple As Restrictive - "Google's statement on Facebook's introduction of "Home" was short and sweet, but very telling, so let's dissect it a little bit" - said techcrunch.com
- Rank Monitoring Beyond Google Webmaster Tools - searchenginewatch.com
- Will Mobile Apps Be Google's Undoing? (Hint: No) - searchengineland.com

Let's finish off with a look at iPad and IOS
- California Teacher Invents iOgrapher - the First Case for IPad Mini Filmmakers - "We ve seen all manner of gear that helps filmmakers turn their iPads into camera-ready production kits for iOS-based productions, but the iOgrapher iPad Mini Mount may just be the first case specifically invented for shooting with the iPad Mini" - said technorati.com



















Thursday, April 4, 2013

Game Of Thrones Season 3 Premieres To Record Ratings, Piracy - along with my own blog posts overview

Technology firms are invariably making news - luckily for me as this is a tech blog. Who're we checking out now?

Who shall we look at first? So, it's App Store (iOS) and Google Inc....
- App Store Optimization (ASO): Is It Really the New SEO? from www.searchenginejournal.com

What else is there? Well, there's Facebook and HTC Corporation:
- What Could Facebook Hashtag Adoption Mean for the Social Giant? from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Why Facebook Home Is Potentially Brilliant from techcrunch.com
- Facebook and Google to Redesign New Campuses from technorati.com





Did you see all the discussion about Google and IPhone? Here's the best links:
- Google Doodle Easter Dustup Portrays Faithful As Feckless - "Want More?" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- Google Partners With Social Infrastructure Providers Janrain And Gigya To Bring Google+ Sign-Ins To More Sites - techcrunch.com
- Google+ Hangouts Provides Musicians Spotlight, as Daria Musk Reaches 2M Fans - technorati.com

What else? Well, Game of Thrones (TV series) and the United States were in the press a fair amount:
- Game Of Thrones Season 3 Premieres To Record Ratings, Piracy - "Everyone, it seems, is a Game Of Thrones fan" - said techcrunch.com
- Game of Thrones Premiere Broke Torrent Records - www.webpronews.com















Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Bing's New SEO Tags Let You Tell Them Exactly Where You Should Rank (April Fools') - along with my own blog posts overview

What's been going on in the world of tech? Who are we taking a look at?

In our first little grouping, why don't we take a look at the websites taking about April Fools' Day and Google Inc.:
- Bing's New SEO Tags Let You Tell Them Exactly Where You Should Rank (April Fools') from www.webpronews.com
- Wolfram Alpha "Handwrites" Answers For April Fools' Day from searchengineland.com





Google and Facebook seemed to get mentioned rather a lot too:
- Google Doodle Easter Dustup Portrays Faithful As Feckless from www.huffingtonpost.com
- Now With 3 Million New Users, Google Reader's Heir Apparent Feedly Relaunches On IOS & Android (operating system) Reveals How It Plans To Make Money from techcrunch.com
- Google Analytics Real Time Gets Event Reporting from www.searchenginejournal.com



Android and TouchWiz were mentioned a lot too:
- Facebook Phone Leak Points To Budget HTC Device, Homescreen App For All Androids - "Facebook's new "Home" on Android will debut on a mediocre HTC handset codenamed "Myst" but will be available on standard Android phones, according to an autopsy of a leaked developer build of the Facebook "phone" software scored by Android Police" - said techcrunch.com

The rest? Well, Facebook and Twitter, Inc. were in the press a fair bit:
- Facebook's Android Homescreen Could Expose Apple's Inflexibility - "But if Facebook's fabled Android homescreen is a hit, the stubbornness of Apple's closed mobile platform could be framed as a drawback after years of its cohesive design and ease being seen as assets" - said techcrunch.com
- Why Facebook is NOT Making a Phone - technorati.com