Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Too Legit To Gangnam Style: How The Amazing Hammer/PSY Duo Was Born At Google Zeitgeist - along with my very own blog posts review

Corporations, tech, news ... it doesn't get much better than this does it?

One intriguing topic of conversation is Twinkie and Hostess (brand) Let's check it out shall we?
- Twinkies Likely To Survive Sale Of Hostess from www.huffingtonpost.com
- Twinkies May Survive The Apocalypse After All from www.webpronews.com

Android (operating system) has been receiving a lot of press too:
- Highlight Launches Android App And New iOS App With Expanded Profiles, "High Fives," And Improved Notifications from techcrunch.com
- Firefox For Android Now Available On ARMv6 Devices from www.webpronews.com

Google and PageRank were brought up a good deal as well:
- SEO Link Building Q&A with an Ex-Google Webspam Team Member - "I recently caught up with an ex-member of Google's webspam team, Andre Weyher" - said www.searchenginejournal.com
- How Can Google Stop the Black Hats? - searchenginewatch.com
- Google Strikes Licensing Deal With European Music Publishers, Gains Access To 5.5M Tracks Across 35 Countries - techcrunch.com

The rest? Well, MC Hammer and American Music Awards were in the media a fair amount:
- Too Legit To Gangnam Style: How The Amazing Hammer/PSY Duo Was Born At Google Zeitgeist - "The question isn't really whether you'll watch the amazing Gangnam Style video with MC Hammer from the American Music Awards last night" - said techcrunch.com
- MC Hammer: AMAs Revive Old Hit Thanks To PSY - www.webpronews.com















Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Twinkies Likely To Survive Sale Of Hostess

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

In our first little grouping, let's have a look at the sites taking about Google and iTunes:
- How Can Google Stop the Black Hats? from searchenginewatch.com
- Google Strikes Licensing Deal With European Music Publishers, Gains Access To 5.5M Tracks Across 35 Countries from techcrunch.com
- Google Play Music Is About To Get Much Bigger In Europe from www.webpronews.com





What else is there? Well, there's Wii and Nintendo Co., Ltd.:
- Wii U Owner Accidentally Gains Access To Miiverse Debug Page from www.webpronews.com

Did you notice all the discussion about Facebook and Microsoft Corporation? Here are the best bits:
- Will Brands Shift Focus Away From Facebook? - "Facebook is a public company" - said www.webpronews.com
- Facebook Starts Letting IOS Users Auto-Upload All Their Snapshots With Photo Sync - techcrunch.com

Anything else? Well, Twinkie and Hostess (brand) were in the media a fair bit:
- Twinkies Likely To Survive Sale Of Hostess - "The tasty cream-filled golden spongecakes are likely to survive, even though their maker will be sold in bankruptcy court" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- Twinkies May Survive The Apocalypse After All - www.webpronews.com













Sunday, November 18, 2012

Something Someday Will Kill Facebook, But We're Not There Yet - as well as my very own links summary

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

One interesting conversation starter has been Barack Obama and The White House. Let's take a look at shall we?
- Health Insurance Exchanges, Heart Of Obamacare, Rest In Hands Of Skeptical States from www.huffingtonpost.com

Google and Mobile application development seemed to get mentioned a reasonable amount too:
- Guy Kawasaki Wants You To Love Google+ As Much As He Does from www.webpronews.com
- Dear Google And Nokia: To Build An Accessory Ecosystem, You Have To Ship from techcrunch.com
- Google & Bing Hit All-Time Highs As Desktop Search Activity Rebounds from searchengineland.com





Wii and Nintendo Co., Ltd. were talked about a lot too:
- Free YouTube App Released for Nintendo Wii - "Nintendo Wii owners now have a new way to access YouTube on their gaming consoles" - said mashable.com
- ZombiU Launch Trailer Shows What the Wii U Can Do - www.webpronews.com

What else is there? Well, Facebook and LinkedIn Corporation were in the press a fair amount:
- Something Someday Will Kill Facebook, But We're Not There Yet - "Two years ago I wrote a post entitled "Can Anything Stop The Facebook Juggernaut?"" - said techcrunch.com
- Facebook Launches "Social Jobs" - technorati.com

Source: mashable.com


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Source: mashable.com








Saturday, November 17, 2012

Google Reportedly Readies Maps App For iOS As Eddy Cue Manages Apple's Maps Improvements - along with my very own blog posts review

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

One hot conversation starter is IOS and Apple Inc.. Let's check it out shall we?
- Google Reportedly Readies Maps App For iOS As Eddy Cue Manages Apple's Maps Improvements from techcrunch.com
- Google Maps App for iOS Almost Ready for Submission [REPORT] from www.webpronews.com

What else do we have? Well, there's Barack Obama and The White House:
- Health Insurance Exchanges, Heart Of Obamacare, Rest In Hands Of Skeptical States from www.huffingtonpost.com

Facebook and iOS were mentioned a good deal too:
- Facebook Couples: Your Relationships as Curated by an Algorithm - "Facebook took everyone's "friendships" to the next level, and as usual it was met with less than enthusiastic responses" - said www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook Launches "Social Jobs" - technorati.com
- Facebook Finally Adds Share Button to iOS, Android (operating system) Apps - www.webpronews.com

Let's wind up by checking out PlayStation 3 and Sony Corporation.
- Sony PlayStation 3 Sales Hit 70 Million Worldwide After ~Six Years, Move Controller Clocks Up 15 Million In ~Two Years - "Latest missive from the games console wars: Sony has announced cumulative sales of its PlayStation 3 reached 70 million units on November 4, a few days short of the machine's sixth birthday" - said techcrunch.com
- PlayStation 3 Sales Hit 70 Million, Catch Xbox 360 - www.webpronews.com













Friday, November 16, 2012

Anonymous Commences #OpIsrael To Protect Internet In Gaza - along with my blog posts summary

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

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Facebook and Accel Partners...
- Facebook Couples: Your Relationships as Curated by an Algorithm from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook Finally Adds Share Button to IOS Android (operating system) Apps from www.webpronews.com
- Andreessen Horowitz Isn't Selling Any Facebook Shares Because "We Believe In The Longterm Value Of The Company" from techcrunch.com





What else is there? Well, there's Israel and Hamas:
- Anonymous Commences #OpIsrael To Protect Internet In Gaza from www.webpronews.com
- Israeli Peace Activist: Ahmed Jabari, Assassinated Hamas Leader, Received Draft Of Gaza Truce Agreement Shortly Before Death from www.huffingtonpost.com

Next on the list are IPad and App Store (iOS)
- For Web Content Formatting, Apple Makes iPad Mini Indistinguishable From Regular iPad - "Apple made a big deal about the iPad mini providing an uncompromised iPad experience for users,andit's standing by that by making it impossible for web developers to detect whether a web page is being read on an iPad or an iPad mini" - said techcrunch.com

The rest? Well, Barack Obama and the United States were in the press a fair amount:
- Health Insurance Exchanges, Heart Of Obamacare, Rest In Hands Of Skeptical States - "Chris Christie of New Jersey and other governors have until Dec. 14 to decide whether they will run a key element of President Barack Obama's health care reform" - said www.huffingtonpost.com





Thursday, November 15, 2012

Nokia: We've Stooped In Smartphones To Conquer In Windows Phone 8 - "We Will Innovate, Out-Maneuver, Outsell Everyone" - plus my links overview

Tech companies will always be making news - luckily for me personally since this is a technology blog. Who're we focusing on today?

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Windows Phone and Microsoft Windows...
- Nokia: We've Stooped In Smartphones To Conquer In Windows Phone 8 - "We Will Innovate, Out-Maneuver, Outsell Everyone" from techcrunch.com

What else is there? Well, there's Steve Ballmer and Microsoft Windows:
- Steven Sinofsky Leaves Post As President Of Windows At Microsoft from www.huffingtonpost.com
- Microsoft's Windows President, Steven Sinofsky, Leaves Company Following Launch Of Windows 8 from techcrunch.com
- Windows Boss Steven Sinofsky Leaves Microsoft from www.webpronews.com



Viral video and YouTube, LLC were brought up a good deal too:
- 10 Of the Best Kept Secrets to B2B Videos from #SESCHI - "10 Secrets of B2B Marketing Secret #1: Forget about viral video and focus on relative virility - Video is no longer about creating that one viral video" - said www.toprankblog.com
- Fenton Doggie Meme 'Remastered' to Promote Broadband Firm [VIDEO] - mashable.com

To end we should take a look at Facebook and Twitter, Inc..
- Mark Cuban is Fed up With Facebook - "Back in the dark days of the summer Facebook were encountering all sorts of trouble with their commercial offerings, with the likes of GM ditching their ad campaigns on the site" - said technorati.com
- Mark Cuban Bought Facebook Stock, Right Before He Didn't - techcrunch.com











Wednesday, November 14, 2012

TED Celebrates One Billion TEDTalk Views With Mashable - and my links synopsis

What's been going on in the realm of tech? Which companies are we looking at?

Who shall we check out first? So, it's Bill Gates and Ben Affleck...
- TED Celebrates One Billion TEDTalk Views With Mashable from mashable.com
- TED Has Surpassed A Billion Video Views from www.webpronews.com

Source: mashable.com




What else is there? Well, there's Google and Kansas City:
- A Search Marketer's Guide To Google Display Advertising from searchengineland.com
- Did Google Shopping Just Get Better For Online Businesses? from www.webpronews.com
- How to Use Google+ Local to Get New Customers from searchenginewatch.com





Nokia Maps and Nokia Corporation were mentioned a lot too:
- HERE Is Nokia's New Maps Service - "Expanding into mobile services like mapping and location services, especially when the Nokia Maps brand is already pretty strong, can only be a good thing" - said www.webpronews.com
- Nokia Introduces Here, A Rebranding Of Its Maps Service That Goes Head-to-Head With Google - techcrunch.com

Let's finish off with a look at Android (operating system) and Samsung Group.
- Hands-On With The HTC Droid DNA, Verizon's First 1080p Android Powerhouse - "It's always a little tough to get a concrete sense of performance with such a limited amount of hands-on time, but the DNA seemed plenty snappy thanks to its strong spec sheet and the buttery improvements found in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean" - said techcrunch.com