Monthly Archives: March 2011
Google Adds New +1 Tool
Google has been making countless strides lately and the trend continues with the newly implemented +1 social networking tool. This new social networking tool allows Google users to recommend advertisements and web pages to friends and the general public. This venture will be Google’s biggest leap into the social networking genre. If we’ve learned anything [...]
Your Facebook Friends Don’t Like You
Many people have differing standards when it comes to deciding on who their friends are. Everyone qualifies their friends based on certain conditions. I have friends that I only speak to twice a year and those that know about every detail of my life the second something happens. I have friends from my childhood, work [...]
Amazon Beats Google and Apple…For Now
Yesterday Amazon launched two programs that are set to transform the way that digital music is stored and played. Amazon is now offering what is called a music locker. The music locker is comprised of Cloud Drive. Cloud Drive is being marketed as a hard drive that allows users to store uploaded music along with [...]
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0.05% Of Twitter Users Equal 50% of Tweets
It’s true. Out of all the tweets you may come across daily, they are likely being posted by a mere 0.05% of tweeters. This comes as absolutely no surprise to me. Being the avid tweet watcher that I am, I’ve noticed on several occasions that most of the tweets on my timeline are being tweeted [...]
More Movies For Rent via Facebook
If you’ve been closely following this blog (as you should be) you may remember the story from a little while ago detailing Facebook’s plans to venture into movie rentals starting with Warner Bros epic movie Dark Knight. If you can remember correctly I let you in on how Facebook recently decided to embark on this [...]
Pay Channels Hinder Netflix
Recently Netflix made a bold statement by acquiring rights to a television series called “House of Cards.” By buying rights to this show, Netflix avoids having to purchase streaming rights from a pay TV channel. This sent shock waves through the television entertainment industry because Netflix made a move that represents a potential threat to [...]
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Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Words OMG!
OMG, brace yourself because this is really breaking news. This morning I logged into the internet and began LMBO upon discovering that the Oxford English Dictionary has added common text expressions including OMG, LOL, FYI and let me not forget “<3” (the heart symbol) to its index as actual words in the English language. This [...]
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Google Reveals Online Magazine
Google is on to something new…again. This time they’ve surprised many and have now launched a full-length online magazine! Not just any magazine, however, Google has launched a 68-page zine that will focus on the world of data and its impact on business. Not sure if that teaser sends you running to the website but [...]
Turn Your Facebook Profile Into a Page