Facebook has announced this week the purchase of Push Pop Press, a fact that raised eyebrows and posed questions about where is the company going next. Push Pop Press, started by two former Apple employees, Mike Matas and Kinon Tsubteris, aimed to change how the future books will be read. They presented their innovation at […]
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Tumblr VS WordPress
According to statistic reports, as of January 2011, the 4 year old site Tumblr.com has 20,873,182 users. For the same period WordPress.com, the older site (by 4 years), announced they have 20,787,904 websites powered by wordPress.com This is the first time anybody overtook WordPress.com, and it became kind of big news among the blogosphere. To […]
New Trends: Online Retail Boutiques
There have long been many sources of purchasing items online. Ebay, Amazon, and other big names have made online retail a much more common method of consumer purchasing. For the most part these services have done their duty by general consumers, but there are others who seek a more of a personal touch in their […]
TripAdvisor: TripWow Provides Impressive Presentations for Many Uses
When creating this product, TripAdvisor relied heavily on the in-house developers at TravelPod. Their main focus was to provide slideshows that displayed unparalleled production value. However, their most vital concern was that the tool provided the greatest functional ease possible with current technologies. It seems as if they have succeeded. The presentations produced by this […]
Google Plus (G+): Business Review
After months of rumors, speculations, analysis and fear, Google finally unveiled its social media platform Google +, now what has that meant for business? They’ve decided to roll it out slowly, by invitation only, and the response was overwhelming. So much so that they had to issue an apology for taking so long to register […]
Digital Brand Experience: Google shares it’s thoughts on Brand
Digital Brand Marketing is about taking traditional concepts and rethinking how those practices can be streamlined and transformed into digital practices. I have repeatedly published on how so many businesses have taken the extreme approach to digital and social marketing. This has resulted in lost opportunities and negative impact on their brand. If you do […]
Is Google Plus (G+) the key in the transition to Web 3.0
A Google account has become the most powerful tool that any entrepreneur or small business owner could ever hope for. While Google’s general public brand has been tied to Search, Google has been building a monopoly that can and will change the shape of business, politics, and education forever. In fact, Google is Web 3.0! […]
Google Plus: A short Intro to G+
Vic Gundotra of Google explained that, connection is a “basic human need”. The current online choices in social media did not have enough diversity inside each individual social tool. Who should be worried about Google+: GoToMeeting Flikr Skype Facebook Microsoft EVERYONE! Bradley Horowitz, VP Products helped build Google+ explained in an interview for Twit: Google+ […]
New Facebook Features
Facebook seems to be well intent on stepping up their game in the world of social networking. Whether a knee-jerk reaction to Google +, or a long planned idea, following a recent press conference at their headquarters, Facebook launched their newest options for their users. Skype One of the newest features includes Skype powered video […]
Twitter Tools You May Not Be Able to Live Without
There are so many options these days when it comes to Twitter tools that users on Windows systems can implement to help them schedule tweets, manage followers, or aggregate relevant content. However, as with many things, options for Mac OS X may not be as easily found. This tool supplies users with a simple, clean […]