The publishing platform known as Tumblr has officially joined the social networking class of tools alongside more popular Facebook and Twitter options. While the Tumblr button is very similar to other bookmarking buttons offered by a large variety of services, it does offer a significantly more advanced options for the display posted. Customized Tumblr Display […]
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The PR State of Facebook
In a few days in Silicon Valley there were some rather unusual ideas, stories, and news articles, pitched that insinuated that Google was invading their users’ privacy. PR agency Burson-Marsteller, even offered to assist a highly influential blogger write an Anti-Google op-ed, promising him it would be posted in places like The Huffington Post or […]
Google: Social, Cloud and more
It seems these days the biggest players in the computer world are raging wars against each other. And this war has the potential of changing the computing world as we know it. Google wants a share in social media platform and working very hard to create a model that will work. They’ve tried it unsuccessfully […]
Skype: The Platform that Microsoft Just Bought
An announcement on May 10th that Microsoft had bought Skype was obviously colossal business news, however, most users seem more concerned with how the eight and a half billion dollar deal will impact their user experiences. Skype in 2010 In the past year, Skype has seemingly remained focus on providing a positive user-experience for their […]
TweetStats Real-Time Twitter Statistics
There seems to be an entire industry devoted to creating Twitter tools. Some are highly effective and worth the few moments it may take to register or login to their respective systems. Others tend to make a quick debut, likely via Twitter or another social media, and then quickly fade into the background as a […]
Main Stream Social Media: Foursquare, Twitter and the NYC Mayor
If you needed proof to how much social media is becoming the mainstream media, here’s a little tale: Mayor Bloomberg, of New York City, made April 16 the official “Foursquare Day” in the city of New York. Foursquare.com, a location based application that offers its subscribers the ability to “check in” through their smartphones and […]
Mobile Advertising is Expected to Reach 5B in 2015
Whether you are aware of it or not, the iPad and its clones have created a revolution. They are changing the using habits of computer users. Tablets are expected to outsell desktop computers as soon as the end of this year. Coupled with the rapid rise of smartphone sales, it can potentially result in millions […]
How Online Customer Preferences and Feedback Has Changed
It has only been a couple of years since integrated log-ins began to creep into our everyday tasks online. Although it began on a smaller scale, such as the 2008 integration of Yahoo and Google ID’s with Zoho, from this small test in integration preferences, an entirely new beast grew. Logging in via third party […]
Small Business Solutions: YellowBot
YellowBot.com, a company formed in 2006 by Erron Silverstein out of Burbank, CA., aims to connect local businesses with local shoppers. It is a form of free advertisement businesses might want to look into. Not only can potential customers find businesses in their area, they can read customers’ feedbacks and experiences. It is a peer […]
Small Business Solutions: Sponsored Reviews
Statistic shows that the first page on Google search results brings about 40% click through rate. The sponsored links bring about 50% of the remaining clicks. It is said that most people will change their keyword search rather than go to the second page of the search results. So, it is very important to try […]