Since the advent of the mobile phone, a brand new spectrum of technology has not only sprung into existence, but emerged at the forefront of the information revolution. From the branded applications put out by big businesses to the free games offered by first-time designers, mobile applications are a phenomenal asset to the modern consumer ...
Making music has never been easier with bands and singers (ahem, Justin Bieber) getting famous just from YouTube. However, just because technology is rampant doesn’t mean that musicians are using it all to their advantage. There are a few things every band needs in order to up their exposure in all the right ways. For ...
The White House is now on Tumblr! The Obama Administration has always been very tech savvy, even before they took control of the White House and they have always had a strong presence on all forms of social media through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and now most recently Tumblr. Tumblr is a microblogging website which allows ...
Twitter is currently working on an in-app feature that will allow users to discover tweets based on location. Twitter has just been testing the feature within the company and has not revealed the full potential of the app. However, this new discovery feature would be a big step forward for the social media app. Twitter’s ...
After tragedy struck with bombs detonating at the finish line of Monday’s Boston Marathon, actor/comedian Patton Oswalt utilized social media to put the situation in perspective. Twitter and Facebook feeds were flooded with users, celebrities, athletes, businesses and organizations, and even Twitter parody accounts showing their support for those effected by the Boston bombings. Oswalt ...
The software development company We Are Hunted was acquired by Twitter late in 2012. Founded by Stephen Phillips, Richard Slatter and Michael Doherty, We Are Hunted created internet search technology that finds new music trending on web sites and search engines. The acquisition was kept secret until early last week when We Are Hunted announced the deal ...
Facebook conflict and other types of online conflict appear to be affecting our real lives, according to a survey conducted by a corporate training company called VitalSmarts. Out of the 2,698 respondents, they found that 78% reported using rude behaviors online. These behaviors included things like addressing disagreements, mistakes others have made, and complaints on ...
Vine is a social media app that launched on January 24, 2013. The app was founded by Dom Hoffmann and Rus Yusupov in June 2012, and it was later acquired by Twitter in October of that same year. It debuted as a free iOS app for iPhone and iPod Touch and by April 9, 2013 ...
Anonymous is commonly referred to as a “hacktivist” group that was founded in 2003. They take a strong stance against Internet censorship, homophobia, government corruption, and Scientology. See also TuneUp Utilities 2013: Fix and Speed Up Computer: REVIEW + GIVEAWAY The members of Anonymous are unknown, they appear to be just an organization of Internet bandits ...
A couple of days ago the IDC (International Data Corporation) released a Facebook addiction sponsored survey that examined the activities of smartphone users in an attempt to demonstrate just how important social media has become in peoples every day lives. The online survey was administered for one week earlier this month amongst 7,446 people that ...
Google+ and Facebook have both announced updates to their social media sites this week. Google+ is now allowing users to use GIFs (fancy acronym for those cool moving images you see everywhere) as profile pictures and even has a link on the Google+ webpage showing users how to make a GIF. Matt Steiner who ...
Both, Gangnam Style and Harlem Shake are trending all over social media, but which one is the most popular? Ghergich & Co analyzed number of tweets per country, social media negative and positive comments, performance and finally created this cool infographic. See also Gangnam Style ‘Too Legit To Quit’: Psy and MC Hammer Duet (WATCH) Between ...
Network Convergence is here. And dear God we all have to look for guidance when we hop on. See also Randi Zuckerberg Having a Facebook Freakout Over Photo Going Viral It’s no longer an option. It’s a necessity. According to a report by Frost and Sullivan, sent out 3/21, via PR Newswire, “It is challenging for ...
Poker is at least a century old, and yet, it continues to be the most popular card game in the world. What is more, the game steadily makes converts among young adults, which is remarkable for a game often associated with old-timers like James Bond via Casino Royale. Market studies frequently describe the demographics of ...
The Oscars represents one of the most important events on the globe and social media is the main tool to predict the winners. According to the Meltwater Group, a company that watched the social media this month (from January 20th through February 20th) and gathered data from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and websites regarding the Oscar ...
TuneUp Utilities 2013: Fix and Speed Up Computer: REVIEW + GIVEAWAY
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The Shanghai Motor Show 2013: A Quick Look
