Monthly Archives: April 2011

We don’t want to share our location on Smartphones – study shows

According to a study by TRUSTe, 77% of respondents said that they don’t want to share their location on Smartphones. On top of that 85% of respondents feel uncomfortable with advertiser tracking.

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Microsoft Announces Launch of Office 365

Microsoft announced its opening Office 365 to public beta. Office 365 includes updated versions of SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Lync Online, and Office Web Apps. All will be available as a subscription. In addition, the company has launched Office 365 Marketplace. This will give customers a means of finding third-party apps and services to be

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Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims April 16th as Foursquare Day

New York City Mayor Bloomberg has proclaimed April 16th Foursquare Day in New York City. Foursquare is a location-based social networking website based on software for mobile devices. Essentially, it enables people to use mobile devices to interact with their environment. Users “check-in” at venues using a mobile website, text messaging or a device-specific application

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Social Media Doesn’t Drive Most Web Traffic

Most website traffic is impacted very little by social media, according to new research released by ForeSee Results. On average, fewer than 1% of website visits originate directly from a social media URL. This may mean the direct impact of social media is minimal, and that the true value of social media cannot be quantified

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Introducing the New Google Team

Larry Page, the new CEO of Google, recently promoted six individuals from executives to vice president status. The new six divisions are an attempt at making Google less of a bureaucracy, and more of an innovator. The newest senior vice president additions include Susan Wojcicki, Alan Eustace, Sundar Pichai, Salar Kamangar, Andy Rubin, and Vic

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Beginning Signs of Windows 8 Builds

Although it may take up to one year to complete, Microsoft Windows 8 is already in the works. By invitation only, builds have begun to be distributed. The news, spilled from the WinRumors site, supposedly includes a build number of 7971.0.110324-1900. The long waited Windows 8 has been anticipated even before Windows 7 was introduced.

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Google Commands Smartphone Market Share

According to the April 1 blog at blogs.forbes.com, Google is now in command of approximately one third of the smartphone market. According to new data from ComScore, phones based on Google Android accounted for 33% of the U.S. smart phone market, as of the end of February. Other contenders include Apple, with a market share

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