Visa’s Payment Software Could Boost Mobile Marketing

The release of the G1 phone, which features Google’s Android platform, has been a catalyst for companies to market their products through mobile. One of the companies taking advantage of the opportunity for mobile marketing is Visa, Inc. Development of Visa’s mobile payment software shows promise, as it will deliver many features that will bring [...]

Iterend Shows Promise

As a result of the rise of popularity in blogging, many companies have created different tools to help index and compile them. Some companies that have taken advantage of using search engines to index blogs are: Technorati, Google’s Blog Search, Sphere,  and Icerocket.  A new blog search engine, Iterend, has shown promise as a possible [...]

State of the Blogosphere Brings Blogging to the Forefront

Blogging has become one of the fastest growing outlets on the Internet.  Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere compiles data that shows blogging is becoming more and more prominent among users.  Since 2002, for example, Technorati has indexed 133 million blog records since 2002. Among other great insights, Technorati’s research shows that there are approximately 900,000 [...]

T-Mobile’s Google Phone Release May Change Advertisement

The widely anticipated release of T-Mobile’s Google Phone (named the G1 or Dream Phone) arrived today. Google’s Android platform has consumers and developers excited for the possibility of great innovation—even more so for the developers, as Android will be open source. The Android platform (and in turn the G1) seeks to bring the PC to [...]

Yahoo Announces its Homepage Redesign

Yahoo announced its plans to renovate its homepage design starting on Thursday, September 18th.  Yahoo is reportedly the most heavily trafficked site on the Internet, and will have many expectations to live up to.  Nevertheless, the new Yahoo homepage features are tailored to the user.  The new homepage will have a tab on the left [...]

New YouTube Tool Helps Analyze User Activity

YouTube has become a powerful viral marketing tool for businesses. However, with its immense popularity, the chances of generating many views to a video are becoming smaller and smaller. Such may not be the case as a new tool, Insights, was released to analyze user behavior. Insights can use both businesses as well as regular [...]

New Facebook Design Has Mixed Reactions

In the past few months, Facebook users have had the option of choosing between the old and new layout. Today, however, all users were switched to the new layout. There have been mixed reactions towards the new Facebook. While some say it may be less user friendly, others have embraced its sleeker look. Facebook’s goal [...]

Yammer a Social Networking Tool for the Workplace

With the successes of LinkedIn and the rise of use of web 2.0 tools, it is no surprise that businesses are taking advantage of using these tools to help employees stay connected. Not only has LinkedIn grabbed the attention of larger companies, but they have also led the evolution of how social networks can be [...]

Businesses Using Twitter to Increase Customer Trust

Social networks bring people with common interests together, and keep people connected. Twitter has become an emerging social network based on letting users know what one is currently doing. The updates or ‘tweets’ are limited to 140 characters, ideal for quick and easy updates. Businesses have also looked to social networks to raise awareness on [...]

LinkedIn and CNBC Collaborate

Professional business networking site LinkedIn has had a good year. The site is valued at one billion dollars, and continues to have a focus on helping users stay active within the business realm. Recent news states that LinkedIn and news company CNBC formed a partnership. LinkedIn’s deal with CNBC presents several mutual benefits.  For instance, [...]

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