The Importance of a User Review

While social media continues to grow, and more and more companies are seeing the importance of having an online presence, there is a different medium for companies to capitalize on—the user review. User reviews are shaping the way in which companies run their businesses. Adage reports that, “The feedback is altering not just how the [...]

Google Gets Mobile

Smart phones are becoming more and more widely used throughout the world. Although many believe that the mobile web is the next place for advertising, Google is looking beyond this venue, and onto other things. What’s more popular than the mobile web? Mobile applications (i.e., apps). Mobile apps are the “it” thing for smart phone [...]

YouTube Launches New Channel Designs

YouTube has quietly been testing a beta which makes its channel design a bit different than the traditional channels. According to Mashable, this is what the new design looks like: What are the main differences? “Their videos are wider. They’re left-aligned. The content is better compartmentalized. Profiles information is pushed below the fold, and better [...]

Real-Time Search Startups Gaining Traction

As microblogging sites like Twitter are being used for reporting news stories, many companies have taken advantage, creating real-time search engines. The advantage is also in the fact that Google has pointed out its inability to capture real-time information as a weakness. Although Twitter’s search engine gives instant results based on time of update, other [...]

Google Launches Explore Google Search

In attempts to get in on the success and buzz surrounding Bing, Google has launched an ‘Explore Google Search’ Page. Google has added a link to this page from their homepage, making it easier for users to find. According to Search Engine Land, Google is “showing various special features such as the ability to get [...]

Decision Engines on the Rise, Getting more Social

Bing was introduced a few weeks back as a decision engine, a tool used to help users make better decisions for their online activity. It seems that the decision engine is a new trend on the web. With the help of Flickr co-founder, Caterina Fake, Hunch.com is the newest addition to the decision engine game. [...]

Understanding Facebook’s Username Changes

Facebook users will soon be able to choose their own usernames. As of now, users do not have a clean link to their profile or fan pages, but starting June 13, 2009, they can choose a username: What are the changes that are being made and how will it affect your account(s)? There are several [...]

Patients Flock to the Web

As social media outlets continue to dominate the web, it comes as no surprise that users are finding medical advice and support on the web as well. After all, being diagnosed with an illness or disease can be hard to deal with, especially alone or without anyone to relate to. While family and friends might [...]

Compete’s Findings Show Facebook Growth

It comes as no surprise that Facebook is growing with each passing month, but what is more impressive is at what rate the social network is growing. Web analytics firm, Compete has recently released information for May 2009 that illustrates just how many people are visiting Facebook as opposed to other social media sites, and [...]

Bing Travel Announced after Decision Engine Launches

Last week, Microsoft announced the unveiling of its new decision engine, Bing. Since then, the release of Bing has brought on much attention, and many users are flocking over to see what the new engine can do for them. One of Bing’s newest focus for its engine is the addition of Bing Travel to its [...]

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