Dec 07
Have you been seeing small funky boxes that include a kind of two-dimensional code? Labeled as a “QR code,” these unusual boxes have become the new generation of marketing in our world of ever-evolving technology. So what is it exactly? It’s a code that stores web-site addresses, contact information, phone numbers or other alphanumeric data. …
Sep 21
Adobe’s new Flash Platform Services, unveiled Monday, assists in making Flash applications easier to share, and specifically targets social networking sites and mobile devices. The new program will allow users to share Flash apps and games, instead of having to point to a link. Advertisers will benefit most from the new platform, which will greatly …
Aug 20
Adding to our last post about customers switching to Google Apps, CNET News has just reported that Los Angeles is ready to make the switch. The city, like many government agencies, has had security concerns over making the switch. The concerns were brought to light “after the poor e-mail practices of an employee at Twitter …
Aug 10
You read that right. Over 1.75 million companies have moved their email, scheduling, and document creation software into the cloud with Google Apps. Every day, more and more IT departments decide to leave email hosting and software upgrade cycles behind in favor of “Going Google”. Google Apps is a web-based collection of email, communication, and …
Jun 29
As I reported last week, there is a Twitter campaign in progress that is attempting to change the way Outlook 2010 renders html emails. FixOutlook.org currently shows that over 23,000 people have tweeted their web address while trying to bring the problems with Outlook to light. Microsoft has since responded to this campaign in a …
Jun 24
If you’ve been on Twitter today, you probably have noticed that Outlook 2010 is a trending topic. Why all the hype surrounding Microsoft’s new and unreleased email client? A group called the Email Standards Project recently started a website called FixOulook.org in response to Microsoft’s plan to use Word as the rendering engine for Outlook …
Jun 22
In case you’ve missed the coverage surrounding the present crisis in Iran surrounding their national elections, click here for a brief run-down from The New York Times. A lot has been said recently about the role of social media in these recent protests in Iran. An explosion of insider Twitter updates, Facebook posts, YouTube videos, …
Jun 08
A new web application called Livekick uses some cool software and API’s to keep you informed of all concert information in your area. What sets Livekick apart is the fact that it knows what kind of music you like and tailors your results accordingly. When you first log in to Livekick, you can import your …
Jun 05
A recent blog post on the Harvard Business page contains some interesting insight into the true nature of Twitter and its users. Its authors, Bill Heil and Mikolaj Piskorski, studied gender differences and overall usage patterns on Twitter. What they found is rather revealing, but not entirely surprising. The main statistic I found interesting is …
May 11
I just came across a relatively new social networking site called Wakoopa that is specifically designed to track your software usage and help you discover the cool new software that everyone is using. Once you sign up, Wakoopa tracks your software usage so you can see how you manage your time both across the web …
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