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Facebook Experiments With Paid “Highlighting” Of Status Updates
2012

Facebook Experiments With Paid “Highlighting” Of Status Updates

May 14, 2012 0
Los Angeles — Are you popular enough on Facebook? Do you feel your posts on the popular social networking site sometimes get lost in the crowd? Well, the social media outfit Facebook is currently experimenting on a new feature dubbed as “promoted status update” in New Zealand, but users will have to pay to highlight […]
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Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Steps Down Amid Resume Discrepancy
2012

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Steps Down Amid Resume Discrepancy

May 14, 2012 0
Sunnyvale, California — In a surprising turn of events, Internet pioneer Yahoo’s apparently endless leadership struggles reached another crossroads on Sunday, May 13 when the executive board terminated the brief tenure of its latest CEO Scott Thompson, after a discrepancy in his credentials, the third CEO in three years to leave the Internet company struggling […]
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Microsoft Overhauls Bing, Targets Google With Interactive Social Sidebar
2012

Microsoft Overhauls Bing, Targets Google With Interactive Social Sidebar

May 11, 2012 0
Redmond, Washington — In an attempt to compete its arch rival Google’s social service, software maker Microsoft on Thursday said that it is weaving three-column interface that includes insights from user’s Facebook friends into Bing results as part of the biggest revamp of the search engine since its launch three years ago. Microsoft is changing […]
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Yahoo’s IntoNow Partners With ABC For “Revenge” Sweepstakes
2012

Yahoo’s IntoNow Partners With ABC For “Revenge” Sweepstakes

May 11, 2012 0
Sunnyvale, California — In an attempt to encourage more people to watch television live, Yahoo’s IntoNow unveiled a major partnership with ABC on Thursday, in order to offer a second-screen sweepstakes around the final two episodes this season of the prime time show Revenge.
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Foursquare Enters The Coupon Craze–Plans To Merge Check-Ins
2012

Foursquare Enters The Coupon Craze–Plans To Merge Check-Ins

May 11, 2012 0
San Francisco — In a bravest effort to start making money from its 20-million strong, location-sharing network; Foursquare has announced its long-awaited business model, the company announced plans to distribute personalized offers through a redesigned app in July that would empower merchants to buy placement for their promotions, Foursquare co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley told […]
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Entrepreneurs are building something for themselves, rather  than building something for someone else – Will Bochkay, Bochkay, Fitness Achievement
2012

Entrepreneurs are building something for themselves, rather than building something for someone else – Will Bochkay, Bochkay, Fitness Achievement

May 10, 2012 0
Will Bochkay is a fitness coach at Fitness Achievement and here he speaks to us about how miserable his life was and how he changed it to a healthy and happy life. The best part is he is using the experience of the bad times of his life to improve other’s life and spread happiness […]
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Google+ Makes Tighter Integration Into Gmail For Users To Comment And Share
2012

Google+ Makes Tighter Integration Into Gmail For Users To Comment And Share

May 10, 2012 0
San Francisco — In its relentless push to bulk up its social network, earlier this week rolled out Google+ Hangouts On Air now available the world over, and today there is another advancement being delivered to its users, Google+ is getting more tightly integrated into Gmail, meaning that users can get more of the social […]
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Google Maps For Android Steers Mobile Shoppers To Google’s Offers, Indoor Maps Directions
2012

Google Maps For Android Steers Mobile Shoppers To Google’s Offers, Indoor Maps Directions

May 10, 2012 0
Mountain View, California — With the recently released Google Maps for Android 6.6, which followed up the big redesign of 6.5. However, ever the archetype of constant progress, search engine giant Google Inc. is seeking to drive U.S. consumers to nearby businesses, on Wednesday released version 6.7 of the company’s Maps for Android application, adding […]
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Facebook Entering The App Race With Its New Online Hub
2012

Facebook Entering The App Race With Its New Online Hub

May 10, 2012 0
Los Angeles — In an attempt to keep pace with its rivals, Facebook is vividly clear about the future of its platform: third-party apps are the key to attracting and keeping users inside of its vast ecosystem. In yet another major stride toward bolstering its app platform, the social media humongous Facebook has announced it […]
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Twitter Mitigates Reports Of 55,000 Hacked Accounts, Leaving Passwords Bare
2012

Twitter Mitigates Reports Of 55,000 Hacked Accounts, Leaving Passwords Bare

May 9, 2012 0
Los Angeles — In a shocking turn of events that shook the popular micro-blogging outfit in a massive security breach that has led to more than 55,000 Twitter accounts–including username and password combinations exposed online. According to AirDemon, accounts belonging to celebrities were attacked in the process.
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