Web Technologies, Games and The Future of Learning
We understand how technology has affected the business landscape. How about education? Are whiteboards, PowerPoint slides and projectors the best that we can do? I doubt so. So, how have educational thought leaders and organizations embraced technology? And what are the implications towards the future of learning? In this article we’ll explore three different ways how […]
Twitter’s Plans: Reputation Score, Location Ads, Ping and More
Twitter has 370,000 people signing up as new users every day. With a robust user growth rate, Twitter can now better focus on its business model. During the past few months, we have seen several creative ad products introduced by Twitter, namely @EarlyBird, Promoted Tweets and Trends. These products have enjoyed success and Twitter has […]
NTU is Building Green Tablets for 100 million Indian Children
Many schools in India don’t have electricity to access electronic learning tools. That’s a problem, which now has a solution. Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Rice University are developing an electronic tablet that is both battery and solar powered. The device, named iSlate, is estimated to serve 100 million Indian children. “India’s full economic […]
The Awesome Size of the Internet [INFOGRAPHIC]
The Internet is full of information. According to the infographic created by TheRoxor, the Internet has over 1.9 billion users and 5 million terabytes worth of data. A huge chunk of data, comes from social-networking sites, wikis, news sites and blogs. This data is increasing exponentially as Internet users can create content even when they […]
In India, Facebook Up, Orkut Down [CHART]
Facebook overtook Orkut in India back in July 2010 and is now way ahead in terms of unique visitors count. Compared to a year ago, visitor growth to Facebook was up by 167 percent in September 2010, reaching 24.3 million visitors. On the other hand, Orkut witnessed a 19 percent increase to 18.7 million visitors. […]
How Much do Music Artists Earn Online? [INFOGRAPHIC]
For years, we’ve heard the music industry talk about declining sales and profits (often unconvincingly tying these numbers to piracy), but what about the artists? How much do they earn when their music is distributed online, compared to selling CDs? It’s a very hard question to answer, because some of this data is kept secret, […]
The Current State of Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]
Muhammad Saleem is a social media consultant and a top-ranked community member on multiple social news sites. Follow him on Twitter for more social media insights. There is no doubt that Twitter has been a runaway success. Add to their rapid growth the recently announced @anywhere platform, and plans for further international expansion, and it […]
Tumblr Hits Major Milestones, Plans to Start Generating Revenue
Tumblr, one of the simplest blogging platforms around, is doing really well. Situated between WordPress, which requires a bit more effort to create and organize content, and Twitter, which requires almost no effort but also doesn’t offer many features, Tumblr is the perfect tool for users who want to have a blog with photos, videos, […]