The Things Google Did in 2010 (The Second Quarter)
We’re looking at the things Google has done over the course of the year. For the first quarter, read this article. Now we’ll pick up in the second quarter. Allow me to include the disclaimer from the previous post: I have not included every single Google-related story of the year. That would require a book (and […]
Dell to Invest $250 Billion in China over the Next 10 Years
China is the second largest PC market in the world and is predicted to replace the United States over the next decade. Lenovo, the current market leader in China owns about 27 percent market share while runner up Dell owns about 9 percent. The gap might be huge but Dell is determined to close it. […]
Apple Introduces iAd Producer
You can now create your own iAd ads. Apple has released its iAd Producer for developers to meddle and learn how to create these rich media ads. These ads, as explained during its launch, possess the emotional aspect of TV and interactivity of web flash ads. iAd Producer is available free to paid developers. Otherwise, […]
Refer-a-Friend in Action
New social shopping site JoeShopping hopes to spend its way to awareness by giving away $5,000 to celebrate its launch. Through the site’s refer-a-friend contest, 20 members will win $100 each, while the grand prize winner will walk away with $3…(read more) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, […]
Will Google's Chrome OS Succeed?
The biggest news in tech and business that wasn’t related to Wikileaks this week, was probably the unveiling of Google’s new operating system – Chrome OS. Earlier this week at a special Chrome event, the company highlighted a number of new things they’re doing with the Chrome browser (which has grown by 300% since January, […]
Will Brands and Verticals Become More Dominant in Search?
More WebProNews Videos WebProNews recently chatted with Tim Mayer, who left Yahoo back in August after serving as s VP of Search Products, VP of Search Business, and VP of North American Audience. "I think we’re seeing a much more competitive search environment," he tells us. "We’ve had Bing aggressively enter the marketplace, and Google’s […]
Gmail to Provide Backup for Microsoft Exchange Users
Just as Microsoft’s Bing has made the search environment a little too crowded for Google’s tastes, Google is doing the same thing to Microsoft with office productivity tools. Thursday’s launch of Google Message Continuity reiterates…(read more) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Google Global for Global Advertisers
Google wants its advertisers to go global and it has made available a few incredibly interesting and valuable tools to make it happen. Google announced the launch of Google Global Market Finder (a free tool that helps advertisers find new markets overseas…(read more) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full […]
Google Shows Off Motorola Tablet Prototype, and It’s Running Honeycomb
Hot off the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, Google has revealed a prototype for a Motorola Tablet powered by Android and running a new version of the mobile operating system called Honeycomb that’s optimized for tablets. Google VP of…
StumbleUpon Poised to Launch Pro Accounts Early Next Year
At the start of next year, businesses, publications and brands will be able to join StumbleUpon as “Pro” users, curating both their own content and suggested content in order to reach a larger audience. The StumbleUpon team — Founder &…
Twitter to Provide Analytics Tools
Currently, there are many third-party applications out there that provide analytics to allow you to check out how influential a Twitter handle is, namely TweetGrade, Twitalyzer and TweetStats. Expected to launch by the end of 2010, Twitter will also provide users real-time analytics and data so users can find out which of their tweets […] […]
State of Cloud Computing [VIDEO]
Cloud computing seems like a new concept. But it really isn’t. In this video, it is shared that the idea of cloud computing first originated in the 1960s. It wasn’t technically possible back then. It was only until the rise of the Internet, that the concept of cloud computing started to see light. Unless you […]
Yahoo! Local Offers
Yahoo! has seen the future – and it's local. The Web technology and content company announced the launch of Local Offers this week, a program (which is still in beta) in which Yahoo! has partnered with online and offline providers to build a repository of local offers on the Web. Sound appealing? Keep reading. “The […]
Is a Shake-Up Brewing in the Search Market?
More WebProNews Videos Google has been dominating the search market for years. Simply put, if you ask most people to search for something on the web, their first instinct is to go to Google. More and more people might be getting reprogrammed to go to Bing, however. The "decision engine" still has a ways to […]
Facebook Acquires Fb.com, Set to Launch E-mail Service
It has been revealed that Facebook has acquired the Fb.com domain. This news comes just days before its special event, where it is set to reveal an overhauled version of Messages that works like e-mail. In September, the American Farm…