When Google’s Android Market launched three and a half years ago, it was a standalone app store that did not sell e-books, music, or videos. However, over the past year, the Android Market has grown into much more than an app store – they are now a major provider of digital content. As a result, …
Pinterest, the popular image-based social network with approximately 13 million users, has recently captured the attention of some unwanted users – cybercriminals. Unfortunately, according to Trend Micro, scammers have descended on the popular network and are promising Pinterest users free gift cards and merchandise in exchange for re-pinning an image and completing an online “survey.” …
When the iPhone 4S was released in late 2011, the addition of a virtual assistant helped the new device exceed sales projections and consumer expectations. Although nothing about Siri’s voice recognition software is exceptional, the human-like interaction, data selection process, and intuitive way information is presented have made the “virtual assistant” an instant success. Now, …
Although Facebook is expected to raise as much as $10 billion dollars with their upcoming initial public offering (IPO), the popular social network is reportedly requesting that their $2.5 billion line of credit be increased ahead of the IPO. The line of credit was initially opened in February of last year in the amount of …
On Wednesday, Facebook hosted the first Facebook Marketing Conference at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The primary purpose of the conference was to introduce influential marketers to the new Premium suite of Facebook advertising products. The new Premium suite of ads will utilize a new pricing structure that is based on impact. …
In an effort to reduce the cost and time required to connect homes to the Google Fiber network, the company has developed a device that will enable rapid connection to homes without the hassle and cost of digging. In the patent application, Google stated that current connection method “requires significant effort and time” and indicated …
During a conference call with Google investors in late January, Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google+ had surpassed 90 million users. Although the growth rate for the social network has been phenomenal, Google has unnaturally propelled its growth by automatically creating Google+ accounts for all new Google users. In addition, the company has refused …
Even though the virtual pinboard site is still in private beta, Pinterest has rapidly grown to over 13 million users. While the innovative company has experienced explosive growth and become one of the top traffic referrers worldwide, they have recently come under fire due to affiliate link-swapping and copyright infringement concerns. To provide content producers …
When the Federal Trade Commission suggested a do-not-track button approximately two years ago, the idea was initially resisted by most large technology companies. These companies, which included major search engines and software producers, earn a substantial portion of their revenues from online advertising and tracking. However, last year Mozilla’s Firefox became the first browser to …
Last year, Google announced plans to build a fiber-optic broadband Internet network infrastructure in Kansas City. The ultra-high-speed network, which is expected to deliver Internet speeds 100 times faster than a typical broadband connection, is named Google Fiber. The new Internet service is expected to debut by the end of June in undisclosed neighborhoods and …
