Author Archives: Minda Zetlin

About 556 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Internet and Online Business | Managing Technology | Online Marketing

The Difference Between Google and Facebook

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What’s the difference between Google and Facebook? Google focuses on algorithms, Facebook focuses on people. So says Sheryl Sandberg, formerly vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, and now Facebook’s COO. READ MORE »

About 556 days ago Hardware | Managing Technology | Smartphones and PDAs

Will Greed and Stubborness Block iPhones in China?

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The Irresistible Force meets the Immovable Object. That’s how negotiations between Apple and China Mobile appear to be going over whether the iPhone will be introduced in China. Negotiations between these two have been underway for at least three years and have gone nowhere. READ MORE »

About 556 days ago E-Commerce | Internet and Online Business | Managing Technology | Online Marketing

Yahoo!, Microsoft, and AOL Join Forces on Search Advertising

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If you can’t beat ‘em, gang up on ‘em! That seems to be the logic behind the new agreement among Yahoo!, Microsoft, and AOL to sell advertising via each others’ portals. The idea is that the agreement will increase the reach of each company by allowing advertisers to buy all three in a one-stop-shopping arrangement. READ MORE »

About 557 days ago E-Commerce | Managing Technology | Online Marketing | Tools on Managing Technology | Uncategorized

8 Keys to Effective Online Surveys

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You want to know what your customers and prospective customers are thinking. You and every other company out there. So you send out a survey asking them their preferences. You and every other company out there. How can you make sure as many users as possible will actually take the time to fill out your survey? And that if they do, it will actually tell you what you need to know? Here, from TheNextWeb, is a guide to creating effective surveys that users might actually complete. READ MORE »

About 557 days ago Hardware | Managing Technology

How Not to Name Your Tech Product

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Here’s a simple marketing tip: If you’re going to create a new MP3 player, don’t call it something that sounds outlandishly racist. The German company TrekStor learned that lesson the hard way after launching the spectularly badly named iBeat Blaxx. It also earned the top spot on TechRepublic’s list of the 20 worst-named technology products of all time. READ MORE »

About 557 days ago Internet and Online Business | Managing Technology | Setting Up a Website | Smartphones and PDAs | Tablets and eReaders | Video

Adobe Gives Up on Flash…Sort Of

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Here’s an impressive statistic: More than 62 percent of mobile browsing worldwide happens on an Apple device. To Web developers, this means that 62 percent of mobile users can’t properly see your site if you use Flash. And those 62 percent tend to be the ones with money to spend. On Wednesday, Adobe gave up hoping for Android to overtake iOS, and announced it would cease development of Flash for the mobile market. READ MORE »

About 559 days ago Hardware | Managing Technology | Smartphones and PDAs | Tablets and eReaders

Infographic: Gen Y Insists on Social Media Acess at Work

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Look out world, here comes the next generation. And in case you’re wondering what they care about, Cisco’s just-released Connected World Technology Report offers some clues. The company surveyed 2,800 college students and recently employed grads to find that a third of them “consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food, and shelter,” according to the report. READ MORE »

About 562 days ago Green Initiatives | Hardware | Innovation | Servers and Routers

IBM’s Solar Power Cuts Usage 10 Percent

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IBM in India has developed a special solar power system for data centers that can reduce their (often enormous) power usage by 10 percent. The system increases efficiency by reducing losses that usually result from converting alternating current on the grid to direct current for servers, explains Kota Murali, who normally works in nanotechnology at IBM India, but created this pilot on the side. READ MORE »

About 562 days ago Hardware | Tablets and eReaders

Apple Loses Legal Fight with Tiny Spanish Tablet Maker

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Where does a 900-lb. gorilla sleep? Anywhere it wants, goes the old joke, and Apple seems to be taking that general approach to the tablet market in Europe. It’s successfully blocked Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Germany and some phones from the Netherlands. It’s also gone after many smaller tablet makers, including the tiny Nuevas Tecnologías y Energías Catalá, headquartered in a small town in Valencia. READ MORE »

About 563 days ago Hardware | Innovation

High-End Speakers Become Artwork of Your Choice

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Diptyque makes tall high-end speakers, but if you don’t love that look, they can look like something else altogether. The speakers can be covered by a tall fabric panel that resembles a room-dividing screen. READ MORE »