Tag: "technology"
Was Albert Einstein Right About Technology?
Is this what we have come to? In the coffee shop… Get together in a restaurant… Enjoying the beauty in a Museum… Pleasantly Chatting in a cafe… Enjoying a day at the Beach… At the Stadium supporting the team… Having fun with the girlfriend… Appreciating the Town in a convertible… Albert Einstein: “I fear the day […]
Read More | ShareCyber Socialising in the Classroom and Lecture Theatre?
Is it me, or are classrooms and lecture theatres these days becoming the place for Cyber socialising? The classroom of course should be a place where socialising is encouraged and promoted but to what extent? The advent of the Internet, the rising popularity of social media use and our access to technology are redefining our […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn buys real-time search company Indextank
LinkedIn has acquired a company called Indextank, which specialises in real time search technology. No financials on the deal have been disclosed however this is no doubt a strategic move to improve the companies products, services and search capabilities. What does this tell us about LinkedIn’s future strategy? They may be looking to build products […]
Read More | ShareA personal network of prying eyes
Having the advantage of growing up with technological change and software updates faster than any other age group, Generation Y is at the frontier of social media. As a fellow Gen-Y, it comes as no shock that most of my interaction is based online, as all of my friends seemingly live online. Gossip no longer […]
Read More | ShareAlexa Rank Train
Here we go, another post about Alexa. Why? Well I just seem to be overly obsessed about achieving an Alexa rank under 100k. In the Social Media world you often hear the word train. But no we are not referring about transportation – we are referring to community, a community that is active, participating and […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Plus traffic down
There have been several reports across the internet that the Google Plus social network has been dropping in traffic numbers. Experian Hitwise data reports a 3% drop in traffic for average daily visitor numbers. Whilst the site is still in beta mode, basically everyone can signup now if you get any invite from soneone already […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media – Australia
Over 2010 we have seen a lot of hype and leadership from the United States in regards to social media. Generally in technology and computer trends the USA (and then UK) lead the pack in user adoption. In Australia however, we spend more time on social networks per month than any other country in the […]
Read More | ShareTechonomy- Technology to create a new Economy
Over the last couple days the TECHONOMY CONFERENCE 2010 at Lake Tahoe in the US has been underway. Technology leaders such as Bill Gates have joined the discussion on how Technology is going to be a key tool it moving the human race forward as we face a new set of challenges with population growth […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates Invests in Clean Car Technology
Over the past half century the human race has been trying to kurb our dependance and reliance on fossil fuels. Bill Gates is helping out by investing in a company that is looking to redesign the internal combustion engine. Over the past 100 years the internal combustion engine has not changed all that much – […]
Read More | ShareYouTube facts and figures
YouTube has grown into the largest video sharing and video content site there is today. Have a read over some very interesting facts about the site: 2005 February 2005, the origional founders registered the domain youtube.com April 23, 2005 – first video uploaded to the site May 2005 – beta launch June 2005 – embedding […]
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