Samsung Electronics America Inc., introduced a new generation of premium monitors with its visually striking Series 9 monitor. With over five years of global market share leadership, the new Series 9 monitor incorporates the best that Samsung has to offer in monitors, including its exclusive Natural Color Expert technology, which provides a richer viewing experience for discerning consumers working with photos and video content. The new 27-inch Series 9 monitor (S27B970) will be shown ... Read More
Gleedo™, the first ever comprehensive livesharing application, today announced the launch of its new web site at www.gleedo.com. Gleedo is free software that layers live social networking capabilities over users’ favorite Internet sites, online videos and personal media. For example, Gleedo may be used in conjunction with popular Internet sites, such as YouTube and Hulu, to deliver a real-time Internet experience. Gleedo is currently available as part of an “Open Alpha” program, ... Read More
New social networking site ‘Rafi.ki’ was developed exclusively for teachers and students – and it is opening up new opportunities for children to meet their peers around the world. No longer do teachers have to rely on French exchanges and pen pals to make international contacts. Rafi.ki allows students from across the globe to work together on projects. They can chat, display their work, and leave comments on other people’s work. Unlike Facebook, the site is ... Read More
ABD3 LLC, the social networking developer, today announced the latest feature on its popular YellowPin® application. The newest YellowPin feature allows a simple text message to YellowPin to update not only your Facebook status but also your Twitter feed. You can now post to your two most powerful social networks right through your mobile phone in real-time and from wherever you are. The Twitter integration follows closely on the heels of the recently launched Buzz feature. While the ... Read More
If social networking is the big man on campus when it comes to popular sites on the internet, then micro blogging is his stunningly beautiful girlfriend. Micro blogging, the dissemination of short messages to a targeted group of recipients is most famously represented online by Twitter.com. While Twitter makes a great tool to share and receive information with and from friends online, Yonkly.com has just announced the release of their own enterprise micro blogging solution that can be ... Read More
Brighter Planet, a clean-energy startup that helps people adopt planet-friendly practices and reap rewards while doing so, turned on their new website today. A free, fun, and easy-to-use web utility, the new brighterplanet.com brings some order and control to what can be a difficult process — tweaking one’s lifestyle to minimize the amount of carbon pollution produced. Brighterplanet.com — a year’s work in the making and built from ground up with the assistance of web ... Read More
With a growth rate of more than 100% in the last 6 months, today the mobile community qeep reaches the 2,000,000 user mark. Having only been released internationally in March 2008, qeep reached its first 1 million users in less than a year and by April 2009 had already 1,500,000 users. Qeep’s user figures are convincing, especially when looking at the growth rates experienced by the well-known internet communities like Facebook and MySpace. Nielsen recently published a study entitled ... Read More
Vintage and Modern, Inc. , a dynamic online marketplace for antiques, modern furnishings, art and jewelry is revolutionizing the way people shop for vintage pieces with the launch of VandM 2.0. In addition to social networking elements that will encourage dialogue between dealers, buyers and collectors, the newly redesigned site offers the company’s services in over 40 different languages. It will now be possible for an interior designer in New Mexico to easily source ornate wooden ... Read More
Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti announced today the launch of his website (www.timsbranti.net) and his network on NuAlerts (www.nualerts.com), a social media marketing tool for getting the word out to his residents via Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email. Mayor Sbranti will use these new online tools to accomplish his mission of transforming City of Dublin into a Smarter City with better informed and connected residents. Residents can “Be the First to Know” about breaking news, ... Read More
Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today unveiled new Social Network Accelerators to help its clients effectively leverage social networks in their social commerce strategies. Bazaarvoice, which pioneered the social commerce market, launched ShoutIt! in 2007 to help marketers amplify the voices of their most influential customers on social networks. The company continues to lead the industry in defining new ways to ... Read More
Social networking sites such as Facebook, StudiVZ or Twitter are enjoying increasing popularity. The growing visitor numbers and constant new offers ensure that cyber criminals are also taking note of these portals, causing them to be increasingly targeted by the black economy. Alongside social networks, Windows users will continue to remain amongst the favourite victims of attacks using worms, Trojans and viruses. Moreover, the attackers are increasingly targeting the users of ... Read More