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April, 2011
5 Quick Ways to Liven Up Your Twitter Stream
With a billion tweets per week, Twitter has become a place for people and organizations of all types to share their thoughts, reading lists and whereabouts. Real estate pros, politicians, non-profits, journalists and small businesses are all using the social platform to connect with their communities ...
Foursquare Day Sets Record With 3M+ Checkins
This year’s Foursquare Day festivities drew an impressive crowd of users on Saturday (4/16); together, their checkins exceeded 3 million in number during that 24-hour period.
The number of checkins on Saturday set a new record for Foursquare, which only reached the milestone 100 million total checkins ...
HBO Customers Will Soon Be Able to Watch on iOS & Android Devices
Starting next month, HBO subscribers will be able to access streaming content via iOS and Android devices.
The premium cable network started running teaser advertisements for its HBO GO iOS and Android apps earlier this month. The latest spot touts “instant and unlimited access” to “every episode ...
Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy; Are Other Tablet Makers Next?
In a patent suit filed Friday, Apple claims that Samsung’s line of Galaxy tablets and phones willfully infringe on its own patents. Apple is seeking injunctions as well as actual and punitive damages.
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, which runs on Android, was released late last year. Apple claims the tab ...
RIP Google Video: Download Your Videos by May 13 or They’re Gone Forever
Google‘s decided to shut down its Google Video service, and in an email sent Friday night (4/15/2011), reminded those who’ve uploaded videos to the site that they have until May 13 to download them before they are removed.
Google says that on April 29, Google Videos will no longer be viewable on ...
Nintendo To Cut Wii Price To $150 In May [REPORT]
A year and a half has passed since Nintendo last cut the price of the Wii, to $200. And it might almost be time for another price slashing for the popular gaming console.
Nintendo plans to reduce the price of the Wii to $150 on May 15, according to reports citing sources familiar with the company’s ...
5 Tips for Recruiting College Students via Social Media
Dan Klamm is the outreach and marketing coordinator at Syracuse University Career Services. Connect with him on Twitter @DanKlamm.
More and more companies are recognizing the value of social media in building their employer brand in the minds of college students. From the Department of State (@DOScareers) ...
Microsoft Bing Controls 30% Of Search Market, Google Slowly Sinking [STATS]
Microsoft has secured 30% of the search market, largely at Google’s expense, according to data from Experian Hitwise.
The new March numbers claim that Microsoft achieved 30.01% of the U.S. search market share in March — 14.32% from Bing.com and 15.69% from Yahoo Search, which Bing now powers. ...
5 Creative iPhone Accessories That Could Be Made With Your Help [VIDEOS]
Kickstarter’s crowdsourced funding service has already seen success for entrepreneurs with a penchant for Apple’s mobile with the Glif iPhone tripod. We were interested to see what other iPhone-themed projects are in the works.
We’ve found five fabulous iPhone accessories that are currently live ...
8 Mobile Apps for Golf Season
The pro golf season has kicked off with the heralded Masters Tournament in Augusta. Golf enthusiasts can rejoice in another season of watching the best players drive, chip, pitch and putt their way to victory.
Golfing is one of those addictive yet highly frustrating sports that can leave you feeling ...