Social Networking

Since the ticker a light weight news feed seen on the upper right hand part of Facebook.com was launched in August.

Nov 19th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: facebook

Since the ticker a light weight news feed seen on the upper right hand part of Facebook.com was launched in August.
The social context ads had been running only via the app ticker for Facebook games.
Facebook will increase the distribution for Sponsored Stories by allowing them to run in the ticker across the site.
We are continuing [...]



Mozilla’s been making 64-bit builds for Firefox for quite a long time. Firefox code optimized for 64-bit architecture, you can try Waterfox.

Nov 18th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

If you want to try some Firefox code optimized for 64-bit architecture, you can try Waterfox.
Mozilla’s been making 64-bit builds for Firefox for quite a long time, none of them received the official stamp approval to be released.
The developer of the application actually took the Firefox source code and compiled it to run on x64 [...]



Twitter started to roll out a couple of big changes to Twitter.com. Twitter hinted about some changes on the home page of Twitter back in August.

Nov 10th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Social Networking

Twitter started to roll out a couple of (very) big changes to Twitter.com which have meant a significant revamp of the user interface.
Twitter hinted about some changes on the home page of Twitter back in August.
It seems that they have started to roll out the changes mentioned back than.
Now if you open your twitter account [...]



Firefox celebrates its seventh birthday and Firefox 8 hits the interwebs. Firefox 8 is Mozilla’s fifth major release in 2011.

Nov 10th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

In recent years, Firefox has lost ground to browsers such asGoogle Chrome.
Yet Firefox remains a significant and important part of the browsing landscape.
It’s a big week for Mozilla, as Firefox celebrates its seventh birthday and Firefox 8 hits the interwebs.
Firefox 8 is Mozilla’s fifth major release in 2011.
After releasing Firefox 4 in March, Mozilla adopted [...]



Facebook the largest of the social networks attracts users of all ages.

Nov 5th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: facebook

Facebook is the only one that knows no generational limits.
From grandparents to teenagers.
Facebook  the largest of the social networks  attracts users of all ages.
A recent study by Forrester found that of U.S. adults who use social networking sites, 96% of them are on Facebook.
Ninety-eight percent of both the members of the Golden Generation (ages 67 [...]



Yahoo hopes to reach readers with iPad magazine. The magazine software unveiled is called Livestand by the end of June 2012.

Nov 5th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Yahoo hopes to reach readers with iPad magazine.
The magazine software unveiled is called Livestand.
Yahoo is joining the computer tablet bandwagon with a digital magazine designed for the iPad.
It can be customized to pull content fromYahoo’s website and other participating publishers to cater to each user’s interest.
Yahoo is counting on Livestand to keep its brand and services [...]



China will take greater strides in promoting the development of its mobile Internet sector. Wang Xiujun chief engineer M.I.T said.

Nov 2nd, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Wang Xiujun, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Said that the government will step up policy support for mobile Internet because it “promotes industrial integration and leads to revolutionary changes in development and technology.”
Wang said the country will speed up comprehensive upgrades for its information networks and boost the development of [...]



5 easy ways to increase your landing pages conversion rates.

Oct 31st, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things, Social Networking

Here are 5 easy ways to increase your landing pages’ conversion rates:
Keep your most important content above the fold.
You want to make it as easy as possible for your website visitors to say “yes” to your offer.
Place your opt-in box above the fold the point on your web page where visitors would have [...]



Facebook is releasing a new method for accessing your account when you lose your password. A little help from “trusted friends.”

Oct 31st, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: facebook

The social network Facebook is releasing a new method for accessing your account when you lose your password: a little help from “trusted friends.”
The social network says it is testing a new tool in the coming weeks that will let you designate three to five friends you trust.
If you forget your password or can’t access [...]



Facebook’s first European data center will be cooled for free. Facebook has developed its own power efficient servers and power supplies for data centers.

Oct 27th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: facebook

Facebook has begun building a data center in Lulea, Sweden, where it will benefit from cheap electricity and year-round free air cooling, the company announced Thursday.
Lulea is on the edge of the Arctic Circle, and has a mean annual temperature of around 1 C, with average summer highs of around 20 C, allowing Facebook to [...]