Monthly Archives: January 2013

How Social Media Can Reunite Lost Children With Their Families

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Description: After using social media to locate and successful return his daughter home, Tony Luftis offers his words of wisdom to help other parents locate their missing children. Source: Mashable Date: January 26th, 2013 In November 2011, Tony Loftis’s 13-year-old daughter Allie ran away from their suburban hometown of Wayland, Mass. Allie was last seen… Read more »

Student Hacker Expelled After Pointing Out Massive Security Flaw

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Description: It appears that a security flaw across Quebec’s higher education system has ended in one student’s expulsion. After exposing a major system weakness Ahmed Al-Khabaz was voted out of his school’s computer science department. Source: FastCompany Date: January 22nd, 2013 Last fall, a 20-year-old computer science student named Ahmed Al-Khabaz at Dawson College in Montreal… Read more »

Why Tim Hortons, Air Canada, and the Weather Network Love BlackBerry 10

Posted by & filed under Apple, Blackberry, smartphones, Software.

Description: Months ago when Blackberry postponed their new OS launch until the beginning of 2013, many critics saw this as the end of Blackberry because postponing the launch gave Blackberry no competition against the new Apple and Samsung launches. Now the company has the spotlight all to itself, and in the aftermath of iPhone5, the… Read more »

Could Online Education Be the End of the Typical College Experience?

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Description: A new online education program is being piloted in California and some people believe it could be the end of College as we know it. Source: TechCrunch Date: January 15th, 2013 Today, the largest university system in the world, the California State University system, announced a pilot for $150 lower-division online courses at one of its campuses… Read more »

Want To Make A Dating App That Actually Works? Design It For The Ladies

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Description: With the exception of Grindr, no one has been able to master the dating app market. However, after a long tenure of running a successful online dating site, OkayCupid believes they’ve cracked the code. Source: FastCompany Date: January 17th, 2013   Online dating has matured from Internet fringe activity to full-blown phenomenon. Online dating apps?… Read more »

Tablets Will Turn M-commerce into a $50 Billion Industry Next Year, Report Suggests

Posted by & filed under Analytics, data analytics, M-commerce.

Description: eMarketer has recently published a report that predicts major growth in mobile commerce. The upward trend is set to continue strong through 2016. Source: TechVibes Date: January 11th, 2013   Any company that thinks m-commerce is just a fad or a niche market, think again. A new report from eMarketer forecasts a huge growth… Read more »

China Will Soon Become Apple’s Most Important Market

Posted by & filed under Apple, China, Hardware, iphone, smart phones, technology, telecomunications, Tim Cook.

Description: Apple CEO Tim Cook is currently visiting China to strengthen relations with the country’s mobile players. The visit comes after a nearly 3 month delay to roll out iPhone 5 to the worlds largest mobile market. Source: TechCrunch Date: January 10th, 2013 Tim Cook would like to get Apple on a faster boat to… Read more »

Europe Will Likely Force Google to Change Search Practices

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Description: The European Union has been investigating Google for the past 2 years because of complaints received by competitors. After much review it appears that the American giant will have to change the way it conducts search in Europe. Source: Reuters Date: January 10th, 2013 Google will be forced to change the way its search… Read more »

Why Everyone Suddenly Loves The Phablet

Posted by & filed under Apple, branding, digital divide, disruptive technology, industry analysis, iPad, Phablet, smartphones.

Description: Just when the smartphone saturation in the developing world seems to be near, a new device has found its niche. The Phablet (part phone, part tablet) apparently offers solutions to the problems here and in the developing world. Source: Fast Company Date: January 10th, 2013 Big screens equal big bucks. That’s what Samsung realized… Read more »

Blogger Makes $333,000 Online in One Day

Posted by & filed under blogging, branding, business models, Entrepreneurship, freemium, newspapers on-line, online advertising, social impacts.

Description: An influential blogger has rallied his loyal fans and made $333,000 from home in about a day. No, you likely can’t replicate this model anytime soon. Source: Mashable Date: January 3rd, 2013 It may sound like the first line of a particularly fiendish piece of spam. But a blogger has now in fact brought in… Read more »