Posts By: keegan

73% of Teachers Use Cellphones for Classroom Activities

Posted by & filed under smartphones, Social Media, technology-centric classroom.

Description: Results of a recent study show that the use of digital devices and social sharing is high among teachers. These trends are slowly making their way into the classroom, however, this practice is receiving mixed reviews. Source: Mashable Date: February 27th, 2013 More middle- and secondary-school teachers are using digital tools in their classrooms and professional lives,… Read more »

Facebook Confirms It Will Acquire Atlas Advertiser Suite

Posted by & filed under FaceBook.

Description: Facebook announced that they will be purchasing Atlas Advertiser Suite, a back-end scaling and measurement to help advertisers “close the loop” and understand how their spend earns them money. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 28th, 2013 After weeks of speculation and leaks, Facebook today announced it will buy the Atlas Advertiser Suite away from Microsoft. The Seattle-based Atlas team will stay… Read more »

Do Google Stores Make Sense?

Posted by & filed under Competitive advantage, Ecommerce, Google.

Description: Google is contemplating getting into the retail game, taking a similar approach to Apple, in order to gain more traction on their products like the Chromebook Pixel. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 21st, 2013 When talking about Apple’s rise from near-bankruptcy to become the most valuable company in the world, people often credit the amazing… Read more »

Firefox maker Mozilla to launch smartphone operating system

Posted by & filed under digital divide, Firefox, smartphones, Software.

Description: Mozilla is making a bold attempt to build on their success of the Firefox web browser. Following suite with competitors Apple and Google, Mozilla has announced that they will be launching a new smartphone operating system. Source: The Guardian Date: February 22nd, 2013 Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox web browser, will on Sunday launch… Read more »

Understanding Unicorn: A dive into Facebook’s Graph Search

Posted by & filed under FaceBook, Personalization, Social Media.

Description: An inside look at the details of Facebook Graph Search, the new search tool that allows Facebook users to search people, places, and things and the connections between them more easily. Source: CNet Date: February 21st, 2013 MENLO PARK, Calif.–On the surface, Facebook’s new Graph Search is touted as a new method to enable more connections… Read more »

Microsoft’s New Scroogled Video Says Google Will Read Your Valentine’s

Posted by & filed under Advertisement, branding, ethics, Google, microsoft, video.

Description: Microsoft launched another anti-Google video this Valentine’s day as part of its “Scroogled” campaign. It’s not often that tech companies try to smear the competition, so why is Microsoft doing this now? Source: TechCrunch Date: February 10th, 2013 “Don’t want Google snooping on your Valentine?” That’s the question Microsoft is asking today in its… Read more »

The Five Ways Users Organize Their Apps And What App Designers Can Learn From This

Posted by & filed under app, data analytics, smartphones, user habits.

Description: A German research firm has recently conducted a study that examines how users organize their mobile applications. More than likely, you’ll find that you practice at least one of their five organizational methods. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 10th, 2013 A new report from German researchers reveals the five main ways people are organizing the applications on… Read more »

Obama Calls for Tech Research ‘Not Seen Since Height of Space Race’

Posted by & filed under Apple, Obama, politics.

Description: In his State of The Union address Barack Obama recommended that the US explore the tech industry to uncover and develop innovative business models and markets.  This is good news for the tech industry and potentially, good news for the United States. Source: Mashable Date: February 13th, 2013 U.S. President Barack Obama called for a level… Read more »

BlackBerry Confirms It Won’t Launch BB10 Devices In Japan

Posted by & filed under Blackberry, RIM, smart phones, smartphones.

Description: Blackberry’s latest Z10 and Q10 launch seems to be getting positive reactions from countries around the world. However, with support falling in Japan, the Canadian handset and software provider has stated that they will not be launching their newest models in this country. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 7th, 2013 BlackBerry may have been much… Read more »