Month: January 2011
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Write now, Tweet later: with Buffer
Came across a new site today for a service called Buffer. And so far, I like it. Buffer is a site that allows you to Tweet, and then add a timestamp to the Tweet so that it doesn’t necessarily have to post right when you create it. Why would anyone care to do this? Well…
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Facebook ads extra layer of security
Facebook announced today that they are going to be unveiling a couple of new security features for the site. One of the features is becoming increasingly common with websites where users login and it will prompt additional infromation from users if Facebook believes a person may not be legitimately logging onto the site. Given that…
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Facebook ads, starring y-o-u
Facebook announced a new feature called ”sponsored” stories today. Advertisers will have the opportunity to sponsor certain types of responses, such as ”likes” or check-ins from users, and from those responses, they will be able to put these in the right margin as ads. As an example, let’s say that Target wants to have ads…
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What headlines are missing about new Google CEO
According to Google’s blog, it was announced earlier this afternoon that Eric Schmidt is stepping down from his role as CEO of Google. This is true, but Schmidt is not leaving Google. He is still going to be heavily involved with the company and is simply assuming a different role. Larry Page who is the…
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Why 2011 is Groupon’s year
Groupon is already a popular web service with over 35 million members worldwide. Since its founding in 2008, the site’s growth has occurred at a remarkable rate, and while there are millions of people who already use Groupon, I think that this is the year the site truly explodes and becomes ubiquitous within our society.…
Josh Benner 