With talk of the release of Windows 7 already in the air, with it comes news that Mr. Ballmer has hinted on the software giant’s entry into the cloud computing mix. Several companies have been working on their own ventures to develop hardware and software models that would become the future of computing. Internet-based computing or cloud-computing has programs and data it uses stored into the virtual cloud or internet where people now pay only for the resources and time they use rather than to purchase, deploy and maintain their own data centers. Continue reading this entry…
In addition to its support of the cloud-computing platform, IBM has announced a move that will take it up to the clouds with “Bluehouse”, a web-based social networking and collaboration service. The system is already in beta-testing on the company’s web site and promises to be one of the latest additions of cloud computing with a twist of the social net. IBM has been in the forefront of most IT industry developments from hardware to software innovations that has allowed the internet to prosper and expand to ever wider reach. Continue reading this entry…
Cloud computing is expected to be the next step for enterprise and web services which needs to streamline to allow businesses to save on their many IT development costs. The concept has most of the programs and information stored virtually onto powerful computers that in fact is owned by somebody and somebody has to maintain. To clear up things, there is actually no one cloud for the amount of work that has to be done has several of them doing their own set of testing, polishing their systems that have yet to be standardized to allow unified working with the rest of the clouds out there. Continue reading this entry…
Life is getting easier on the internet and with that, Adobe, the company behind the much used PDF file format opens the world of GoogleDocs similar functionality for their customers who seek enterprise grade web documents that allows secure and precise collaboration the world over. This gives GoogleDocs, an open-source product a run for its money but with their premium services, their customers get documents in the PDF format that can be used by several people simultaneously. This allows collaborative document handling making project management easier and allows up to date information for enterprise applications. Continue reading this entry…
Google might be the king of search but for more personal questions, it is getting challenged by social networks such as Facebook and MySpace among some for more personal questions. People want answers directly from other people who have had the same experiences as them. People use Google for all kinds of search and it has shown that though it is as powerful as searches can be, it also results in very much a cacophony of results, from the totally relevant to the totally useless and malware loaded even. Security has improved greatly but with more and more sites being indexed, the realization of the semantic search engine slips by making it difficult to get a straight forward answer. Continue reading this entry…
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Social networking sites are not a new thing. Which is why it is a challenge for new players to make their offerings more attractive to the growing internet-savvy crowd.
Social networking site Facebook has seemed to do that, and then some. Incorporating the usual features of social networks like photo uploading, profile making, in-site blogging, messaging and chatting, Facebook adds tons of different applications that make each visit more interesting.
Applications range from mini-games (some animated, some text-based only) to online quizzes and even competitive matches like Texas Hold em Poker where users get to battle actual Facebook users from around the world. Through these applications, users can enhance their social networking experience, which guarantees more visits and invites sent out for those who are not yet members.
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With the introduction of the new generation of iPhone came a flood of hits and purchases from the Apple App’s store which has been growing by the thousands each and every day. People have been finding lots of applications and they simply cannot get enough with Apple answering their need.
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Instant Messengers are one of the important and basic web services right now. Without this you’d be stuck on email and waiting on that response for the next few hours. However, with this, communication is almost instantaneous as long as the other person is online and on the same messaging client. However, meebo takes it all in and allows you to contact on different clients:
Meebo is an instant messaging software that runs inside a Web browser, as AIM Express, which supports multiple IM services, including Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk. Meebo makes instant messaging services more accessible to users who are unable or unwilling to download the software necessary to implement them.
So Meebo is the one for you if you think that downloading another program to your hard disk drive and still want to chat with your friends.
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Imageshack has recently released its Imageshack Toolbar add on for Firefox 3. Although the older versions will still be able to use the toolbar, it is recommended to use the latest version of the popular browser. It may have taken too long for the toolbar to be released because of so many technical delays and everything, but now, it is finally released and they recommend you to try it out and see for yourself. It is truly worth the wait. It would be nice if you let them know what you think. Feel free to email or contact the support group. The Imageshack will be phasing out the Firefox right click shell extension. There is no update to support Firefox 3. The tool bar still offers the Right Click Upload Image.
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The Google Website Optimizer is a service that allows users to post different iterations of the given web page. In this way you will b e able to track which versions of these are succeeding more than the others. A Seattle based company can already see the difference within their site. Also, one company is starting to enjoy the difference of the optimization service. Bag Borrow or Steal, a company that rents out authentic signature handbags for a premium, much like Netflix with movies, has tried the Google’s free website optimizer service to further the number of people signing up for the sites weekly newspaper. It says that, this is the company’s foundation for market leads. What the optimizer does is it lets web designers test different components of pages such as the headlines and images. The service then creates different combinations of those elements. And then it analyzes how every page did in the optimization process. In addition companies can still hire consultants to help them decide on certain factors to further optimize their web sites.