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Apr 04

Facebook prepares Android ‘takeover’
By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent, telegraph.co.uk
Facebook will today make its boldest move yet in its bid to become a major player in the smartphone market currently dominated by Apple and Google.The social net­work will announce its new “home on Android”, the world’s most pop­u­lar mobile…

Facebook prepares Android ‘takeover’
By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent, telegraph.co.uk

Facebook will today make its boldest move yet in its bid to become a major player in the smartphone market currently dominated by Apple and Google.

The social net­work will announce its new “home on Android”, the world’s most pop­u­lar mobile…

Apps dominate smartphone usage, survey finds -

Luke Johnson, trustedreviews.com

Apps account for a hefty 80 per cent of all smartphone usage, with games and social media outlets leading the way.

Budget iPhone concept says remember the good old days of the first iMac
Stuart Miles, pocket-lint.com
Fantasy Rumours suggesting that Apple will launch a cheap, budget iPhone at some point in 2013 continue to persist. It’s not surprising, people like a good rumour. People also like pretty concept pictures too, and that’s what we have…

Budget iPhone concept says remember the good old days of the first iMac
Stuart Miles, pocket-lint.com

Fantasy
Rumours suggesting that Apple will launch a cheap, budget iPhone at some point in 2013 continue to persist. It’s not surprising, people like a good rumour. People also like pretty concept pictures too, and that’s what we have…

Facebook to reveal New Home on Android, here’s what to expect
Stuart Miles, pocket-lint.com
Round-up of rumours Facebook is yet to formally and officially announce what it has in store for its New Home on Android event, but that hasn’t stopped the leaks, rumours and speculation building in anticipation.Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook found…

Facebook to reveal New Home on Android, here’s what to expect
Stuart Miles, pocket-lint.com

Round-up of rumours
Facebook is yet to formally and officially announce what it has in store for its New Home on Android event, but that hasn’t stopped the leaks, rumours and speculation building in anticipation.Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook found…

Mar 03

Is marketing facing its own fiscal cliff in 2013?
David Newberry, econsultancy.com
Marketing complexity continues to increase due to data proliferation, channel fragmentation, technology advancements and the increasing empowerment of the consumer. In addition, marketing is being asked to address some key organizational…

Is marketing facing its own fiscal cliff in 2013?
David Newberry, econsultancy.com

Marketing complexity continues to increase due to data proliferation, channel fragmentation, technology advancements and the increasing empowerment of the consumer. In addition, marketing is being asked to address some key organizational…

Only 50% of agencies plan TV and digital video campaigns together: report
David Moth, econsultancy.com
Despite a growing convergence between TV and online advertising, only half of agencies (50%) currently plan their TV and digital video campaigns together.However the situation is likely to improve, as more than two-thirds (67%) of those who…

Only 50% of agencies plan TV and digital video campaigns together: report
David Moth, econsultancy.com

Despite a growing convergence between TV and online advertising, only half of agencies (50%) currently plan their TV and digital video campaigns together.However the situation is likely to improve, as more than two-thirds (67%) of those who…

Feb 23

This Company Will Only Accept ‘Twitter Resumes’ For A Six-Figure Job
Vivian Giang, businessinsider.com
StrategyBy now, many employ­ers think that who you are online is more reveal­ing of your char­ac­ter than a résumé.Some com­pa­nies have decid­ed to stop accept­ing paper résumés alto­geth­er.“The paper résumé is dead,” Vala Afshar, chief…

This Company Will Only Accept ‘Twitter Resumes’ For A Six-Figure Job
Vivian Giang, businessinsider.com

Strategy

By now, many employ­ers think that who you are online is more reveal­ing of your char­ac­ter than a résumé.

Some com­pa­nies have decid­ed to stop accept­ing paper résumés alto­geth­er.

“The paper résumé is dead,” Vala Afshar, chief…

Dec 31

In Depth: 10 tech trends to watch for in 2013
Gary Marshall, techradar.com
Some predictions are easy.In 2013 Facebook will do annoying things, people will get into trouble for posting rude messages on Twitter and it won’t be the year of desktop Linux.But what about the more interesting issues?Seismic shifts are happening…

In Depth: 10 tech trends to watch for in 2013
Gary Marshall, techradar.com

Some predictions are easy.In 2013 Facebook will do annoying things, people will get into trouble for posting rude messages on Twitter and it won’t be the year of desktop Linux.But what about the more interesting issues?Seismic shifts are happening…

20 experiential web design trends for 2012econsultancy.com
Post­ed 31 Octo­ber 2012 14:59pm by Chris Lake with 20 com­mentsWeb design by its very nature con­tin­ues to evolve, as it must, to make the most of mod­ern browsers and the likes of HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery, and to pro­vide a won­der­f…

20 experiential web design trends for 2012
econsultancy.com

Post­ed 31 Octo­ber 2012 14:59pm by Chris Lake with 20 com­ments

Web design by its very nature con­tin­ues to evolve, as it must, to make the most of mod­ern browsers and the likes of HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery, and to pro­vide a won­der­f…

Samsung to sell first Tizen smartphone next year, report says
by Roger Cheng, cnet.com
Tizen is an alternative Linux-based operating system seen as a more open platform that will rival Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.Sam­sung Elec­tron­ics will be the first to sell a smart­phone run­ning on the Tizen oper­at­ing sys­tem through…

Samsung to sell first Tizen smartphone next year, report says
by Roger Cheng, cnet.com

Tizen is an alternative Linux-based operating system seen as a more open platform that will rival Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.

Sam­sung Elec­tron­ics will be the first to sell a smart­phone run­ning on the Tizen oper­at­ing sys­tem through…