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Google Maps was said to be a way of organizing the world’s information geographically according to one of its creators, Lars Rasmussen. I remembered that there was a time not too long ago where everyone needs to manually plot their route using physical maps. However, with the availability of this web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, I’m sure it’s made the lives of everyone so much easier. Read More

Do you know that one Google search can power your heart for 9 minutes? And within a month of all Google searches, you can use the same power to pump 2 billion hours of human heart beats. Now that’s a lot more hours than what normal human beings can outlive. Read More

If you can force anyone to follow you on Twitter, who would it be? Apparently Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are the top three targets after the “accept bug” hits Twitter according to TheNextWeb. It is basically a glitch in the system where it allows about 6000+ of users to covertly force anyone to follow any Twitter account. Read More

Hence, I’ve decided to hold an upscale TweetUp with support from 24seven before I’m enlisted into the National Service on the 8 of June. Tweet Tuesday is an upscale version of the plain TweetUp, with a slight twist to it. Based on the idea of connecting people online through offline networking, the event aims to bring people together and connect with others on a more personal level. Read More

Last month at Chirp, Twitter’s Developer Conference, the social networking company revealed that they have now surpassed 100 million users; 105,779,710 to be exact. On top of that, they get about 300,000 new users each day, receives 180 million unique visitors a month, and 75% of traffic comes from outside of the Twitter website. Read More

Do you remember Facebook’s announcement back in March regarding location-based status update? It has now surfaced yet again. However, that above feature will only cater to users but Facebook is planning to offer this feature to marketers too, including McDonald’s. Read More

Do you think that there are too many ads flooding the online space? According to a new study from the Ponemon Institute, marketers using online behavioural advertising; tracking user’s Web browsing habits, are using 75% less of it than they would like to due to privacy concerns. Read More

Ever since the movie blockbuster Avatar hit the theatres back in December last year, it seems like 3D is now being applied to almost everywhere else; especially on print media such as magazines. In the age of Internet, moreover with the rapid popularity of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, magazines are having a hard time to sustain their readership and purchase levels. Read More

There’s a lot of buzz on the importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that your site or blog can be easily found through natural search but why exactly is this vital for marketers? The theory is that the higher a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors or traffic the site will receive; also known as giving the site a greater web presence. Read More

A fresh study conducted by Edison Research showed that despite the increment of Twitter awareness amongst Americans, only a minority uses it. 87% of Americans are aware of Twitter, which is higher than the population with access to the Internet; 85% of them, but only 7% of them are on Twitter, which are about 17 million people. Read More