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Crenk Weekly 2: Tech News You Missed This Week

Steven Finch — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:57:02 +0000

Have you been partying and drinking so much this weekend that you didnt have a chance to read all the latest news in the world of tech? Well we are going to fill you in!

Linkedin Road to IPO (Infographic) – Mashable

Sonicbids and Bandzoogle partner – Hypebot

Long Live the Redesign – The Finch Blog

New Flex Touchscreen Technology – Geeksaresexy

WordPress SEO URL / Permalinks Considerations – Yoast

Google Docs App debuts on Android – 901am

Groupon IPO: Who Owns What Percentage – June 6, 2011
Flex Touchscreen is Here – May 23, 2011
Skullcandy Hitting the Stock Market: IPO Filed – February 18, 2011
Spint Debut the New Kyocera Echo: Dual Touchscreen Mobile – February 11, 2011
Social Media Demographics – July 9, 2010

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Social Media Demographics

Steven Finch — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:35:36 +0000

Flowtown have put together another great infographic which shows the basic demographic backgrounds of each social media site. All sites are broken down by gender, income, education and age.

How to Add a Sidebar with Facebook, Twitter, Delicio.us and Digg – October 31, 2010
History of Social Media – November 19, 2010
Free Black Icons Set for Social Media and Twitter – September 12, 2010
Social Networking Site for Collectors – June 29, 2009
Front Page of Digg Impossible? Try HYPick For Better Results – February 3, 2009

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Linkedin iPhone Update Offers More Functionality

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:25:51 +0000

If you had a chance to update your apps today then perhaps you were surprised by an update for your Linkedin mobile app. The buzz across the media sites is Linkedin’s new shiny app that offers 100% more functionality than the prior version of the app did. For all purposes the prior version was useless. The limited functionality made it one of those apps you had because you hoped, but you just never used. Luckily, following Facebook’s recent app update, the new Linkedin app gives users more of what they want with a few interesting extras.

The layout you might recognize from the Facebook app. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was their inspiration. I wouldn’t necessarily go out and call them copiers, only because with a mobile app there is only so much you can do, and if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Still, the similarity might work in its favor because users will be comfortable with the layout. What separates the old and new is the increased functions of being able to view and answer inbox messages, invite and accept others invitations, browse profiles, search profiles, and most importantly a new additions.

The new addition is the ability to connect with users in your immediate area using your iPhone. The “In Person” selection makes your iPhone a homing device for others in your area how are Linkedin users and whom you might want to connect with. A great piece of functionality for conferences and other large gatherings where you can exchange business cards, but not all cards come with a Linkedin profile attached. I used this from my apartment, and it picked up on a few people nearby. I’m not quite sure on the range, but it seems a pretty worthwhile addition to the lineup.

NFT Internet Maps On Your Mobile – November 23, 2009
Web App Buffers Timely Online Communication – November 6, 2009
Raptr Is the Ultimate Gaming Service: Connects PSN, Xbox and More – May 16, 2011
Apple Approves Google Voice iPhone Apps – September 20, 2010
China Launches iPhone 4 – September 20, 2010

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Online Tribes Can Avoid GigaTribe

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:03:32 +0000

Online communities have since been known as tribes. Thanks to Seth Godin‘s famous book of the same title, it’s forced us to think of our online networks and communities in a unique light. Much like primitive tribes of earlier times, we’ve now formed digital tribes where we’ve found comfort in connections with people of similar interests, habits, hobbies, and histories. The tribes we belong to have a simple connectivity of communication that we long to maintain, enter Gigatribes.

The concept of communicating with your tribe is easy to see in networks such as Twitter, Facebook, or even LinkedIn. What if you wanted to share files in a local depository where all of your tribe can have access to? Or what if you only wanted to share with certain members of the tribe? Gigatribes allows you to build your community, much like any other social network, but now you’re able to share large files seamlessly and with out problems.

But there is a problem. How is this different from DropBox? Or maybe ZumoBox? Or any other of the hundreds of file sharing sites. In looking at the application itself I didn’t see anything that really stood out to make this the go to community file sharing network out there.

What it’ll come down to is comfort level and ease of use for your needs. DropBox and Zumobox both have mobile apps that give you access to your files on the go. No such app was found for Gigatribes which already puts this network at a disadvantage.

Web App Buffers Timely Online Communication – November 6, 2009
Social Media Demographics – July 9, 2010
Social Networking Site for Collectors – June 29, 2009
Blellow, Social Network for Freelancers – June 12, 2009
TinyChat Upgrades Amazing Video Chat Application – June 1, 2009

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