MySpace is to change
Thursday, den 31. January 2008The social networking website MySpace is to change the way it operates by letting external software developers create media sharing applications and games for users. This is seen as a direct competitive measure to combat the threat of Facebook which already allows external software developers access to the site.
The platform will be launched next week but many are already signing up for the service. Google have assisted in creating the tools that will allow programmers to develop applications like the thousands already in existence on the Facebook website.
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Top Ten Technologists
Tuesday, den 29. January 2008The technology industry has seen unimaginable changes in the last 150 years; it is only recently that tech journalists have compiled a list of the most influential figures in the technological world over the period. Here are the top ten figures from the shortlist they managed to compile.
Tim Berners Lee as the founder of the modern internet was a dead cert to be involved in the list, his invention has revolutionised communication and information during its 18 year existence.
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Sayonara HDTV
Monday, den 28. January 2008If you’ve just shelled out an uncharacteristically exorbitant amount of money on a new HD TV then you will probably be mortified to here that the Japanese have already developed new technology that is set to replace it. Super High Vision offers a screen resolution that is 16 times greater than the existing HD screen. The new technology will require a screen size of at least 60 inches and developers have demonstrated vast 600 inch screens. This is a far cry from the average screen size of 12inches that existed in the 50s.
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SEO Mosaic Cloaking
Friday, den 25. January 2008Some rather unscrupulous SEO specialists have now enlisted a new method of Search Engine Optimisation. It has been labelled as ‘mosaic cloaking’ and is an attempt by shady SEO workers to make cloaking activities less detectable by search engine engineers.
Cloaking put simply is the process of creating content that is solely there for search engine spiders to locate. It creates a page that will appeal to search engine criteria but not be presented to the human user. The process involves identifying search engine spiders and presenting them with a different version of a web page that is not visible on the normal page. Search engines dislike this method of SEO as it actively deceives search engine processes, subsequently pages that use this method are often de-listed from a website index.
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Big Lay-off For Yahoo Staff
Tuesday, den 22. January 2008Internet giant Yahoo is set to make huge staff cut backs, in response to the recent dotcom crash. Investors have shown concerns over the company, claiming that they need to improve profitability and become more strategically focussed. The big cutback is expected to happen on Tuesday 29th January to staff in low priority positions, after the 2008 tight budget of its earnings are announced.
Co-founder Jerry Yang, who replaced Terry Semel as Chief Executive, has since laid out key points to better improve its competitiveness and company’s performance against their archrival Google. Yang focussed on personalising the service to better appeal to consumers and advertisers; concentrate on fast internal decision-making and create an open development plan.
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The Death Knell for XP?
Monday, den 21. January 2008When Windows Vista was released it was hailed as the future of computer software. It would be more user friendly, have more features and claimed to be more stable than its predecessor, Windows XP. The newest offering however has not proved popular with the thousands of computer users worldwide; subsequently its sales have been disappointing.
XP has become a favourite with many users, it has proved to be reliable, efficient and ultimately user friendly. Sadly for Microsoft chiefs, it has proved too popular with the technological public. The result has been that the majority of computer users have felt no urgency to switch to the new operating software.
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A World of Wii Warm Ups
Thursday, den 17. January 2008The Nintendo Wii can be seen as the true next generation in gaming. While its rivals Microsoft and Sony have focussed upon producing high power machines Nintendo have produced a gaming system that uses a revolutionary control system. This control system intuitively detects movement and then relays this information into the game; it has been popular with gamers from a wide variety of generations while its family orientated approach seems to have paid off.
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buying an expired domain
Wednesday, den 16. January 2008A debateable issue for SEO’s when trying to build quality links for their clients sites is the business of buying an expired domain.
The general idea is that a domain name can be purchased and backward links can be utilised from that site to avoid the lengthy process of starting from scratch. Link building being an important part of the work SEO’s do for their clients.
Many SEO companies have used this route in the past with a degree of success. However, Google have largely put a stop to this practice.
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Microsoft Software Under Investigation In Europe
Tuesday, den 15. January 2008Microsoft’s market domination is once again being investigated by an official body. This time the European Commission is investigating Microsoft’s commercial practises. The Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes is following up claims that Internet Explorer (the Microsoft web browser) is tied to the Windows operating system. Due to this ‘tying,’ competitors are finding it increasingly difficult to work with Windows.
Microsoft has only recently culminated a legal case where they were fined £608million for discrepancies with its Media Player. Once again the discrepancies consisted of interoperability issues concerning information on the Media software and Windows. The judge ruled they must allow rival software to operate on Windows and not tie their own software to the operating system.
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Music downloads become cheaper
Tuesday, den 15. January 2008Music downloads become cheaper as Amazon encroach on iTunes and Apple bow to EU law
Online music downloads are set to become cheaper in the UK as Amazon sign a deal to sell tracks that lack copy protection and Apple announce they will cut iTunes prices.
Sony has announced that they have agreed a deal with Amazon to release their entire catalogue of tracks on Amazon’s MP3 store. All of the songs on the system will be free of Digital Rights Management (DRM) controls. The presence of DRM has been a controversial topic in the online music download industry. By trading DRM free music Amazon will be able to offer its consumers a realistic alternative to Apple iTunes. All of the tracks sold by Amazon are available without copyright control whereas iTunes only deliver EMI tunes without copy controls. The service is set to become available by the end of January.
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