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Google I/O 2013 LIVE STREAM

Google I/O 2013 LIVE STREAM

Whether you're a fan of Google and Google products or not, it should be exciting to see what new developments are coming out of Mountain View. Not only are these innovations gret for Google users and customers, but they also drive creativity and production from competitors like Apple or Samsung or even Facebook.

Google Developers Live I/O 2013

At 9AM PST, the Keynote Address for Google I/O, the developer conference going on this week, is being delivered. The kick-off event, much like Apple at WWDC, is designed to give us a first glimpse at the latest product and platform developments at Google. Watch it live here:



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Most Popular Drupal Websites

Most Popular Drupal Websites

Drupal is a Content Management System that powers some of the world's largest and most popular websites. When speaking with clients about getting a new website, I often cite some of these as examples of just how powerful and flexible Drupal can be, and you may be surprised at some of the sites on this list!

Drupal was started years ago and has developed into a professional-grade CMS platform. Major corporations and organizations choose to use it because it is so secure and because they can manipulate the platform to meet their needs, regardless of how unique or demanding they might be. Note that this list includes companies, government agencies, retail and even celebrities. Read more »

4 Times Smart Tech People Said Stupid Things

4 Times Smart Tech People Said Stupid Things

We guess Scott Adams put it best when he said “It’s a wondrous human characteristic to be able to slip into and out of idiocy many times a day without noticing the change or accidentally killing innocent bystanders in the process.” You see, just the other day, we were ranting about our mobile phone because it wouldn’t turn on. It took us about 20 minutes to figure out that we put in the battery the wrong way and that we were lucky enough not to have damaged our phone. Still, we’re sort of grateful that no one was around at that time to witness our moment of stupidity, unlike some of these tech guys, who will forever be haunted for saying things that made them—well— look and sound stupid.

Get Google Now, Now

Get Google Now, Now

Google Now has finally come to the iPhone and iPad. In an officlal blog post, Google announced that the popular app and service, previously only available to Android users, is now available on the iOS platform as part of an update to the Google Search app for iPhones and iPads. Users can download the update or go grab the app from iTunes if they don't already have it [iTunes Store Link].

Smartwatch Watch - Review of Three iWatch Alternatives

Smartwatch Watch - Review of Three iWatch Alternatives

Remember when the news about the first iPhone came out? Many people anticipated the release of this revolutionizing gadget, but there were also some who remained skeptical about ditching their feature phones. They wondered how a smartphone like the iPhone would fit in their lives because they thought they already had everything they needed with their trusty Nokia or Sony Ericsson phone. Now, the same thing is happening with smartwatches. Apple and Samsung, both sitting at the top of the electronics world and the leaders in the smartphone industry, have their eyes set on the next time-telling technology.

Types of media files for social network sharing

Types of media files for social network sharing

While you can technically share nearly any type of media file through social media, there are some files that are more common than others. For example, you will probably see MP3s more than WAVs even though both are audio files. These are the most common files that are shared through social media.

MP3

There are many different audio file types, but many would say that the MP3 is the most common. While the audio isn’t quite as good as WAV and AIFF files, it’s certainly acceptable to most people. An MP3 has about the same quality as CD recordings while a WAV would be the equivalent of a vinyl. The quality and memory can be increased or decreased depending on the bit rate.

Get to Know the Internet’s Most Famous Cats

Get to Know the Internet’s Most Famous Cats

We don’t really understand why some people don’t like pet-shaming sites. There’s this Tumblr called Cat-Shaming and we seriously can’t get enough of it. We especially had a good chuckle over this one cat who ate her mommy’s birth control pills and this furry guy named Wiggly who drinks from the toilet. Of course, as entertaining as these cool kitties are, there’s no denying that there are other more famous felines that have charmed even the most discriminating Internet citizens. Let’s take a look at the web’s biggest cat stars.

Grumpy Cat

BlackBerry beats Apple, Samsung in BYOD brawl

BlackBerry beats Apple, Samsung in BYOD brawl

A recent audit on technology has earmarked security howlers in three of the biggest names in tablet devices, which has raised a lot of concerns with regards to the security ramifications of allowing employees to bring their personal devices at work.

Why should Drupal power your Content Marketing Campaign?

Why should Drupal power your Content Marketing Campaign?

Have you ever had a new house built, or maybe watched one go up in your neighborhood? We live in a growing community and now that the economy is improving, construction is exploding again. We have two houses being built across the street, and two more where the lots are already sold. In each case, once they were ready to begin construction, the first task was to dig a hole and insert metal frames so that the concrete foundation can be poured. Once the foundation is in, they can build up the rest of the home's walls, flooring, windows, siding and rooftop.

Your website is that foundation. Your site needs to be the structure on which the rest of your marketing is built, and therefore, it must be solid and well constructed.

B2C: Businesses Connect With Customers Through Chat

B2C: Businesses Connect With Customers Through Chat

In 2011, ACN, a marketing company in North Carolina that sells a variety of services, such as telecommunications and electricity, used to serve customers exclusively over the phone, which was an archaic method of communicating. As a multilevel company that provides such vast services, it became clear that ACN needed to update how they communicate with their client-base. Online chat was the perfect solution.

Chat & Save

To cut down on the cost for service and increase the efficiency of a support team, ACN started to offer their clients the ability to chat with independent sales and customer service reps through a chat platform. As a result, ACN lowered the customer expense costs by 12.5 percent.

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