Challenger Space Explosion Commemorated Online
The web commemorated the Challenger disaster today as well, with people from all over the world searching for information on the matter. History is kept alive within many social media hubs.
Author: EPR Staff
Another Toyota Recall Shakes Confidence in the Brand
Toyota announced today a voluntary recall involving approximately 245,000 2006 through 2007 Lexus GS300/350, 2006 through early 2009 Lexus IS250, and 2006 through early 2008 Lexus IS350 vehicles sold in the U.S.
New Trend: Q&A Websites Hype Like Quora
Are new wiki-like question-and-answers sites the next big thing on the Internet? Personally, I doubt their success, and here are some arguments.
Qwiki – Perhaps the Game Changer We’ve Been Waiting For
Qwiki, an invitation-only alpha startup, announced today that it closed $8 million in Series A funding.
Video Ads Audience on the Rise
More than 84.6 percent of the U.S. Internet audience viewed online video, and video ads accounted for 16.4 percent of all videos viewed.
HTML5 Renaming Reflects Web Power Struggle
HTML should just be HTML with no number attached to it Ian Hickson, the specification editor from WHATWG argued.
Walmart Marketing Strategy with the Right Focus
Walmart will announce a five-year plan on Thursday to make thousands of its packaged foods lower in unhealthy salts, fats and sugars, and to drop prices on fruits and vegetables.
Apple Has More than Jobs
It’s premature to speak of a “world without Steve Jobs” – although Apple’s CEO takes an indefinite leave of absence, he is still around.
Swiss Bank UBS Changes Dress Code. Again.
After being mocked for their new 44 pages dress code, Swiss bank UBS AG is revising it to a more modest booklet. The new guide will focus on just a few mandatory elements, like wearing the bank’s official colors of, black, white and red.
Facebook Poised to Overtake Google
Would you be surprised if the headlines tomorrow read; “Facebook Supplants Google as the World’s Most Popular Search Engine?” Some people would obviously, but the idea is not really all that far fetched. Some 600 million people use Facebook to do everything but wash the dishes in the kitchen sink. Using it for search is a growing value that takes away from Google’s strength every time a user clicks search on Facebook.
