Archive for March, 2010

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Google refining Buzz notifications

By
acoleman
– March 12, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends

Google Buzz logoSome new changes are coming to the recently birthed Google Buzz that are being made in response to user feedback. Google will be refining their Buzz notifications, which will help clean up the inboxes of many an agitated Gmail user.

Not only are notifications a little redundant, as Buzz has its own tab right in your Gmail, they can become overwhelming at times. In a Buzz update Google stated “We’ve heard loud and clear that buzz in your inbox can get noisy — we feel it too, and we’re working on two features to help with this.”

First you will be able to change the settings for what notification you will be getting. You can choose whether you want to receive comments on your post, comments on posts after you comment, or comments after you are @replied. Secondly you can choose to mute your posts, so that you will no longer receive notifications every time someone comments on them. The changes are expected to go live in the next few days.

CNET


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Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw Exploited

By
jsaliba
– March 11, 2010Posted in: Microsoft, News

On Tuesday, Microsoft, along with the release of its monthly patches, announced a vulnerability – a zero-day flaw affecting IE 6 and 7. IE 8 browser users are safe.

The unpatched zero-day flaw in IE 6 and 7 is caused by an invalid pointer reference being used in IE, and could allow attackers to execute malicious code remotely on a user’s systems. Under certain conditions, the invalid pointer reference can be accessed even after an object is deleted, resulting in remote code execution attacks against users. Microsoft has warned, in its recent advisory, that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. While the company is aware of the attacks, no other details have been released.

Currently, there is no patch for the zero-day flaw. ZDNet published today that an Israeli hacker had pinpointed the vulnerability in IE 6 and 7 and had created a working exploit code. Hopefully, Microsoft releases a patch relatively soon. Until then, it is highly suggested to update your browser to IE 8, or switch to an IE competitor such as, but of course not limited to, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera. However, if you’re a die-hard IE 6 or 7 fan, workarounds are available and provided in Microsoft’s advisory, linked below.

 

Microsoft Security Advisory

 

 

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Google launches Google Apps Marketplace

By
acoleman
– March 10, 2010Posted in: Industry News

First mentioned last week, Google has officially launched Google Apps Marketplace. Created to make business between users and software providers easier, Google Apps Marketplace will allow individuals to discover and manage cloud based applications that integrate with Google Apps.

Once Google Apps Marketplace is installed to a company’s domain, its third-party applications work like any Google app. With administrative approval, they can integrate with your calendar, email, or documents. Administrators can manage the apps from the Google apps control panel, and employees can open them from within Google Apps.

More than 50 companies are selling applications for Google Apps Marketplace. A few of the applications are outlined below.

  • Intuit Online Payroll – Simplifies payroll for businesses by assisting with payroll, paying taxes, and allowing employees to check pay stubs.
  • Manymoon – A free work and project management application for small businesses.
  • PS Connect – Pulls info on people, projects, and purchases pertaining to any user’s domain and surfaces it directly into a Gmail message.
  • JIRA Studios – Allows software developers to better flow between Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs to better track and manage projects.


Google Blog


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Tumblr hits milestones, plans to create revenue

By
acoleman
– March 8, 2010Posted in: Internet Trends

Tumblr IconThe now 3 year old Tumblr has come a long way. Starting with no more than 2 employees, the site has gradually moved up in the social ranks. The simple but popular blogging platform has achieved a number of milestones for the month of February, some of which are quite impressive for its size.

Unveiled on the Tumblr blog, the blogging platform hit one billion page views in the month of February. The site also garners 2,000,000 posts, and 15,000 new users per day. It is also worth noting that they are now serving 500 Terabytes of data on 82 servers.

Tumblr will launch two new features next month for generating revenue. There is little information at this point but rumor has it they will involve widgets.

Vator News


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YouTube revenue nears $1 billion annually

By
acoleman
– March 5, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends

YouTube Logo RedAlthough YouTube has faced a good amount of competition with the rise of such sites as Hulu, their dominance has remained intact. That has never been more clear than with the recent findings of a Wall Street analyst, who claims that YouTube is nearing $1 billion in annual revenue.

The estimates were calculated by Citigroup’s Mark Mahaney and published on AllThingsD. It was estimated that YouTube generated $727 million in revenue for 2009, and will generate $945 million for 2010.

The report goes on to say that YouTube will earn $ 1 billion by 2011, an estimate that can very well happen with the growing number of ads on the video site.

Mashable


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Omniture releases new tools for managing Facebook Ads

By
acoleman
– March 3, 2010Posted in: Industry News, News

Omniture LogoToday Adobe owned Omniture, a web analytics provider, have announced that they will provide solutions for optimizing Facebook advertising. Customers can now automate and better measure Facebook analytics using the new features.

Omniture Business Unit senior vice president and general manager Josh James stated “With this collaboration between two market leaders, Facebook and Omniture will provide the new tools online marketers need to connect with the right customer at the right time in the world of social media.”

The new solutions further the partnership between Omniture and Facebook, and build upon the Facebook analytics and Facebook application analytics capabilities already available. Considering that Facebook makes a good deal of revenue from its advertising, the addition of Facebook ad analytics to the tools that Omniture provides is a smart move.

Omniture


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Intuit Releases Quicken Essentials for Mac

By
jsaliba
– March 2, 2010Posted in: News, Software

Almost four years after the mid-2006 release of Quicken Mac 2007, Intuit has finally released Quicken Essentials for Mac. Of course, it only took the company two years of empty promises to update the financial software.

The revamped software, written from the ground up for Mac OS X, includes such features as a new Mac-like user interface, more efficient categorization using an algorithm similar to Mint.com (a money  management web app acquired by Intuit in 2009), connection to 12,000 banks and financial institutions, and conversion software to transfer data from earlier Mac versions and Windows versions of Quicken or MS Money.  The number of financial institutions is expected to increase to 18,000 by the end of the year.  Quicken power users, however,  may be dismayed to learn that the new Quicken for Mac lacks investing and planning tools, investment buy and sell tracking, TurboTax integration, and in-app bill pay.

Intuit offers Quicken Essentials for Mac by download or CD-ROM for $69.99.



Quicken Essentials for Mac

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Chrome sees growth in February while other browsers slip

By
acoleman
– March 1, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends

Google Chrome LogoLast month marked market shares growth for Google Chrome, as well as a small drop for other browsers. According to an analysis from Net Market Share, Google Chrome was the only web browser to see any market share growth in February.

In the month of February Chrome grew from 5.22% to 5.61% . Internet Explorer dropped from 62.12% to 61.58%, Firefox from 24.43% to 24.23%, Safari from 4.53% to 4.45%, and Opera from 2.38% to 2.35%.

It is also worth noting that Chrome surpassed Safari to becoming the third most popular web browser in the world in December. That combined with the more recent numbers shows that the Google browser is on its way to becoming strong competition with other browsers.

Mashable


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