Archive for November, 2007
What is Android?
Android is the new mobile platform that Google has announced. Google has recently launched the Android Software development kit that will allow developers to make applications for Android. What will the developer get in return? Money. Google has announced an Android Developer Challenge I and II that will shortlist 50 most promising applications and they [...]
Posted: November 12th, 2007 under Google.
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Ecommerce, Advertising – What works best for a Casual Games site?
More and more casual games sites are looking into advertising as the form of revenue. SHOCKWAVE.COM Traffic to free, ad-suported games: 90 percent Revenue from advertising: 60-65 percent WILDTANGENT Traffic to free, ad-supported games: 98 percent Revenue from advertising: 50 percent
Posted: November 12th, 2007 under Business Model Analysis, Gaming.
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How much does Mozilla Firefox earn?
Mozilla foundation owns assets around $70 million. In 2006, the revenues came to about $66 million. Of this $66 million, 85 percent has come from Google. Google pays Mozilla for every search from the Firefox Google search toolbar that converts to revenue. Money sourced back as grants to Open-Source projects: $300,000 Mozilla foundation CEO earns [...]
Posted: November 12th, 2007 under browsers, Google.
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Who visits Social networks the most?
According to the IBM 2007 Digital Consumer Study, over 45 percent respondents from USA visit Social networks while only 30 percent of them visit other websites with User Generated content. Compare this with 35 percent and 30 percent respectively for Social networks and UGC sites for the Australians.
Posted: November 11th, 2007 under Social Media.
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What is the size limit for video uploads on YouTube?
It used to be less. But now YouTube allows upto 1GB (one gigabyte) long videos. How many videos can I upload at a time? Till now, it was just one. But now, YouTube lets you download a software to your hard drive using which you may upload multiple videos at the same time.
Posted: November 10th, 2007 under Google.
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What is a green computer?
Green computing is an initiative taken by Google to make computers more environment friendly. There are a few upfront costs to using a green computer, but it is more environment friendly. Kansas and Minnesota governors have signed up to this initiative. These green computers cost $30 extra but are expected to reduce energy consumed by [...]
Posted: November 10th, 2007 under Gadgets.
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DSL market in US
American Broadband market is slowing down. In fact, they are falling. Taking into account the four regional players alone – Embarq Citizens CenturyTel WindStream the market of these four cumulatively fell 13,7% in the third quarter. Overall market fell by 22%.
Posted: November 10th, 2007 under ISP.
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Ranking of Internet Advertisers
The top 5 advertisers on Internet, according to Media Value’s list of 50 top advertisers on Internet: LendingTree E-Trade Financial Privacy Matters Services LowerMyBills.com Classmates Online
Posted: November 9th, 2007 under Online Marketing.
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Is photoshop available online?
Yes, quite a few alternatives are available on the internet that will let you do most of the tasks that you use Photoshop for, and they are free too. But, Adobe is expected to bring an online edition of Photoshop called the Photoshop express online by 2008.
Posted: November 9th, 2007 under Miscellaneous.
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Gay and Lesbian Internet population in US
The Gay, lesbian. Bisexual and Transgender market is grouped as “GLBT”. GLBT market in US: 15 million Purchasing Power of GLBT: $660 billion American GLBT adult users in 2007: 12.1 million This is 7.9% of the total American internet population Projected population of Gay lesbian Bisexual and Transgender population in 2011: 14 million
Posted: November 9th, 2007 under internet.
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