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Apple pulls iPad and iPhones in Germany

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:37:00 +0000

Motorola has dealt a double-whammy to Apple in Germany. Following a December ruling by a German court that Apple failed to license one of Motorola’s wireless intellectual properties and the ruling’s subsequent patent injunction, the Cupertino-based company has now begun to pull older iPad and iPhone models from it German online store. In a separate lawsuit, Motorola also won a permanent injunction against the push email service of Apple’s iCloud and any devices that can access the services in Germany. The sales ban relates to a Motorola-owned patent for a “method for performing a countdown function during a mobile-originated transfer for a packet radio system.” The separate push email ban would only come into effect if Motorola decides to enforce the judgement, which deals with a patent relating to two-way communications between pagers and other devices. Apple isn’t taking the news sitting down, however, and has vowed to appeal the rulings and to keep its products available elsewhere for its German customers.

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Android Market gets a Bouncer

creative — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:36:00 +0000

Google has released an automated service for the Android Market to help detect malicious apps when they are uploaded. The new service – code-named Bouncer – “provides automated scanning of Android Market for potentially malicious software without disrupting the user experience of Android Market or requiring developers to go through an application approval process,” VP of Engineering Hiroshi Lockheimer wrote in a blog post . “Once an application is uploaded, the service immediately starts analysing it for known malware, spyware and Trojans. “It also looks for behaviours that indicate an application might be misbehaving, and compares it against previously analysed apps to detect possible red flags.” Once scanned, if the app has been identified as malicious it will be scanned manually for confirmation.

6 Things You Don’t Know About Online Video Marketing – A SPN Exclusive Article

elegant — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:40 +0000

Make no mistake – online video marketing is the “next big thing.” However, there are a ton of misconceptions about it floating around out there. The end result is business owners that are hesitant to jump onboard and who don’t think they have what it takes to use online videos as a marketing tool. Chances are you don’t know these 6 things about online video marketing. And, until you understand them backwards and forwards, you’re really missing out! 1. YouTube is the World’s Second-Largest Search Engine How much time do you spend making your website “Google-friendly”? Why do you work so hard on it? Because Google has a tremendous reach. Heck, the word “Google” has turned into a verb that’s used day in and day out, all over the world

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Buying CRM: A 10-Step Guide

creative — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:22:24 +0000

Since customer relationship management (CRM) connects to all aspects of an organization, purchasers must know the intricacies of their own businesses as well as the products and vendors available to them. That’s why we divided this guide in two parts: Know Yourself and Know Your Requirements. I. Know Yourself Buying CRM starts with the question, “Why do I need a CRM solution?” Many CRM projects fail because that question is never asked. With that in mind, here are four steps that will help you provide an answer and prepare your organization to evaluate CRM solutions

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Local Advertising: Devising an Online Strategy That Suits You

publisher — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:44:22 +0000

Experts squawk about Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, YouTube, designing websites, and a whole litany of online and social media possibilities, but not all of them make sense for every single business. When it comes to local advertising, small business owners must seriously consider how to concentrate their efforts. While we all must utilize the internet and social media to some extent, what will be most effective for one owner, may be a waste of time for another. By reflecting on some key issues, devising a successful local advertising strategy becomes less about what everyone else says and more about what you truly want and need. Before you embark upon any online advertising initiatives, you must decide whether you are going to do it yourself, delegate someone in house, or out source it. All of these are perfectly valid options, but you need to consider whether you have the technical expertise, time, and money to support your decision, whatever it happens to be. Initially, it may be difficult for you to gauge your resources and exactly what this undertaking will require

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Facebook finally files IPO

elegant — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:13:00 +0000

It pays to have friends, especially as Facebook finally files its long awaited IPO. Reports have been swirling for months over Facebook’s looming IPO and it’s finally happened. The company filed initial public offering papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday evening. In the filing, Facebook, which has more than 845 million users across the globe, indicated it was seeking to raise $5 billion – making it the biggest IPO by a web company since Google in 2004 and could place the company’s value as high as $75 billion (

Pinterest catches up to social networks with referral traffic

elegant — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +0000

Pinterest is the fastest growing referral site on the net, eclipsing the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+, according to new stats released by Shareaholic. “According to our findings based on aggregated data from more than 200,000 publishers that reach more than 260 million unique monthly visitors each month, Pinterest drives more referral traffic than Google Plus, Linkedin and YouTube combined,” head of marketing Janet Aronica wrote on the Shareaholic blog . The virtual pinboard lets users gather and organise things they find on the web, sharing them with other users on the site. Users can add photos to their own pinboards, as well as browse other users and discover new things based on interests including clothing, food and interior design. “Pinterest grew from 2.5 per cent of referral traffic in December to 3.6 per cent of the referrals in January. That’s impressive growth from just owning 0.17 per cent of the traffic back in July,” Aronica said. In just six months, the invite-only site has jumped ahead of Google+, MySpace, Reddit YouTube and LinkedIn – coming up against traffic driving titans like Facebook and StumbleUpon

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Top 10 SEO Tips for a Better Google Ranking

publisher — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:32 +0000

Even though there are numerous search engines available on the internet we all know that Google is the one that counts when it comes to rankings. This means that if you want your website to be successful you need to aim your SEO campaign at Google, but how exactly can you do this if you struggle to understand the complexities of the subject? 1. Create Content That Isn’t Time Sensitive Putting good quality content on your website that won’t go out-of-date in a few weeks or months is an easy way to boost search engine optimization. By making the content you use useful now and in the future you won’t need to remove it and replace it over and over again – you can simply add to it on a regular basis

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The Top 10 Reasons You Need a Blog

publisher — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:59 +0000

The term blog is short for web log, which started out meaning a personal online journal. Back in the late 1990s when blogs first emerged, they were usually filled with personal posts about the owner’s daily life, thoughts, and problems. They have since evolved into invaluable online marketing tools. Blogs are now a “must-have” resource for any online business.

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