Nov 27, 2011
Summary: Paid search advertising business model is based on real-time auction for search words submitted by the search engine user in order to display sponsored advertisements along with the search results. The auctions and the display of ads are run by the search engines; advertisers merely submit a copy of their ad and make their [...]
Nov 20, 2011
Summary: The state of the web is constantly in flux, and the future of the Web is up for grabs. Reviewing the Web’s evolution, it began with Web 1.0, which focused on connecting information. Web 2.0 was more concerned with connecting people, while the emerging 3.0 is about integrating data, knowledge, and apps to make [...]
Nov 13, 2011
Summary: This peer-reviewed article talks about the importance for web developers to obtain an in-depth knowledge of databases and web programming, since most of today’s websites are data-driven. A solid knowledge of SQL and strong programming skills is imperative, according to the authors of the article. It is also said that these topics are usually [...]
Nov 6, 2011
Summary: Mr. Hoffman made his fortune and fame as the co-founder of LinkedIn, the social network targeting professionals that went public five months ago. People come see him for his advice about technology and how to make a start-up web-based company successful. Many young entrepreneurs don’t even do a move without Mr. Hoffman’s advise. He [...]
Oct 30, 2011
Summary: Google states that in order to make the web better over time, we have to innovate. And that includes creating new programmin languages. Google’s Dart is intended to be an alternative to JavaScript. However, it was acknowledged that Javascript is far from dead, and that Dart is not looking to replace it. Google is [...]
Oct 23, 2011
Summary: Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is the next operating system for mobile phones and tablets that will be coming out in November. It is said that it will combine the best of the current Honeycomb 3.0 for Android tablets and the Gingerbread 2.3 for mobile phones into a single, united operating system [...]
Oct 16, 2011
Summary: Steve Jobs wrote back in April, 2010, regarding why Apple does not support Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads. He explained that instead of using Flash, Apple has adopted HTML5, CSS and Javascript – all open standards. He added that HTML5 lets web developers created advanced graphics, typography, animations and transitions without relying on [...]
Oct 9, 2011
Summary Back in October, 2010, Steve Jobs talked about why he thinks Apple’s “integrated” approach regarding smartphones is better than Google’s Android more “open” strategy. Jobs said, “we think the open versus closed argument is just a smokescreen to try to hide the real issue, which is what’s best for the customer: fragmented versus integrated. [...]
Oct 2, 2011
Summary: As some of you may know, Microsoft and Nokia have formed a partnership in order to enter the competition against Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone in the smartphone business. Nokia is set to launch its first Windows phone by the end of the year. However, there is a problem Windows phones have that Apple [...]
Oct 2, 2011
Summary: The article describes the characteristics of the new competitor in the tablets’ world, the Amazon Kindle fire, against the market leader by a huge market share, the Apple iPad 2. First of all, regarding price, the Kindle Fire will be priced at $199, compared to the $500 of the lowest-priced iPad 2. When it [...]
