Blog Profile / Inc. Technology
| URL : | http://technology.inc.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1232 | |
| Posts / Week: | 12.1 | |
| Archived Since: | June 9, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
How Not To Design a Web Page
Spooky sound effects. L-o-o-ong pages where you can spend several minutes scrolling down before reaching bottom. Hundreds of postage stamp-sized images. Mysterious moving balls that users must click on to gain any information. If your website’s homepage has one or more of the above…well, it’s not a good sign. Show More Summary
Who Wants a Windows Tablet? Fewer and Fewer, Survey Shows
At the beginning of the year, Forrester Research asked consumers what their favorite operating system for a tablet would be. Forty-six percent chose Windows. Forrester asked the question again in September, and that number had dropped to 25 percent. Show More Summary
Chrome’s Google+ Extension Has More Twitter Features Than Twitter
If you often feel the urge to tweet the same stuff that you share with your G+ circles–and if you use Google Chrome–a new extension combines the two and gives you a better Twitter experience than Twitter’s own site does (which, admittedly, is not hard to do). Show More Summary
Cisco to HP: Quit Suing Ex-Employees!
Imagine you’re a top-notch HP employee. What’s your next career move? Maybe it should be selling hot dogs on the beach. That may be the only way to avoid the company’s practice of leveling non-compete lawsuits at employees who move on to other companies. Show More Summary
Apple Releases iOS 5.1 Beta to Developers
Apple has released to developers its iOS 5.1 beta, which is intended to bring several bug fixes to users. However, tech whizzes have already spotted some code within the release that points to several new Apple products that may be coming, specifically the next-generation Apple TV, the next iPhone and two new iPad models. Show More Summary
New Tablet Display Lets Retailers Engage Customers
If you’re a retailer you might be interested in a new interactive tablet display that can be used to engage customers in all sorts of ways. Called the i View Android, it can be used to promote products, display specials, let customers play games, register for loyalty programs, give feedback, scan QR codes, print coupons or access Web sites. Show More Summary
Android Vs. iOS Vs. Windows Phone 7 Compared for the Enterprise
Which smartphone people prefer depends on many things: design, user experience, applications available, enterprise support and security, camera, cloud services, voice-activated services, and performance issues such as browser speed. Openness–the ability to customize the phone without limitation—is also important to some people. Show More Summary
How to Avoid Being Scammed on Cyber Monday
With all the credit card numbers flying around online for Cyber Monday, you can bet crooks are trying to grab some of them. Here are a few ways to avoid being scammed: Avoid untrustworthy websites and pop-up screens. It’s best to use...Show More Summary
Dead Google Products Pile Up
It looks like Google CEO Larry Page really is putting more wood behind fewer arrows. Google has discontinued Knol, the company’s attempt to recreate Wikipedia in its own ad-supported image, adding to a long list of product funerals the company has held in 2011. Show More Summary
Study Finds Some Big Brands Ignore Online Complaints
An October 2011 study conducted by Conversocial, a London-based software company specializing in social networking, found that many companies are failing to respond to consumer complaints aired online. Specifically, Costco, Kmart and...Show More Summary
Cyber Monday’s Retail Sales Expected to Break Record
Cyber Monday is Black Friday’s less harried sibling but by all indications will likely have consumers shelling out a record $1.2 billion dollars this year as they storm retail Web sites for deep, Web-only discounts. That’s opposed to the shoving-and-pushing-kind-of-shopping many were engaging in just a few days ago. Show More Summary
Next Gen iPhone Rumored to Include NFC
Up until the iPhone 4S was announced last month, conjecture about its features and functions swirled for months beforehand. Well, the rumor mill is already starting to turn for the iPhone 5, which won’t come out until sometime next year. Show More Summary
Black Friday Brings out Younger Crowd
As Black Friday marched into Small Business Saturday, shoppers continued to brave huge crowds and long lines to score good deals on holiday shopping. And as reports file in from big box retailers it appears that larger—and younger—crowds turned out for one of the biggest sales days of the year. Show More Summary
Likelihood of AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Dwindling
The likelihood of an AT&T and T-Mobile merger appears to be dwindling. On Thursday the companies said they had withdrawn their application to the Federal Communications Commission to join their cellular phone operations. While Deutsche...Show More Summary
Thanksgiving Google Doodle Featured Easter Eggs
Google posted a Thanksgiving-themed Doodle on its home page on Tuesday which ran through Thanksgiving. The interactive art let visitors craft their own unique turkeys and even laid eggs. “With nearly three days to express your innerShow More Summary
Which Should You Buy: Apple iPad or Amazon Kindle Fire?
Black Friday is here and shoppers are out buying gadgets like crazy. Many of them are looking for tablets and some are deciding whether it’s going to be an iPad under the tree or another brand. While the Kindle Fire can’t beat the iPad on many levels, it can when it comes to price. Show More Summary
How to Use Groupon Without Losing Your Shirt
Shoppers love Groupon. Retailers…not so much. It’s easy to see why. You offer your product or service at a deep discount to grab users’ attention. Then Groupon pays you about half that discounted price. Then a zillion Groupon shoppers come into your store so you have to sell out all your inventory at that teeny-tiny price. Show More Summary
Apple Store Creator’s Retail Secrets
When Steve Jobs died, Apple fans were so distraught that they began treating Apple Stores like shrines, leaving flowers and notes on their doorsteps. Do you think your own store could ever inspire that degree of customer loyalty? Perhaps...Show More Summary
Online Stores Plan to Pick Off Shoppers While They’re…Online
Battles are heating up between online stores and bricks-and-mortar giants both aiming for holiday shopping dollars. And the best place to get a deal might be your smartphone or tablet. E-tailers are rolling out mobile-only deals that...Show More Summary
Five Secrets to an Effective Foursquare Campaign
Offering dollar-off coupons is so 20th century! Instead of simply porting over your tried-and-true newspaper strategy, try unleashing the power of Foursquare by creating incentives geared for its users. That’s the advice from Foursquare expert Carmine Gallo in a post at Harvard Business Review. Show More Summary