31 October 2012

Facebook Cancels Gifts Event


Facebook Cancels Gifts Event

Credit : Facebook


Hurricane Sandy has become a great trouble for the tech world which have lost many great events that was supposed to be live during these days and the Google was the first to cancel its event which was set to mark the launch of new Nexus phone and the latest version of Jelly Bean version. And now its the turn of social network giant, Facebook.

Facebook had cancelled one of its open house which was scheduled for Tuesday at its New York office which had offered a chance for reporters to chat with some of its engineers. Now Facebook have informed that it have postponed one of the Facebook Gifts event which was scheduled for Thursday at the FAO Schwarz, one of New York's famous toy store. But much popularity was not given for this event and Facebook would have revealed the information regarding the retailer partnerships for the Facebook Gifts service. This new service from Facebook will enable Facebook users to send physical  gifts each other.


While in the New York city hurricane Sandy is rocking making the each and every processes close.

Source : CNET

31 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

30 October 2012

Google Public Alerts to Track Sandy

Google Public Alerts to Track Sandy



The most waited project of Google, the Google Public Alerts have been live in order to help people in tracking the Hurricane Sandy, which have attacked America very badly. You can have a visit to it through Google Search or Google Maps and is known in the name Public Alerts. Warnings are produced according to the targeted searches and will show more information like the shelter locations  evacuation routes, crisis reports, etc... 
 Due to the hit of  hurricane Sandy Google had to cancel its huge event which was set to mark the launch of the new Nexus phone and the new Jelly Bean version. So Google was so eager to launch their new project because they thought that this is the best situation to launch Google Public Alerts, since it will help people a lot to track the Sandy's move.

 The product manager of Google crisis response, Nigel Snoad  said that they were planning to add new features in few days but wanted to bring it out as soon as possible due to Sandy's arrival.  At present Public alerts is available in English for the US and will be expanded soon with the help of data providers.

 The information provided by Public alerts will be the combined data that they have received from various sources which includes the USGS and NOAA. Snoad also said that they have developed partnerships to bring more effective and relevant alerts, including the local emergency data from  Nixel, in the future.

30 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

29 October 2012

Top 10 online shopping websites in India


Flipkart.com

Top 10 online shopping websites in India


Now India has changed a lot. The increase in purchasing has been reached its peak. And one of the main factor is the increase of online shopping websites and the easiness these sites provide. Online shopping provides many facilities to us. It provides us with a large selection of goods and you can purchase it at any time you need. There are disadvantages too for online shopping. You will not receive it very quickly as possible, you couldn't check if there are any complaints to the items delivered to you. I am going to introduce to you the top 10 websites for online shopping in India. These are just my personal preferences of the best online shopping websites, you don’t have to agree but I’ll try to explain why these web designs are the best and why I like them so much.

Flipkart.com



It is the one of the best online shopping website with great offers and cheap costs. Flipkart provides cash on delivery options and you can buy almost all the things from this website. It has got a good collection of common gadgets like Mobile phones, cameras, clothing’s, toys, Music CD's, baby care, sports gadgets etc. By now flip kart is the largest online shopping website in India.

eBay. in

eBay is a popular website which stands in position #2 in the online shopping. eBay has got a great selection for purchasing the electronic gadgets etc. eBay delivers fresh items and they have got international shipping around the world. But EBay does not provide cash on delivery options.

Tradus.com

Tradus stands in # 3. Tradus is owned by Ibibo. Tradus provides you with Mens apparel, women apparel, Mobiles phones, Computer peripherals, gaming consoles, cameras, home appliances, clothing’s, foot wares, tablets etc. Although it don't have sale in all the places in India it provides free shipping with cheap costs.

Futurebazaar.com

Future bazzar.com in owned by Future Bazaar India Ltd. Future bazaar mainly provides home appliances required for a person in his home. Future bazaar has a wide range of products like home appliances, gifts, gift vouchers, Kitchen utensils etc. Future bazaar is owned by India's largest retail brands Big Bazaar, Pantaloon etc.

Homeshop18.com

This is one of the largest website with a wide range of selections. Homeshop18 provides you with books, Mobiles, Cameras, computers, electronics, jewellery, toys etc. Homeshop18 has launched India's first 24 hour online shopping channel. This website has received the “Best online shopping website” award from the PC world magazine 2008.

Snapdeal.com

Snapdeal has a wide range of selections for all the products. It offers cash on delivery options. It is the best online shopping website with a large selection for all the products available in it.

Myntra.com



Myntra is the largest online shopping website for clothing’s. This website provides cash on delivery options with great offers. All the clothing brands are available here. Myntra offers free shipping in India.

Indiaplaza.in



Indiaplaza is the largest online shopping website with a good range of products. It shops over 8 million products for the online shopping and sells it for cheap prices.

29 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 14

28 October 2012

Google Cancels the Android Event


Google Cancels the Android Event

Google's Android event which was scheduled for Monday in New York, was cancelled due to the hurricane Sandy. This big event of Google was supposed to be live from New York on Monday at 9.00 AM. and the event was cancelled since the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency and the reports say that the effect of storm will hit the New York City by Monday morning.



And this news was something that disappointed the tech world since, during the event Google would be revealing their new version of Android which was code named Key LimePie. Also many news sites had reported that on this event Google will be announcing its new Nexus phone and Nexus 10 tablet manufactured by LG and Samsung respectively.


And the cancellation notification was send by Google to the media's and it was like this "We are canceling our Monday morning event in New York due to Hurricane Sandy. We will let you know our plans as soon as we know more. Stay safe and dry, The Android Team”. But the information regarding the postponed date are not yet revealed. but at the same time the event which was announced by Microsoft regarding the Windows Phone 8 will go on without any change in San Francisco on the same day afternoon.

28 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

27 October 2012

Street View Picks Up Grand Canyon

Street View Picks Up Grand Canyon

One among the America's most fantastic natural wonder, The grand Canyon  will  soon join the Google Street view team. By this week the Google Street view team should be completing the capturing of the 360 degree imagery at the bottom of the Bright Angel  Trail and out the South Kaibab Trail. By now the Google Street View project is blessed with the imagery's of places like the Amazon, The Antarctica, the Great Barrier Reef, etc... But all these capturing processes was done using different sorts of vehicles but to capture the Grand Canyon the Google team has used a new device, the trekker.


The trekker seems like a backpack having an oversized round ball sticked to the top and has a USB connected Android Smartphone. The trekker was shown on the Google Maps event which was held on last June. The trekker weighs  about 40 pound and is capable of collecting 360 degree imagery for the Google maps Street View. There are about 15 cameras in it which captures images at every 2.5 seconds.

Last Monday morning, five of the Google street view team was sent to the Grand Canyon to have the clear and quality coverage of the landscapes and the team says that the only work left is the merging of the images and within months the Grand Canyon too will be live in the Google Street View.


27 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

25 October 2012

Top Six Nokia apps




Top Six Nokia apps




Nokia store has a lot of apps, games etc .In this post I have plucked out the top ten Nokia Smartphone apps. Let’s have a look at those unavoidable. 



Opera Mini

Opera Mini is a Mobile Browser for Symbian and Java Mobiles. Opera Mini is a powerful mobile browser which has been developed to give the users the best experience in a mobile phone. Opera mini provide an outstanding mobile experience, enhancing productivity and cost reduction for end users and operators. This app has features like multiple tabs, saved pages and provides us a top speed experience. 


UC Browsers

UC Bowser which was known earlier as UC Web is a java application with a flying browsing and a stable performance to your Mobile Phones. This software has got more than 400 Million downloads and 100 million users all over the world. UC Browser has WAP 2.0 Support, which means it will be able to display more graphical elements in it. 


Joikuspot

Joikuspot is an application for Nokia mobiles which provides Wi-Fi Hot Spot. It enables your cell phone a hot spot so the other devices can also make use of the Internet. It will be very useful for you if you have a laptop or such things since connecting to the internet while you are traveling or in any other situations will be simple and easier if you have an Internet connection enabled in your cell phone. 


Smart Movie Video Player

Smart Movie Video Player is a video player for a mobile, to run movies or videos with subtitles and convert it from all video formats to the mobile format. This application is capable of playing almost all popular formats like avi, mp4v, flv and 3gp.It provides HD clarity and is a must have app for a person who likes to watch movies frequently or while on your journey’s. 


X-plore

X-plore is a file manager for s60V3. It provides options like move, copy, send, etc. X-plore has an integrated text and image viewer and through X-plore it is possible to view the file details. Moreover it facilitates us to change the file attributes like hidden, read only, etc… Sending files via Bluetooth is also made possible in X-plore. Further more you can extract files from compressed formats like Zip, Rar and Jar.


NetQin Mobile Guard

NetQin mobile guard is known as the world’s first software that facilitates boot acceleration. NetQin is also capable of removing the junk files from your mobile phone and thus reduces the power consumption. It also protects your mobile phone from all the viruses and does the job of an anti virus in an effective manner. 


Symtorrent

Symtorrent is the only Bit torrent client for Symbian operating systems, it is capable of downloading multiple torrents at the same time. Uploading and downloading torrents can be done easily through it and is also possible to resume the both processes. At present Symtorrent is available for mobile phones based on S60 platform 3rd and 5th Edition.

Ronald Dias
About the Guest Author:


Ronald Dias is a novice blogger and content writer who is a student of 11th grade.

25 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

24 October 2012

List of Commentluv Enabled Blogs



In one of our previous posts we had discussed how to install Commentluv in Blogger blogs and i hope those who have gone through it would have by now installed the best commenting plugin the commentluv in their blogs. Now after a long time and search, i am writing a post on Ji-MaKe that shows a list of top technology blogs that have installed Commentluv commenting plugin.

Lets go through those and dear readers please do comment your blog URL and your experience with Commentluv if you have installed Commentluv in your blog. 
All the blogs listed here has got a page rank between 3 and 5.

Blog                                                                Page Rank

http://basicblogtips.com/                                                         5

http://blog.2createawebsite.com/                                          4

http://contentmarketingup.com/                                             4
http://freakify.com/                                                                   4
http://www.intenseblog.com/                                                  4
http://growmap.com/                                                               4
http://weblogbetter.com/                                                         4
http://www.probloggingsuccess.com/                                   3
http://www.itechcode.com/                                                     3
http://www.techjay.com/                                                          3
http://allbloggingtips.com/                                                      3
http://www.donofweb.com/                                                     3
http://superbloggingtips.com/                                                3
http://hotblogtips.com/                                                            3
http://www.techblaster.net/                                                     3
http://www.awesomebloggers.com/                                      3
http://www.blogelina.com/                                                      3
http://www.seommotips.com/                                                 3 
http://getbusylivingblog.com/                                                  3
http://wassupblog.com/                                                            3
http://www.netchunks.com/                                                      3
http://azblogtips.com/                                                               3
http://www.hacktabs.com/                                                        3

24 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 4

16 October 2012

Blogging tips for Starters

Blogging tips for Starters




Sites have grown to be greatly popular in modern-day society. They truly are a method for persons to share their lives with the entire world, organizations to reveal their products and services to the general public or for individuals to share their knowledge with the others. Since you will find so many sites vying for attention, how will you make your website stick out from the crowd? Here are some processes to produce a distinctive blog that is certain to garner the web traffic you desire:

Choose a Topic:     
                          
Your first step when setting up a blog is selecting what topic you need to cover. This really is very important for the long-term success of the weblog. The subject you select must be one you are enthusiastic about. A successful blog needs the fire of the writer to be conveyed to blog readers. Because of this, picking the best subject is a necessity. Also, selecting a subject that is unique and it has maybe not been overdone is critical. Even though, do not wander too far from subjects and venture in to the obscure because this could result in uninterested readers. The important thing would be to choose a subject somewhere in between the two extremes of obscure and overdone.

Choose Your Own Domain Name:

If your blog is wanted by you to seem professional, or bring readers, put up your own domain name. When you buy a domain name, you receive an current email address which has the domain name. This can be a wonderful means of communicating with readers and makes sharing your website with the others easier. If you can sell a product, a private domain name can help you brand your product successfully. Although, even if you are perhaps not attempting to sell anything, a private domain name will improve your website's internet search engine position. Bear in mind the topic of your website when selecting a domain name. For instance, if your website is on animal care, select the topic to be reflected by a domain name within the name.

Post Quality Content Regularly:

To successfully grow your website and obtain devoted readers, high-quality content must be posted by you on a normal basis. They anticipate habitual new posts to see, when readers become interested in your website. They are going to lose interest and disregard in the event that you become irregular together with your post to revisit. Even though you do need to preserve an informal tone, bear in mind with each post you possibly obtain a new reader or customer. This really is motivation for creating each time to quality content you post.

Blogging is really a wonderful tool to use. It may be used as a way to develop a brand name and emphasize a company' products. It really is also a powerful way to talk about your fire for a specific subject with the planet. Sites can also be properly used as a way of income. There are lots of ways to improve your blog's traffic flow, gain readers and produce a successful blog. The preceding guidelines are simply a couple of methods to have you started.


Chris White
About the Guest Author:


Chris has recently developed interest in Android gadgets.He is a freelance writer and loves listening music using spotify premium code

16 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

14 October 2012

Services That Need Technology



Services That Need Technology


Continuing advances in technology are benefiting all industries, even as some companies are forced to adapt or are rendered obsolete in the wake of new developments. For the most part however, technology is a boon to businesses, helping to streamline tasks and offering more opportunities for expansion than ever before.




The Internet


As many would agree the advent of the internet was the single biggest change in the way businesses work over the last few decades. While uptake of online services and company websites was initially hesitant, a strong online presence rapidly became a necessity for businesses that aimed to stay competitive. Today corporate websites are often the first port of call for customers and clients when seeking out products and services. Failing to take advantage of the numerous opportunities of the online sphere can leave a company lagging behind.


While many firms have added online services to their roster, a great many companies owe their existence to the invention of the internet, including some of today’s largest and most profitable companies such as Google and Facebook. Entire industries have emerged as programmers and online professionals develop new ways to make use of the internet, from price comparison websites to digital marketing agencies and cloud computing providers.


Cloud Computing


Cloud computing is one particular area that has grown considerably in the last few years, and offers a number of advantages to businesses, including increased security for sensitive data and scalable storage space that doesn't require physical expansion of their premises. Cloud computing providers represent one of many areas in which technology can save companies money, rather than costing them more as they replace systems and strive to stay up-to-date.


Communications Technology


Developments in communications technology have also been of great benefit to businesses of all sizes, which can make use of services such as email and instant messaging to share files and converse more easily. Internet-hosted phone services such as VOIP offer a cost-effective and higher quality alternative to traditional phone calls, which can save companies the time and money involved in making business trips when face-to-face meetings can be held over video conference calls.


Impact on Daily Life


We can even consider some services and technologies that we take for granted and have done for a while that enable services that we use on a daily basis. Take the banking industry for example; we frequently rely on ATM's to access our money. ATM's now seem like a dated technology and banking services have advanced with the use of secure online services and mobile apps, but how different would our personal financial management be without them? 


There are plenty of other services that we use on regular basis that are enhanced by their usage of technology, whether it is public transport systems that provide service information updates digitally, or the fact that automated procurement systems ensure that the coffee shops we visit have enough beans and milk to provide us with our beverage of choice.


How different do you think the business environment and even your personal life would be without these service enabling technologies?



Mark James
About the Guest Author:

Mark James takes a keen interest in the application of technology for the benefit of society and organisations. He is keen to see how future cloud computing services will affect business performance.

14 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 1

9 October 2012

Methods of Search Engine Optimization

Many people do not know what the term SEO means whatsoever. When it’s not abbreviated, it means search engine optimization, but even this doesn't mean a lot to people because it is a term that they are unfamiliar with. It is, however, important, in today’s day and age to know what search engine optimization is because it affects all of us in one way or another. Each time we use the internet, search engine optimization takes place, without our even knowing it. What are some methods of search engine optimization and how is it done? Here is the inside scoop.


Methods for SEO

There are many methods that can be used when it comes to search engine optimization but one of the most common is actually called getting indexed. If you’re not familiar with tech savvy terms, you may not even know what this means. Getting indexed means that a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo will use a crawler to find pages. If the page is linked to another page that is indexed by a search engine, it will not need to be submitted to them because it will be done automatically. Now, if there is information or pages that are undesirable and unwanted in search indexes, a webmaster can skip over this page when crawling. They will let a robot know that the page is not to be crawled and hence, the robot will not crawl it. Pages that do not get crawled usually include pages with shopping carts or pages that require you to log in. These pages are considered to be spam.

How to Increase Traffic

If you are looking to increase traffic on your page, it is not hard. You will want to have a page that features content with frequently searched keywords. This will make your page all the more relevant and when your page is relevant, it will show up more in the search results. The more clicks your page gets, the higher up on the list it will get. Obviously, the more popular your page is, the more traffic you will get. This is not a hard concept to understand as you can see. It’s just all about what you post. If you appeal to an audience, and you provide valuable information, chances are that they will continue to come on your page.

Search engine optimization surely can be confusing and if you are someone who does not know a lot about computers or the internet, you may still find yourself scratching your head trying to figure out what this article just told you. In time, you will understand search engine optimization more, especially if you are someone with your own website. You now know a bit more about the methods of search engine optimization and what determines whether a page gets crawled or not. You also know how to increase traffic on your page. Take these things into consideration and learning about SEO will be a breeze for you!

Betty S

About the author

Betty S. is a writer for MyBusinessCareers.com. If you want to take a look at an online degree, take a look at this site.

9 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

1 October 2012

Three Tips For Editing Your Blog

Three Tips For Editing Your Blog

Whether you are an advanced SEO Copywriter or a business owner with a blog, you will read a lot of articles on how to write great headlines and great content. And sure, they’re helpful little refreshers on what you were taught in grade school, there’s no denying that. But articles that you won’t find a lot of are informational tidbits on how to edit your writing. I don’t doubt that you always spellcheck and maybe you’ve even remembered a grammar lesson or two. But the editing process should extend beyond the very basics that you need to get by; editing should be thought of as a vital organ that without it, the body of your work would fail to survive. You don’t have to be the best writer out there for people to read your content and pass it on; you just have to sound competent. After you’ve used spellcheck, here are three more things you should be doing to ensure the quality of your blog.


  1. Measure twice, cut once. I am by no means a “shop girl,” meaning building birdhouses or chairs out of wood has never been or never will be my specialty. However, I particularly like a saying those handymen and women use to emphasize the importance of checking your work. “Measure twice, cut once” refers to the fact that you can never be too careful before you’re about to make a permanent change. Writing should be no exception to that precautionary mentality. Often when we get caught up in the writing process and hours pass before we look up from our computers, we can accidentally miss grammatical errors or spelling snafus. Therefore, after you have finished writing your blog, read it over at least twice…you’ll get some editing done before you even start the real editing process. Furthermore, I can’t stress enough the importance of revising your work because not only is your reputation on the line, but so is your blog’s message.
  2. Don’t fluff and don’t bluff. It’s time to learn one of the most important facets of blogging: your readers are not stupid. They might be thousands of miles away and they might like “lolcatz” a little too much, but they most certainly are not stupid. In fact, you should think of your readers as BS-sniffing hounds that won’t hesitate to rip your work apart to shreds if they feel duped. After all, the have the entire Internet as a resource to tell if you’re lying or not. Keep this in mind when you are revising your blog. If you find sentences that are just “fluff,” meaning your work will still be perfectly understandable without them, get rid of them. If you find sentences where you’ve poorly explained a concept or left loopholes for some reason or another, cut those out as well. Your audience will quickly be able to identify the fluff and call your bluffs. Again, it’s your reputation on the line, as well as the message of your blog. Are you willing to risk that for a few unnecessary sentences?
  3. Read out loud. When you’ve finished revising your blog, crossing those T’s and dotting the I’s, you have one last read-through to do. Reading your work out loud is a great way to weed out any grammatical mistakes or confusing syntax, simply because it just won’t sound right to you. This is a trick I taught myself back in high school when studying for the SATs and ACTs, and it worked! Sometimes when you just stare at the words on the page and never hear them out loud, you lose the human-side of the English language, which is an adaptive and emotional language, after all. As long as you don’t sound stiff and robotic, readers will at least give you a few seconds of their time.
Blogging is a great way to promote your ideas and your business, and it’s no secret why every SEO is so adamant about having one. When they’re regularly updated and providing useful and relevant information, you can make both search engines and people happy, leading to a wider readership and potentially larger income. But the burden doesn’t lie within the words by themselves. In fact, the same emphasis should be put on editing because the largest vocabulary won’t matter if the blog doesn’t read well. But once you hurdle the revisions of your blog and have come up with a smart and intriguing post, your readers have nothing left to worry about other than the message you would like to get across.


Gina Vinnitsky

About the author

Gina Vinnitsky is an SEO Copywriter for Pete Wise SEO, Colorado's leading SEO agency. She believes in the fusion of creativity and technical prowress to accomplish her clients' SEO goals. To learn more about the process of an SEO Copywriter, as well as to find information about all the services Pete Wise SEO has to offer, check out their website today.

1 October 2012 by Jithin AJ · 0

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