The USGS (United States Geological Survey) will begin harvesting tweets from around the world to track earthquake activity. This harvesting of tweets will be accomplished by gathering tweets that utilize specific keywords indicative of an earthquake occurring, and this data will be used as a leading indicator and data collection technique.
Category: Technology
Google announced a new URL shortener at goo.gl, which is a new shortener service that can only currently be used only with Google products. The good news is that Feedburner – Google’s feed subscription and syndication service – has integrated the new URL shortener to automatically send new postings from your blog directly to Twitter.
When it comes to Twitter, it’s not easy being popular! Having more followers on Twitter means more opportunity to network, communicate, promote, and connect to others that can either help you, or that you can help. Twitter is also a great way to market and promote your products and services. Don’t believe me, just ask […]
I’m making my prediction right now – so when it happens, you’ll know where you heard it first! I’m wagering that the new Google Phone “Nexus One” is going to be 100% free and fully subsidized by Google advertising revenue. I mean why not? Look at some of the best Google products on the market […]
Send an Update to Fans It is clear that Facebook is now moving toward a more “profit” / cash generation business model. And nowhere is that more apparent than on your Facebook Fan Page. I wrote last week about how to find your “Promote With A Fan Box” option because Facebook removed it from where […]
The UFC has made several attempts to release a block buster hit video game, but up until the 2009 release, the reviews have been less then steller. When UFC 2009 hit the market, the reception was substantially better than the previous versions, however, there were still some skeptics in the crowd. This time, the UFC […]
The new Google Phone called “Nexus One” is going to be an exclusively “Google” designed phone. But Google has decided to partner with HTC for the production of the phone. I think we can get a sense of the upcoming Google phone by taking a look at the current most popular HTC phone that’s powered […]