This is pretty exciting stuff, in my opinion! I’ve spent the last couple of days tweaking my other blog – TabletCrunch.com – into a blog that serves a dual role as a traditional blog and now also a Facebook app. You know those Facebook apps, right? Apps like CityVille, FarmVille, MafiaWars, etc… Well, Tablet Crunch […]
When it comes to who’s most popular, you can get a lot of differing opinions depending on who you ask. But one thing that can quickly settle the matter is some hard, fast numbers. Like how many “fans” someone has following them on Facebook – that’s a pretty good measurement tool. So when it comes […]
I’ve been working on this concept of “social classifieds” ever since Facebook released their new commenting system. Primarily, I see Facebook’s new commenting system as the perfect platform for running classifieds. This is because the postings (or comments) are ranked using the EdgeRank algorithm. And more than anything, I wanted to help people sell items […]
Have you ever wondered just how bad it’s gotten for the newspaper industry and their associated classified ad revenue over the past 10 years? With the onslaught of the web and classified sites like Craigslist, the easy money of classified listings flowing into newspaper’s pockets has all but disappeared. Below is a chart showing classified […]
With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) once again establishing itself as the dominant force in the tablet market with explosive sales figures for the iPad – reportedly selling 1 million units this weekend alone in the US – shares of AAPL are up while the entire NASDAQ composite is down currently -21.44 (-0.79%) at 2,694.17. The iPad 2 went […]
Apple’s latest iteration of the iPad, the iPad 2, went on sale at Apple stores, AT&T and Verizon Wireless outlets, as well as Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy, and by Saturday evening, the iPad 2 was completely sold out. The reports coming in on Saturday put the sales figures for the weekend at 1 million […]
Apple’s senior VP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller (yes, we now have a name to pin to this leak) replied to a question via Twitter about the availability of the white iPhone. His tweet was plain as day, with no room for interpretation: “the white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is […]