Archive for July, 2011
Google Value Soars
Google is no stranger to breaking records, but not even Wall Street estimated the substantial growth that Google is continuing to have. The search giant made $9.03 billion in Q2 2011, which is a 32% increase over this time last year. The figure is nearly half-a-billion more than Google made in Q1 2011. So where [...]
Google+ Nearing 10 Million Users
Google+ is gaining momentum, and fast. Although not quite nipping at Facebook’s 700 million usership base, Google+ has within weeks achieved a monumental milestone. At the time of writing, the numbers stood at around 9.5 million worldwide, with around 2.2 million people joining every 48 hours. The most interesting thing about Google+, is that although [...]
Facebook Releases Video Chat
After much hype, Facebook has integrated video into its Facebook Chat feature. It was only a matter of time before this would happen, as Facebook has always had close ties with Skype, and since Microsoft now owns Skype, it sealed the deal when it came to Facebook. Only time will tell just how many people [...]
Why Google+ Will Change Everything
The king of search is coming for the king of Social. Facebook, the unmistakeable champion of Social Networking and its 700 million users are about to get a real shake up. Here’s why. Google’s previous attempts at social have been a little underwhelming, but learning from its mistakes brings to this world something that will [...]
