Social networking was the most popular online activity in 2011, and it will continue its momentum in 2012. As a consequence, many companies will include social networking features, to enhance user experience, and to keep up with an increasingly competitive market.
For the travel industry, 2011 was social as well, and here are the top 5 companies that make travel… Read more
Australia is fast becoming one of the hottest spots in the world where entrepreneurs can meet success. Whether it is technology, travel, cuisine or any other industry, there is a huge market in Australia with lots of room for growth. Below are just a very few startups whose owners have taken advantage of the venture capital opportunities, favorable tax policies… Read more
The uses of social networks for everything from business to telling a friend the latest joke continue to grow, just as the numbers of networks grow and are adopted. What CAN’T we do via social networking?
Facebook and Twitter, now G +, play home to corporate communicators, sales types, kids in boredom mode, you name it. Buy books or vacuum… Read more
The Internet has changed a lot of things, including the way we buy tickets to rock concerts, sporting events and Broadway shows. But one thing hasn’t changed much at all: Ticketmaster’s iron-fisted grip on the ticket-sales industry.
Even online, ticket-selling competition is a hard thing to come by. So can Ticketmaster’s hold on online ticket sales ever be broken?
In a world full of Yelps, Zagats, and Food Networks, everybody seems to have the answer for the question: “Where should we go to eat?” Even though there are many answers, most of them don’t appear tailored enough for our personal tastes and preferences.
Alfred is an iPhone app that provides curated recommendations using Clever Sense’s Serendipity Engine.… Read more
One of the featured startups at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2011 was Polyvore.
According to its website, Polyvore is the web’s largest community of tastemakers where people can discover their style and set trends around the world. Trendseekers and shoppers alike come to Polyvore to discover the hottest brands, products, trends and looks.
This website works in 3 steps:
1.… Read more
The Internet was created with the idea that scientists and researchers could easily share information and the latest developments quickly and easily. Before the commercial Internet started to find its feet this was still one of the main purposes of the Internet, however, the rise of the online business saw a dramatic shift in how the Internet was used.
In… Read more
All too often, the social side of illnesses go ignored. As a psoriasis sufferer, I know first-hand how difficult it can be to deal with an illness without that all-essential support from real people who truly understand.
As a psoriasis sufferer, I recently launched psoriasissocial.org, a successful and free social networking site for psoriasis sufferers, and was much needed and… Read more
So many deals, so little time.
Is it possible to get too much of a great deal?
Apparently, yes. Given the success of group buying sites such as LivingSocial and Groupon, there has been an explosion of companies, both old and new, that are bombarding their email lists with daily deals.
The result is consumers that cannot resist missing such… Read more
Social media started the whole new era in online traveling. Apart from user generated reviews and ratings, easy-to-find discounts and deals, trip planning, travel social media networks offer huge opportunities to get connected to people with similar interests, plan your tour and meetings via online communication, find plenty of information on the places you are planning to visit.
