Saturday, August 6, 2011

Survey: Members of Google+ Able to beat Facebook

Google+ had just noted the acquisition of 25 million membersthis weekend. Some developers believe the social networkingsite owned by Google is able to pursue a number of members of Facebook in the future.
 
Based on the survey conducted by research firm IDC,approximately two-thirds of 1621 respondents believed that Google+ is able to beat Facebook in the future. The reason? More than 68 percent of respondents believe that assets such as Google's other search engines, YouTube, or Google Maps, able to defeat the achievement of Facebook.
 
Of course, if you look at the total member-owned Google+, 25 million, is still have a long distance to compare it to Facebook, which has reached more than 700 million members. Moreover,according to Experian Hitwise analysis recently, Google+ traffic began to decline compared to the initial launch.
 
But the developers believe that prediction will be proven. The reason, Google + is considered as a new platform that is able tobecome a new star cyberspace after Facebook did, 2004.
 
"Developers continue to pay attention to current market needsand the future. Google + is an opportunity to attract their attention," explains Scott Schwarzoff as Vice President of Marketing of Appcelerator as quoted by Cnet on Thursday (04/08/2011).
 
Although Google+ has not given set of APIs (application programming interface) to developers, approximately 72 percent of developers who follow a survey from IDC is planning to write tothe API of Google in the next 12 to 18 months ahead. That means only about 1 percent of the API's Twitter and 11 percent under Facebook's API. (okezone.com)

Android beat the IOS in the U.S.

Android operating system became the most widely used smartphone users United States.
 
Google's operating system accounts for 39 percent share of the OS in the land of Uncle Sam, ahead of Apple's IOS which recorded 28 percent. Similarly, Nielsen's analysis of the 20 thousand post-paid users are reported by Engadget on Friday(29/07/2011).
 
However, Nielsen nonetheless pointed to Apple as amanufacturer of smartphone sales ever in the U.S..
 
Achievement of Android is not separated from the fact that the OS is adopted by major vendors such as HTC, Motorola and Samsung. Meanwhile, Apple is the only vendor that uses the IOS.
 
Meanwhile, the BlackBerry platform from Research In MotionApple trailed in third with 20 percent market share.
 
Completing the list is Windows Phone and Windows Mobile fromMicrosoft (9 percent) and webOS and Symbian each recorded 2 percent. (okezone.com)

Harry Potter Fans Beware Trapped of Pottermore

End of the story of Harry Potter was taken to the big screen has indeed been bewitched. many people around the world. The last part of the wizards of Hogwarts School is still hunted by the fans.

More recently Harry Potter author, JK Rowling released a Pottermore site for Harry Potter fans around the world. It's a site that displays the life of Harry Potter and the other side was still not opened to the public, or limited to certain circles who already have an account.

Madness and limitations is apparently exploited by cybercriminals to trick victims, some of them teenagers. These scammers are targeting the fans of Harry Potter by using themethod of exploitation of phishing and malware spread. As reported by TG Daily, Saturday (06/08/2011).

Scammers mode which is mostly carried out by using themethod of pretending to offer access to the site Pottermore.

Trapped victims will click the link provided. Instead of getting the desired site, even victims were taken to other sites that contain malware.

Indeed earlier in the eBay auction site that offers a lot ofinvitations to Pottermore a price USD100. eBay itself does notforbid it, as long as the original then it includes the sale oflegitimate items.

That does not stop some of the early users from selling their accounts on Ebay, including many people who do not actuallyhave an account. (okezone.com)