Report: U.S. virtual goods market growing

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/09/28/virtual.goods.market/index.html

I find this article very interesting because I found it hard to believe that some people would actually pay for these games and a lot do.

BlackBerry unveils PlayBook tablet

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/27/technology/RIM_tablet/index.htm?cnn=yes

Fake earthquake disaster drill tests Facebook, Twitter

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/24/emergency.drill.online/index.html

Testing disater reports on social networking sites.

Facebook Says It Is Working on Technical Troubles

Facebook faced its worst outage in four years.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/facebook-says-it-is-working-on-technical-troubles/?ref=technology

Social gaming's surprising cash cows

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/24/technology/social_gaming/index.htm

Google Maps 'loses' Major Florida City

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/09/22/google.lost.sunrise.florida/index.html?iref=NS1

FCC Opens Unused TV Signals for Broadband

Article about what we've talked about the past 2 classes concerning the new broadband policy!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703384204575509881468343558.html

Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/20/zuckerberg.facebook.list/index.html

Facebook founder to give $100 million to N.J. school district

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/23/facebook.donation/index.html

Why is facebook Blue-- six facts about Mark Zuckerberg

The relatively private life of Facebook's founder -- or at least a fictionalized version of it -- is about to get much more public. A movie called "The Social Network," based on the life of Facebook's sweatshirt-wearing co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, hits theaters on October 1.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/20/zuckerberg.facebook.list/index.html

RIM Readies Its Answer to iPad

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. could unveil its new tablet computer—as well as the operating system that will power it—as early as next week at a developers' conference in San Francisco, said people familiar with RIM's plans....

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704129204575506160515163820.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Nielsen Testing a New Web-Ad Metric

Nielsen Co. is working on a service that would offer advertisers and Web publishers a new stream of data to improve audience measurement for online advertising, a move that may bring more ad dollars to the sector.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704814204575508100589715696.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Tough Times for Independent IT Dealers

Sales at XS International Inc., a 10-employee company that sells refurbished electronics like computers, disk drives and servers, have shrunk 50% in the past two years. The problem, the company says, is that it no longer qualifies for roughly half the government contracts it once did....

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575492263117060630.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop

Amazon's Kindle DX Re-Enters Ring

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704525704575340873427693654.html?KEYWORDS=e-commerce

Liking to Like on Facebook

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/liking-to-like-on-facebook/?scp=7&sq=e-commerce&st=cse

Facebook Promotes Its Credits as Path to Dollars

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/technology/23facebook.html?_r=1&ref=technology

iPhone apps beefs up sausage sales

http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/09/16/t_turnaround_lets_be_frank_square.cnnmoney/?cnn=yes

A Chinese stake in GM? Bravo!

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/21/news/international/SAIC_GM_stake.fortune/index.htm

Bonding With Fans Who Can’t Get Enough

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/media/21adco.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Google's social networking weapons

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/20/technology/google_social/index.htm

Interesting article, Google is now competing with Facebook.

After Months of Anticipation, China gets the iphone 4 this Week

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703556604575502851688673506.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

We love our computers-But love MACS best

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/21/technology/pc_satisfaction/index.htm

Cookies' Cause Bitter Backlash

This article on Cookies Cause Bitter Backlash was in the Wall Street Journal. I found this article to be very interesting because it is scary how smart phones and computer websites can find out important personal information, which is good for companies but not for the individual's sake.

"Mobile tracking is also on the rise, as online advertisers attempt to reach consumers on smartphones. Apple declined to comment on the use of the iPhone in the alleged practices, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has previously said companies should ask consumers "every time" if they want to use their data."

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704416904575502261335698370.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech#ixzz106ABn8FL

The Stakes in the Barnes & Nobles Spat

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/in-barnes-noble-spat-more-is-at-stake-than-seats-on-the-board/?ref=technology

Tech Guru Mario Armstrong has more on Explorer 9 and new features on Twitter

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/09/18/nr.armstrong.explorer.cnn

Interesting video on Internet Exlorer 9.

A phone from Facebook?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20016910-71.html?tag=inside

There have been talk about Facebook attempting to make a phone. Facebook has denied the fact that they are not working on such a product but there are many signs that show they really are. Facebook is looking to expand and feel being social is the future, one great way to be social is through the phone industry. They just hired Erick Tseng who is Android's lead project manager which shows how seriously Facebook is for moving towards the mobile network. The major question to the public is would you buy a phone from facebook?

Fresh Apples

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/09/16/revamped_ipod_line_packed_with_features/


Apple started out in the year 2001 creating music devices, phones, computers and have continue to do grow as a company. Over the past nine years they have sold over 275 million ipods. Apple is continuing to advance they are products and create new ones for the public. Apple is just about to launch their new line of apple products in the near future.

Ready with iPad apps

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/03/31/ready_with_ipad_apps/

Steve Jobs runs Apple Inc., one of the world’s biggest and most successful consumer electronics companies. Gregory Raiz runs Raizlabs Corp., a small software development shop in Brookline.

I.B.M.: Africa Is the Next Growth Frontier

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/i-b-m-africa-is-the-next-growth-frontier/?ref=technology

Samuel J. Palmisano, I.B.M.’s chief executive, doesn’t jet around the world to make an appearance every time the technology giant wins a services contract. But the announcement Friday morning in Nairobi is different, says I.B.M.

Verizon won’t sell Windows phone yet

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the largest US cellphone carrier, won’t sell handsets with Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone 7 operating system when it debuts this fall, a blow to the software maker’s effort to reach a broader market.

Apple planning digital newsstand for devices

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/09/18/apple_planning_digital_newsstand_for_devices/

Apple Inc. is developing a digital newsstand for publishers that would let them sell magazines and newspapers to consumers for use on Apple devices, said two people familiar with the matter

Retailers Turn to Gadgets for the Holiday Season

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575491533125103528.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Reach in motion: Not dead yet

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/technology/research_in_motion/index.htm

'My Generation' ipad app syncs with TV

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/09/16/my.generation.ipad.app/index.html

A Textbook Solution

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/magazine/19Essays-textbooks-t.html?_r=1&ref=technology

You’re a Step Closer to Being Able to Print From Your iPad

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/apple-seeds-wireless-printing-app-to-developers/?scp=1&sq=e-commerce&st=cse

Competitor Sues Google Over Location Software for Smartphones

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/technology/16phone.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Google Music to combine cloud storage with downloads

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/09/15/google.music.cloud.wired/index.html

Twitter Unveils New Features for Users and Advertisers

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=145892

Social Media Finds it's Purists

http://www.digidaydaily.com/stories/more-digiday-social-media-finds-its-purists/

Kindle ad seeks to 'expose' the iPad

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/09/14/kindle.ipad.ad/index.html

Analysts: Symbian and Android will dominate by 2014

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/09/13/cnet.symbian.android/index.html

1 in 3 Adults Now Have Apps on Their Phones-Many Don't Use Them

http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/09/14/14readwriteweb-1-in-3-adults-now-have-apps-on-their-phones-83207.html?ref=technology

University bans Facebook, Twitter for a week

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/14/university.bans.social/index.html

Very interesting and not too far away from us in Harrisburg. They wanted the students to expierience life without technology.

Burglars Pick Houses Based on Facebook Updates

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/burglars-picked-houses-based-on-facebook-updates/?ref=technology

Replacing a Pile of Textbooks With an iPad

This article from the New York Times was very interesting and is relevant to what we have talked about it class. It's interesting to see how technology is changing the way students are being taught in the classroom. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/replacing-a-pile-of-textbook-with-an-ipad/

Why Business Need Mobile Apps

This article discusses how many businesses are looking to expand their products and services onto mobile apps and API's. Consumers today are looking for the quickest and easiest routes. With mobile apps, they can find just what they are looking for right at their fingertips, at any time. Mobility allows companies to extend their services beyond online and retail sales.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/08/mobile-apps-internet-technology-mashery.html

We're downloading more apps than songs

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/09/10/apps.songs.asymco/index.html

The future of video games

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/09/09/pkg.future.video.games.cnn

A Tech World that Centers on the User

As the world becomes more digitally inept almost anything is possible. The world is revolving around the user and anything can be made public and communicated to others simply by using a smart phone.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13future.html?ref=technology

IPad vs. Newspaper, Fly-Swatting Edition

The Newsday App for the Ipad represents the debate over Print vs. Digital in a humorous advertisement

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/fly-swatting-the-ipad-versus-the-newspaper/?src=me&ref=technology

Search Takes a Social Turn

Interesting article about how search for various companies is integrating social networking sites in order to increase word of mouth about their products or services

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13search.html?ref=technology

Online Shoppers Skip Middleman During Fashion Week

Interesting article about how technology has changed luxury shopping.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/business/12shows.html?ref=technology

Google Instant Stirs Advertisers' Fear and Loathing

This article demonstrates the effects of Google's new instant search engine on internet advertisers:

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Google-Instant-Stirs-Advertisers-Fear-and-Loathing-70795.html

Google Unveils Tool to Speed Up Searches

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/technology/techspecial/09google.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Doing Real Business in a Virtual Office

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Doing-Real-Business-in-a-Virtual-Office-70766.html

So who is still buying Netbooks?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/09/09/cnet.still.buying.netbooks/index.html

iPad competitiors are lining up

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/09/07/ipad.competitors.cnet/index.html

Google Instant: Search for the Now Generation

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20015902-265.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks

$400,000 Robot available for purchase

If you owned a business, would you pay $400,000 for a robot??

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/your-very-own-400000-robot/?ref=technology

Worldwide View

The United States is not the only innovative nation, others around the world are catching up in the e-commerce business.

http://ecommerce-journal.com/articles/29604_internet-and-e-commerce-industry-senegal

Why E-Commerce I.P.O.’s Will Be a Smarter Buy

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/why-e-commerce-i-p-o-s-will-be-the-smarter-buy/?scp=1&sq=e-commerce&st=cse

Nokia to Finally Confront iPhone, Android With New N8 and E7 Smartphones Next Week

Interesting article about new smart phone competition in the American market.


http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2010/09/07/07venturebeat-nokia-to-finally-confront-iphone-android-wit-26219.html?ref=technology

Toshiba Plans to Release Tablet - Creates Competition for I-Pad

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575468683851520738.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Sony Introduces New E-Readers

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/sony-introduces-new-e-readers/?scp=1&sq=e%20commerce%20news&st=cse

More apps - How to Get Loyalty Card Prices Without Loyalty Cards

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/technology/personaltech/02smart.html?ref=personaltech

Additional convenience is emerging for shoppers through mobile Apps:

http://moconews.net/article/419-mobile-maps-are-moving-indoors-to-help-navigate-within-stores-airports/

Role of SEO in Internet Marketing

Search Engine Optimization plays a very big role in professional internet marketing:

http://www.sooperarticles.com/business-articles/e-business-articles/role-search-engine-optimization-internet-marketing-144849.html