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Recent studies shows that people who become fans (Facebook) or follow (Twitter) different brands tend to buy, or recommend to others, their products.

Continue reading: People Who Follow Brands Are More Likely to Buy Their Stuff

Of course I wouldn’t expect that all of you knew social recommendation site GetGlue because to be honest I discovered the site pretty recently. Anyway, to give you a brief background of GetGlue, the site is described as an innovative social recommendation network for movies, books, and music – three things which a normal human being like you and me definitely digs and most often than not get glued on. Continue reading: GetGlue Social Recommendation Site Rolls Out Taste Neighbors

Although the iPhone OS 3.1 has been around for quite some time now, it is only now that LinkedIn’s iPhone app is being updated to adapt to the new version of the iPhone OS. But like they said better late than never, right? Continue reading: LinkedIn 3.1 for iPhone Promises a Better Mobile Social Networking App

Getting yourself published used to be a hurdle that hoards of writers would attempt to jump.  The advent of the Internet made it possible for everyone, irrespective of skill or experience, to be seen and heard.  But just because you write stellar content, doesn’t mean you are going to be read.  There are many sites that are willing to pay you for your work.  If money is your motivating factor, look elsewhere.  The sites below will not make you rich, but they could help you pay that cell phone bill.  If you are looking to strengthen your writing skills and build yourself up as an authority on a specific subject, the following links could be helpful. Continue reading: 8 Legit Sites Where Writers Can Earn Money and Get Exposure

Are you ready for Twitter’s internet domination? Well, if push comes to shoves, it looks like that’s where the Twitter folks want to bring their popular and widely use social communication tool. That’s the power to tweet, retweet, follow and unfollow no matter where you are in the internet. Or another way of putting could perhaps be making establishing a Facebook Connect  killer? Continue reading: Twitter Launches @Anywhere Framework, Prelude to Web Domination?

True to what was announced last week, Apple has started accepting pre-order for its much talked about product – the Apple iPad.  And while everybody else is probably still thinking right now whether they are going hit the pre-order button or not, I closed my eyes, took a plunge and just made Steve Jobs $553 richer. Yes, I did pre-order the Apple iPad, and I’m proud of it. Continue reading: Apple iPad Pre-Order is On, Apple Just Made Me $500+ Poorer

In case you’re still using Google Reader to get your daily dose of RSS news from sites you monitor, you might be interested to try out Google Reader Play. It’s Google’s latest offering that aims to take the Google Reader interface into a new level. Something innovative and yet can be counter-productive.

Google Reader Play gives you the most recommended news items of the day. These are culled from various news items that were identified using the technology Google employs with Google Reader’s Recommended Items. It’s basically random selection, so you’ll never know what will be displayed next. Continue reading: Google Launches an Alternative Google Reader User Interface

Google has released a new weapon for its quest to conquer the cloud computing space dubbed the Google Apps Marketplace. Google describes its Apps Marketplace as

products and services designed for Google users, including installable apps that integrate directly with Google Apps

These installable apps are easy to use because they include single sign-on, Google’s universal navigation and some even features that integrate with your domain’s data. Although I’m could not really see any use for those apps as I’m not an administrator of our company’s enterprise computing system, I checked the Google Apps Marketplace nonetheless. What did I find? Several cool online web apps that would really be useful if you’re running an enterprise system that uses Google Business Apps. Continue reading: Five Cool Apps to Get You Started Using Google Apps Marketplace

Ever since cell phones became highly-intelligent “smart” devices that are part of our daily lives, it has become increasingly important to perform extreme research before making a purchase.  It’ll likely be two years before you can buy another one at a reasonable price, so you best get it right.  Side-by-side comparisons, infographics and 360 views can all help you make an educated decision.  Here are cell phone purchasing resources that get a RotorBlog thumbs up! Continue reading: Compare Cell Phones: Use These Tools Before You Buy!

Pardon the double exclamation points in the title of this post. I just want to highlight the fact that I’m pretty excited about this announcement. I’ve been checking the Apple iPad site, every now and then, hoping that Apple will finally announce the date when they will start accepting pre-order for the iPad.  And so, just a moment ago, there it was – pre-order starts on March 12 and shipping on April 3. Continue reading: Oh Joy! Apple to Start Accepting iPad Pre-Orders on March 12, Available on April 3!

Funny how Internet giants could affect each not only in the negative way but positive as well. Take the case of Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine and its Facebook fan page. After running an ad campaign offer within Farmville, the most popular game in Facebook, Bing’s Fan Page was able to gain around 400,000 new fans from Monday’s 100,000 fans. The trick? – the ad campaign offers 3 Farm Cash to anyone who will become a fan of Bing’s Facebook page. Farm Cash, in case you’re not aware is Farmville’s virtual currency. Continue reading: Farmville Helps Bing’s Facebook Page Gain Tons of Fans in a Day

With so many smartphones available in the market right now, somehow I could understand why there still many users who would stick with the old and trusty Nokia handsets. At least Nokia is exerting all its effort to make their mobile devices, specifically smarthphones to be at par with other brands.

Nokia’s latest effort to spike interest to its smartphone product line is through the integration of Skype. Both Skype and Nokia are announcing the new Skype for Symbian app which is available for download from the Ovi Store or direct from Skype – for free. Continue reading: Skype Gets Nokia’s Userbase with Skype for Symbian App