Foursquare | Image Source : Socialmediaexaminer.com Smart businesses are taking Foursquare’s geo-location game to the bank.

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Foursquare : Geo-Location Game for Cashing in on Checking in

Image Source : studenthacks.org Companies are doing a poor job of using social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to engage their customers and employees. In fact, 70 percent of consumers want to interact with businesses via social media, but only 30 percent of companies are equipped to handle it. The grim news comes from a study by research firm Yankee Group, commissioned by Siemens Enterprise Communications.

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Businesses Failing at Social Networking

Image Source : developies.wordpress.com Many people wonder why Google didn’t manage to build successful social services. Orkut’s success is limited to Brazil and India, iGoogle’s social gadgets aren’t popular, Friend Connect isn’t widely used, Google Buzz has a lot of potential, but not much success. Aaron Iba , a former Google employee, thinks that Google failed to realize the value of social networking: I worked at Google in 2005 and briefly on the Orkut team

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Google Operating System: Google and the Value of Social Networking

Image Source : Google.com Business owners can add their listings to Google, as well as edit or delete existing listings, by visiting Google Places. Business owners can specify a wide range of information regarding their business ( e.g

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Get your business listing into Google Search & Google Maps.

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4G Technology | Image Source : dzoneonline.com The first cellphone in the U.S. to use fourth-generation wireless technology — better known as 4G — debuted this month with the promise of super-fast download speeds, smooth video streams and even video chat.

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Americo Amorim ranks 132 on The World’s Billionaires 2008 … < Previous: Ananda Krishnan. Next: Antonia Johnson > Distribution of Billionaires by Residence

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#132 Americo Amorim – Forbes.com

Image Source : www.scienceline.org Timing chips revolutionized road racing in much the same way e-mail changed communication. Exaggeration? Not if you remember the days when official finish times were less than accurate for the masses

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Evolution of technology in marathoning

Five years from now there will be realistic-looking three-dimensional online applications, says Sean Koehl, a technology evangelist with Intel Labs. Sean Koehl, a technology evangelist with Intel Labs, said technology is emerging that will one day change the way we interact with electronic devices and with each other

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3D Internet will come in 5 years says tech guru

eTouch Mobile | Source : http://www.thestar.com.my MOBILE phone company eTouch Mobile is the latest to join the World Cup fray in South Africa with the launch of the “Jom Bola” campaign and the eTouch’s Touchberry Pro Series. Deputy Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe kicked off the dual launch at the Mydin hypermarket in USJ1 recently. The Pro Series comes with applications like email, high speed Wi-Fi, Qwerty keypad and touch screen capability, retailing from RM299 to RM599

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