"technologies" tag (sorted by SiNergy)

This year, Google lists 10 competitors by name in its recently filed 10-K report for 2009, including social sites Facebook, Twitter, and Yelp, and specialty search engines that dive deep into a specific category, such as travel site Kayak and health inquiry site WebMD. Google sees an Internet far more crowded with competitors than just a year ago.

Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. The Japanese electronics giant will offer its fully capable 3-D TV model in four sizes this summer.

Last night’s premiere of the Digital Playground Lounge, the world-renowned studio’s 3D virtual world built by Utherverse Digital, attracted 800 new members to watch the premiere of “No Love Lost” and meet contract star Raven Alexis.

There is another pesky worm making the rounds in Facebook and it's making a lot of people antsy. What's worse, the person who may have been doing this is working for the industry, and he is bringing down others with him.

When a link is too long for it's own sake (blame SEO), it's always handy to have one of those link shortening sites to make the URL unassuming and not tacky. Since the advent of Twitter and other social networking sites, everyone is doing it. So much so, that there is always a propensity for all kinds of abuse.

This sounds like an urban legend but I'm reserving any more judgment. Someone (a magician, no less) has found a loophole in the iPhone apps operating system that enables webmasters to post porn apps in the iPhone.

This article echoes the sentiment of content providers, not just here in our industry, when it comes to getting one's content approved in the iPhone Apps Store. Sue Denim relates how CutestGirls.com may have been a cautionary tale, but with a happy ending. But not after a three month grueling approval process.

Another form of media that the industry is looking into is the creation of more applications in the burgeoning IPTV market. From the small screen of an iPhone to the remote controlled WebTV that allows people to stream videos on their television, the porn industry is testing the waters to see more viable avenues for adult content.

Even though a lot of people scoffed at it for being a relic of the Nineties, ICQ continues to serve the online porn industry as one of the main IM's of choice to this day. Though its performance leaves a lot to be desired, people (especially webmasters and porn site owners) still use it grudgingly.

Now this piece of news is quite intriguing. Not because of the news itself, but how the article shows how people are reacting to it.