Tech News, Reviews, Online Resources - ToMuse » Tech News http://tomuse.com helpful web tips and technology tools Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ en hourly 1 10 Great Entrepreneurial Resources For Starting An Online Business http://tomuse.com/internet-business-startup-resources-entrepreneur/ http://tomuse.com/internet-business-startup-resources-entrepreneur/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 16:28:11 +0000 Kevin Eklund http://tomuse.com/?p=10177 Top startup resourcesStarting an online business in this economy is incredibly risky as many internet startups fail shortly after launching. Despite the odds, the advantages to starting an internet business, and therefore securing self employment and financial independence, are worth the incurred risk for many aspiring entrepreneurs. The key to success isn't simple; it involves an incredible amount of hard work, creating an excellent team, developing a solid business plan, setting realistic goals, finding a business model that works, and utilizing the correct tools and startup resources to keep your entrepreneurial dream afloat.

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Christmas Gift Ideas For Facebook Friends

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A Perfect Storm Is Brewing For Twitter

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]]> http://tomuse.com/twitter-facebook-google-wave-celebrities-spammers/feed/ 0 Battle Of The Real Time Notifications: Twitter Vs. Facebook Vs. Users http://tomuse.com/twitter-vs-facebook-notifications/ http://tomuse.com/twitter-vs-facebook-notifications/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:59 +0000 Kristen Nicole http://tomuse.com/?p=7249 Facebook versus TwitterIn case you hadn't noticed the Twitter homepage now tells you how many new tweets you have. On your @mentions page, the same alert appears at the top of the page. For most browser users, the Twitter tab will also display the number of new updates you have, depending on which page (home page or @mentions page) you currently have open. The tab indicator is similar to what we've seen for years with various email services, yet it highlights the necessity to continuously stand out from other tabs you may have open in your browser.

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Battle Of The Real Time Notifications: Twitter Vs. Facebook Vs. Users

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]]> http://tomuse.com/twitter-vs-facebook-notifications/feed/ 0 Vidly Serving Twitter Videos In HD, Free Flip MinoHD Camcorders http://tomuse.com/vidly-twitter-video-hd-free-flip-minohd-camcorders/ http://tomuse.com/vidly-twitter-video-hd-free-flip-minohd-camcorders/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:06:46 +0000 Kristen Nicole http://tomuse.com/?p=7084 Vidly logoVidly is bringing HD videos to Twitter, reaching for quality features in order to attract the right type of clients. The Twitter video client is reportedly hoping for brand participation with the introduction of HD video capabilities with its service. Similar to the manner in which you share photos through third party clients on Twitter, Vidly offers the same type of service for video. With a number of video-Twitter services emerging in the past few months, Vidly may be looking to stand out from the crowd in order to become a leader in this particular space.

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Vidly Serving Twitter Videos In HD, Free Flip MinoHD Camcorders

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]]> http://tomuse.com/vidly-twitter-video-hd-free-flip-minohd-camcorders/feed/ 0 PayPal Looking To Increase Online Payments Through Social Media http://tomuse.com/paypal-online-payments-facebook/ http://tomuse.com/paypal-online-payments-facebook/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:43:18 +0000 Kristen Nicole http://tomuse.com/?p=7064 PayPal Facebook DevelopersPayPal recently has announced its new API for Facebook developers, enabling them to more officially create payment options to work directly within Facebook applications. Many Facebook apps with virtual currency payment options already supported PayPal, but without dedicated support tools from PayPal the potential for glitches or incompatibility were higher.

The decision by PayPal to add support for Facebook through its API is also a nod to the Facebook platform itself, indicating that the power for Facebook to become an influential marketplace for virtual goods is all but a matter of expectation. So where is this all going?

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]]> http://tomuse.com/paypal-online-payments-facebook/feed/ 0 Could Amazon Ruin Twitter With Affiliates’ Spam? http://tomuse.com/amazon-twitter-spam/ http://tomuse.com/amazon-twitter-spam/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:58:32 +0000 Kristen Nicole http://tomuse.com/?p=7015 Amazon logoProduct placement in Twitter. It’s nothing new, but it is becoming more widespread and could become problematic if not kept in check. Recently Amazon announced a new feature for Amazon affiliates to easily share products on Twitter. This move could generate a massive amount of revenue for Amazon but it could also cause a lot of problems for Twitter users too (i.e. more Twitter spam if it's abused). You can currently see the responses about Amazon's new Share on Twitter feature by searching for the hashtag '#AMZNSOT’. While searching the tweets it seems like there's mixed feelings about the overall move by Amazon.

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Could Amazon Ruin Twitter With Affiliates’ Spam?

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We’re making good progress restoring voice and messaging service to affected customers. At this time, approximately 5 percent of T-Mobile customers are experiencing service disruptions.

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T-Mobile Users Experiencing Service Outage Thoughout U.S.

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The result is a technologically advanced system called Ford SYNC which aspires to make Ford vehicles more appealing to the tech savvy demographic. Even if they aren't the most tech savvy, enough of the general population is plugged in far enough to appreciate some additional access to their favorite services directly from their phone.

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Can Ford Rebuild Tough with Open Sync Apps?

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New Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Faster, But Competitors Looming

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]]> http://tomuse.com/firefox-36-speed-google-chrome/feed/ 0 The Digg Disaster http://tomuse.com/digg-disaster/ http://tomuse.com/digg-disaster/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:46:18 +0000 ToMuse Staff http://tomuse.com/?p=6506 Digg DisasterDigg dominates the idea of internet popularity: most sites want to be featured on it, others dream of being it, and thousands of its users desperately Digg all day in hopes of becoming a "Power User”. We’re constantly being told that the democratic Digging process correctly identifies the most popular and important news stories from around the web while also providing an alternate source to find cool stuff. Instead of taking these claims for face value, I though we’d take a closer look at the top stories from the past year to see if this is indeed what Digg provides.

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The Digg Disaster

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]]> http://tomuse.com/digg-disaster/feed/ 0 Terry Moran Leaks Obama Calling Kanye A Jackass On Twitter http://tomuse.com/terry-moran-twitter-obama-kanye-jackass/ http://tomuse.com/terry-moran-twitter-obama-kanye-jackass/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:16:58 +0000 Kevin Eklund http://tomuse.com/?p=5821
Terry Moran Tweets Barack Obama

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]]> http://tomuse.com/terry-moran-twitter-obama-kanye-jackass/feed/ 1 Kanye Slaughtered Online For “Jackass” Move On VMAs http://tomuse.com/kanye-west-taylor-swift-2009-mtv-vma/ http://tomuse.com/kanye-west-taylor-swift-2009-mtv-vma/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:28 +0000 Kevin Eklund http://tomuse.com/?p=5789 Kanye West Taylor Swift 2009 MTV VMAIn case you missed it, last night during the Video Music Awards, Kanye West ripped the microphone out of Taylor Swift's hands as she was delivering her acceptance speech for Best Female Video. Immediately afterward he went on a tirade exclaiming how wonderful he thought Beyonce's video was attempting gain support from the crowd as he was booed.

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Bing, Not Google, Honoring Remembrance of 9/11

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Facebook Stealing Gmail’s Features?

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]]> http://tomuse.com/facebook-inbox-gmail/feed/ 0 5 Things To Do When Gmail Is Down http://tomuse.com/5-things-to-do-when-gmail-is-down/ http://tomuse.com/5-things-to-do-when-gmail-is-down/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:02 +0000 Kevin Eklund http://tomuse.com/?p=5561 Gmail and Gmail for Google Apps went down today for over an hour and all Gmail users started freaking out on Twitter and Facebook. While the frightening 502 "Server Down" error may be a nightmare for those that urgently need to access their email for deadlines, documents, etc., stressing yourself out isn't going to get Gmail back online.

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5 Things To Do When Gmail Is Down

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]]> http://tomuse.com/5-things-to-do-when-gmail-is-down/feed/ 0 Twitter Peaks To Media Overkill, Is Real Time Search Dead? http://tomuse.com/twitter-peaks-media-overkill-real-time-search-dead/ http://tomuse.com/twitter-peaks-media-overkill-real-time-search-dead/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:47:11 +0000 Kevin Eklund http://tomuse.com/?p=4307 Twitter LogoLast month I pointed out that Twitter's growth rate had slowed from 76% in March to 39% in April according to Compete. Compete statistics that were recently released show that Twitter's unique visitor traffic growth for May was stagnant at a mere 1%. To make matters worse, Quantcast has Twitter actually losing traffic in May. This should be of serious concern for Twitter and its investors as the life of Twitter's recent popularity is still in its infancy despite arguably receiving more media hype than any web service to date.

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Twitter Peaks To Media Overkill, Is Real Time Search Dead?

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SugarInc LogoSugar Inc. - A blog and media network, announced that it raised $16 million in funding from Sequoia Capital.



Cloudera LogoCloudera - A company that provides enterprise-level support to users of Apache Hadoop, just raised $6 million in funding via Greylock Partners and Accel.

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Technology Funding, Acquired Startups, And Closing Announcements For June 1, 2009

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Bing LogoBing - Microsoft's new search engine that replaces Microsoft Live.com



WatchDox LogoWatchDox - "WatchDox allows users to protect, control and track documents when sharing them with partners, customers and other parties."

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Cool New Web Stuff For June 1, 2009

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Greenroad LogoGreenroad - GreenRoad raised $15 million from DAG Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Balderton Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Virgin Green Fund.



fbFund LogofbFund - Facebook announced 20 latest winners of fbFund, which was created to encourage applications on Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect. The winners are listed below with information about each provided by Facebook. Each one will receive ~$25,000.

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Technology Funding Announcements For May 28, 2009

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