Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Posted on December 30, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

Guest Post: Microsoft Socl: The Upcoming Social Network Project

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There was a murmur heard in the Microsoft camp a couple of weeks before about the social networking project being carried out by the company. Later these things embarked at a place called Socl.com with a name Tulalip. The fact of the matter is that Tulalip happens to be a website which allows you everything right from getting any information to sharing it unlike you see in any social networking site. With passing time, more information has emerged out now in public making things clear. Microsoft has embarked with a project called Socl and dropping the Tulalip. This place will allow you to search for information and clubbing things with a complicated blend. Microsoft has tested the applications with limited users in a group along with a number of features as discussed under:
The UI or User Interface: On the face of it, people can call it somewhere a Facebook; however, it is still too early to trust this notion completely. This can only be said when Microsoft will eventually launch the social networking website. However, at the moment you can consider having the same design of three columns as seen on Facebook. These include the updates coming in the middle section, information at the right side and the navigations links on the left side. However, the difference comes with the input area which is placed at the top side area where you can you can update about your statuses just beside the question asking to do so. However, you can choose for a standard format rather treading this path.

The Tags: The Socl is taking a different route to this path and not just replicating things from FB. At Socl you get the choice of using tags with some specific subject trying from anybody’s status or search the query; thereby you can get result of anything having this searched tag. It is still unclear how it will work while you can use your RSS feeds or just try Google as well for you. This feature is still under the phase of testing, we can have a clear idea after it comes out.

The Videos: Having the presence of high end HTML5, Socl works out without any hassle or issue even when you will see the video being used at the right side. In this way the users can therefore do two things together, watching the videos from YouTube and put comments through the chat box window.

The Social Element: As you see how Google is using the social element in its search results since they think that it can pull out information which is unique from the users using their friends. With Socl you can expect similar thing in this direction, though we need to wait and watch this thing.

Knowing the fact that the Microsoft social networking site –Socl is under test, it’s a tough task to understand it completely at this juncture. People though feel that the company will bring something different rather than mere replicating things from Facebook or any other social media site. To survive indeed you need to be different, by just being a copy cat it will make things tough for the Socl to combat the giants of Social media.

Posted on September 27, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

The digital divide is costing America 32 billion dollars a year via the Digital Exclusion infographic

How can we use technology to close the digital divide? What is Digital Divide?
The digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide

I list the problem factors of Digital Divide in the following categories:

1. Location
2. Access to information/technology
3. Race
4. Income
5. Gender

Per the Microsoft Shape the future infographic below the annual impact of the U.S. digital divide is 32 billion dollars.
The infographic breaks down the Digital Exclusion in the U.S. and it’s cost into six categories.
1. Healthcare inefficiencies
2. Social Program inefficiencies
3. Lost Tax Revenue
4. Increased Incarceration cost
5. Lost E-goverment benefits
6. Lost Earning potential

Posted on May 9, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Skype for Nearly $8 Billion – WSJ.com

If this happens, it’s a big deal! Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Skype for Nearly $8 Billion

Microsoft Corp. is close to a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies SA for between $7 billion and $8 billion—the most aggressive move yet by Microsoft to play in the increasingly-converged worlds of communication, information and entertainment.

Via Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Skype for Nearly $8 Billion – WSJ.com.

If Microsoft buys Skype will you continue to use it or look for an alternative?

Posted on April 3, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

Cartoon: Are google, Facebook, amazon, Apple, and Twitter trying to be like Microsoft?

Funny cartoon from The Joy of Tech: I call it , “Are google, Facebook, amazon, Apple, and Twitter trying to be like Microsoft?” The Joy of Tech calls it “Everyone’s an Innovator”.
via The Joy of Tech

Posted on June 18, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

Google says explore us, iPhone 3.0 OS review and AT&T makes changes but still failing – episode 059

Today on Talk Social News: Google says explore us, iPhone 3.0 OS review and AT&T makes changes but still failing. – episode 059

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