Tag: Google

How many apps does a person need on their smartphone?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 22, 2013

Show of hands – how many of you own a smartphone (Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android primarily)?

That’s right – we know that while the vast majority of you did raise your hand proudly waving your mini-computer around, there are still a fairly substanial number of you who still proudly sport a flip phone or other non-smartphone around in your pocket.

And that’s okay. For you, you can skip over this post knowing that you’ve made the right decision.

How’s that?

It’s because we’re about to tell you how smartphone users are really no different from flipphone users, when it comes right down to it.

How NOT To Write an App: A reality check for budding app developers
How NOT To Write an App:
A reality check for budding app developers

Tags apple, cell phone, cellphone, gadget, Google, Internet, shopping, smartphone

10 Things Gadgets Internet shopping

Top Grossing Apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android (June 2013)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 27, 2013

You own an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, right?

Web Watch doesn’t even know why we’re asking — we’re fairly certain that you’re reading this on your cellphone right now.

So how many different apps have you downloaded? A dozen? Fifty? And even if the vast majority of them are free… they were really more of a “freemium” download. A freemium is where they give you a little taste of the game for free, but if you really want to enjoy it, you’re going to need to pony up some cash to unlock certain features.

Learning to Build Apps for iPhone – iPad

Tags 10 Things, Android, apple, business, Candy Crush, gadget, Google, Internet, ipad, iPhone, money

Internet

People are hating Facebook more and more. (Google, we still love you)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 7, 2013

Where do you spend most of you online time?

Are you more of a Google person, hanging out in Google Hangouts (naturally), Google News, GMail?

Or are you more of a Facebook wonk, poking everyone you can see, LIKEing stuff, checking out everybody’s wall throughout the day?

Tags facebook, Google, Internet, survey

food Internet

Top 9 Brands with the Largest Social Media Market Share

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 11, 2013

If you’re a brand manager, one goal of your job is to ensure that you have an active Social Media presence.

Some companies do it well. Some companies do it poorly. Some companies are non-existent in the social space. Those that do it well don’t necessarily need any more advice other than to keep doing what’s working. Those that do it poorly need all the help that they can get. And those that aren’t participating at all – well, maybe that’s okay for them. It depends on the industry and their products, we suppose.

Tags apple, business, Coca-Cola, facebook, food, Google, Internet, marketing, mcdonalds, restaurants, social media, Starbucks, twitter

How To Internet

When it comes to your privacy, Facebook stinks

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 22, 2012

By now, you’ve probably gotten used to all the privacy warnings about Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and other social media and online sites.

You’ve certainly heard all the news, even if you haven’t taken the time to actually do anything about it in your own life.

And maybe that’s okay. Maybe it all depends on your personal philosophy about what people can do with your personal information. They say that kids today don’t care as much about keeping things to themselves as their parents did at that same age.

Of course, all that openess could come back to bite those youngsters when they go out to find their first job — but that’s at least 10 years from now, right?

Tags 10 Things, facebook, Google, How To, Internet, Privacy, social media, twitter

10 Things News Websites

Can YOU name the Top 100 Global Brands for 2012?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 28, 2012

Even if you’re one of those Occupy Wall Streeters, complaining about everything that Big Business is doing to Keep You Down, chances are you’re also a little bit brand conscious.

Aside from the fact that the OWS movement went to all the trouble of ensuring that they have a trademark on “OCCUPY WALL STREET”, those 99% really aren’t any different from the rest of us.

They’re wearing name-brand clothing, purchased at a name-brand retailer.

They’re marketing their protest with Apple and Google phones, using Facebook and Twitter over cellular networks or purloined free WiFi connections that are setup/maintained/paid for by other corporations.

A protest is fine, and bringing attention to companies’ misdeeds is powerful — but don’t complain about how all businesses are bad if you have to rely on them in order to handle your protest in the first place.

See, it really IS all about branding and marketing, isn’t it?

Tags amazon, apple, business, Coca-Cola, Disney, facebook, Google, marketing, mcdonalds, microsoft, survey, website

How To Internet

Has your website been plagiarized?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 12, 2012

Web Watch has been around for quite a number of years now, having presented our faithful readers with thousands of websites, videos, news articles, and other tidbits of helpful information along the way.

And with that type of success online, we’re also subjected to having our content stolen.

It’s true — and we’ve had to file cease & desist notices to a number of websites that copied our original content and presented it as their own.

Silly rabbit – just because it’s posted on the Internet doesn’t mean that it’s free for the taking.

Tags copyright, Google, How To, Internet, lawsuit, Legal, website

Funny Games How To Internet

Feeling Lucky? How to use Google for Fun!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 10, 2012

Bored?

Looking for something fun to do?

Why not take a few minutes to poke around with Google?

(“Hey, Web Watch – we already know how to use Google,” you say. Of course you do. But here’s how to have FUN with Google search…)

Tags 10 Things, game, Google, How To, Internet, Party Talk