Aug 10, 2011 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Email, Search Still Dominate Activities Among Internet Users

A newly released report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project said that Search and Email are the two online activities that are nearly universal among adult internet users. A whopping 92% of online adults use search engines to find information on the Web, and a similar number (92%) use email. Even in a world where new platforms constantly evolved, with components like broadband and mobile... read more

Jan 28, 2011 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Top Paid iPhone App Goes Free Forever: RunKeeper is All About the Platform

Formerly priced at $9.99, fitness-tracker RunKeeper was one of the first 200 apps in the iTunes app store and became one of the store’s top sellers. After a month of free downloads, the company announced today that the product will remain free indefinitely. It’s not about app sales – it’s all about the platform. RunKeeper doesn’t just keep track of your running, it tracks all... read more

Aug 19, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

The Geosocial Universe: Facebook Still a Small Company? [Infographic]

As ubiquitous a term Facebook has become, it’s hard to imagine it as a small company. But a recent infographic from JESS3 titled, “The Geosocial Universe” illustrates how large Facebook & other social network’s opportunity given a mobile market reaches nearly 5 billion people. Will Facebook’s announcement of “Places” yesterday help boost these numbers quicker... read more