Given the high standards Google set for itself with the aims of indexing the world’s information, and the mantra of ‘Don’t Be Evil’, it’s likely we hold it to higher standards than most companies. You might somewhat expect it of Microsoft, or ignore it if you’re a member of the Cult of Apple, but when Google acts in ways which particularly hurt small businesses, publishers and potentially vulnerable individuals, it’s particularly jarring. Individuals can no longer have a basic sharing and following network within Google Reader. MORE >>

While most my news consumption comes through RSS ( Google Reader ), Twitter or on my phone (using my6sense of course), the New York Times home page is one site I still visit directly, and with some regularity. One of the biggest holes in the paywall is that of Safari - the Apple Web browser that ships on every Mac, and is available for Windows as well. Without having to resort to any browser shenanigans, all Mac users have to do to read any of the New York Times' articles after the 20 articles are consumed is hit the "Reader" button in the location bar. MORE >>

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Industry News , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn’t Matter Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn’t Matter by Tamar Weinberg on October 22, 2009 Share Apple, the company behind aesthetically pleasing hardware that keeps fanboys drooling, has recently joined Twitter. First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media. MORE >>

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 10 Quotes on the Apple iPad and the Business of News by Adam Sherk on January 28, 2010 Now that the first wave in the Apple iPad crazy-a-thon has past, I thought I’d do a quick round-up of what people are saying about the iPad from the perspective of the news media. Apple has proven over and over that when it comes to media, part of having a simple interface with consumers is having a simple price plan. Apple takes chunks of the revenue from those first two options.) Possibly. Save the media? MORE >>

Google Music, Reader and Google+ Updates Flowing In on Chromebook Today, I ran a little experiment, not intended to be scientific , given the relative age of my 2009-era Macbook Air and the comparative newness of the Samsung Chromebook , but I decided to go power cord free on both machines, starting with the Air, using both normally, and see just how much different the experience was between the two. When I attended Google I/O this year, the two-day presentation was broken into two parts, the first day focusing on Android and the second day focusing on ChromeOS. MORE >>