Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Billions of hours monthly are spent on such sites as Facebook and Pinterest.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Are you spending more time on social media sites these days? You're not alone. According to the Los Angeles Times, a Nielsen report shows that in July 2012, U.S. users spent the equivalent of 2 billion hours on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. That's an increase of 36 percent from the same month in 2011. As you might suspect, Facebook, with more than 900 million users, accounts for about half of that time -- which was about 17 percent of the total time spent on computers. The growth of mobile social media apps was strong, also. The report said we spend one-third of social media time on mobile, up 76 percent from July 2011. Another finding was that more than half of adults age 25-34 use social media at work, tops of any age …
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Friday night storm in Washington, D.C. area blamed for power loss at a data center.
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Just when you thought heat was the only weather problem ... If you lost service to Pinterest, Netflix or Instagram over the weekend, you can blame a big thunderstorm that hit the Washington, D.C., area Friday night, according to media reports. Did you suffer loss of these key Internet services Friday? Tell us in the comments below. The three companies suffered major interruptions to their Web services after the huge storm knocked the power from an Amazon data center that the sites rely on. And in true emergency fashion, the companies took to social networks to explain to users what was causing the outage. The problems reportedly lasted six hours, the Los Angeles Times reported. All three services were working by Saturday afternoon. …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
ABC News recently reported that First Lady Michelle Obama "finally" has a Pinterest account. So how many people even know what a Pinterest account is?
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
ABC News recently reported that First Lady Michelle Obama is finally on Pinterest. You do know what that is right? Well if not, you’re probably not alone. According to Ebizmba.com, in a list of the top 15 social media sites, Pinterest doesn’t appear in the first five, 10 or even 15. Orknut 350 at No. 9 and Badoo 952 at No. 15 outranks Pinterest. But maybe that will change now. Although ABC News is reporting that the First Lady’s account is still a fledgling one with only 15 pins and 1,388 followers, it is likely to pick up as the news gets out. President Obama also has a Pinterest account as does Ann Romney. Her husband, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, however, does not -- not yet anyway. Although it still isn't as well known as …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Pinterest.com has millions of followers in the online world.
Looking for a crafty idea? Want to see what new styles and trends are? Searching for inspiration? Need a bulletin board full of everything interesting, beautiful, cute and funny? Pinterest.com, an online pinboard/organizer, is all of these things. It's catching on fast -- there are about 3.5 million monthly users of the Pinterest page on Facebook. When first getting on the site, there is so much going on that it may be overwhelming. Going up to the top left corner and clicking on "Everything" will give you a drop-down menu to choose from. Christmas parties at school are sure to be a hit this year with all the "pins" from Pinterest as an inspiration. A favorite among many moms is the DIY and Crafts section. You do not have to be logged in…
Ray
1:57 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
Certainly a bad situation to be in! I'm curious what type of data center management software they were using. We provide leading IT infrastructure management software to enterprises around the world. www.alphapointtechnology.com/it-infrastructure-management/ more ›