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Digg.com is spreading to China?

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:42:54 +0000

Today, one of my friends told me about this so called “Chinese version of Digg.com”. We all know how popular digg.com is and yet the whole business model of digg.com is very simple. People submit whatever they liked and share it with other people. At first, it is truly user generated content and the intent is to share. As time goes by, digg.com become a powerful marking tool for online stores and webmasters. It has powerful PR and has millions of visitors and it is free to submit.

So what is it like in China? In China, the situation is a bit different as there are way fewer online stores and less people actually shop online. If there is a true “digg.com” in China, it will still be a place for sharing, not for markting. Due to this reality, webmasters of Chinese version of digg.com has to submit everything themselves and promote in other places to attract visitors. But who knows what will happen in 3 years? Not suprisingly, you are seeing Chiense version of twitter, squidoo and stylehive.

Leave Laptop at Home

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:22 +0000

Lugging a laptop and searching endlessly for a wi-fi hot spot could be a thing of the past for savvy traveler. As cell phones become more powerful, so does the software that allows them to be more complex and useful. Whether you have an iphone, a BlackBerry, or just a smartphone, there are tons of apps that can turn your cell ito multiasking travel companion.

iPhone
You know how handy it is when you are are on the go. You can use iphone to let your friends know what you aredoing with Facebook for iphone. You can check your flight before getting to airport with FlightTrack ($4.99)

BlackBerry
For BlackBerry users, there’s a one-stop app for travelers called WorldMate Live (free). With this tool, you can create itineraries, use the hotel booking service, check the weather, see if your flight is on time, and use the Conections feature to find people at your destination. Another handy app is Poynt that allows you to find local businss from yellow pages.

Windows Mobile
You can use Evernote (free) for Windows Mobile to tag and organize important travel information online, as wll as write notes to yourself. Metro (free) is another must-have app for traveling to urban areas, because it gives you public transportation schedules for bus, train, subway, and more for most of the world’s major cities.

Iconix as defense to Phishing

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:28:37 +0000

Paypal, an division of Ebay, announce Monday that it is going to use iconix as solutions to phishing problems. This technology has been fully tested last year and on Monday, it will be officially promoted to Paypal’s 164 million accounts. Over the past few years, phishing has been a problem to paypal and other online banking users. A email that looks like was sent by Paypal states that you need to login to validate your account. As a result, the information you entered will be get stolen and you may end up lose all the money in your paypal account.

Iconix says its technology works with most Webmail programs, including Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, and Earthlink, as well as some of the more popular office suites. To date, however, the technology only works with Microsoft Outlook 2003 (in beta form) and Outlook Express.