COMMUNITIES
WordPress challenges bloggers to post daily in 2011
If you’ve already made your new years resolutions for 2011, whip that list back out because WordPress has one more for you to add. WordPress is challenging users to create at least one blog post each day for 2011. There are dedicated tags (postaday2011?) that users can use in order to make sure their posts are counting. While this may seem like an intimidated feat for many, WordPress has also included a list of inspirational and evocative topics for users to check, just in case writers block pops up during the 365-day adventure.
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES
Schweppes App Lets You Hack Your Facebook Profile
Ever since Facebooks latest redesign, users everywhere have been coming up with ways to display their creativity using the photo stream at the top of profile pages. Schweppes, and Amsterdam-based digital agency, Super Social, have decided to get in on the action as well. Their latest app allows users to use one profile photo to spread across the entire photo stream. Check out this video for full details, and to learn how to “hack” your profile as well.
MEASUREMENT
Facebook Users Uploaded A Record 750 Million Photos Over New Year’s
After all of the celebrating, it seems that most Facebook users rushed straight to their computers to upload their New Years photos. In fact, all of these users set a Facebook record and uploaded 750 Million photos to the site. Most of the time, the average daily number of photo uploads is around 100 Million, but due to this crazy huge influx of photos over the holidays, that number is now higher. Looks like Facebook has more to celebrate this year than simply the new year!
INFLUENCERS
Tech’s Winners and Losers of 2010
2010 was quite a year for the technology industry, but it was an even bigger year for those behind those tech companies.
Here is a comprehensive list of who came out of 2010 on top, and who didn’t fare as well. Some of the winners obviously include Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, but maybe not so obviously are Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Dick Costolo (Twitter). While it’s always fun to read the best of list, it’s always more entertaining to see the worst-of list. Some of the losers of the year include Kevin Rose, Eric Schmidt and Charles Phillips.
PARTNERSHIPS
Your Next TV Remote Might Have a Netflix Button
Do you sometimes dream about having Netflix capabilities right at the tip of your fingers? Have no fear. Netflix has partnered with numerous consumer electronic companies in order to bring a branded Netflix button to remote controls, which will automatically connect users with their Netflix accounts. This feature will also be offered on Blu-Ray players and other gagdets that support Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service.
FUN STUFF
What’s Next, People Start Making Hats Out Of Quora Questions?
Ever been to a movie and think “Wow, if only they had been a little less ambitious…” Apparently, a lot of Twitter users have. #LessAmbitiousMovies is currently one of the most popular hastags on Twitter with about 200 tweets per minute. The idea is to tweet the titles of popular movies, if those movies were less ambitious. For example, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Nothing. Or Prancing With Wolves. You get the idea. And now, for just $19.99 you can be the proud owner of a t-shirt donning these satirical titles. Check it out.
