Facebook Graph Search is predicted to change the way people search online. With the amount of data Facebook users create every second, it is easy to understand the need for a tool that can crawl and index information in real time. In this infographic, learn how Facebook is using Graph Search as a way to break into the Big Data space and what it means for marketers.
It’s from Lattice Engines about Facebook’s new Graph Search and how it’s being used as their Big Data Solution.
The future is coming, ladies. Sorry about that.
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Grow America and the Product Innovation Competition posted something remarkable. Regardless, here’s some inspiration for everyone contemplating the start of a new business – Grow America’s infographic on 10 simple product ideas that have made billions. Will your own great idea be next? I’m banking on it. Read and enjoy.
Couldn’t had said it better 
Digital marketing has grown phenomenally. From brands, to SME’s to individuals doing business are coming online to reach out to more eye balls that can increase brand awareness and revenue to the company. Terrabiz, one of Pakistan’s leading training firms has partnered with Mike Berry, an internationally acclaimed speaker and digital media expert to conduct a 1 day show titled, the “Best of Global Digital Marketing Show” in Pakistan by Mike Berry.
It’s a full-day seminar, based on inspiring and analytical presentations on award-winning case studies in digital marketing. The conference will focus on over 20 recent case studies from well-known brands including Coca Cola, McDonald’s, Virgin Airline, L’Oréal, American Express, Doritos, and Unilever. The event showcases success stories of the winners of renowned marketing awards all over the world including Cannes Lions, New Media Age, Iab Mixx, Eurobest, Revolution Awards and Digital Media Awards. Conference participants will be shown exclusive video interviews with clients and their agencies to depict the core elements of their success. All case studies are covered in depth with examples of creative work.
The event is scheduled to be held on March 18 at Karachi Marriott Hotel and March 20 at PC Hotel Lahore.
The Technology Cafe, being a partner will be there to cover the event. We encourage everyone reading our blog to checkout the registration link to make full use of Mike’s expertise : http://terrabizgroup.com/digitalmarketing/
Right on the heels of the International Women’s Day celebrated annually on 8th March,
GDG Karachi decided to hold their DevFestW, where the “W” stood for Women.
GDG Karachi stands for Google Developer Group Karachi – a volunteer oriented community
run by developers which organizes events for developers who are interested in Google’s
developer technologies and open source technologies. GDGs all over the world can be
found engaged in organizing DevFests which is made up of seaker sessions covering
different Google’s products, all-day hack-a-thons or both. In order to facilitate and promote
diversity within the community, DevFestWs, that is DevFests for Women were held across
the globe to help bridge Google’s technologies with women developers.
The day started off with the customary recitation of the Holy Quran which was followed by a
short welcome speech by the organizing team made up of Faraz Baig and Syed Shoaib
Ahsan. The both felt that women in Pakistan had the potential and the opportunity as well to
excel in the technology field and pointed out that DevFestW would be a good platform to
guide them on their path towards success as professionals. The event was divided into
three different slots. The GREEN SLOT was targeted towards developers whose skills
ranged between beginner to intermediate. This was followed by the BLUE SLOT which
focused on developers with intermediate to advanced skill levels. The day was rounded off
by the RED SLOT which could be comprehensible to both techies as well as non-techies.
Even though some might have felt the above to be merely lip service at best, but GDG
Karachi definitely backed up what they said by having Madiha Chan – a Pakistani female
software engineer working for Google at their Mountain View facility – deliver the keynote
speech as well as an interesting session on Android development. Both of these sessions
were held on Google Hangout as Madiha joined in from her home in the US. Madiha also
pointed out that she was really proud of being associated with an event that was targeted
specifically towards females in the technology sector. The audience and the organizers
were equally pleased and appreciated Madiha’s presence since it was pretty late on her
side due to the time difference. Next up was Aditya Gupta who joined in from India from
Google Hangout and conducted a session on Android Application Security. This wrapped
up the GREEN SLOT.
The BLUE SLOT was initiated immediately after the lunch and the very first session was
based on Performance Engineering conducted by Imran Moinuddin – CEO of NexDegree
Private Limited. This turned out to be the most popular sessions of the evening as Imran
talked of the most common myths that he has come across during performance engineering
exercises. Even though this is a fairly dry topic for most, Imran relied on humor (as well as
lots of kittens) to keep the audience engaged. Next up on the stage was Badar Khushnood -
the face of Google in Pakistan. His talk focused on motivating the youth towards immersing
themselves in the technology sector as it presented a lot of opportunities that can be
availed in order to climb the ladder of success.
The RED SLOT was kicked off by a talk on Google’s Adwords conducted by Imtiaz Noor
Mohammad.It turned out to be quite an informative session for the audience as it was
based on things that developers don’t really deal with much, and helped to educate them
about the usability and benefits of Adwords as a tool for marketers. Things they touched
upon were differentiating between impressions and clicks, matching keywords for posting
ads as well as a lot more. This was followed by a panel discussion which tackled Online
Privacy first and then Online Career Opportunities subsequently. The panel was comprised
of Jehan Ara (P@SHA), Sana Saleem(Bolo Bhi), Fariha Akhtar (TPS), Maria Mahesar
(RedBull) and Farzal Dojki (NextGenI). The open and informal nature of the panel
discussion allowed the audience to engage with the panel members and a lot of opinions,
questions and answers were shot back and forth. The whole panel took part in discussing
the topics at hand and all of them had something interesting to share and were able to
leverage their collective wisdom in order to guide the audience members.
The event was sponsored by Google and Red Bull who took the responsibility of keeping
the energy levels high of the audience as well as the speakers. Another sponsor, Sam’s
Cake Factory, provided the audience with delectable treats in the form of cupcakes with the
android logo on top of each.
Even though the whole day had taken a lot out of the participants, there was a sense of
hope and optimism especially amongst the female participants. As the organizers put it, “It
would be awesome to see the participants being inspired by someone like Madiha Chan
who is a female, comes from Pakistan, works in the tech industry, and can CODE! That is
one combination that we really need to see on a more consistent basis.”
All in all, the event certainly lived up to its billing, even though there were something that
could have been handled better. But based on the enthusiasm of the organizers, I would
not put it beyond them to get better with the passage of each event.
Here’s wishing the best of luck to GDG Karachi for all future events!!!!
These simple life rules that Jack Dorsey lives by, may be the reason why his company Twitter has reached a massive 500 Million+ user base over the past 6 and a half years.
Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter and the founder of Square, shares his most valuable advice for a successful life in 10 simple steps.
Also, here is a great Picture Quote of Jack Dorsey sharing some sage advice for up and coming entrepreneurs:
For the most part, the people of Silicon Valley don’t publicly trash talk each other. Thankfully, Google VP Urs Hölzle is willing to break from this boring tradition.
He mentions on his Google+ page, he links to a LA Times story that says people are saying Facebook’s redesign copies Google+.
Hölzle adds his own commentary, saying, “Proud to see +Mark Zuckerberg promote G+. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!”
For the record, this is what Google+ looks like. Below this, we have the new Facebook design.
Microsoft today unveiled its reimagined Envisioning Center, which offers a hands-on experience with the future of business and leisure — and also serves as a laboratory for the company’s engineering teams.
The future of work and play is on display at Microsoft’s reimagined Envisioning Center, the result of collaboration between the company’s Strategic Prototyping team and Office Labs. Visitors can work on interactive desks, talk with colleagues through digital walls, and cook in a Kinect-enabled kitchen. Microsoft expects thousands of customers to explore the new space each year.
“We want to excite customers about the direction we’re heading in and show that we are constantly thinking about new scenarios based on trends and real work in Microsoft Research and the business groups,” says Jonathan Cluts, director of Microsoft’s Strategic Prototyping team. “These scenarios are based on reality, not science fiction.”
“We don’t imagine that we’re predicting the future,” says Anton Andrews, director of Envisioning in Office Labs. “But it’s case of staying on the cutting edge of the conversation, and promoting that conversation.”
Save NYC With Amazing Spider-Man for Windows Phone. Climb, jump and web-sling your way through an open, fully 3D New York City in this Xbox game for Windows Phone.
You’re nimble superhero Spider-Man and an open, fully 3D New York City is both your playground and battleground in this immersive Xbox game for Windows Phone. Crawl, climb and web-sling around the city as you fight the Lizard and his minions in more than 25 immersive missions inspired by the recent film’s storyline. Amazing Spider-Man will not disappoint gamers who like a good fight – the action is seamless as you duke it out with rampaging bad guys, and a wide selection of upgrades lets you customize your style, attacks and skills.
Windows 8 was designed for work and play, for today and into the future. As OEMs have produced a new class of PCs, tablets and all-in-ones with amazing touch experiences that deliver entertainment and productivity, the possibilities for new apps have begun to unfold.
Since the opening of the Windows Store at the launch of Windows 8, the number of apps available has more than quadrupled. Along with major brands such as CNN, Audible, Hulu Plusand Netflix, the Windows Store now features many top games and other entertainment apps such as Angry Birds Space, Music Maker Jam and Skulls of the Shogun. It is the combination of compelling hardware and compelling, relevant apps that really bring this story to life.
The ability of Windows 8 to work across devices is making content more portable, so people can get what they want on whatever device they’re using. Touch is making things more accessible, too: Microsoft’s own research indicates consumers search more often, share more often and multitask more easily on touch-enabled devices.
With more apps being introduced every day, Microsoft News Center has launched a new “App of the Week” series to take a look at some of the latest and greatest. Check out the slide show below for a look at some recent hits, and some of the best hardware to play (and work) with them.
