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Google has the ability to change whenever it feels like. However, why would they want to change? The answer is, because they can. Like almost any business owner, the main goal is to make the most money possible and with some business owner’s, they will do whatever it takes to make more money. Therefore, companies like Google have the ability weaken smaller businesses so they (Google) can make more money. With a simple tweaking of their search algorithm, small businesses get affected because Google changed the way their “bots” search for websites. “Because Google has become the source of so much traffic for so many, any burp or shudder in the company’s indexes has exponential implications through the young world of search-dependent on-line businesses” (The Search, pg. 158). Therefore, our Internet Technicians (me being one of them) have to update the website and keep an eye on Google everyday to maintain our placement in their search listings.

Linkedin Social Network IPO

The debut of the social network for professionals founded by ex-PayPal executive Reid Hoffman values the nine-year-old firm at $3 billion. At about 12 times 2010 sales, its IPO is cheap compared to 78 times for Renren, the Chinese site often likened to Facebook.

Companies including Twitter, Groupon and Zynga have stoked heavy interest from investors betting on social media only getting hotter. Their shares, traded in markets for private investors, are commanding multibillion-dollar valuations.


Last week, Renren Inc, one of China's biggest social networking companies, rose 29 percent in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.


LinkedIn is valued at a discount to peers, but as a social network, it is priced several times more than the likes of Google's and Yahoo's 4 to 5 times sales.


"In terms of the potential of how profitable LinkedIn can be, that's where most people feel that its upside potential is a lot more limited than some of the others," said Jay Ritter, a professor of finance at the University of Florida.


Sources say that even Facebook's seemingly inexorable climb in valuation may be peaking. In recent weeks, a group of investors looking to sell its shares showed a willingness to settle for a lower price than they wanted.


LinkedIn, which caters to professionals and job seekers, may not enjoy the same growth prospects as Facebook.


"LinkedIn is a subset of Facebook," said IPOdesktop.com President Francis Gaskins, who was disappointed by its revenue. "It's limited by its targeted market relative to Facebook."


The company earned $15.4 million in 2010 on net revenue of $243 million from roughly 100 million users, implying a multiple of roughly more than 12 times 2010 revenue.


In contrast, Renren's shares are trading at slightly more than 78 times the estimated annualized sales for the six months that ended December 31, 2010. Facebook is valued at 35 times last year's sales.


Gaskins said LinkedIn's valuation is rich considering its price to earnings ratio of 200 times 2010 earnings.


"LinkedIn is going to try and catapult off Renren's numbers," he said. "Uninformed investors will go after it."


There's little doubt among analysts and investors that LinkedIn will do well in its public debut. "I think we're far from a bubble bursting, and these kinds of events are just going to be a fuel to help the party continue for a couple more years at least," said Eric Jackson, managing member at Ironfire Capital, which owns stock in Yahoo and Renren.


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LinkedIn said on Monday it would offer 7.84 million shares priced between $32 and $35 apiece, valuing the company at more than $3 billion.


In a government filing, LinkedIn warned that it expects its revenue growth rate to decline and its costs to rise as it ramps up hiring and re-invests in the business, and that it will lose money this year.


It cautioned that it "may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to sustain our profitability over the long term." LinkedIn makes money selling members premium subscription services, and hiring and marketing services.


LinkedIn is offering 4.8 million shares, and the rest will be sold by some of its stockholders.


Shares owned by co-founder and LinkedIn board Chairman Hoffman, who is among those stockholders selling shares in the IPO, would represent about 21.7 percent of voting power after the offering.


Other big stakeholders offering shares include Goldman Sachs, McGraw-Hill Companies Inc and Bain Capital Venture Integral Investors LLC.


Investors Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, which together own about two-fifths of the company, will not participate in the IPO.


The company expects to receive net proceeds of about $146.6 million from the IPO, based on an assumed offer price of $33.50 a share. It plans to use the proceeds toward product expansion, hiring and acquisitions.


Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and JPMorgan are among the bookrunners for the LinkedIn offering. It has applied to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LNKD."


Original Post : http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/09/us-linkedin-idUSTRE7481NS20110509

What is kiosk machine ?

An Interactive kiosk is a computer terminal featuring specialized hardware and software designed within a public exhibit that provides access to information and applications for communication, commerce, entertainment, and education.

Early underarms kiosks sometimes resembled telephone booths, but can also be used while sitting on a bench or chair. Interactive kiosks are typically placed in high foot traffic settings such as hotel lobbies or airports.

Integration of technology allows kiosks to perform a wide range of functions, evolving into self-service kiosks. For example, kiosks may enable users to enter a public utility bill account number in order to perform an online transaction, or collect cash in exchange for merchandise. Customised components such as coin hoppers, bill acceptors, card readers and thermal printers enable kiosks to meet the owner's specialised needs.

What is Samurize ?

Serious Samurize (or simply "Samurize") is a freeware system monitoring and desktop enhancement engine for Microsoft Windows.

The core of Samurize is the desktop client that displays a "config" (similar to a widget/gadget) anywhere on the screen. There is also a taskbar client, a clock client, a server, and a screensaver. The client's main purpose is to display information about the computer, such as CPU usage, available RAM/HD space, network conditions, uptime, etc..

It can also be extended by using VBScript, JScript, Perl, Python, Ruby scripts and DLL plugins, which provide virtually unlimited possibilities. There are scripts/plugins which can get weather reports, news headlines, music controllers, etc.. Samurize includes a WYSIWYG config editor used to create the configs. A "config" consists of a collection of "meters", and is saved into a INI file in the "configs" folder of the Samurize installation path. "Configs" can be packed to be shared with other users by using an included tool.

Meet some Googlers | Google Introduces some GOOGLERS !!!!

Here is list of some GOOGLERS 

• Name: Craig
• Title: Sales Engineer
• Office: Santa Monica, California, USA
• Education: BS in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from Stanford University

Why did you decide to come to Google?

After starting and running a business for several years I wanted to join an organization that was open to new ideas and where my experience and education would be fully utilized. I loved Google products and wanted to work there. I found the Sales Engineer position within Google offered me the opportunity to leverage my engineering skills and entrepreneurial spirit to make a significant impact to Google’s business.

Why do you like working at Google?

We have access to the best resources in the world to get our work done. I get to work on the entire Google product suite. I’ve had opportunities I don’t think I would have had anywhere else and I am part of a great team. The work is always interesting, challenging, and fun. I have been able to stretch myself and learn new things almost daily. I feel that the Google environment and culture are unlike anywhere else, and I am very happy that I made the decision to join. I absolutely love being here and can’t imagine working anywhere else at this point.

What is unique about your role?

Sales Engineers at Google have a unique role in helping to close large, global deals, while also maintaining and being able to use our technical skills. We are a small team with a big impact. We work on building large partnerships with premier, big-name companies using Google technology. It's a unique group for engineers who want to build a career in the business field. It’s really exciting to get to see how my work impacts Google’s bottom line.

How to Post on Blogger With your Mobile

Post From Your Mobile

When you send texts to BLOGGR (256447) or photos to go@blogger.com from your mobile device they're automatically posted to your new blog.

How it works

MMS

• First send an MMS or email with the word 'REGISTER' to go@blogger.com.

• We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.

• Post to your new mobile blog or use the claim code to link your phone to a different blog.

• To unlink your device from Blogger, send an MMS or email with word 'UNREGISTER' to go@blogger.com.

or use SMS

• First send an SMS with the word 'REGISTER' to BLOGGR (256447)

• We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.

• Post to your new mobile blog or use the claim code to link your phone to a different blog.

• To opt out of receiving SMS messages to your phone, text STOP to BLOGGR (256447)

• To get help from your mobile device, text HELP to BLOGGR (256447)

• To unlink your device from Blogger, text UNREGISTER to BLOGGR (256447).

Sending text messages to BLOGGR (256447) is currently available for US phone numbers only.
Devices and more

Blogger Mobile works with any device that can send texts via SMS or email via MMS. Google does not charge for this service. Standard message charges apply.


For more information visit http://www.blogger.com/mobile-start.g

Airtel iphone 4 Has Released Today

At Last Airtel has launched Airtel iphone 4 today.

Airtel and Aircel will launch the famed Apple iPhone 4 today in India, which has been priced at Rs 34,500 and Rs 40,900 for the 16GB and 32GB versions respectively.

Aircel, which made the announcement of the launch a little earlier than Airtel, will be offering 100 per cent value back to its iPhone users though two plans. Aircel postpaid customers can avail up to 100 per cent of the value of the iPhone 4 as talktime and data spread over a time period of 24 months.

Under the Advantage Money Back Plan, Aircel is offering up to 50 per cent of the value of the handset to its postpaid customers. While, Premium Money Back plan offers up to 100 per cent money back over a two year period. Both these plans are available for 16 and 32 GB iPhone versions.

Aircel users will also get up to 1GB free 3G data (depending on the plan) usage and after that users will automatically be switched to 2G data plan for which they will be charged at 10 paisa per KB. Aircel has kept the tariffs simple with both local and national call charges at 1 paisa /second.

Airtel Plan

Airtel is offering 50 per cent savings (per month) with plans ranging from Rs 600 to Rs 2,000. The person, using the Rs 2,000 pack, will save Rs 24,000 over a period of two years.

In Rs 2,000, Airtel is giving 1900 minutes of Airtel to Airtel calls and 1,350 MB of data at 3G speed. You will also get 2,000 local SMS free. If you subscribe for the Rs 600 plan, you will get 550 minutes of Airtel to Airtel local calls, 500 local SMS and 300 MB of 3G data.

The iPhone 4 comes with a sleek, sharp and thinner design than its predecessor. The fourth-generation model of Apple iPhone comes with a 3.5 inch screen with 640 X 960 pixel resolution known as the Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, and FaceTime for video calling.

The phone has iOS 4 as its operating system, which offers features like multitasking, spell check, folders, iBooks and a host of cool new features.

The phone has a 5 megapixel camera as compared to the 3 megapixel in the earlier version. The camera has an LED flash also for illumination and it has a front VGA camera to support video calling.

For connectivity, it has WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI and GPS. The device promises seven hours of 3G talk time, six hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video and 40 hours of music playback.

The iPhone 4 comes with a price tag of Rs 34,500 for the 16 GB model, and Rs 40,900 for 32GB model along with tariff plan options available in both prepaid and postpaid versions.

Source Url : -http://mytechupdated.blogspot.com/2011/05/airtel-iphone-4-launched-today.html

How to increase facebook fans in 24 Hours

There are 20 tips which could increase your Facebook Fan :-

1-Connect your twitter with Facebook Page .

2-Insert Link of your Facebook Page in Your Twitter , Blog and Website.

3- Like Facebook Pages of other people.

4-Use http://increasr.com/ for increasing Fan.

5-Make your Facebook like This http://www.facebook.com/digital.inspiration and like this http://www.facebook.com/searchengineoptimizationdelhi also.

6-Invite your facebook friends to like your page by using Mass Accept script Greasemonkey.

7-Use Multimedia objects like images and Videos on Main Page of your Fan Page.

8-Address and Website address Should be correct.

9- Invite Your Email and Ezine Subscribers

10-Add to Your Email Signature Block

11-Use Facebook Applications

12-Integrate the Facebook Comment Feature

13-Get Fans to Tag Photos

14- Load Videos and Embed on Your Site

15-Place Facebook Ads

16-Get Fans to Join Via SMS

17-Add a Link on Your Personal Profile

18-Post a link on a Facebook wall

19-Provide high quality updates

20-Autograph Other Fan Pages

How to find jobs in GOOGLE INC | Work With GOOGLE

If you are interested in working with Google then definitely following links will help you :- 

WORK WITH G()()GLE

http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/index.html

• @googlejobs
• Life at Google channel
• Life at Google Buzz
• Google Careers
• Life at Google page

What is Computer Vision Syndrome - Symptoms & Prevention

What is computer vision syndrome ?

Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a temporary condition resulting from focusing the eyes on a computer display for protracted, uninterrupted periods of time. Some symptoms of CVS include headaches, blurred vision, neck pain, redness in the eyes, fatigue, eye strain, dry, irritated eyes, double vision, polyopia, and difficulty refocusing the eyes. These symptoms can be further aggravated by improper lighting conditions (ie. bright overhead lighting or glare) or air moving past the eyes (e.g. overhead vents, direct air from a fan).

Prevalence

According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, computer vision syndrome affects some 90% of the people who spend three hours or more a day at a computer.

Therapy

Dry eye is a major symptom that is targeted in the therapy of CVS. The use of over-the-counter artificial-tear solutions can reduce the effects of dry eye in CVS.

Asthenopic symptoms in the eye are responsible for much of the morbidity in CVS. Proper rest to the eye and its muscles is recommended to relieve the associated eye strain. Various catch-phrases have been used to spread awareness about giving rest to the eyes while working on computers. A routinely recommended approach is to consciously blink the eyes every now and then (this helps replenish the tear film) and to look out the window to a distant object or to the sky—doing so provides rest to the ciliary muscles. One of the catch phrases is the "20-20-20 rule": every 20 minutes, focus the eyes on an object 20 feet (6 meters) away for 20 seconds. This basically gives a convenient distance and timeframe for a person to follow the advice from the optometrist and ophthalmologist. Otherwise, the patient is advised to close his/her eyes (which has a similar effect) for 20 seconds, at least every half hour.

Decreased focusing capability is mitigated by wearing a small plus-powered (+1.00 to +1.50) over-the-counter pair of eyeglasses. Wearing these eyeglasses helps such patients regain their ability to focus on near objects. People who are engaged in other occupations—such as tailors engaged in embroidery—can experience similar symptoms and can be helped by these glasses.

Treatment for Computer Vision Syndrome

There are a number of over-the-counter eye drops you can buy to treat the symptom of dry eyes. But prevention is always better than cure.

As preventative measures you can do the following:

Follow The 10-10-10 Rule - When using a computer, look at an object 10 feet away, for 10 seconds, every 10 minutes. This relieves stress on the ciliary muscles and prevents the progression of myopia.

Blink More Often - Remember to consciously blink every now and then to replenish the tear film and prevent dry eyes.

Use Proper Lighting - Eye strain is often caused by extreme light contrast, such as excessively bright light from a window or the glare of a computer screen. Close drapes or blinds and reduce ambient lighting to lower levels.

Upgrade Your Computer Monitor - Modern LCD monitors are less likely to cause Computer Vision Syndrome than the old bulky CRT monitors. They have anti-reflective surfaces and a higher refresh rate so you don't have any flicker. Choose a screen size of at least 19 inches.

Relax with an Eye Mask - Give your eyes a rest after a long day at the computer screen. Wear a therapeutic eye mask that can be cooled or heated for fast and effective relief of eye strain, headaches and muscle tension.

Do Eye Exercises - If you are already suffering from blurry vision and worry about further vision deterioration, I recommend daily eye exercises for a set number of weeks. They can help strengthen and relax the eye muscles, which can increase your natural flexibility and focus.

What Are the Symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)?

Following are some common symptoms that people suffering from of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) experience and how to prevent them.

Headaches

Squinting is the natural reaction of the eyes to the glare of the computer screen from fluorescent lights, direct sunlight from a window, or even from too much contrast between the displayed text on a screen and its background (intersights). Squinting is a primary cause of headaches, but headaches and pain in the forehead can also be attributed to the annoyance of looking at fuzzy-edged pixels on a computer screen.

The problem with staring at fuzzy pixels can be solved by purchasing a pair of glasses specifically designed to help your eyes focus on the unevenness of the pixels. These glasses can also be tinted to reduce the glare of the computer screen (eye2eye). Computer screen covers can also be purchased to reduce the glare of the screen.

Neck Pain

Neck pain can be caused in two ways. Eye glasses only use a small part of their lenses for the focusing of intermediate ranges. The neck and shoulders constantly move in an effort to view the screen clearly through this tiny part of the lenses, so the glasses that the person is wearing are the main contributors of the problem. If the person is not wearing eye glasses, then the pain is usually from the neck trying to compensate for the eye muscles being fatigued (intersights).

The neck will become sore when it's trying to compensate for tired eyes. Simply taking short breaks from the computer screen when the eyes begin to feel tired can this (intersights). If the person experiencing the neck pain is wearing multi-focal lens glasses, then merely useing a pair of single-vision glasses when working at a computer should get rid of the pain (intersights).

Burning Eyes

The longer a person looks at a computer screen, the more tired their eyes become, and the less that person blinks. Blinking is essential to maintaining a layer of water over the eyes. When blinking slows down, the eyes become drier which leads to the burning sensation (intersights).

Keeping the eyes from becoming tired will keep them from becoming dry. Preventing eye fatigue is done by simply taking short breaks from the computer screen when the eyes begin to feel tired. This will keep the eyes blinking at a normal rate and the layer of water on them will be maintained.

Double Vision

Eye muscles cramp up because people tend to stare at the computer screen as a result of fuzzy-edged pixels. When the muscles that control your eyes cramp up, double or blurred vision occurs. When a person looks up from their computer, their cramped eye muscles will cause blurred or double vision (intersights).

Glasses that are designed to prevent squinting at pixels may. Whenever the eyes get tired, a break of a few minutes from the computer screen is usually enough to get rid of the symptoms (eye2eye).

What is Google Gravity ?

Google Gravity is a advanced java script code which make google search funny and attractive.
Search in Google "GOOGLE GRAVITY" and click I'm feeling luck button. and You will see the Google gravity effect in Search.

More information visit http://www.flashpic.org/demo/free/code/google-gravity/

Clean Ubuntu System

After using Ubuntu for a long time, chances are you'll end up with junks in your system. By junk I mean packages you installed but no longer in use and temporary/cache files.

I usually use two program time and again to clean my system. They are bleachbit and computer-janitor

Bleachbit

Bleachbit is similart to ccleaner in Windows. It removes your temporary files and cache files. For eg: your browser history, cookies, temporary files and your bash history and so on.

Computer-janitor

Computer-janitor removes the old unused package. Be careful with this, it will also mark software installed from other source for removal.