Alexandra's stuff: December 2011

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

In class presentation Smiley World and Fakebook

Smiley World App - Express Yourself

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This application will change your mood in just a second. It is called smiley World.

Our new application will focus on humor, jokes, presented in a form of videos or images, texts, audio and funny experiences from internet users.

You will have to create an account

When you press on the Smiley Icon, the application will automatically and randomly select the funny items, and you could rate, like or dislike. And following these ratings the items will be classified according to their popularity.

Eventually we are planning to create a social network were people can communicate and laugh together. It is planned to be like a parody of Facebook, the imaginary name is Fakebook.

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Article: U.S. Kids Looking Forward to “iHoliday” 2011 or Santa Claus Please gring me iPad 4 for Christmas.

That’s so cute and at the same time so surprising how fast children adopt new technology! The author of the article gives an insight on the ‘Whishing list’ for Xmas, version 2011. He shows us some statistics on what young Americans between 6 and 13 ask Santa Claus to bring them for Xmas. The times of Barbies and teddy bears have passed; the digital gadgets are stepping in with the iPad leading the list with nearly half (44%) of kids expressing interest in the product. Many children are also asking for gaming devices, Nintendo 3DS (25%) and Kinect for Xbox 360 (23%). It is obvious that children and teens are becoming the main target for existing and emerging technologies and electronics markets. The companies should be very inventive now taking into consideration that 7 years old children playing with iPads will ask for something more complex when they are 20, we are looking forward to see a very demanding and exigent clients ‘new-technology-wise’.

To read more click here :

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/us-kids-looking-forward-to-iholiday-2011/

Assignment Session 5: Pandora radio for iPhone Mobile Application

A great gift for music lovers.

One of the most popular mobile applications! And it’s free!The application has been installed more than 10 million times, according to statistics on Google's Android Market. Pandora Radio is your own free personalized radio now available to stream music on your iPhone or iPad. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a "station" that plays their music and more music like it. Already a Pandora user? Even easier. Just log in. Pandora on the iPhone is fully integrated with Pandora on the web. Enjoy all your existing stations - and create new ones right from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Users who like it also mentioned that it’s good not to have the advertising every 5 minutes as they integrate the ads every 20 minutes approximately.

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

If I was to grade my blog, I would position it between ‘Analytic’ and ‘Insightful’. I usually spends several hours on the analysis so I am quite satisfied with my work, however I could improve the ‘Articles’ part, being less descriptive and more insightful in the conclusion.

Monday, 5 December 2011

Article : Puerto Rico Posts Strong Tourism Gains

Being particularly interested in Hospitality Industry in Central America region, I have set up some Google alerts about this specific area, as I think that Central American countries have an outstanding tourism potential due to the mild tropical climate ideal for sea and sun holidays, reach cultural heritage and welcoming optimistic spirit! It was quite interesting for me to read that Puerto Rico is doing great in attracting the tourists this year with creating in 2010 the program called ‘ Puerto Rico does it better’ with the help of US investments.

The "Puerto Rico Does It Better" campaign is turning the Island into a best Caribbean hotspot and is directly responsible for an inbound tourism to Puerto Rico, especially of the US travelers, that is providing a strong boost to the local economy. Since the launch of "Puerto Rico Does It Better" in 2010, the Island has experienced consistent growth in its hospitality industry, now boasting the highest hotel occupancy rate in the Caribbean.

US is investing 20 million dollars in the campaign and this year's program places an emphasis on social media to reach American tourists. This includes search engine marketing and optimization, the launch of official Twitter feeds, YouTube videos, new Smartphone applications and many others.