{"id":6108,"date":"2011-01-11T19:42:46","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T00:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrealestateblog.com\/?p=6108"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:24:11","slug":"the-report-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/the-report-37\/","title":{"rendered":"The REport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Happy 1\/11\/11!\u00a0 It is a numerologists dream.\u00a0 Not to mention a great opportunity for a marketing stunt.\u00a0 A new museum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/features\/visualarts\/new-dal237-museum-opens-with-surreal-pomp-in-downtown-st-petersburg\/1144753\">dedicated to the late surrealist painter Salvador Dali<\/a> opened in Florida today, 1\/1\/11 at 11:11AM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Speaking of stunts, <a href=\"http:\/\/weeklyworldnews.com\/headlines\/27321\/facebook-will-end-on-march-15th\/\">Weekly World News<\/a> pulled a fast one on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/TECH\/social.media\/01\/10\/fb.shutdown.rumor.mashable\/\">tens of thousands<\/a> of Facebook fans when it proclaimed the social media giant would cease operations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/lifestyle\/2011\/01\/09\/2011-01-09_rumors_of_facebook_shutting_down_leaves_users_panicking_looking_for_other_social.html\">March 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/a> of this year.\u00a0 Rest assured, status updaters, the rumor that Facebook is pulling the plug was just a fun headline.\u00a0 It turns out a lot of people believed it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Where do you tweet? \u00a0It is likely on-the-go from your smartphone a large percentage of the time. \u00a0At CES, Twitter\u2019s CEO said that <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/01\/07\/40-of-all-tweets-come-from-mobile\/\">40 percent of all tweets<\/a> are from mobile devices, up from around 20 percent to 25 percent a year ago. \u00a0I can only see that number growing significantly higher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Speaking of CES &#8212; which had its <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ft.com\/fttechhub\/2011\/01\/ces-attendance-is-best-in-three-years\/\">best turnout<\/a> in three years &#8212; the hottest gadgets are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiercecio.com\/story\/tablets-dominated-ces\/2011-01-10\">tablets<\/a> and anything 3D. \u00a0Tablets, of course, were the most buzzed about items this year with many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9204258\/CES_11_tablets_worth_watching?taxonomyId=89\">companies releasing their own versions<\/a> in hopes of competing with the iPad. \u00a0A tall order since iPad has <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/apple\/why-the-ipads-95-5-market-share-means-nothing-yet\">95.5% market share.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Outside tablets, CES was all about 4G and 3D.\u00a0 AT&amp;T and Verizon announced <a href=\"http:\/\/broadbandbreakfast.com\/2011\/01\/las-vegas-ground-zero-for-the-battle-of-4g-wireless-technologies\/\">4G mobile phones.<\/a> And a new slate of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/TECH\/gaming.gadgets\/01\/10\/ces.big.ideas\/\">3D TVs<\/a> will help viewers ditch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddyholly.ca\/ras\/images\/BHreal1.jpg\">Buddy Holly<\/a> look as manufacturers previewed sleeker versions sans glasses.\u00a0 Confused about what 4G means?\u00a0 You are not alone. According to the Nielsen Company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/scitech\/article843576.ece\/4G-great-at-CES---but-what-does-it-mean\">almost half of those aware of 4G<\/a> couldn\u2019t explain it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are an Apple user, check out the new <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/techbytes-verizone-iphone-mac-app-store-android\/story?id=12564263\">Mac App Store<\/a>, which with over <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/01\/06\/apple-launches-mac-app-store-with-more-than-1000-apps\/\">1,000 free and paid applications<\/a>, had one million downloads on its first day.\u00a0 With far fewer apps than the iPhone site, think of it like an app convenience store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you have a philanthropic side, you will be happy to know that you can <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/01\/04\/viso-give-youtube\/\">support a charity by watching YouTube videos.<\/a> VisoGive aggregates pre-existing video content from non-profits and lets users watch their favorites. \u00a0What causes are you passionate about?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Finally, I\u2019d like to offer my deepest condolences to the victims of the tragedy in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-503544_162-20027999-503544.html\">Tucson<\/a> their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 1\/11\/11!\u00a0 It is a numerologists dream.\u00a0 Not to mention a great opportunity for a marketing stunt.\u00a0 A new museum dedicated to the late surrealist painter Salvador Dali opened in Florida today, 1\/1\/11 at 11:11AM. 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