SEAN TINER

This month, Apple updated its iPhone operating system to the new iOS7. From its brilliant aesthetic layout to several internal updates, such as enhanced camera functionality, there are several new features that bring applause Apple's iOS team. 250+ Unread emails after the iOS7 update However, one of my dislikes is how my email inbox suddenly displayed 250+ unread messages. The majority of these unread emails were being imported from my Gmail account. Some of these unread messages dated back to 2005; 3 years before the first iPhone was released. I already seen all these emails – either they were single word email received responses with "ok" or "thanks" or they were sales emails from online retailers and I was not interesting in reading them. In an effort to display less then ten emails in my email icon, I figured out how to quickly mark all of the emails as "read."  3 Simple Steps to Marking All Gmails as "Read"  It'...

(Google Lab's Browser Size ) The next time you make website edits, consider the different browser sizes of your target audience. Although it can be beneficial to place interactive features in aesthetic locations, not all of your target audience may easily find them. Google Lab's Browser Size allows designers, programmers, and online managers to easily audit websites and see calls-to-action that visitors may miss.

To celebrate its tenth birthday, Google launched Project 10^100 a "call for ideas that could help as many people as possible, and a program to bring the best of those ideas to life." The ten best ideas will each receive a ten million dollar grant. In an era where $2 million will buy a 30 second commercial spot on the Super Bowl, Google's cause-related marketing project will positively impact the world for the long term.

Here’s an idea for you …Facebook & Myspace. Imagine if you can make money of your social networking profile? The same way that application and website developers (and bloggers) monetize their websites with small pay per click advertisements. Blogspot and .mac accounts already allow individuals to easily incorporate Google’s Adsense advertisements into their websites. According to Google's 2007 Annual Report , the company earned a total of $16,512.6 (million USD) of total advertising revenue and 5,787.9 (million USD) from Google's Network of partner web sites (individuals and companies who make money from posting Google's ads on their websites). (Google's 2007 Annual Report, screen shot of advertising revenue) Doesn’t register? …Well to make it clear and simple, I make money from this blog (see the advertisements at the top). Not much at this point (in fact, it doesn’t pay to fill up my SUV these days) , but nonetheless it’s still money. Although, I blog as a medi...

Global Facts: 1.5 Billion TV Sets 1.0 Billion Internet Users & 3.0 BILLION Mobile Phone Users!* The Internet continually transforms the landscape of contemporary communication. From custom social networking pages (like Myspace & Facebook) to VOIP (voice over internet protocol) , Web 2.0 and open source coding allows people the customization and freedom of a world tailored to their individual needs. The fact that there are 2.0 BILLION more mobile phone users then Internet users, creates a dreamworld for any company or brand. Imagine sharing your ideas with 3 times the amount of viewers, specifically to a respective target audience. On a micro scale, this may sound trivial, but imagine if you a global brand. For example, imagine you are Nike . Traditionally, Nike placed an advertisement on TV or in a printed publication. They selected a television show or periodical that appealed to their target audience: sports enthusiasts . This allowed the brand to reach a portion of the...

(Excerpt from my thesis: Thinking Beyond Web 2.0: Leveraging the Dynamics of Generation-Y to Build Business ) "Have you been Googled? Odds are ....YES! Either it was by an employer, an old friend or that inquisitive neighbor. Here are 5 Simple Rules for Companies or People in our Web 2.0 Era: First: People Google One Another. Accept it. We live in an era, where if your company does not have a website or you do not have a social networking profile …you are either living in the stone ages or are too old school. Human beings are inquisitive and constantly desiring to know information about each other. The more interesting and stimulating content that is online via a traditional website, web 2.0 site or blog …the better. ...This leads me to my second point... Second : Control The Content If you have pictures of yourself doing a keg stand at a frat party or getting down with Cheech and Chong …this may not be the best content to have tagged or posted to your Facebook or Myspace profi...