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WP Super Cache Vs. W3 Total Cache

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WP Super Cache Vs. W3 Total Cache

WordPress cache plugins are often freely available and helps one work in improving the speed of his/her blog. Firstly in trying to distinguish between WordPress super cache and W3 Total Cache, it’s important to note that with WordPress super cache plugin, it’s possible to convert dynamic pages into static files (HTML files) from a WordPress blog though it falls short of important features like database cache, browser cache, CDN support and page caching that are offered in the W3 Total Cache plugin.

Facebook Announces They Will Begin To Publish Mobile Games

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Facebook Announces They Will Begin To Publish Mobile Games

On July 30, 2013, Facebook has decided to announce that they will begin to publish games for mobile platforms.  The announcement took place at the Casual Connect Conference in San Francisco, California.  They are sharing the news in San Francisco in the hopes that the technologically-apt environment of Northern California will offer a number of developers that are looking to join their new game publishing effort.

Affiliate Summit East 2013 Fast Approaching

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Affiliate Summit East 2013 Fast Approaching

Affiliate Summit East 2013 is August 18-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The sold out conference includes educational sessions and focuses on networking and hot trends in affiliate marketing. Early check in is on Saturday evening from 4 to 8 p.m.

Educational sessions include latest industry issues and trends as well as information from experts in affiliate marketing. Topics include authority blogs, marketing campaigns, liability issues, mobile click to call, and landing pages and FTC compliance, among many others. The exhibit hall will be filled with affiliates, vendors, merchants, and networks for face to face marketing. I went to both the Affiliate Summit conferences in 2011 but couldn’t convince my wife to go to Philly this time. Hopefully Nevada in the West 2014.

How to Develop Mobile apps for your website?

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How to Develop Mobile apps for your website?

The number of mobile phone users in the world are increasing day by day and at least 60% of them use it to browse the Internet and stay connected with the online world. In such a scenario, having a mobile version of your website is extremely necessary. Here in lies the importance of mobile app development.

It is sad to note that most of the websites present in the world are not compatible to view with in a mobile version. To avoid such an embarrassment, let us create a mobile version for our website easily.Here We will go through 3 methods for mobile app development of our website.

Technology Startup Funding Sources

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Technology Startup Funding Sources

Any startup business or company, from fine arts to music to technology, will require some major funding to launch. In this situation, there are ultimately four methods for attaining the necessary capital.

Startup Funding Methods

-Bootstrapping: similar to the term "penny pinching" in which personal capital is used
-Series A financing: essentially a loan; available once company has slightly proven itself
-Love Money: funds obtained from friends and family
-Seed (also known as angel) financing: venture capital

Microsoft Shuts Down TechNet

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Microsoft Shuts Down TechNet

One of the staples of the past fifteen years for both information technology workers and computer enthusiasts has been Microsoft's TechNet, a website and monthly subscription that that allowed for information, discussion, and updates in the IT community.  Yet all good things must come to an end and Microsoft announced it would shut down the TechNet community in the near future, with no new subscriptions after August 31st and a complete shut-down of all services by October of 2014. 

AOL Reader - A Replacement For Google's RSS Reader?

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AOL Reader - A Replacement For Google's RSS Reader?

It is difficult to understand why Google would end its RSS reader service, especially as dozens of copycat services have appeared to feast upon its cast-off users. AOL, perhaps better known for its virtually defunct ISP than its adoption of modern conveniences, has jumped into the fray with the AOL Reader. The product incorporates many of Google's features into a speedy pattern, making it a relatively useful alternative for those who feel lost in the new market.

Steve Jobs Paperback Bio Pre-Sales Exceed All Expectation

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Steve Jobs Paperback Bio Pre-Sales Exceed All Expectation

The world awaits this great paperback that is due to be released in September and the Steve Jobs paperback bio certainly ranks number one of many wish lists. This man was one of the most inspirational people that ever walked this earth and his words of wisdom were a breath of fresh air. Steve's life may have been cruelly cut short but he has left an incredible legacy in his wake. It is no wonder that the Steve Jobs paperback pre-orders have already exceeded all expectation. The photograph on front cover of the Steve Jobs paperback is bewitching -- a portrait of Jobs as a handsome, virile and innovative young man.

10 Billion Dollars Paid To Apple App Store Developers

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10 Billion Dollars Paid To Apple App Store Developers

According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple has paid app store developers $10 billion since 2008 -- more than three times that of all the other platforms combined! Apps have been downloaded over 50 billions times, and the numbers are rising every day.

In fact, half of that $10 billion has actually been paid out within the last year -- showing the astronomical growth of the industry. Not only within the Apple App Store, app developers are seeing a boom in their field like never before.

Foxconn Developing A Minimum Of 5 Firefox OS Devices

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Foxconn Developing A Minimum Of 5 Firefox OS Devices

The nascent Mozilla Firefox OS, which hopes to become the third most popular operating system in mobile devices, has added an important ally to its roster. Foxconn, the frontrunner in contract electronics manufacturing has announced that it will be developing at least 5 devices running on the FireFoX OS.  Young Liu, Foxconn's general manager has indicated that the company may develop smartphones, laptops, televisions and tablets for Firefox. Meanwhile, Li Gong, Mozilla's senior-VC for mobile devices has expressed the hope that the partnership with Foxconn will help the company in attracting other manufacturers for its new OS.

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