Tech Companies Take to April Fooling
Google, LinkedIn and others have engineered April Fools’ jokes for their users today. YouTube, for instance, has kicked off the April Fools' festivities with a celebration of its "100th birthday" — a journey into what YouTube might have looked like in 1911, if YouTube or the Internet existed back then.
Facebook Profile to Page Migrations Prove Difficult
Users who want to migrate from a traditional Facebook Profile to a Facebook Page might want to think twice, reporter Christina Warren has discovered.
Twitter Kills Unpopular “Quick Bar”
Twitter has gotten rid of the widely unpopular Quick Bar, a relatively new feature that floated at the top of the Twitter timeline in its official apps for the iPhone and iPad.
GoDaddy CEO Shoots Elephant, Injures Brand
A video of GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons shooting an elephant in Zimbabwe made the rounds Thursday, causing the domain registry company to become a Google Hot Topic and the subject of criticism. Parsons tried to explain what really happened in follow-up interview.
HTC Thunderbolt Outselling iPhone in Some Verizon Stores
In a poll of 150 Verizon Wireless stores, 28% said that the HTC ThunderBolt is outselling the iPhone. Of course, many Verizon iPhones are purchased elsewhere, including Best Buy and Apple online and retail locations.
Further News
- Google has released Page Speed Online, a Google Labs project that analyzes any website for its speed and gives suggestions on how to improve it.
- The founder and CEO of iPad news...
