Mobile Efforts Help Propel Facebook’s Earnings Facebook was once a darling of investors, then a turnoff. Now, a year after going public, the social network seems to have settled into a more stable relationship with Wall Street. But the company has still been taking pains to prove that it can make more money from its base of more than a billion users, especially from those using Facebook on mobile devices. More
All Eyes On Facebook's Mobile Growth And Graph Search Progress Quick Take Facebook will release its Q1 2013 earnings on May 1. We expect healthy advertising revenue growth driven by improved mobile monetization and a growing user base. Margins will shrink due to higher headcount related costs and infrastructure investments. We’ll also look for any color on the success of Graph Search, which could be one of the key features of Facebook going forward. More
By Predicting What You Like, Hooked Makes Ads For Mobile Games Less Terrible What if mobile ads for games and other apps weren’t quite as random as the standard dating service and fantasy game fare, but actually showed some effort in reaching you, the individual user? An app discovery platform, Hooked, has been trying to do that in the chaotic marketplace of Android app stores. More
New York Proposes Raising Minimum Age for Cigarette Purchases Young New Yorkers would not be able to buy cigarettes until they were 21, up from the current 18, under a proposal advanced Monday by Dr. Thomas A. Farley, the city’s health commissioner, and Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker. More
Detroit passes resolution as it gets closer to restricting marijuana and e-cigarette ads Detroit already restricts ads for alcohol and tobacco within a 1,000-foot radius of child care centers, schools. Now, it may restrict pot, e-cigarette ads. 11/19/2024 - 9:12 am | View Link
ChatGPT is incredibly versatile, but its responses sometimes feel too generic. The secret to unlocking its potential lies in giving it a role to play. By framing ChatGPT as an expert, whether thats a financial planner, historian, or chef, you can transform basic answers into detailed, next-level insights.
WhatsApp voice messages are really convenient if you want to say something without typing it out, but recipients can't always hear them. Perhaps they're out and about and can't listen to the message as easily as they could read. Fortunately, WhatsApp is combining the best of both worlds by adding transcripts for voice messages, so you'll never have to awkwardly listen to a message at a library ever again.
Auto-enhancing photos is an easy way to edit your pictures without spending hours in front of a screen. However, it isnt always the one-and-done solution that you may think it is. I use auto-enhance in some scenarios, but not all of the time.
Improving the quality of the voice recordings on your iPhone is easier than you think. Whether you're recording an interview, podcast, voiceover, or something else, there are several steps you can take to make your iPhone voice recordings sound better. Lets explore some of these tips.