Google+ Plus dominated the technology headlines and discussion forums this week, but below are some less "ground-breaking", but still noteworthy, announcements for the week of July 18th, 2011.
Nebraska: Local Technology News
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will be trialling QR Code technology during the Hall County Fair to try and increase agriculture awareness and education.
Nebraska's top federal law enforcement professionals state new tracking technology has lead to a rise in Internet exploitation indictments and cases to their highest levels in five years.
United States: National Technology News
Travel sites witness seasonal surge as summertime officially commences. Kids' summer vacation also prompts visits to sporting goods and toy sites.
Back in 2009 Google launched their public URL shortner goo.gl and this week they announced the official g.co shortened url that guarantees you are going to a Google product or service page.
A raft of computer and software vendor financial results this week, including reports from IBM, Intel, Apple and Microsoft, revealed some record quarterly results and a healthy market for business technology, though clouds remain for segments of the consumer arena.
World: Global Technology News
It is probably no surprise that China dominates the list of the most accessed internet sites outside of the US, according to the web information tracking firm Alexa. But besides China’s online presence, Google is the king pin of the web wordwide by a landslide.
The number of start ups in the U.K.’s Tech City has more than doubled since the government-led initiative was launched last year, according to the official in charge.
Comments