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		<title>Easiest Guide to Website Submission on Google Places</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past few weeks we’ve been posting tutorials about how to use some powerful and free SEO tools to help you improve your WordPress site’s rankings with search engines. Whether your site runs on WordPress or not, you don’t want to neglect the opportunity to promote your business and get some attention online using Google Places.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">What do you <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/35-interesting-but-lesser-known-facts-about-google-the-search-engine-king/http://">know about Google, the Search Engine King</a>, recently? As of May 21, 2012, the <strong>number one search engine</strong> has approximately 1.4 billion visits. This figure accounts for 65.17% of all queries. However, this is not the only amazing information about the World Wide Web. Did you know that around 2.2 billion people across the globe have logged on the Internet for the first quarter of 2012? Before we dive into <strong>how to get listed in Google Places and get tons of FREE organic traffic</strong>, lets do some more number-crunching.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">From the above number, an estimated 70-80% of users focus more on organic search results than on paid adverts. Additionally, approximately 75% of individuals only look for information on the first <strong>search engine result page (SERP)</strong>. Furthermore, a study has discovered that most websites receive around 41% of their traffic through search and only 11% from some social media platforms.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What do all these statistics mean to you then? These figures indicate that if you want to build a credible and strong marketing campaign, you can combine your traditional methods (e.g. print adverts, TV commercial, etc.) with modern strategies (e.g. <strong>pay-per-click, <a href="http://techchunks.com/blogging/top-five-best-tips-on-how-to-sell-ads-on-your-blog/">online advertising</a>, SEO</strong>, etc.). Now, there is a huge importance in establishing both a storefront and eCommerce website.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6316" title="How to Submit Your Business to Google Places and Get Tons of FREE Traffic" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/How-to-Submit-Your-Business-to-Google-Places-and-Get-Tons-of-FREE-Traffic.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="271" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When you have the latter, you can cater to your customers’ needs any time of the day. Plus, you can promote your business without spending a big budget. When you have the former, you can take advantage of the fact that Google receives over 2 billion location-based searches each month.<span id="more-6315"></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How to Submit Your Business to Google Places and Get Tons of FREE Traffic?</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">How is this possible? You can be one of the <strong>businesses that consumers spot online by signing up for Google Places</strong>. <em>Google Places </em>is an application programming interface (API), which allows you to <strong>enlist your trade location</strong>. Place Pages connect people to information from the best sources across the web, displaying photos, reviews and essential facts, as well as real-time updates and offers from business owners.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Once you have established and have <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/seo/">optimized your listing page</a>, you can rank in search results whenever potential customers shop around for offers within your niche and area.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Google lists everything  from restaurants and hotels to dry cleaners and bike shops, as well as non-business places like museums, schools and parks. It sounds like a great opportunity for your company. And, the best advantage of all is that it does not charge you a penny! With that said, <strong>sign up for Google Places using these simple steps</strong>.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Step 1: Go to Google Places and click “List Your Business”</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» Go to google.com/places and choose “Get started”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» Log in using your Google (or Gmail) account or create one (that is, if you do not have one yet). If it is the latter, click on “Sign Up” at the top right corner (check out the next image for reference).</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Step 2: Check if your Business has already been Picked up by Google Places</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» The moment you have logged in or created an account and are already on the Places page, choose your country and type in your company’s phone number to help Google determine if you have a previous listing.</p>
<h2><strong>Step 3: Follow the Steps While Remembering Google Places Guidelines<br />
</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» If there is no previous listing matching yours, another page will appear asking for basic info on your business. While you are filling out the fields, take note of these reminders:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;"><em>- Provide complete details on each box.<br />
- Use a real and specific address and not your P.O. Box.<br />
- Supply as much information about your company on the “Description” field and do not forget to incorporate relevant keywords. And, by “relevant”, it refers to terms related to your niche or industry.<br />
- Enter your website to ensure that your target customers know where to find you in case they want to shop online.<br />
- Include several trade categories under “Category” as long as these associate with your offers. To do this, click on “Add another category”. </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» Upload an image of your company logo as well as those of your products or successful transactions to show potential buyers your capacity as a seller.</p>
<h2><strong>Step 4: Get your Google Places Listing Verified</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» When you are through, click on “<em>Submit</em>”, which you can see at the bottom. Now, you have to know that you need to verify or claim your listing before it actually appears on Google Maps or search results. You will <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/how-to-send-a-text-message-sms-using-email/">receive an email, SMS</a>, or phone call for this. While you can confirm through all these methods, the second and third are the quickest means.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» Sign up for Business Photos too. This way, you can give the consumers an initial look into your establishment and offers through pictures (taken by professional photographers from Google) and a 360-degree interactive tour.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">» As a last note, take time to update your Places listing each time something new comes up in your company. Additionally, upload interesting content such as videos or links to your official website. Finally, request reviews from your satisfied customers because these help in putting you at the top of search results.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Guest Author:</strong> <em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.smart-traffic.co.uk/seo-blog/author/emma/">Emma Tomlinson</a> is the Head of Retail at Smart Traffic, a leading search agency providing <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.smart-traffic.co.uk/seo-reseller.php">SEO reseller</a> packages to local and national companies. You can read more articles from me by checking out the blog section of Smart Traffic’s official website.</em></p>
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		<title>What Is the Best Way to Buy a Computer on a Budget?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 07:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to buy the best budget PC/laptop/notebook? A computer purchase can be inexpensive if you know how to configure a cheap desktop PC that will fit your budget. When you are getting ready to buy a computer with limited funds, just remember that there is always a solution to every computer purchasing problem. However, the most important parts to check when choosing a laptop are the components that are hard to upgrade: the processor, screen and graphics card. Paying a little more for a machine with a newer processor is often wise, as it'll be more future-proof.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Looking to <strong>buy the best budget <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/laptops-notebooks-and-netbooks-what-is-the-difference/">PC/laptop/notebook</a></strong>? A <em>computer purchase can be inexpensive</em> if you know how to configure a <strong>cheap desktop PC that will fit your budget</strong>. When you are getting ready to <em>buy a computer with limited funds</em>, just remember that there is always a solution to every computer purchasing problem. However, the most important parts to check when choosing a laptop are the <em>components that are hard to upgrade: the processor, screen and graphics card</em>. Paying a little more for a machine with a newer processor is often wise, as it&#8217;ll be more future-proof.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <em>best place to start when buying a computer on a budget is a larger computer manufacturer</em>. When you stick with a large manufacturer, you can leverage the company&#8217;s buying power to your advantage. Your components will cost less and you will get the highest quality possible with your limited financial resources.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6310" title="Top 5 Things to Consider Before Buying The Best Budget Laptop" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Top-5-Things-to-Consider-Before-Buying-The-Best-Budget-Laptop.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="258" /><strong></strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Processor</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Intel is a great choice for a processor. But if you are on a budget and not going to do perform any high-CPU consuming activities like <a href="http://techchunks.com/gadgets/buyers-guide-best-multi-monitor-day-trading-computer/">day-trading</a>, then it is good to know that you can choose another high quality processor and still get the speed you are looking for. Intel it still the high water mark in processors, but the competition has made huge strides in offering inexpensive alternatives. You will not be sacrificing speed when you choose any processor that a reputable computer manufacturer offers you.<span id="more-6308"></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Software Packages</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, grabbing good hardware&#8217;s only half the battle. Big software manufacturers will happily relieve you of any leftover cash in exchange for their wares.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But luckily, aside from your operating system and your antivirus software, the rest of your software is optional. Instead of clicking on a software package without reading it, you should first make certain that you will use the titles you are paying for. If you do not need a particular software package, then keep your computer pricing low by not adding the package to your system. The same goes for anti-virus/spyware and other security software. Don&#8217;t be scared into buying big corporate programs. Check out their no-spend equivalents in the Free Anti-Virus &amp; Safety Software guide.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sound and Video</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When you are on a budget, you need to expect that you will not be getting the most up to date sound and video cards in your system. However, the larger computer manufacturers offer motherboards with quality sound and video cards built into the system.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When you get sound and video built into your motherboard, just be certain that you have plenty of system memory to give your computer the speed you need. System memory is less expensive than separate audio and video cards. So you will be enjoying a cost savings when you use integrated functions in your computer.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Speakers</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A basic computer that uses basic computer speakers gives extremely full sound. Unless you have a specific program where you need true surround sound, you can save yourself a lot of money on your computer configuration by going with the basic speakers that often come with the system.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Wireless Mouse and Keyboard </strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">People love getting a wireless mouse and keyboard with their computer system, but there is really no need for it. Substituting the standard mouse and keyboard with a wireless system costs more money. In the end, the corded mouse and keyboard are more than adequate.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Also Checkout: <a href="http://techchunks.com/gadgets/top-5-best-budget-smartphones/"><em>Top 5 Best Budget Smartphones</em></a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When you use these configuration suggestions, you will be able to get the PC you want within your budget. Remember that you can upgrade your computer later as you are financially able. As long as you have a good computer to start with, then you will get your money&#8217;s worth.</p>
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		<title>Top 5 Best Android Apps For The Cloud</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short of storage on your Android smartphone? Check out our list of cloud storage options to upload your data from anywhere and access it any time. Out of the number of storage services offered for the Google Android OS based devices, we have selected these top five that offer best and simplest user experience. The Cloud servers based storage service offers capability to upload files, store them, even share with others and make them accessible from practically anywhere using a working Internet Connection.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">With big players like <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/a-legal-cloud-over-amazon-over-its-new-cloud-player/">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/google-launching-online-storage-service-google-drive/">Google</a> and <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/apples-icloud-everything-you-wanted-to-know/">Apple</a> jumping into the game, <strong>cloud computing</strong> and <strong>cloud storage</strong> is going mainstream big time and it going to become to dominant factor in years to come. To make things even more interesting, the Android Market is also booming, bringing along all the exciting apps to the table. <em>Amazon’s own Android Appstore is giving away a free paid app every day</em>, for instance.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Rather than upgrading your storage, here are a few Android apps and services that you can use right now to help you offload your data to the <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/will-clouds-turn-data-centers-into-mainstream-servers/">cloud</a> and extend your device’s capabilities. Apps that go beyond  something cool to have, but also provide great features and usability.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6300" title="Top 5 Best Android Apps For The Cloud" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Top-5-Best-Android-Apps-For-The-Cloud.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="260" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">No need to upgrade SD card or <em>buy a new Android device</em>. These awesome apps will let you store your files on the cloud,  apps that provide streaming media to help you skip downloading stuff directly to your device. If you are thinking about <strong>buying an Android smartphone</strong> or have bought one and want to start maximizing its potential then here are my <strong>top five cool Android apps for cloud</strong>:<span id="more-6299"></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Dropbox</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Dropbox </strong>is deemed <strong>the best and one of the simplest apps</strong> in the Android Market that offers the most hassle free user experience of <strong>storing and downloading files online</strong>. Though the 2 GB storage may seem less for you, it is good enough to store documents and variety of files that can be accessed from anywhere. The app offers a no non-sense interface to upload files and mark them as favorites for offline viewing.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Android app lets you access all the files in your Dropbox from the palm of your hand, and these files can be synced from your computer or other mobile devices. And yes, you can also refer your friends to increase your free storage.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>App Link: <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dropbox.android">Dropbox</a><br />
Price: Free<br />
Requires: Android 1.5+</strong></em></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Amazon Cloud Player</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Amazon&#8217;s Cloud Drive</em> and <em>Player </em>lets you store music in the cloud. Amazon caused a stir in both the music industry and the cloud storage arena when they launched Amazon Cloud Player. This was primarily because they launched a music storage locker in the cloud without the blessings of the major players in the music industry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Within Cloud Player, which gives you <strong>5GB of free cloud storage for your music</strong>, you can access the music stored in your Cloud Drive and the music stored on your device. You can switch between these two music libraries using the &#8220;Cloud&#8221; and &#8220;Device&#8221; tabs. Play your music via the web or stream it right on your Android device using the <strong>Amazon MP3 app</strong>, which also gives you access to buy music directly from the Amazon MP3 Store. For a limited time, you can <em>get an extra 15GB of storage space simply by purchasing an album through their store.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>App Link: <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mp3">Amazon MP3</a><br />
Price: Free<br />
Requires: Android 1.6+, and you must be in the USA</strong></em></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Pandora</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Your very own personalized radio station, Pandora is great if you want music and aren’t that picky about what you’re listening to. Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio and is available to stream music on your Android phone. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tell Pandora your favorite artist, song, or classical composer and it will play a continuous stream of related music for you. No hassle with obtaining and syncing music, no reason to worry about storage space.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>App Link: <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pandora.android">Pandora Internet Radio</a><br />
Price: Free<br />
Requires: Android 1.5+</strong></em></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Netflix</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Movies, TV Shows, and video entertainment in general will eat away at your storage faster than all those apps you can’t help installing. There are a few different ways to stream video to your Android, but some lucky users now have access to Netflix. Using this app, you can watch as often as you want and resume watching where you left off on your TV or computer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This app is part of your Netflix unlimited membership. If you have a supported handset and a Netflix account, you can access their huge catalog of movies and tv shows over 3G or WiFi without using up storage on your device. There are only six officially supported devices at this time, but that number seems to be growing rapidly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>App Link: <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient">Netflix</a><br />
Price: Free<br />
Requires: Android 2.2+</strong></em></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Google Play (Music)<br />
</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not to be outdone by the likes of Amazon, Google launched their own cloud storage music locker. The service is nearly identical to Amazon’s, offering a web interface and complimentary Android application.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Google Play Music app lets you listen to your music collection anywhere. All your music is stored online, so no need to worry about syncing or storage space. Google Music also comes with access to a bunch of free music. Access your entire music library instantly with the Google Play Music app, and save your favorites for offline playback. Accounts are free (for now) and offer the ability to <em>store 20,000 songs as opposed to measuring storage in GB</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>App Link: <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music">Music</a><br />
Price: Free<br />
Requires: Android 2.2+</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Top 3 Best and Easiest Ways to Download YouTube Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why to download YouTube videos when you can watch them online? Well, you can’t be online all the time, and despite the majority of YouTube videos being nut-shots and Lady Gaga parodies, there is a lot of great content that you might want to download and watch offline. Whether you want to watch the video on your iPod while working out, insert it into a PowerPoint presentation to add some spice, or simply download a video before it’s removed, it’s quite essential to know how to download, convert, and play YouTube videos. Here are top 3 great ways/methods to download and convert YouTube videos for entertainment, fun and work.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to <strong>watch tons of interesting user generated videos, <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/youTube/">YouTube</a> is perhaps the biggest and the best online video streaming site</strong> present today. <em>YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view (flash) videos</em>. And the fact that it is owned and run by Google guarantees that the videos that you are watching are pretty fast and stream reliably because they are actually hosted on one of those fast servers (data centers) owned and maintained by Google.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Why to download YouTube videos when you can watch them online? </strong>Well, you can’t be online all the time, and despite the majority of YouTube videos being nut-shots and Lady Gaga parodies, there is a lot of great content that you might want to download and watch offline. Whether you want to <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/youtube-increases-video-upload-length-to-15-minutes/">watch YouTube video</a> on your iPod while working out, insert it into a PowerPoint presentation to add some spice, or simply download a video before it’s removed, it’s quite essential to <strong>know how to download, convert, and play YouTube videos</strong>. Here are <strong>top 3 great ways/methods to download and convert YouTube videos</strong> for entertainment, fun and work.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6281" title="Top 3 Quick (Best) Ways To Download YouTube Videos and MP3" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Top-3-Quick-Best-Ways-To-Download-YouTube-Videos-and-MP3.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="290" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There are some programs and browser extensions to do this, but we’ve found that the easiest and quickest methods in this post today. These tools and methods will let you <em>download standard quality</em> and <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/1080p-hd-is-coming-to-youtube/">high-definition YouTube movies</a> as <em>MP4 video and MP3 audio files</em>.<span id="more-6280"></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">1. (&#8216;<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Kiss</span>&#8216;) &#8216;Save&#8217; Your YouTube Video URL</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Earlier called <strong>kissyoutube.com</strong>, <strong>saveyoutube.com</strong> is perhaps the <strong>most popular and easiest way to save any YouTube video</strong> to your local computer. To download a YouTube video just go to saveyoutube.com, enter the youtube video URL to the textbox, hit enter, select your download option (from various file formats like flv, mp4, mp3 etc) and that&#8217;s it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Alternately, you just need to <strong><em>add the word ‘save’ to the YouTube video URL</em></strong> and then when you press enter in your browser&#8217;s address bar it directs you to their website where you  can download it as a .flv video or convert it other formats as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Apart from this, they have also the options to search and loop YouTube videos just by entering the YouTube URL. One thing worth keeping in mind is that this online converter requires your browser to be java enabled. So you may want to try in a java-friendly browser like Google Chrome or Safari.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">﻿<strong>2. Download Youtube Video as MP3 Audio</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Would you rather want to just <strong>download the Audio in MP3 format from a YouTube videos</strong>? Though there are tons of online as well as desktop applications to do this, <strong>Listen to YouTube</strong> is a great free online tool that lets you to convert YouTube videos to mp3 format. This is an easy process and only requires you to paste a link into a field. You can choose standard or high quality output.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are feeling lazy then simply pick any Youtube video URL and add After a few minutes, the process will finish and you will be able to download your new mp3 file. There is no limit to how many downloads you can make with this wonderful free service.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You just put in the Youtube URL and <strong>listentoyoutube.com</strong> spits out an mp3 for you to download. How cool is that?</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. For Ubuntu (Linux) Users</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you use Ubuntu (Linux), it is pretty simple. Even though you might not realize, in Linux a copy of every Youtube video automatically gets saved in the /tmp folder. So just copy it from your temp folder. To make it even easier, you can create a one-click bookmark to my .temp folder, in Ubuntu.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Disclaimer</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We are not encouraging anybody to use Youtube only for downloading videos and songs  that could be purchased on Amazon, iTunes, Beatport, or any other  digital outlet. These tools are only for video clips and songs that were nowhere  to be found.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Moreover, according to the <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/youtubes-new-parental-control-feature-adds-safety-mode-for-its-already-safe-content/">YouTube Terms of Service</a>, downloading videos is not allowed. Hence, please use these  tools cautiously and support your favorite artists by purchasing genuine copies of videos and music online. Online streaming services such as YouTube are one of the most     popular ways to view videos. But, if you are someone looking to join     a movie streaming service to watch all your favorite movies and TV     series, then why not check out <a href="http://www.netflixvslovefilm.co.uk/">LOVEFiLM vs Netflix</a>!</p>
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		<title>Gameloft Releasing &#8216;Men In Black 3&#8242; and &#8216;Asphalt 7: Heat&#8217; Games Soon [Video]</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gameloft, one of the leading game developers in the mobile space has announced that mobile versions of Men in Black 3 and Asphalt 7: Heat are slated to be released on all leading mobile platforms. In fact, Gameloft will release the official game of the 'Men In Black III', a week before the actual movie launch. The game will be available free for iPhone, iPad and Android users. It's worth noting that Gameloft had launched Iron Man 2 Game For iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch when the movie was released.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Gameloft</strong>, one of the leading game developers in the mobile space has announced that mobile versions of <strong>Men in Black 3 and Asphalt 7: Heat</strong> are slated to be released on all leading mobile platforms. In fact, <em>Gameloft will release the official game of the &#8216;Men In Black III&#8217;, a  week before the actual movie launch.</em> The game will be <strong>available free for  iPhone, iPad and Android users</strong>. It&#8217;s worth noting that Gameloft had launched <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/gameloft-releases-iron-man-2-game-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch-video/">Iron Man 2 Game</a> For iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch when the movie was released.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong><strong>Men in Black 3 Game</strong></strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Just in time for its release in theaters, <strong>Men In Black 3 for Android will be available on May 17 for free</strong>. However, MIB 3 will follow the recently popular mobile game trend of offering freemium gameplay, allowing players to make purchases within the game for weapon upgrades, unlocking levels and having access to other in-game content.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6278" title="Men in Black 3 and Asphalt 7 Heat Game Coming to Android, iOS" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Men-in-Black-3-and-Asphalt-7-Heat-Game-Coming-to-Android-iOS.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="290" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <em>game will be available for free for the users of iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets</em>. <em>MIB 3 is Gameloft’s first collaboration with gaming mogul Sony Mobile</em>, so it’ll be exciting to see what this partnership will develop together. The movie is expected do really well this summer and Gameloft is hoping to ride that train all the way to the bank.<span id="more-6277"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For the first time ever, you will be in charge of your own MIB agency. On the field you&#8217;ll embody a young agent, who, with the help of Agent O, Agent K and Frank, will fight against a new threat to humanity lead by the vile &#8211; Radiant. In the movie, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will reprise their respective roles of Agent J and Agent K in the sequel. Josh Brolin will portray a young version of K and former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger will appear as villain Lilly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The video from <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/gameloft/">Gameloft</a> is short and sweet, and hints that the game is coming to Android and iOS soon, but after giving us a glimpse of some actual in-game footage they proceed to tell us “<em>what you have just seen is NOT the Men in Black 3 game by Gameloft, this is just an experiment.</em>”Anyway, we hope the game is based on the same story line as the movie considering it promises to be an action packed entertainer.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Men in Black 3 Game for Android Teaser Video by Gameloft</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><object style="width: 700px; height: 325px;" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="700" height="325" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="play" value="false" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V25cOgGMgZM&amp;" /><embed style="width: 700px; height: 325px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="700" height="325" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V25cOgGMgZM&amp;" play="false"></embed></object></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Asphalt 7: Heat Game</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As far <strong>Asphalt 7: Heat</strong> is concerned, we can expect more cars, detailed car models and race tracks and an overall improvement in graphics. While, the official date for the Google Play launched as not be revealed, we did get a whiff of the game at last week’s <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-launched-review-features-specifications/">Samsung Galaxy S3 launch</a>, where Samsung used the game to show off some of the graphical capabilities of the new quad-core Exynos chipset powering the S3.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This is definitely going to be the <strong><a href="http://techchunks.com/video-game/gran-turismo-5-prologue-unbelievable-racing-simulation/">best racing game</a> <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/android/">for Android</a></strong> and in <strong>Asphalt 7: Heat</strong> we can expect even better graphics, intense races, and possibly a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit style game with the “heat” on your tail as you race through the streets.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So who is looking forward to this summer now? Whether you like movies or prefer games, it seems that you wont be hard pressed to find some decent entertainment.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 08:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung has just officially launched the new Galaxy flagship phone, the S III at an event in London. On May 29th, the handset will be available to buy, either on a new contract, as an upgrade, or just outright, SIM free and unlocked. But, after all the rumors and built-up expectations relating to Samsung Galaxy S III have come to pass, we wonder if it was all worth it and how Samsung's newest phone might change Android.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Samsung has just officially launched the new Galaxy flagship phone, the S III</strong> at an event in London. On <strong>May 29th, the handset will be available to buy</strong>, <em>either on a new contract, as an upgrade, or just outright, SIM free and unlocked</em>. But, after all the rumors and built-up expectations relating to <strong>Samsung Galaxy S III</strong> have come to pass, we wonder if it was all worth it and how <strong>Samsung&#8217;s newest <a href="http://techchunks.com/gadgets/top-5-awesome-smartphones-to-buy-in-2012/">super smartphone</a> might change Android</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But before we proceed with the technical features, full specifications and screen size etc, let me warn you &#8212; <strong>The Samsung Galaxy S III design is ugly</strong>. You have a first look at it and you will start wondering, &#8220;h<em>ow did something like this ever make it out of Samsung&#8217;s design studio</em>?&#8221; Don&#8217;t get me wrong; specs wise the S III is still a <strong>great smartphone</strong> that we have ever seen but megapixels and gigabytes don&#8217;t mean anything if they&#8217;re not wrapped up  in a decent package, so is the <strong>Samsung Galaxy S 3 a worthy successor to  the much-loved Galaxy S 2? </strong>Lets find out&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6272" title="Samsung Galaxy S III Launched; Features, Specifications and Review" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Launched-Features-Specifications-and-Review.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="281" /><strong></strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span id="more-6271"></span>Galaxy S III Design</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This rounded-corner design that was first seen in Galaxy S I and later dropped in the S II has now returned in the new Galaxy S III. With more rounded edges and a <a href="http://techchunks.com/gadgets/android-powered-budget-smartphone-samsung-galaxy-fit-review/">plastic form factor</a> it might not be a design that many hard-core smartphone fans are going to find attractive.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Where Samsung falls behind its direct competitor is in the actual feel of the phone. Although the sides of the white Galaxy S III and the front of the dark blue version both sport a brushed metal look, they&#8217;re made out of good old plastic. Alas, as much as we wished Samsung would move away from cheap-feeling (if sturdy) materials, the GS III is just keeping up with tradition.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, the distinctive metallic rim is seen around the phone&#8217;s edges, consistent with rest of the Samsung Galaxy flagship models. But it is disappointing not to have screen-embedded buttons in the S III, as it would have made an excellent addition to the device. Samsung has said the <strong>Galaxy S III design was inspired by nature</strong>, with its minimal and organic look that is reflected by its smooth and non-linear lines of the device. However, I&#8217;m not entirely sure  if consumers are going to agree to that!</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Samsung Galaxy S III Hardware Specs</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The handset official specs include a <strong><a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/giant-42-inch-nexus-s-at-best-buy-is-worlds-largest-android-phone-ever-video/">super large display screen</a> with 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display </strong>with a 720p resolution (1,280&#215;720 pixels), HSPA+ connectivity, an <strong>8-megapixel camera</strong>, 2,100mAh removable battery, as well as a <strong>quad-core Exynos processor</strong>. It runs <strong>Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich</strong> as its operating system, and will come in <strong>two color options</strong>: <strong>blue or white</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Samsung has also made its 2,100mAh battery removable, and the handset will come in three storage capacities: <strong>16GB, 32GB, and 64GB</strong> (this latter size won&#8217;t be immediately available). In addition, it has a <strong>microSD card slot</strong> for up to another <strong>64GB of storage</strong>. The handset will have <strong>1GB RAM</strong> for running applications.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Like the S II, the S III will feature an 8-megapixel camera and it also sports a &#8220;<strong>select your best shot</strong>&#8221; feature after taking multiple shots. The 8-megapixel camera on the new Samsung phone is integrated better than on the One X: it sits flush with the back of the phone instead of protruding from it.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Galaxy S III Release Date</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On <strong><strong>May 29th, the </strong>Samsung Galaxy S III </strong><strong><strong>will be available to buy</strong> </strong>and will launch in <strong>145 countries</strong> in partnership with 296 wireless carriers,  with the 3G HSPA+ version  set to launch in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the  Middle East in May,  while a 4G model will make its debut in the United  States, Japan, and  Korea later this summer.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Bottom-line<br />
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The<strong> plastic feeling of the Galaxy S3 won&#8217;t  appeal to all</strong>. It feels very lightweight (despite tipping the scales at  133g) in the hand, and some people will read this as <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/which-phone-to-buy-samsung-galaxy-y-vs-nokia-asha-300/">feeling a little  cheap</a>. Having said that, they did just the same for the Galaxy S II and it&#8217;s <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/samsung-sells-2-million-internet-connected-smart-tv-sets/">sales figure</a> was enough to silent any critic. I will be interested to see if I&#8217;m proven wrong this time around though.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Overall, the effect is much more like the <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/google-launches-nexus-s-samsung-phone-with-gingerbread/">Samsung Galaxy Nexus</a> than anything else – rounded edges, HD screen and whatnot. When there isn&#8217;t any doubt the processor is pretty impressive, however, there is a worry that the quad core 1.4 GHz Exynos CPU could suck battery power a little too dramatically.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But the first ever <strong>4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display screen</strong> looks great, the slick operation under the finger is  exactly what we wanted and the little touches like the rippling lock  screen do actually feel quite natural.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today while playing with Google Drive I noticed they did not display how much room I have left like they do in Gmail. While poking around I did find it. Here is a super quick tutorial on finding how much space you have left in your Google Drive.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">We had predicted <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/google-launching-online-storage-service-google-drive/">Google Drive launch</a> before it happened and the Internet is buzzing with how awesome is the <strong>FREE 5 GB of storage space</strong> that <strong>Google Drive is offering</strong>. The <em>five gigabytes of storage</em> is available free at <em><strong>drive.google.com</strong></em> and upgrades to more space on servers are available at rates set by size and country.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Google Docs online text program was described as an integral component of Drive, letting people create and collaborate on documents. Google put its search expertise to work to provide tools for people to quickly find files in their Drive accounts. Included is <strong>Goggle technology to power searches using images instead of key words</strong>.<span id="more-6261"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, have you wondered <strong>how much of storage space you are currently consuming on Google Drive</strong> and how much space is remaining? As soon as we migrated to Google Drive this was the first question that struck my mind. I wish they had a nice little counter, much like the one that they have on their Gmail login page, to show this.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But since they currently don&#8217;t show the storage usage space upfront, we decided we would spill the beans via this post. Here is a super <em>quick tutorial on finding how much space you have left in your Google Drive</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. <em>To get started open Google Drive from your Google menu.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6262" title="Google Drive menu" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Google-Drive-menu.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="60" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. <em>When your Google drive opens click on the wrench icon as shown below and click on Settings:</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6263" title="Google Drive Settings" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Google-Drive-Settings.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="324" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. <em>And that would be it! The next page that opens would display your current space usage:</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6266" title="How to Check Google Drive Available Space" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/How-to-Check-Google-Drive-Available-Space.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="283" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Please note that <em>only stored files (.PDF, .DOC, .JPG, etc.) count towards your Google Drive storage limit</em>. And <em>Google Docs formats don&#8217;t use up your storage space</em>, which is a great thing if you&#8217;d ask me.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As a side note, the talk about creating a Google Drive started about five years ago. The booming trend of <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/business-smartphone/">smartphones</a> or <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/tablet-pc/">tablets</a> being at the center of mobile lifestyles and the growing popularity of services like Gmail or YouTube hosted in the Internet cloud made the time ripe for Google Drive, executives said.</p>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 171px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;">Here is a super quick tutorial on finding how much space you have left in your Google Drive.  To get started open up Google Drive</div>
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		<title>Google Penguin Update: Top 10 Recovery Tips From Google</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Survive and Recover From Google Penguin Update? Even though the Penguin update was supposedly targeted at sites, which engaged in spammy SEO tactics it appears to have penalized a wide range of legitimate and high quality web sites. If your site or blog has been hit by this update here are some tips directly from Google and some from our own SEO experience that can help you minimize the casualty.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What is Google Penguin Update?</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are a blogger or a site owner you might probably have heard about <strong>Google Penguin Update</strong>; the <em>latest webspam killer update Google launched</em> this week in an continual attempt to <em>penalize low-quality spam sites</em> and <em>reward high quality content</em>. Like their earlier <a href="http://techchunks.com/seo/google-panda-update-seo-survival-guide-best-tips/">Panda update</a>, nobody can tell for sure what exactly Google is experimenting with this <strong>algorithm update</strong> but Google made it very clear that it’s about<em> targeting sites and blogs violating its quality guidelines</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6257" title="Google Penguin Update Top 10 Recovery Tips From Google" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Google-Penguin-Update-Top-10-Recovery-Tips-From-Google.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="274" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here’s an exact quote from <a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2012/04/another-step-to-reward-high-quality.html">the announcement</a>.<span id="more-6256"></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;"><em>In the next few days, we’re launching an important algorithm change  targeted at webspam. The change will decrease rankings for sites that we  believe are violating <strong>Google’s existing quality guidelines</strong>.  We’ve always targeted webspam in our rankings, and this algorithm  represents another improvement in our efforts to reduce webspam and  promote high quality content. Our advice for webmasters is to  focus on <strong>creating high quality sites</strong> that create a good user experience and employ white hat SEO methods instead of engaging in aggressive webspam tactics.</em></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How to Survive and Recover From Google Penguin Update Traffic Drop?</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Even though the <strong>Google Penguin update</strong>, just like its big brother <a href="http://techchunks.com/seo/how-to-optimize-a-site-after-google-panda-farmer-update/">Panda update</a>,  was supposedly targeted at sites, which engaged in <strong>spammy SEO tactics</strong> it appears to have penalized a wide range of legitimate and high quality web sites. If your site or blog has been hit by this update here are some tips directly from Google and some from our own SEO experience that can help you minimize the casualty.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1. Say NO to Hidden Text or Hidden Links </strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As obvious as it may be as to why this is a <strong>bad SEO practice</strong> still people keep doing it to trick Google and other Search Engines. Hiding text and links from normal human users and showing them to search engine spiders has been a age old spammer&#8217;s technique to boost their search engine ranking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Site owners resorting to this method of spamming often use CSS to reduce the font size, use white text over white background (to make the texts and links appear invisible to human readers but visible to search spiders), display texts and links behind images, set font size to 0 etc. If you are doing it, STOP right now. Otherwise Penguin will get you!</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2. Do NOT Use Cloaking or Shady Redirects</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cloaking is a real illegal blackhat SEO technique. Cloaking is when Search engine crawlers see one page (that is highly optimized for a certain keyword) and the visitor sees another version of the same page. They know whether it&#8217;s a crawler or a visitor based on their IP address and/or user-agent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Similarly shady redirect techniques using meta refresh, Javascript, PHP, ASP and other techniques to mislead the robots and the human eye is a bad practice and is  against Google&#8217;s guidelines. If you still use redirects for unethical SEO purposes then you risk to get penalized or banned from the index.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. Control Your OBLs (Out Bound Links)</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Having many outgoing links does          not get you any benefits in terms of ranking and could even make your          situation worse. If you must have so many OBLs on a page then consider using NOFOLLOW on links that are of low-value. In this way, a visitor can reach this          page using a link (pointing to this page) on your site. But the search spiders will          not follow the links to all these external          sites.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Also, your out-bound links should not appear as if you have sold them. Google is strictly against buying or selling of links with an intent to gain SEO value. So make sure you do not have any sponsored links  available on your blog/site. If you must have them, then make sure you have NOFOLLOWed such links.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4. Do NOT Stuff Keywords</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Keyword Stuffing</strong> is one more black-hat SEO practice done by some webmasters who stuff their pages with lot of keywords.  They use a large amount of keywords inside the post usually in form of synonyms, long tail keyword phrases that essentially mean the same and targeted at a specific set of keywords. Search engines like Google  can easily identify it and will penalize your ranking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A good way to ensure that you are NOT accidentally stuffing your articles with lot of keywords is to keep an eye on the <strong>Keyword Density</strong>. In simple words. keyword density is the ratio of keywords to the total number of words in a particular article. Usually, a keyword density of about 3% to 4% is considered optimal and you should refrain from going higher than that.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5. Don’t Send Automated Queries to Google</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, Google wouldn&#8217;t say much about this practice. But as a rule of thumb, refrain your site (blog) from automatically sending any sort of queries to Google servers (or data centers). They clearly state that they do NOT want to be queried unless you have their explicit permission to do so.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Also Read:</strong> <a href="http://techchunks.com/seo/google-panda-update-seo-survival-guide-best-tips/">SEO Guide For Surviving Google Panda Update</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In other words, do not use any third party software programs that might send queries to Google in an attempt to submit pages, check rankings, analyze, etc. Google does not recommend the use of products such as WebPosition Gold™ that send automatic or programmatic queries to Google.</p>
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		<title>Google Drive; Google’s Cloud Storage Service Launching This Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The service, to be called Google Drive, could be announced as soon as Tuesday and would be offered with both free and premium for-pay versions, the source said. Google's "cloud storage" offering will incorporate search capabilities and allow users to store pictures, notes and other documents on the Internet and access them from any Web-connected device.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Google Drive is expected to launch this week. &#8212; </strong>Google Inc is preparing to roll out a service to let consumers store photos and other content online. The move would pit <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/google/">the Internet search giant</a> against other players such as <strong>Dropbox </strong>and <strong>Box</strong>. <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">UPDATE!</span></strong> Google Drive has launched just as we had predicted and here is a quick tutorial on <a href="http://techchunks.com/technology/how-to-check-google-drive-available-space/">How to Check Google Drive Available Space</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6252" title="Google Drive; Google's Cloud Storage Service Launching This Week" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Google-Drive-Googles-Cloud-Storage-Service-Launching-This-Week.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="273" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Google&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/cloud/">cloud storage</a>&#8221; offering</strong> will incorporate search capabilities and allow users to store pictures, notes and other documents on the Internet and access them from any Web-connected device.<span id="more-6251"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Google Drive would offer consumers <strong>5 gigabytes of storage for FREE</strong>, reports said, adding that it will charge for higher storage. However, other online backup providers will likely be somewhat protected by this relatively low storage provided in the free mode.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Most people can’t back up their photo and music collections to a 5GB (the rumored size) or even 10GB location, so they will likely be able to maintain the business selling online storage.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dropbox seems like the real target of this product — their incredibly rapid and viral growth must have been a real shock to the folks at Google, who (it’s rumored) had scuttled a “<em><strong>Gdrive</strong></em>” idea previously. With more than 45 million users (as of Nov 2011), Dropbox has a strong start. The question will be how they, and other providers like Box.net respond to Google’s entry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <em><strong>Google Drive</strong></em> service would let consumers store their personal information, from digital music to photos, on remote Internet servers and access the data any time with any device, such as smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">At this point, it was not immediately clear <strong>how much Google will charge for the premium versions</strong>. A Google spokeswoman said the company does not comment on rumor or speculation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Google is increasingly developing services to let consumers store their personal information, from digital music to photos, on remote Internet servers and access the data any time with any device, such as <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/business-smartphone/">smartphones</a>, tablets and desktop computers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Google Drive will work with <em>sophisticated image  search technology</em> to let consumers sift through a wide variety of  document types, which could include the likes of Adobe PDF files and  photographs, the source said.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How do you see it playing out? Is Google only going after Dropbox? Or should Box.net, Mozy, Carbonite and Backupify be worried about Google Drive?</strong></p>
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		<title>Who to Follow on Twitter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself wasting spending hours on the Internet each day, for work or for fun, you've probably discovered your fair share of incredibly entertaining Twitter accounts. Twitter is indeed a gold mine of interesting content for smart people. Undoubtedly, Twitter is one of the largest and most popular social networking on Internet platform.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">If you find yourself <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">wasting</span> spending hours on the   Internet each day, for work or for fun, you&#8217;ve probably discovered your   fair share of incredibly entertaining <a href="http://techchunks.com/tag/twitter/">Twitter</a> accounts. Twitter is indeed a gold mine of interesting content for smart people. Undoubtedly, <strong>Twitter is one of the largest and most popular social networking </strong>on Internet platform.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6245" title="Who to follow on Twitter" src="http://techchunks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Who-to-follow-on-Twitter.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="280" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Its role is great and can’t be underestimated in human life. It helps people to find new friends worldwide and also promote their business and marketing. The main problem to think about here is to <strong>understand who to follow on Twitter</strong>, who from the vast number of users can become your followers and how they will help you to come true your aims.<span id="more-6244"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The first and utmost point here is to<strong> follow people who are really interested in your profile</strong> or in the service you offer. It means followers should at least share one common thing or similarity.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Twitter profiles have a button that while pressing show you the people who have certain features similar to you and are potential candidates to become your followers. The result of such inquiry may be fully satisfactory or not.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You as a user may choose the category of your search: to <a href="http://techchunks.com/social-media/how-do-you-gain-genuine-followers-on-twitter/"><strong>get followers</strong></a> based on industry, age, country or any factor you choose. The possibility of such search is to get real followers who are really interested in you and your profile. If a user is keen to get more followers fast, the best version is to follow popular and famous people. Try to find the accounts that share similarities with yours.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A user may realize this having a look at an account: it can be deduced from posts, comments, topics or links posted on the profile. Account’s profile can also tell much about its user and interests. For example a serious profile or user will never create a funny and colorful background design or post such links and posts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As a new user, you may be unsure who to follow. Twitter directories are a  great resource to find users based on subject matter, location and  popularity. Two of the most well-known directories are <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wefollow.com/">WeFollow</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twellow.com/">Twellow</a>. You should register yourself on these directories so that others can find you too.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Thinking globally it is not so difficult</strong> to get followers having similar interests and world views. If a user is known with general technical methods of Twitter and knows a few tips, he/she can find out who follow on Twitter and how get followers fast and free.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>What other inspiring Twitter resources would you add to this list?</strong></em> Leave a comment and let us know. And in case you are interested, here is <a href="http://techchunks.com/social-media/how-do-you-gain-genuine-followers-on-twitter/">how to gain genuine Followers on Twitter</a>?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Author bio:</strong> <em>Julie Williams is a blog content writer. She is specialized in writing articles. If you want to know more about her articles, please, visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.buy-followers.org/">buy Twitter followers</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.buyyoutubeview.org/">buy YouTube views</a>.</em></p>
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