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4 Great Quotes About the Internet
17 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
Happy World Information Society Day! A day created by the International Telecommunication Union to celebrate the exchange of information and ideas possible because of new communication technology.
Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher interview Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at 'D5: All Things Digital' conference in Carlsbad, California, in 2007.
To celebrate the mass exchange of information, here are four of our favorite quotes about the internet:
1. “The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” – Bill Gates
2. “Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing… you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn’t affect two-thirds of the people of the world.” – Jimmy Carter
3. “I’m very excited to have the Internet in my den.” – Steve Jobs
4. “The Internet lives where anyone can access it.” – Vinton Cerf
Source: BrainyQuote.
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What Exactly is Red Oxygen?
17 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
- Red oxygen crystal. Photo from the
American Institute of Physics.
Red Oxygen is more than just an international SMS provider and an awesome Australian band; it’s what happens to oxygen (O2) molecules when submitted to pressures above 10 GPa. Once under pressure, the O2 molecules condense to a pale blue liquid, then a pale blue solid and finally a red solid.
In 2006, physicist Malcolm McMahon at the University of Edinburgh studied the structure of the red oxygen crystal by surrounding it in helium. They discovered that in this state, the four O2 molecules act like a squashed cube and, unpredictably, formed a single O8 molecule that did not move into a ring shape. This changed the way scientists understood the behavior of dense oxygen. The study was only possible due to advances in atomic and high-pressure technology.
Currently, there are no astrophysical settings where red oxygen is prevalent. Scientists believe that if the structures could be retained at normal pressures, the crystals could make an excellent rocket fuel.
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Staffing Software Launches SMS Feature
16 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
MaxHire, leading staffing solution software, recently launched a new feature for clients to send SMS text messages to candidates.
According to CEO Peter Blitz, the ability to contact job candidates via text message will help increase communication between the firm and the candidate. “Text messages have proven to be an effective method of communication,” says Blitz. “95% of text messages are read compared to fewer than 20% of emails.”
Red Oxygen was selected as a leading SMS provider for MaxHire clients. Red API is an easy way to start sending SMS from the MaxHire software today. For more information or to start a free trial, visit the Red Oxygen homepage and click Live Assistance.
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The Way We Communicate
15 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
The communication industry is struggling to understand the competition between SMS and instant messaging systems.
New mobile study released by Strand Consulting last week suggests smartphone users will drop SMS in favor of other messaging services. However, another mobile study by Acision proves that SMS is still the preferred method of communication by 91% of smartphone users.
Since then a number of mobile journalists have commented on the subject, trying to understand the new marketplace data. Some authors, such as John Naughton of New Zealand Herald, believe that SMS is the greatest invention the mobile industry has ever seen. Naughton argues that other messaging systems are only “sparkly” decorations on the mobile tree. Others, like Emil Protalinski at ZDNet, believe SMS is being eaten by messengers like Facebook and rendering SMS services completely useless.
With Facebook nearly ready to jump into the stock market, unknown questions – such as whether or not Facebook will soon cost users money – are coming to surface. Will new messaging services take over the SMS market? Data suggests that more users are still more comfortable with SMS today. But it does force each person to ask him or herself: how exactly is the world going to communicate in the next five years? (And then shiver at the thought of texting mom on Facebook messenger.)
How are you communicating with friends, family, or customers? Let us know!
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Text of the Week
12 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
“With great power comes great responsibility,” says random stranger. Oh geez. Have a great weekend everybody!
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CASE STUDY: Candle Australia Makes the Switch
11 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
The business place is getting faster. For offices like Candle Australia, a recruitment service specialist for accounting, banking, insurance and office support staff, relaying information from the recruitment office to applicants is extremely important.
Candle Australia switched from another SMS provider to Red Oxygen API to save money and time by replacing voice calls with SMS. The API tool was successfully integrated into their existing CRM, so staff members could send SMS to candidates straight from the contact database.
Candle Australia uses SMS to update candidates of new job openings, remind them of interview times and locations, and receive instant feedback from candidates. “Red Oxygen has proved to be an invaluable tool in the employment process, including follow up messages that don’t encroach on the contactor’s work time,” says Keith Rainford, facilities manager at Candle Australia. “Now all of our staff can access the service through the database and receive any replies to their Outlook inbox.”
Find out how Red Oxygen can help your business, visit the homepage and click Live Assistance for more information.
Photo by Magic Illustrator/Dreamstime
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SMS Preferred by Smartphone Users
10 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
What’sApp in the battle between SMS and Instant Messaging services? According to a new report from Acision, SMS is still the preferred method of communication for 91% of smartphone users but there is interest for mobile messaging systems.
Smartphone users prefer SMS over other services because it provides fast and reliable communication, an astounding 45% of users admit that they would be “lost without SMS.” Even with the rise of IM platforms, the top five popular IM’s are all social media networks: Facebook (37%), Skype (17%), Twitter (17%), Apple iMessage (11%) and BlackBerry Messenger (10%).
The survey also proved that 52% of smartphone users are interested in using a OTT-type system, especially if the service had added features, such as the ability to work on all devices and allow the users to share content. Analysts predict that the IM market will exceed 1.3 billion users by 2016.
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American Phones are Getting Smarter
09 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
New study by Nielsen shows that over 50% of all cellphones in the US are smartphones, up 47.8% since end of 2011. Here are some other interesting smartphone statistics from the study:
- 48.5% of smartphones operate on Android platforms.
- 50.9% of female mobile owners have a smartphone.
- 66% of people aged 25-34 have a smartphone.
- 67% of Asian Americans have a smartphone.
Infograph compiled by Anson Alex.com in January 2012
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History of the Mobile Phone
03 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
The first mobile call was placed in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1946 after 10 years of research by Bell Lab scientists. The call was made from a telephone set installed in an automobile.
1947: AT&T introduced Mobile Telephone Service to 100 towns. Mobile Telephone Service was a rarity with only 5,000 customers placing about 30,000 calls each week. The equipment was heavy and the service was expensive.
Fun Fact – Only three customers in any given city could make mobile telephone calls at one time on the three radio channels.
1960: The first fully automated mobile phone system for vehicles was launched in Sweden.
1965: AT&T introduced the Improved Mobile Telephone Service with additional radio channels and customer dialing instead of using an operator.
Fun Fact – In New York, NY, mobile customers had to wait 30 minutes to place a call.
April 3, 1973: Motorola researcher made the first mobile telephone call outside of a vehicle. The prototype weighed 2.5 pounds, had a talk time of 30 minutes, and took 10 hours to re-charge.
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2012 Smartphone Stats for Business
03 May '12 by Angie, under Uncategorized.
Naked Security recently published the results of a 2011 online survey of 500 participants. For business purposes, one-third of the respondents were given a Blackberry (37%), an iPhone (22%), or an Android (20%).
Surprisingly, 41% of business smartphone users preferred to work with Android phones.
Image from 2011 Naked Security Business Smartphone Survey
Click here to read more about this year’s results and participate in the 2012 Naked Security business smartphone survey.