Google Launches Android L to Blur the Line Between Web and Native Apps on Android

Recently, Avni Shah, the Chrome Director of Product Management, introduced the latest version of Chrome included in the next Android software update, known as Android L. There are featured updates and a better version of Chrome. Not only that, Android L blends native apps with web apps, thus ushering in the demise of native apps a lot faster than expected. The redesigned app switcher of Android L looks similar to the Safari feature of iOS 7. It shows all of your recent apps in a drawer like interface. It shows both native and active web apps and tabs. Each web

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Why Do Business Schools Still Teach The Famed 4P’s Of Marketing, When Three Are Dead?

Jerome McCarthy, in 1960, came up with a great idea on how to shrink all the components of any marketing strategy into Four P’s which includes Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. These 4P’s were very influential for students as well as marketing professionals for decades. But gradually the marketing policies changed and so did their relevant strategies. But the four P’s are still being treated as the Gospel, taught in almost all business and management institutions while their usage is dooming companies rather than enriching them. Among the four P’s, Promotion, Place and Price, are already redundant and do not

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Generate Traffic to Your Site Through Social Media Channels

In this very competitive internet marketing place. it needs a constant effort to generate traffic to your site when there are some many competitors vying for the same piece of the pie. With the growth of search engines and social media networking, it is very important that your business have the proper placement and branding on the Internet. Social media and online networking is the newest form of building authority, respect, and popularity. Social Media Channels like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube, Instagram, and Linkedin have thus become a very important source of generating traffic and awareness of your website. It is a very

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7 Important Tips for Selecting The Right Ecommerce Platform

It is now a requisite for any business to have an online presence with an ecommerce store front to offer their services and products to the customers all across the globe. There are feature rich e-commerce platform available in both open source and commercial e-commerce website solutions available in the market with simple basic features to fully functional robust feature-rich platforms. To find the right platform with all the feature and functions available for your business is a decision that must be taken with due appraisal of all the products available in the market. Here Is a List to Help

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Amazon Fire Phone Review: Will This Smartphone be a Good Buy?

Amazon unveiled its first ever smartphone after four years of working on it diligently. The Fire phone is 4.7-inch long, boasts of 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2 GB RAM, an Adreno 330 graphics processor and runs on Amazon’s customized version of Android, called the Fire OS. Amazon has incorporated some new and risky features that may make all the difference. Amazon has incorporated “Dynamic Perspective” that creates an illusion of depth behind the screen. It is noticeable right on the lock screen, which has 18 options, from moving balloons to jungle and casino scenes. To create this 3-D effect or

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Ecommerce tips for small businesses

The scale and scope of doing business online is growing at an exponential rate over the last decade and any one not leveraging e-commerce for their business is losing precious revenue to competitors. The goal of any ecommerce business is to set up a digital storefront, to sell products and services over the internet. We have complied few advisory checklist points for any business starting their online store as they step into this highly competitive field. Clear Design for Search and Navigation: For any ecommerce site offering a large selection of products and services, a clear navigation and search is very important.

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Guide to Google Chrome’s New Built-in Device Emulation

In the past 5 years, internet traffic originating from mobile devices has risen from 0.9% to an astounding 15%. That makes it imperative to have a basic level of support for mobile users in everything you build online. Even though there are new tools and technologies to make that easier, there are still many issues that need to be solved. One of the most common issues is finding devices on which you can test your creations. It simply isn’t feasible to individually test on many of the thousands of internet capable devices. Therefore, the best solution is to find a

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Beginners guide to responsive design

  Desktop computers aren’t the only thing with a web browser anymore. The goal of responsive design is to craft websites that promote simple navigation and readability over a wide range of devices. The rise in popularity of the iPhone and iPad along with thousands of other smart phones and tablets has caused web designers to place more emphasis on the mobile web experience. As the portion of web traffic coming from mobile devices increases, users now expect to be able to browse on their phone or tablet just as easily as on a desktop. Google’s developers recommend that sites

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Google Analytics Adds Enhanced Ecommerce Data and Reporting Tools

E-Retailers can now see more data about consumer shopping behavior and conversion with the help of the new enhanced e-commerce reporting tool from Google that was designed while keeping e-retailers in mind. Google explains its merits as “Merchants will be able to understand how far along users get in the buying process and where they are dropping off.” It is even easier for e-retailers to collect more rough data on consumer behavior on their sites. Google is making it simpler to generate reports based on the data already collected. Using this cutting-edge tool in Google Analytics, ecommerce website businesses can

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Top Ten SEM Optimization Tips for Ecommerce Sites

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is a type of Internet marketing that involves the promotion of websites by increasing their visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs) through advertising and optimization. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) optimization is necessary for any ecommerce website. Gaining insights into the process and using other tools and technology to enhance the performance of your ecommerce business is very important. It is more than running AdWords. Below are 10 tips that make sure that your SEM is as it should be. 1.    URL Tags: Go into “My Account” in Google AdWords and enable the auto-tag option. You can

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