Article Review # 2 - "Facebook Makes Push for Beefed-Up Mobile Sites"

Article Title

"Facebook Makes Push for Beefed-Up Mobile Sites"

Article Author
Jenna Wortham

Article Publication Date
February 27, 2012 

URL of Original Article
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/facebook-makes-push-for-beefed-up-mobile-sites/?scp=24&sq=tech%20feb%2027&st=cse

Article Summary

Facebook’s chief technology officer, Bret Taylor speaks of the efforts Facebook is creating to simplify application development on mobile-friendly sites.

Relevance to the Class
The majority of us use Facebook and the applications that are available through it.  Since we are not only Facebook users, but students of website architecture this gives us a sense of what goes on behind the scenes to development these applications.  As Bret Taylor mentioned these application developers use HTML5. 

Key Quote

“We’re unlocking the business potential of the mobile Web,” Mr. Taylor said.

Article Comparison # 1 - IPad 3

Article 1
"More iPad 3 rumor goodness: 16GB & 32GB models coming, 8 GB iPad 2 ready as well"March 6, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/more-ipad-3-rumor-goodness-16gb-and-32gb-models-coming-8gb-ipad-2-ready-as-well/2012/03/01/gIQAzkEIvR_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop

Article 2
"iPad 3 may lack magic, analyst cautions"March 6, 2012
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1141426--ipad-3-may-lack-magic-analyst-cautions

Article 3
"1 Smart Trade For The Release Of The iPad 3"March 6, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2012/03/06/1-smart-trade-for-the-release-of-the-ipad-3/

Notes

• Articles compare new iPad3
• Relevant to class since technology is always getting an upgrade we as technology design students must keep up
• iPad 3 slightly thicker than other versions
• 16GB & 32GB available
• 64GB will no longer offered on the iPad3 unlike the iPad and iPad2
• Not many consumers purchase the 64GB
• Articles 1 explains that with the unveiling of the iPad3 they will also unveil a more affordable iPad2 with 8GB
• Article 2 states that the launch of the iPad3 will "lack Magic" under The Apple Chief executor Tim Cook after Steve Jobs passing
• Article 3 states the key difference between the iPad2 and the iPad3 is the updated retina screen, which the resolution went to 2048x1536 from the 1024x768

Article Review # 1 - "5 Things You Need To Know About Google Search"

Article Title

"5 Things You Need To Know About Google Search"

Article Author

Mike Moran

Article Publication Date

February 13, 2012

URL of Original Article

http://www.searchnewz.com/topstory/news/sn-2-201202135ThingsYouNeedtoKnowAboutGoogleSearch.html

Article Summary
In the past two years, Google has added many changes to the way their search engine runs because they feel threatened by competitors such as Bing.  Below are some of the changes they've added.

• Google indexes content faster than ever.
• Google shows search results as searchers type.
• Google ranks search results based on social activity.
• Google ranks search results based on human ratings of Web page quality.
• Google ranks results based on who your friends are.

Relevance to the Class
This article breaks down the changes that technological companies experience with competition.  As students we must learn to continue to improve our skills, regardless how good we are because there will as be someone out there trying to out-do us. 

Key Quote

"What has brought on this frenzy of activity from Google? I think they have been running scared from Bing since 2009. Bing made massive gains in 2010"to the point that a few pundits were actually predicting that the trend showed that Bing would eventually tie Google in market share. But as these changes have rolled out, Google has stabilized its free-fall in market share, leaving Bing with a substantial 30% US share, but that number has not budged in a year."