As we start out the new year 2012 we are coming into a year where we can see some big spikes in Internet traffic due to big events. Many of these events will not only be shown on TV but also one the Internet. The fist big event of the year is the Superbowl. In the summer we have the Summer Olympics, and throughout the year and ending in November the US Elections. This is just the major events. There are other events and things that are yet unknown.
Last year was the Arab Spring, and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and other events.
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Google+ Pages Management
– December 22, 2011Posted in: Internet, News, Social Networking
The Google+ team has now brought to us multiple admin management to Google+ Pages. This allows for those that created that Google+ page for their business or organization to now be able to share responsibility for upkeep of the Google+ page or to hand off the management of the page to someone else. Google+ posted on their page and article about this. Read Write Web had a more in depth and how-to post on their website.
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Don’t Forget SOPA and Protect-IP Bills
Don’t forget that SOPA and Protect-IP Bills, they are not dead and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are not giving up. To learn more about these Bills you can read more from our post on Nov. 16th, or you can check our the Wikipedia article or at the American Censorship Website. To have your voice heard on SOPA and Protect-IP click on the following links to help send a letter to congress.
*Letter to House Representative on Stop Online Privacy Act.
*Letter to Senator on Protect IP Act.
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The Social Media Take Over
– December 4, 2011Posted in: Change, Internet, Services, Social Networking
Social Media has taken over the Internet. Many people have Facebook set as their homepage and it is their entry point to the Internet. As a support technician for and ISP we have received calls from customers claiming that their Internet services is ‘down’ or not working if the Facebook page will not load or if they can’t get logged into Facebook. They just don’t know of any other way on the Internet. They don’t use traditional email or chat programs, they instead use the Facebook chat or private messages. They don’t have a personal webpage or blog, they post to the Wall on Facebook. This becomes a problem for the support technician in all areas as we need to be aware when Facebook is ‘down’ and when changes are made to the service. As other social media services like Google+ grow in popularity we will need to be aware of that service too.
