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Web and Desktop Applications for Simplifying Tasks!

23 Jan

The shift and advancement in information technology has resulted in the development of applications, be it desktop applications, web applications or mobile applications. These applications have certainly made our lives easier as they propel smooth functioning and faster task completion with minimum effort.

Most applications development companies and agencies in the world these days are focusing on desktop applications as they are easily scalable. These desktop applications are accessible, reliable and trustworthy. If you have access to the computer you can easily use desktop applications. Desktop applications range from multimedia, office suits, desktop calculators and so on.

Desktop applications are much faster and reliable because they do not require web for their functioning thus there is no fear of loss of internet connection and you can use them as long as you can. But they too have their disadvantages as they are not accessible for wider population as only person with the desktop application installed into his PC is able to access it.

Web applications these days are vogue due to their multifunctionality, but the huge advantage they have over desktop applications they are accessible via web and thus wider audience or may use them using internet.

As everything has its flip side to it; web applications are sometimes quite slow to work with due to huge traffic with visitors accessing them in numbers. Also internet connection is another problem and everybody does not have access to internet. Also security is also another problematic area as internet is not a safe place to work.

The development of both web and desktop applications can be done using multiple platforms like PHP, .NET, Java apps and more. But it depends on the specialization of an individual or a company in which platform it is comfortable with. Many web development agencies these days are quite professional since they offer web and desktop applications using all the platforms. Even customization of these applications is also a possibility to make them work for a particular task.

Due to omnipresence of applications development companies around the world, it is sometimes hard for professionals and organizations to differentiate among the best and average companies but professionalism and experience is what you should look for while choosing application development.

Interactive Bees is one such company that offers design and development of both web and desktop applications. Incase you feel Interested then do check www.interactivebees.com

 
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A new era in TV viewing, about to unfold!!

23 Jan

The world has not fully welcomed the iPhones and smart phones properly; they are on the anvil of yet another revolution, this time in the television era. LG and Samsung are planning to launch their smart televisions; these TVs   are powered by Google’s Android platform.

LG is about to showcase its first ever LCD television with Android enabled software at Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas. People can have multiple entertainment option with their Android enabled television; they may watch television, can also surf the internet and access social networking sites, side by side, all at the same time.

The total market size of Android enabled televisions is estimated at about $122 billion by 2016. Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google Inc. has already signaled that 2012 will see a sea of change in the television era and most of the television sets will come with Android based platform. Many people are already calling the device as internet TV and why not as it has all the capabilities to be called so.

The Google TV has for now will have 150 apps which are far less in comparison with its Android enabled smart phones that enjoy access to millions of apps worldwide. But Google is determined that ones after the launch of the Google TV, more apps will be available for access worldwide by Google and other companies.

Talking about Google, how can Apple be left behind? Apple is all geared up to take the challenge head on, as it is also launching iTV in the market. Apple’s iTV will be embedded with its iconic ‘Siri’ feature which is already working in millions of Apple’s iPhone. But according to the market analysts, Apple engineers are working on something bigger, they want to bring about gesture recognition technology in the iTVs and revolutionize the television market and leave its rival arch Google way behind.

Whatever be the case, it’s the consumers who will experience the different TV viewing and the only outcome of this rivalry between the two world’s most ambitious companies will be consumer’s gain and delight. So, fasten your seat belts and be ready for internet TV.

 
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Your Mobile as Promotional and Marketing Instrument !!

07 Jan

Just few years back, who would have thought that mobiles will almost substitute the desktops and laptops in terms of internet usage? This trend is fast becoming a common among people as the penetration of internet has escalated to new heights.

People these days access cyberspace on their mobile phones due to the advent of smart phones. Also, people having access to desktops and laptops also leverage their smart phones to keep themselves online even while on the move. This has resulted in opening of the vast opportunity in mobile SEO space and it has become one of the sources of traffic and revenue generation especially in local network.

Search engine giants like Google, Yahoo and MSN have already started leveraging this new era in mobile SEO as it presents a good opportunity in front of them to woo their next breed of customers. Mostly mobile search engines include local listings. For example if a person is looking to fetch information about the restaurants on his Smartphone, probably will get the listings from his own city or nearby vicinity and this benefits the local business owners and organizations.

These new marketing and promotional tools have been proving to be quite beneficial; it has been seen that almost 1 in every 3 mobile internet searches are intended for local results. Not only it sends the traffic back to the site but also works as the perfect source of lead generation which ultimately results in developing newer opportunities.

Also, search engine giant Google has changed its search engine algorithm in the recent times. Mobile SEO has become more specific; business oriented and shows results based on location which leads to the display of more accurate and precise results in the search engines.

The use of mobile SEO started way back in European countries and American continent. With the recession firming its grip on the global economy it is the local dealers and owners of small organizations which have felt the brunt, thus mobile SEO with revised listings has somehow kept them afloat in the market.

It is thus better to optimize your site for mobile phones as well. A professional and experienced SEO company can really amplify your chances as they have perfect knowledge about the search algorithms for PCs and mobiles. It’s the time to leverage the power of your mobile phone and boost your business with newer and prospective customers.

In case you are looking in for SEO, SMO, ORM, Online Marketing or for any further assistance on the above discussed issue, please feel free to write us at info@interactivebees.com

 
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Now your iPhone is as intelligent as you are!!

06 Jan

Apple 4S is out in the market, so are all new features and technologies running on Apple iOs. Many mobile application developers and companies are mulling over what next they can incorporate in the Apple 4S, here comes Siri, all new feature in your Apple 4S by Apple Inc.
We all have always missed a companion which may remain with us all the time, though many argue they have their Apple gadgets with them and they do not need anything else but after all these gadgets are non living thing with no intelligence of themselves. It is only us the humans who instruct iPhone what tasks to perform. But Apple has sorted out this issue as well with the launch of Siri, a new feature which literally talks with you and answers your queries.

What is Siri and how it works for you?

Siri acts like an e-companion for you, it will treat your wish as its command and keeps your queries sorted out. It can schedule your appointments, meetings, manage your calendar and can even reminds you about your important tasks by literally asking you about what to schedule and when?
Siri technology understands what you say to your iPhone 4S and it also conveys the message across to the desired person whom you want to send your message to. And what else, Siri technology can even interpret what do you mean? Or what you want to say? It interprets your assumptions and answers back to you.

What things can Siri perform for you?

The technology has made it possible to make your iPhone 4S smart enough to identify your issues. Suppose you want to fetch information about a restaurant and you put forward the question against your iPhone 4S, Siri technology will find you the particular restaurant and it will keep asking questions till you are sorted.
Even if you want to text your loved ones a message it will do it on behalf of you, thus the technology enables you to multitask at one single time and improves your efficiency. Suppose you want to browse the net, all you have to do is send your message to Siri and it will do it for you.

Enjoy the new secretary:

Siri lets your iPhone to act as your secretary. You can give dictation and ask whatever you want. It saves your valuable money you give to your secretary and also saves time and reduces common human errors. The technology is just meant for everybody whosoever desires to use it to their advantage.

Next time nobody will complain they are alone; you have your companion with you 24×7 who is willing to listen to you and ready to solve your queries along. This is just like icing on the cake; Siri can do a lot what you can think of!

Keeping pace with technology !

 
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Flash Presentation: A medicine for multiple tasks !

05 Jan

When it comes to creating an instant impression on the minds of the consumers there is none better marketing tool than Flash presentations. It is due to the fact that these flash presentations are visually appealing, they catch the attention of its viewers than anything else and hence flash presentations are generally considered a killer marketing and promotional tool.

These days many organizations use flash tools and elements in their websites to make them alluring and captivating. A website without flash elements added does look boring and thus to attract clients and customers many website owners prefer to use flash elements in their websites.

The benefit of using flash elements in presentations and websites is- it lends interactivity in them; this prompts people to sit back and look at the presentation or the website. For a professional it is easier to add videos, animations, motion pictures in your flash presentation.

As far as flash applications are concerned it is used in many online banners, advertisements, websites and also they are used in making flash videos comprising of animated and graphical videos used in promotional and marketing campaigns by many organizations. Due to their visual capacity to attract masses, flash presentations and its elements are used in many websites as well.
It is generally a misconceived notion that flash websites and presentations embedded in many websites make them load slowly due to their heavy nature but it is not quite true therefore there is no reason why people should refrain from flash presentations on websites to gain competitive edge over their rivals.

If we have a look at other pragmatic applications of flash presentations we will find that they are widely used in many corporate houses as tutorials for the employees working in the same. Also many schools and colleges also leverage flash presentations to put across the message loud and clearly. These presentations also invoke interest in the subject as there is no access to boring, long and complex text.

But making flash presentation is no child’s play, it requires expertise, technical know how and skill to devise a presentation which is informative, captivating and equally promotional in nature to put forward the message in concise and clear manner.

In case you are looking in for Flash Presentation or for any further assistance on the above discussed issue, please feel free to write us at info@interactivebees.com

 
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Prevent your company’s reputation; Consult an online reputation management agency

26 Dec

In any business, integrity and reputation go hand in hand. They not only carve your niche in the market but acts as a source of inspiration to force others to do business with you. The competition in the market has become ‘cut throat’ and it only takes few words of negative marketing to keep you at bay and it seriously poses a challenge to the overall chances of any business to survive.

Internet has become an ultimate source of networking and communication around the world. Competition has become so intense that the competitors stoop to any extent to defame their competitor’s business. It is through internet they post derogatory or defaming content which can really put any organization on the back foot. But as always there is someone to your rescue, Interactive Bees an online reputation management agency can assist companies on this front.

Just to illustrate an example how negative marketing can negate your chances and put your clients off. Mr John has a business of clothes but somebody wrote a negative blog post and every time people tried to find his business over internet suddenly that negative post popped up and this way he lost half of his business. Subsequently Mr. John then approached an online reputation management company and got the matter sorted out.

It has been seen that people are influenced and their choices do alter when other people hold some views on different things or people. Due to these human tendencies it is more important for any big or small company to have an online reputation consultant to keep their image intact to attract more customers to enable themselves to survive.

Other aspect of online reputation management is it helps to attract even more clients and help you to retain your previous customers and keep them loyal. It also serves as an indicator for companies associated with you that they are doing business with some highly reputed company, this really stands you in good stead among your clients and competitors, both.

So either way a leading online reputation management company is a boon to organizations, more so when the penetration of internet has plunged to new levels. So what are you waiting for, leverage services of an online reputation management company and see your business prosper.

In case you are looking in for SEO, SMO, ORM, Online Marketing or for any further assistance on the above discussed issue, please feel free to write us at info@interactivebees.com

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Honeycomb: Optimized for Perfection !!

23 Dec

Tablet looks to be the future of modern computing; keeping these trends and contemporary demands in mind Google launched its new Android platform specially designed for Tablet PC. Google named the platform as Android 3.0 but for its lovers it is called as HONEYCOMB.

Launched in February 2011, Honeycomb is designed to be fully touch platform and it scores more on most counts. Google has specially designed the operating system for speed crazy audience (who is not). Most people have had many complaints against the previous Android versions about speed and crashing but this time Google has made enough amends to sort them out.

Honeycomb is perfectly fluent and consistent with finger swipes. Consistent performance and fluent user interface gives Honeycomb edge over other OS and it poses a serious challenge to iOS for ipads. Downloading Apps and widget in Android 3.0 enabled tablets are much easier and you have persistent reminder for the status of app downloading in the bottom right of the screen on the Tablet.

Honeycomb user interface is easily customizable but one drawback is you have to long press the empty space to incorporate the changes. Also, Google keeps on releasing newer wallpapers and different animations to provide its customers to customize their Tablets. You can add up to five different screens in Android 3.0.

The most commending features of Android 3.0 are its internet and Email messaging features. Being a product from its creator, Honeycomb comes embedded with the generic mail app. Messages comes to the screen in the formatted manner which takes it far from the league of other operating systems. Inbuilt flash application lends the users an all new experience altogether and makes browsing a fun activity.

Honeycomb supports various media and file formats both for audio and video. Android 3.0 makes it possible for Tablets to use their full screen space for example in smart phones the best view of mails is in the vertical alignment but you can have a refreshing experience in the Honeycomb enabled Tablet PC.


All in all, Honeycomb is the best Tablet OS in its league even giving ipad a run for its money. Though there are more features in the Android 3.0 but only a few features have been discussed above.

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Give a dream start to your business by accumulating fans for your Facebook Page

21 Dec

We all talk about viral marketing and promotion of our business, SEO comes to our minds for spreading the word but Facebook is the ultimate tool for promotion and marketing. Literally every human on earth having access to internet has a Facebook account; here comes billion dollar business opportunity to do business, How?? Lets explore !!

Most companies and organizations have their Facebook page where they keep themselves in touch with their audience and consumers. It has become a medium of interaction with people where these organizations can keep people informed about the new activities in the company and their new offerings.

It is thus for marketing and having healthy interaction with your partners and consumers, it is imperative to have ‘Facebook Page’ of your organization. But Facebook ‘likes’ doesn’t come easy, you have to earn them. Many renowned organizations have thousands of people visiting their Facebook page but lesser known organizations if follow some tips and plan well ahead they can also make their business go viral as well.

How you can accumulate Facebook fans

  1. Entice your fans with some attractive offers and before offering them something request them to like your Facebook Page and get more likes. This method is yet to fail.
  2. Add ‘Facebook widget’ to your website or blog, if there is something interesting for your viewers you may ask them to like your Facebook page and people will certainly land on the page and like it.
  3. Add some funny, interesting and informative videos and pictures in your page, people do love videos and pictures and they click like ‘button’ ever so fast. Engage them and have something interesting for them everyday.
  4. We all send numerous mails everyday, just add the URL of your page at the end of your signature and spread the word.
  5. Integrate your Facebook page with other social media and bookmarking sites, this is the best method of making your page go viral and accumulating lots of likes and fans.
  6. You can even use various apps offered by Facebook to engage your fans like Fan of the week, Vpype and so on, there is no dearth of interactive and interesting apps in Facebook to choose from.
  7. In order to list your page in the search engines, use relevant tags and keywords, so that people can find your page easily in the search engines.
  8. Also, you can conduct contests, post a pulse question or can engage your audiences to offer their suggestions. People like those activities which keep them engaged and amused.
  9. Last but not the least put some thought into creating a mind boggling and smashing page with some thought out content, videos and pictures and leave a long lasting impression in the minds of your audience, people will surely like it.

 

 

In case you are looking in for SEO, SMO, ORM, Online Marketing or for any further assistance on the above discussed issue, please feel free to write us at info@interactivebees.com


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Folksonomy is what you require to enable users to find your Stuff !!

05 Dec

What do you do when you post a photo on ‘Flickr’ or post a video on the ‘Youtube’? After uploading the photo or video, the first task you do is you add tags and keywords to it so that people are able to find your photo when they type that specific keyword.  

Also adding proper tags with the photo or video enhances the search engines capability to find your stuff. It is not always necessary or rather possible that people may type the exact keyword on which you have optimized your content so people may type related tags your content being found on the net.
Folksonomy relates to the same concept talked in the above paragraphs. It is the method of collaboratively managing and creating tags in order to categorize the content. In lay man language we can call tags as the related keywords that can lead to the desired content.

People these days rely heavily on folksonomy, means they use tagging system to their advantage as the content is created by them and they want users and billions of surfers to find their stuff on the net. Some social sites like Delicious, Furl and more are considered as pioneer in the field of Folksonomy.

The whole concept of Folksonomy is used by many web design agencies, SEO and internet marketing companies. These companies develop the website based on the relevant keywords and apply relevant tags so that people are able to find the website or blog which they want to optimize and this leads to traffic and ultimately customers.

Folksonomy Is quite beneficial as it is quite useful in attracting visitors and surfers other than that you are able to know the keywords trends and users usage. As per recent trends people have understood the importance of collaborative managing and creation of tags and actually devoting time to do it; it actually adds value. The finest example of folksonomy is Delicious, where people categorize one object and name it as per their liking, so the chances of finding the related content are quite high.

Interactive bees a leading web development company is engaged in web development, SEO and web marketing services. The company is quite a renowned name in this domain and has vast experience in folksonomy practices. Being working with reputed clients the company has developed numerous websites and marketing campaigns which have helped other companies to edge past their competitors. 

 
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Drupal Web Designing

01 Nov

Having an online presence nowadays is a complete necessity for any business enterprise and hence is capable of making or breaking its market image. Online presence most commonly and mainly refers to having a customizable website to invite web traffic and enhance search engine rankings.

There are quite a number of tools available which can help us in developing and designing a rich and user friendly website. Drupal is one such tool or technically speaking “a free and open source Content Management System” which is written in PHP and used in at least 1.5% websites*(Source Wikipedia) developed worldwide including blogs, corporate websites and governmental sites as well, such as; New York Observer http://www.observer.com/; Now Public http://www.nowpublic.com/; Harvard University http://www.harvard.edu/; Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://web.mit.edu/; and AOL Corporate http://corp.aol.com/ among many others.

Drupal was first written by Dries Buytaert, a Belgian software programmer as a message board; however it became an open source project in the year 2001, post which its popularity grew by leaps and bounds. Drupal is maintained by a community of over 630,000+ users and developers and is readily available under the terms of GNU (General Public License).

Drupal web designs are considered a better option than any other conventional web designing and web development options owing to the fact that Drupal based websites are more technically advanced. This system enables developing of dynamic websites along with providing support for Web 2.0 applications like AJAX.

This program is extremely beneficial for web designers as they can easily use the administration panel to select the available themes and also prepare titles, slogans or even logos and make up vibrant layouts. Drupal contains some commanding extensions which are known as modules that can help in creating templates with customized panels for a common layout.

Some of the salient features of Drupal web design are given below:

  • Browser Based Interfaces – Facilitates easy modification of website content and updation.
  • Taxonomy Module – Currently, with the easy availability of taxonomy module in Drupal, it is easy to categorize and organize content in a hierarchy which helps in content search.
  • Aggregator – Enables gathering news and articles from different other websites; thereby, making it easy to collect supportive content.
  • Enables generation of search engine friendly URLs (unique resource locator)
  • Comprehensive Reporting Details – This reporting module provides the administrator with the authority to view the performance report of a site which includes rankings, event logs, data etc.
  • Multilingual Support – Drupal system easily supports different languages.

For all the professionals working in the website design industry, Drupal has proved to be an easily adaptable resource for website designing purposes and has found acceptance across all quarters owing to this trait.

Interactive Bees has executed several projects successfully using the Drupal Content Management Systems and has significant amount of experience in using various applications for website design and development.Example of Drupal usage by Interactivebees :-

Sharaa Simsim,

Drupal website by Interactive Bees

An Arabic language website centering to early childhood development has been developed using Drupal 6.20 and can be easily cited as an apt example of Drupal usage. You can access complete details of this project via

http://www.interactivebees.com/Case-Study-Sharaa_Simsim.html

In case you are looking in for designing and developing Drupal website, please feel free to write us at info@interactivebees.com .

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