10 Crazy Things to Avoid on Facebook

10 Crazy Things to Avoid on Facebook

It's quite easy to forget things you see or share on your Facebook Timeline. We often try to post updates seeking attention from friends and expect to get hundreds of likes. This sure is a great thought to have, but not really practical if you post everything you do offline.

What might look good to you may disliked by others. You friends may secretly block their profile from receiving your tacky status updates or completely avoid you in real life. Think about it.

Here are 10 crazy things to avoid to maintain your dignity on Facebook:

1. Internet slangs that make you look cool

Ironically, majority of the people use slang terms to portray their cool personality. This sure does make sense, but over usage of these terms will force your friends to unsubscribe you. People post a photo and you reply with - "lol (laughing out loud)" and "SI (stop it, stupid idiot)". Well, your friend expects to get honest replies, not your hackneyed over used slang. You may enjoy them, not your friends.

2. Frequently changing your relationship status
I can understand, if you have gone through a real breakup. But constantly changing your relationship status just to annoy your Ex? You may be successfully doing this, but for the rest of your friends it would be unflattering.

3. Posting your own close-ups every now and then
You may enjoy watching yourself in front of the mirror, and your first couple of close-ups may get hundreds of Facebook likes. Keep posting the same and one day you'll see zero likes.

4. Sharing things not worth reading

Useful information is always appreciated no matter if it's on your blog or a social network. However, some of us share everything they are subscribed to. This will unnecessarily flood your friends timeline. I would be surprised if they don't unsubscribe from your updates.

5. Over usage of emoticons
"I lost my smartphone" and you reply ":(". That's definitely not the best way to offer condolences to your grieving Facebook friend.

6. Posting emotional status updates when you're sad
Its fine to occasionally post sad quotes, but trust me nobody is interested in knowing how many problems you have? All are busy with their lives.

7. Tagging friends to get more Facebook likes
Unnecessarily tagging friends to photos which are humorous in your view could put them in an embarrassing position. The tagged images show under their timeline which means your friends friends would see it too, forcing them to disable tagging.

8. Quotes reflect your personality
You may disagree with this, but quotes do inspire people and also build a strong impression about your character. Avoid it if you're clever enough or at least cut down the numbers.

9. Forcing others to like your Facebook posts
Posting "I know only my true friends will like this and share it" will only force others to ignore it. You're actually spamming their timeline by begging for likes. You may literally end up getting dislikes if its ever implemented by fb.

10. Sending App invites
Send invites to Facebook users who you think would be interested, not all. App invitations often annoy users, and they are more likely to ignore your next invite(could be your marriage ceremony).

10 Crazy Things to Avoid on Facebook

China Market and Mini Tablets are Expected to Breaks the PC Mold

A new study claiming that tablet shipments are to overtake notebook shipments globally for the first time this year, thanks to China market and smaller tablet. The report explains that tablet shipments will reach more than 240 million units worldwide this year, with notebooks forecast to reach 207 million units. The report also states that smaller 7 to 8-inch tablets will grow to account for 45 percent of the tablet market in 2013, with 9.7-inch devices like the iPad dropping to a share of 17 percent. Tablets also appear to be currying favor in emerging countries across the world, with fast-growing global power China set to become the second largest tablet market in 2013 …
According to the electronic product research firm DisplaySearch, Tablet computer sales will reach 240 million devices, overwhelming sales of laptops this year while Apple is expected to maintain market dominance with projected 64 percent growth. The sales of China-made tablet computers are also expected to reach to 60 million devices, accounting for 27 percent of the country’s tablet market. Smaller display sizes on the newest generations of tablet computers will be more popular than the original 10-inch displays. Tablets with phone capabilities will be the potential trend for the next wave. Around 10 percent of tablet computers are expected to be equipped with phone functionality by the end of the year.
iPad is expected to maintain the tablet market dominance.Smaller Android-based tablets are getting popular.Tablets have screen sizes ranging from 7 inches to 10 inches, while notebook computers range from 10 inches to 17 inches. Tablets are focused on convenience, while notebooks are built for performance. But that growth rate for laptops will slow as consumer tastes shift from performance to convenience. Tablets are more responsive and accessible, easy to carry, and more intuitive to use. The mix of tablet sales may change. With the Jelly Bean 4.1 version of the Android operating system, Google finally has an excellent software that could jumpstart the tablet market beyond the iPad.
Apple’s 9.7-inch tablets have ruled to date. But we expects the emergence of new screen sizes at 7 inches or so, as reflected in devices such as the Google Nexus 7 and various type of China-made tablet which is Cheap and practical, will be getting more demand from consumer, especially in China. Apple iPad mini is already doing quite well in Chinese market. As a matter of fact, small tablet are expected to become our future personal computer.

China Market and Mini Tablets are Expected to Breaks the PC Mold

This Galaxy S III mini Knockoff Packs a 3.5-inch Display and Runs Android Gingerbread 79$

This Galaxy S III mini Knockoff Packs a 3.5-inch Display and Runs Android Gingerbread

If you have a very low budget to buying a smartphone in China, well, we think this is probably the best cheap Android phone you can get in the Chinese mobile market today. Called the BFA16, this cheap Android phone is introduced by a Chinese company called Bifer. Somehow the phone actually looks like Samsung’s Galaxy S III mini. More photos after the break.
On the left: Bifer BFA16 vs. On the right Galaxy S III miniThe BFA16 is a budget blower, and it cost just 500 Chinese yuan (about US$79) to purchase. According to its spec sheet, this Android 2.3 phone features a 1GHz ARM Cortext-A9 single-core processor, 512MB RAM, 512MB of internal storage plus an extra 32GB maximum via microSD. It packs a 3.5-inch display at 960 x 640 resolution, a rear shooter that maxes out at 8-megapixels with dual LED flash, and there’s a 0.3-megapixel VGA front-facing camera as well. What’s more, it includes 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, a 1,350mAh battery and it supports WCDMA + GSM networks with dual-SIM / dual-standby capability. More photos below.







Well, what do you think about this Chinese-branded bargain Android phone? We think it’s really cheap, and has the look and feel of Samsung Galaxy S III mini at first sight.
Source: Bifer via NetEase

This Galaxy S III mini Knockoff Packs a 3.5-inch Display and Runs Android Gingerbread 79$

Sony selling NY headquarters for $1.1 billion, will rent space from new owners

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 Sony selling NY headquarters for $1.1 billion, will rent space from new owners
Despite losing a little less each quarter since Kazuo Hirai took over as CEO, Sony still appears to be looking for ways to cut the fat. Its latest move? Sell the house. Taking a page from Nokia's book, Sony has announced that it has agreed to sell its New York headquarters building to a consortium led by The Chetrit Group. After settling its debts on the building, the $1.1 billion sale will net Sony about $685 million in operating income, potentially giving it the extra cashflow it needs to avoid a negative Q3 earnings report. According to Reuters, the firm may be planning a similar move in Tokyo, which could score Sony another $1.14 billion to balance its budget. Check out the company's official announcement after the break.

By Sean Buckley posted Jan 17th, 2013 at 10:58 PM 

Sony’s NYC Tower Draws ‘Aggressive’ $1.1 Billion Price

By David M. Levitt & Hui-yong Yu - 2013-01-18T21:25:45Z

Sony Corp.’s deal to sell its U.S. headquarters for $1.1 billion is an aggressive price for a tower in need of renovations, according to Real Capital Analytics Inc.
The planned purchase of the Sony Building at 550 Madison Ave. in midtown Manhattan by investors led by the Chetrit Group values the 28-year-old building at $1,287 a square foot, data from the New York-based research firm show. By comparison, 510 Madison Ave., two blocks to the south, was sold new and empty to Boston Properties Inc. (BXP) in August 2010 for about $800 a square foot, said Dan Fasulo, Real Capital managing director.
“It certainly is the most aggressive pricing we’ve seen for a transitional asset since 2007,” he said in a telephone interview. “This is going to be an empty building that needs tens of millions of dollars in capital improvements, and then needs a redevelopment program.”
Sony said it expects the sale of the 855,000-square-foot (79,000-square-meter), Philip Johnson-designed tower to generate an operating-income gain of about $685 million. The company and other units of the Japanese parent, including Sony Music Entertainment, will remain in the building for up to three years, the Tokyo-based electronics maker said in a statement released in New York.
Sony expects the deal to be completed by March 15.

Multiple Bidders

More than 20 investor groups submitted bids for the tower, a person with knowledge of the offering said.
Bidders included Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities LLC, Macklowe Properties Inc. and Japanese real estate firm Mitsui Fudosan Ltd., said two other people with knowledge of the negotiations. The three people asked not to be named because the matter was private.
Wendi Kopsick, a Vornado spokeswoman, and Montieth Illingworth, representing Mitsui Fudosan, declined to comment. Calls to Stefan Friedman, a spokesman for Thor, and Richard Dubrow, a Macklowe spokesman, weren’t immediately returned.
The sale “demonstrated the depth of worldwide capital available for the best assets in Manhattan,” said Doug Harmon, senior managing director at Eastdil Secured LLC, who represented Sony. “The fact that we had, at the end of our process, four diverse groups poised to pay $1.1 billion, some with leases and contracts already negotiated, is a true testament to the hunger for prized properties.”
Chetrit Group is headed by Joseph Chetrit, 56, a Moroccan- born investor who was described in a 2011 article in the New York Observer as “the most mysterious big shot in New York real estate.” Chetrit, who rarely grants interviews, didn’t return a phone call to his New York office.

Master Syndicator

He is “one of the master real estate syndicators out there,” someone capable of raising large sums of money from a network of partners and co-investors, said Fasulo of Real Capital.
“He creates partnerships on an asset by asset basis,” said Fasulo, whose firm tracks commercial real estate sales worldwide.
In 2004, Chetrit led a group that bought Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly the Sears Tower, North America’s tallest building. In August 2011, he purchased Manhattan’s Chelsea Hotel, the one-time residence of artist Andy Warhol.
Sony is selling assets and cutting jobs to end four straight years of losses amid falling demand for televisions, competition from Samsung Electronics Co. and a strong yen. The company has predicted a 20 billion-yen ($223 million) profit for the year ending March 31, following a record 457 billion-yen loss a year earlier. Sony said it’s reevaluating its forecast of consolidated results for the year to reflect the building sale.

‘Strategic Move’

“It makes sense for Sony, as it’s no longer a cash-rich company,” said Keita Wakabayashi, an analyst at Mito Securities Co. in Tokyo. “What matters is whether the company can use these proceeds to develop more attractive products.”
Sony shares surged 12 percent to 1,149 yen at the close of trading in Tokyo, the biggest gain since October 2008.
“Given the opportunities and challenges in the current economic and real estate landscape, selling 550 Madison now is a timely and logical strategic move,” Nicole Seligman, president of Sony Corp. (6758) of America, said in the statement. “Regarding our new headquarters, we continue to look at a number of spaces in Manhattan but have not yet made a decision about where to lease.”
Two other bidders said the building probably would be more profitable if converted to a mix of hotel and residences, with a renovation of its ground-floor retail space. They asked not to be named because their offers were private.

Postmodern Icon

The tower is required under zoning rules to maintain an atrium open to the public and a free museum, which now operates as the Sony Wonder technology lab.
The salmon granite tower is known for its sloping roofline with a circular notch in the center resembling a Chippendale sideboard. Johnson designed the postmodern icon, formerly AT&T Inc.’s headquarters, in 1984. Most skyscrapers at the time had flat roofs. It is also one of the last towers in New York to be built with cut stones set in place by hand, said Alan Ritchie, president of Johnson’s New York-based architecture firm.
To contact the reporters on this story: Hui-yong Yu in Seattle at hyu@bloomberg.net; David M. Levitt in New York at dlevitt@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Kara Wetzel at kwetzel@bloomberg.net

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The Sony store in New York City. Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Sony's headquarters in New York. Source: Sony Corp. via Bloomberg

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A sign outside of Sony's New York headquarters is seen on April 10, 2012 in New York City. Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

 

Sony selling NY headquarters for $1.1 billion, will rent space from new owners

LG sells 1 million Optimus G units and counting

18 January, 2013 | Comments (27) | Post your comment

Tags: LG, Android, Touch UI

LG just announced it has sold worldwide more than a million units of its flagship smartphone - the Optimus G. A similar recent announcement put their L-series sales in the range of 10 million.
The LG Optimus G sale numbers come in a stark contrast with Apple and Samsung flagship sales, but then again, there's a reason these guys are high on the list of the top mobile phone manufacturers.


Other reports claim that LG has sold a total of 55 million handsets in 2012 but plans on boosting their sales up to 75 million in 2013.
LG has had some troubles in the past few years, but their last Q3 results have shown the company is back on its feet, ready to fight back the big dogs.
A leak from earlier today, showing the LG Optimus G Pro, may suggest they already have the right weapon in their armory.

LG sells 1 million Optimus G units and counting

Curt Schilling Auctioning Off Baseball Memorabilia To Pay For 38 Studio’s Financial Woes

Baseball legend and would-be videogame entrepreneur Curt Schilling has taken to auctioning some of his baseball-related possessions to ease the financial fallout of his studio’s closure. The big ticket items is his famous blood-stained sock, which he wore during the 2004 World Series, which should fetch more than $100 000.

Formerly on loan to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the sock has been returned, ready for the bidding wars about to commence on February 4th, and later on the 23rd when live bidding starts. Though a valuable piece of sports memorabilia, the sock is unlikely to make up even a fraction of the $50 million of his own money that Curt Schilling has put into 38 Studios and Kingdoms of Amalur, let alone Rhode Island’s $75 million loan to the now defunct company.
By Catalin Alexandru on Friday 18th January 2013 2:52 pm in Gaming, Technology News

Curt Schilling Auctioning Off Baseball Memorabilia To Pay For 38 Studio’s Financial Woes

Best Tech 2013: Coolest new gadgets we want from CES UK Price: TBA (US Price: $800)

Products prepared to seduce your wallet this month

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1. CES 2013: OD-11 Cloud Speaker

Tapping into online music services like Spotify, this wireless speaker has the kind of sleek minimalist look that cements its place on our CES 2013 wish list. Measuring in at 26x26x26 cm the cube shape speaker features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity with a 100w class D amplifier powering the sound performance. The accompanying remote responds to touch as well as twisting to adjust volume and thanks to power-saving friendly Bluetooth 4.0 should keep running for two years on a single battery.
UK Price: TBA (US Price: $800) | Out: TBA | Teenage Engineering

Teenage Engineering OD-11 Cloud Speaker

We’ve never made an electronics purchase based on the remote. We’ve never seen a TV that was just okay but since it came with an awesome remote, we bought it. The OD-11 Cloud Speaker just might change that. Besides being an awesome way to pump your Spotify playlists, the OD-11 from Teenage Engineering comes with the coolest remote we’ve ever seen. The magnetic knob is wireless, so you can place it where ever you want and twist and turn it to control your volume and press it to control the track selection. You can even assign multiple remotes to different playlists so you can have a whole series of colorful dials throughout your home. (Link)

Best Tech 2013: Coolest new gadgets we want from CES UK Price: TBA (US Price: $800)