Daily Archives: March 15, 2012

How Facebook Sponsored Stories Can Boost Engagement

How Facebook Sponsored Stories Can Boost Engagement

Matt Lawson is the vice president of marketing at Marin Software, the largest paid search management provider. In the wake of its $100 billion IPO filing, Facebook is busy bolstering its advertising options. For one, Facebook is hanging its future hopes on “sponsored stories.” Sponsored stories depart from the typical Facebook ad unit. By incorporating … Continued

Add-on sync comes to Firefox 11

Add-on sync comes to Firefox 11

by Seth Rosenblatt March 13, 2012 4:31 PM PDT Firefox 11 debuts a little something for everyone. Developers will dig a new 3D tool for visualizing code on the live Web, while add-on sync has a broader, more apparent appeal. Add-on sync and two new developer tools are the hallmarks of today’s update to Firefox. … Continued

HP Envy 14 Spectre review

HP Envy 14 Spectre review

In a previous life, the HP Envy 14 was a laptop’s laptop: a 5.69-pound slugger with an optical drive, discrete AMD graphics and a battery that couldn’t last four hours in our battery rundown test. That notebook — one of our favorites in the 2010-2011 year — met its fate last fall when HP redesigned … Continued