Surfing the web checking the width of search results from Google and Getcy, I was glad about good work and improvements of Getcy search: it covers a lot of websites of Cyprus. Furthermore, it gives the ability of specifying the search.
Concerning the quality of the search, Getcy has more websites which are really in use, rather then the sites updated in 1998 last time.
Honestly, I’m not a big fan of podcasts. When I miss some programs, or want to check the interviews of somebody – podcast is definitely the solution.
Radio gives you: an entertainment, news, conversation, positive mood. Since I’m one those people who prefer listening something while working on the PC – radio is the best way. Especially, if you got bored of the music on the PC.
The stations from my favourite list:
What radio stations do you prefer to listen on your PC? Which radio stations would you like to see having their on-line streams on the Web?
A week ago, Professor from Nicosian campus of Frederick Institute of Technology, announced the starting of International Program concerning Security Issues of Computer Science.
This event will be hosted by Helsinki Evtek University, and the lanched program was presented by one of the leading professors of Evtek University.
As it appeared, the Intensive Program under Erasmus program, with the partnership of the universities from Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, Cyprus and Finland: will be a very interesting and challenging project for increasing level of education in Cyprus.
It looks like, Cyprus Blog Network (CBN) started link-gathering process. As it appeared, there are a lot of bloggers in Cyprus who regularly participate in CBN development.
For those who think that Cyprus Blogging Network accepts only Cypriots or Residents of Cyprus, you’d better read “We will link you!” post, where the administration of the Network clarifies everything concerning the CBN project.
Bizantium, Constantinopole, Istanbul – different names, but the city remains the same.
The last time I’ve seen people calling this city Constantinople (or Tzar-city, as Russian interpretation of the name) was in the 9th class. In the literature classes. When the poets were using old names of Istanbul just to get a proper rhythm in the poetry.
As it appeared for some of the Cypriots, they’ve got offended when I called the biggest Turkish city by name which is used since 15th century – Istanbul. I was told that in all Greek maps they use Constantinople as the only correct name for Istanbul.
That was a bit shocking for me. In other words, 15th century name stayed unchanged.
I’ve got few questions: is it just another example of anti-Turkish aggression, or they still use 15th century maps in geography classes? And if they use it, do they know that the Earth is not flat?..
Group posts’ contribution on the same topic is a quite good way of your blog promotion, web participation in some projects and of course link exchange.
But, with not enough motivation, all the initiative will end up with blank comments page and no posts contributed at all. Sad perspectives.
The authors should also have an initiative to contribute the posts for this bloggers network. But, let’s be honest, not everyone of us started blogging leaded with commercial aims of getting some money for what he/she writes.
Blogs and blogging are:
I didn’t touch “monitizing” topic, because not everything what is done for money can be done together with author’s conscience: the person does the best what he likes.
And we talk and discuss in the best way what we are interested in and what we like: when we find something common, we’ll be able to discuss it as a group.
If you still didn’t contribute any of your posts to Cyprus Blog Network, you can influence the destiny of Together! Contest right now: tell the administrator about what do you want to talk, and next Wednesday you’ll see people discussing your topic!
“Considering it is a new brand, it’s a very good first-week showing,” said Ross Rubin, director of industry for NPD Group.
Microsoft’s (up $0.15 to $29.54, Charts) Zune took 9 percent of digital player sales, according to NPD, edging out Sandisk (down $0.85 to $43.92, Charts), but behind Apple (down $1.09 to $90.72, Charts), whose iPod models have long dominated the MP3 player market.”
Even though many people were predicting the failure of Zune player launch, the figures say opposite: mp3 player from Microsoft attracted the views of the customers, and the sales of Zune are slowly increasing. In my opinion, if the situation remains the same, Zune will become the main iPod competitor on the market.
But Zune is not the only problem Apple has to force, according to the latest news:
Universal, the world’s largest music company, owned by French media giant Vivendi, was the first major record label to strike an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to receive a fee for every Zune digital media player sold.
In other words, playing with ‘piracy problem’ in case of mp3 players’ market, Universal wants to get some income from Apple. If they agree on the same points with Apple, the process of modifying, upgrading iPods to make them harder to compete will be harder.
As an iPod user, I used to store more non-music data on it: I had there all the lab docs, two ghosts for backing up my computers. Talking about the music there, most of it was legal, not counting some home made remixes and live concert mp3′s.
What will be the reply of Jobs for Universal and what will Apple upgrade in iPods to keep its number 1 position in market sales – this will be quite interesting.
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