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标题是:《弱市谁为王? ――盘点港股收市重挫4.38%失守17000超车的基金黑马》
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谷歌高管:+1按钮日展示量达50亿次 - IT - 中金在线

 

谷歌高管:+1按钮日展示量达50亿次

手机免费访问 www.cnfol.com 2011年10月03日 17:20 新浪科技 

  新浪科技讯 北京时间10月3日下午消息,谷歌产品管理副总裁尼克·福克斯(Nick Fox)在博客中宣布,谷歌+1按钮目前在内容发布商网站上一天获得的展示总量已经超过50亿次。
  虽然该数据令人十分惊讶,但在谷歌的官方推广网站中,这一数字却仅为23亿次。业内人士猜测,之所以造成如此之大的差距,可能是因为两项数据的统计时间不同。但无论是23亿还是50亿,都表明+1按钮获得了巨大成功。
  谷歌尚未对数据差异的原因作出解释。(鼎宏)

谷歌高管:+1按钮日展示量达50亿次 - IT - 中金在线

梁咏琪西班牙感动完婚 婚后不隐退力赞丈夫

梁咏琪西班牙感动完婚 婚后不隐退力赞丈夫

http://www.sina.com.cn 2011年10月03日17:47 新浪娱乐微博

梁咏琪旧爱郑伊健生日 当天闪嫁西班牙男友

2011-10-03 11:12:43 21CN娱乐 | 我来说两句 (0)

梁咏琪和西班牙男友

  35岁的港星梁咏琪闪电下嫁交往5个月的36岁西班牙籍男友Sergio,婚礼将在西班牙时间10月3日晚间8时(北京时间4日凌晨1时)举行。为此次婚礼,梁咏琪斥资200万港币,宴请超过80位亲朋好友前往见证,而她婚礼当天也正好是旧爱郑伊健的44岁生日。

  据香港东方日报报导,梁咏琪选在前男友郑伊健生日当天,下嫁在食品公司担任高层的Sergio,似乎反应她好胜的性格。梁咏琪婚礼选在西班牙南部的伊比萨岛一家五星级酒店。该岛每年6月到9月是旅游旺季,10月起游客少,所以梁咏琪此时办婚礼,如同包下这座小岛。

半年求婚两次

  梁咏琪10月1日在微博公布甜蜜合照,并秀出求婚钻戒:“我要结婚了。这是我人生最开心的时候……”她称赞Sergio 有爱心并充满正面能量。她透露两人热恋半年,靠视频维系感情,今年7月Sergio 在饭店用玫瑰花瓣造出“MarryMe(嫁给我)”,第二次求婚终于成功。

  求婚成功,Gigi开始努力筹备婚礼,地点必定是相识之地西班牙,更选定了岛屿Ibiza,“我很希望是在夏天举行,十月头还赶得及,还是热热的,而且我也希望可以跟家人一起来到巴塞罗那,就当是一个全家旅行吧!”Gigi和未婚夫都希望低调举行婚礼,为了秘密进行,由订礼饼到试婚纱,都发生不少笑料,她说:“因为礼饼需要印上我和他的名字,我只好找经纪人阿诗帮忙;而试婚纱时,到婚纱店大家总会好奇,为什么我要试婚纱,我只好说是为了工作,但妈妈在我身边,看着我穿上婚纱就想喊的样子,一副嫁女的模样,哈哈!”

婚礼一切从简

  Gigi在婚礼前几天便出发到巴塞罗那,仍未选择婚后会定居在西班牙还是香港的她说,临出门口一刻,是哭得最厉害,“我知道下一次回家,我便是别人的太太了。”说罢,Gigi又哭起来,“他真的好好,好疼我。”

  据悉Gigi和Sergio 婚礼只邀请了八十位亲友,由于两人都没有宗教信仰,一切从简,Gigi说:“会有一张很长的长枱,西式晚宴,大家高高兴兴吃一餐饭,当然亦会有行礼环节,婚礼后有派对。”Gigi还亲手做了一批婚礼场刊,封面印有她和丈夫的照片,非常温馨;一些姐妹如许茹芸等,都已经逐一到达,为好姐妹送上祝福。

许茹芸当伴娘

  婚讯传出后,有媒体在西班牙巴塞罗那机场直击,梁咏琪与未婚夫、家人、好友许茹芸等,浩浩荡荡大队人马,乘机转往伊比萨小岛为婚礼准备,众人很有警觉性,发现有记者,梁咏琪随即撇下未婚夫急步独自出闸,未婚夫则从秘道离开。

  据透露,当地时间10月3日晚的婚礼,梁咏琪夫妇只邀请了80位亲友参加,圈中好友只有三位“金兰姐妹”杨采妮、李心洁、许茹芸及唱片监制陈少琪受到邀请,不过,有消息称,李心洁因在韩国赶戏无法抽身出席。此次,梁咏琪特邀许茹芸担任伴娘,原来年初梁咏琪到西班牙旅游,同行还有许茹芸,后者见证一对准新人相恋萌芽。

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  新浪娱乐讯 香港时间10月3日晚上八点多,Gigi梁咏琪(微博)与拍拖半年的西班牙籍男友Sergio,于西班牙伊比萨小岛举行浪漫而简单婚礼,开展人生另一阶段。二人在婚礼现场宣誓时感动落泪,梁咏琪也力赞新婚丈夫人非常好,同时她也表示婚后不会隐退,将继续演艺事业。

  梁咏琪与男友Sergio的相识缘于西班牙旅游,当时她刚完成香港G夜演唱会,独自前往西班牙旅行时结识到Sergio。在梁咏琪看来,Sergio为人单纯正直,风趣有风度,二人很快很快堕入情网。Sergio十分尊重梁咏琪是家人,对梁妈妈尤其呵护,当他知道梁妈妈吃素多年,他们决定婚礼当日以全素宴招呼亲友,Sergio家人也非常赞同,梁妈妈也在人前人后对女婿赞不绝口。

  喜欢大自然的梁咏琪决定选择在沙滩举行婚礼,在海天合一的环境下与亲友分享喜悦。男女家合共宴请八十位亲朋前来见证,当中有四十多位宾客是新娘子的亲友,从香港、台湾、加拿大、英国和美国赴西班牙饮喜酒,至于圈中好友,梁咏琪只邀请了杨采妮(微博)、许茹芸(微博)及陈少琪(微博),好姊妹李心洁(微博)因身在外地拍戏,未能现身恭贺一对新人。

  这次婚礼从订机票酒店以至场地安排,都由新郎Sergio负责,梁咏琪出嫁当日所穿的婚妙,也是Sergio在西班牙找来婚纱设计师为她度身订造。能够抱得美人归,虽然花近四百万港元打造梦想婚礼,Sergio一点不心痛, 人前人后都强调自己是世上最幸福的男人。

  虽然在西班牙举行婚礼, 但梁咏琪也遵照中国人传统婚嫁礼仪,在大婚前的晚上,由妈妈替她进行“上头”仪式,当梁妈妈为女儿上头之时, 一边为梁咏琪祝福, 一边强忍开心的眼泪, 在场人士无不感动落泪。 婚礼中西合璧,梁咏琪也“入乡随俗”,依循新娘子要预备手表送给未来老公的西班牙婚嫁传统,买了一只价值九万港元的男装手表赠老公。

  正式成为别人的太太,梁咏琪出嫁心情难免紧张起来,即使过往在电影中穿过无数次婚纱,但当着上真正代表幸福的嫁衣裳,感觉原来是两回事,尤其当梁咏琪与Sergio在预先包下的餐厅旁边的沙滩,进行结婚宣誓仪式一刻,一对新人也感动落泪。随后,二人交换由梁咏琪挑选,设计以白金和玫瑰金为主的Tiffany婚戒,新娘子喜悦得流下幸福的眼泪,现场宾客也深受感动,都哭成一片,场面温馨。

  在微博透露,终于成为最快乐新娘的梁咏琪,笑言终于梦想成真:“Sergio真的对我很好,我从未想象过会遇到一个对我这么好,这么无微不至,让我每天都像做梦一样快乐!妈妈和弟弟都很喜欢他,就连身边朋友也对他赞不绝口!感觉真正的幸福!”

  婚后梁咏琪会继续其演艺事业,她表示: “虽然嫁作人妇, 但我热爱我的工作, 所以会继续工作, 放送更多正能量。而且, 现在的工作已排至明年3月, 暂时不能停下来, 老公亦十分尊重和支持我的事业,当然我也会将家庭及事业好好安排, 好好做个事业型的好妻子, 哈哈!”

(责编: 柳星张)

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港股收市重挫4.38%失守17000

真不知道国庆一过A股得到多少~

我在网易新闻客户端发现新闻:《港股收市重挫4.38%失守17000》,与你分享。

  港股午后在16800点徘徊,在10月首个交易日显著下跌,收市报16822.15点,下跌770.26点,跌幅为4.38%,跌破两年多来低位;国企指数报收8408.26点,下跌509.10点,跌幅为5.71%;红筹指数报收3186.19点,下跌204.97点,跌幅为6.04%。大市全天成交763.7亿港元。市场忧虑外围市况恶化,港股恐再试今年新低,港股午后继有资金流入公用股避险,电能实业(00006-HK)升0.67%,报60.25元从盘面看,蓝筹股普跌,中资保险股、地产股、银行股、资源股大跌。中国平安重挫13.35%。雅居乐(03383-HK)报4.21元,跌18.25%;华润置地(01109-HK)报7.49元,跌11.78%;中国海外(00688-HK)报10.06元,跌11.13%。新华社称,成交低、存货增、资金少三重压力下,房价拐点已近在眼前。又指,对于大部分房企来说负债累累的同时,银行贷款却在不断收缩,资金问题愈加严重。

  第一上海证券首席策略师叶尚志称,在9月底季度结算过后,人工技术托市的影响亦随之而减弱,欧美股市有摇摇欲坠的状态,全球股市仍处于信心危机当中。欧元兑美元继续下跌并且创出近期新低,资金流出欧元区的趋势仍在加剧。亚洲和新兴市场货币亦出现了显著下跌,俄罗斯卢比、巴西雷亚尔、印度卢布、印度尼西亚盾、以及南韩,都跌了有一成的幅度。从环球资金流向来看,全球股市仍处于互相拖累下挫的恶性循环环路当中,密切提防已横盘了两个月的美股,有破盘而落的危机。港股方面,中美关系有出现紧张状态的可能,内地公布的经济数据表现持续疲弱,都是直接影响因素,相信港股仍处寻底之局,估计要等到终极一跌出现后,短期阶段性底部才可望建立起来。

  耀才证券市务总监郭思治表示,忧虑环球经济渐放缓,美股上周五又再急插241点至10913点,且接近全日最低位收市。从走势上看,如沽压再稍扩大,道指或会进一步下试月来之小双底(即8月9日低位10604点及9月22日低位10597点)。美股自8月开始整个市势其实一直反覆上落之中,因道指于过去8周内,一直反覆于10600点至11600点之内,一日未走出此区域之前,任何升升跌跌均只属上落市而已。

  相对而言,A股走势明显偏弱,上证指数于上周五曾一度低见2348点,即形态上已正续步回试去年7月2日低位2320点,此防线一旦有失,即表示市势将进一步寻底,惟可幸的是A股交投一直减缩,即参与者不多,故带来之杀伤力或不致太大,但A股续跌,对港股当带来一定压力。

  港股于上周五低收至17592点,下跌419点,由于恒指已渐跌离9月27日之18136点,即自26日低位16999点开始之反弹,力度已逐步削弱。如沽压再稍放大,恒指或会于本月初旬再回试16999点之支持,任何失误,技术上当代表整个市势又再重陷续寻底之中。至少,10月初旬之市势可能会先行寻低位,自2011年2月开始,恒指已连续8个月呈先高后低之弱势,情况至今仍未见改善。



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美国反华尔街示威活动蔓延

我在网易新闻客户端发现新闻:《美国反华尔街示威活动蔓延》,与你分享。

  这次反华尔街示威活动已在美国纽约持续半个多月 并逐渐蔓延到波士顿、芝加哥和旧金山等城市

  声音

  "在美国,1%的富人拥有着99%的财富。我们99%的人为国家纳税,却没有人真正代表我们。华盛顿的政客都在为这1%的人服务。"

  一名"占领华尔街"示威者

  "我们之所以发起本次抗议行动,是因为感觉美国已经到了必须改变的时刻。很多人失去了工作,无家可归,整个国家都在受伤害,而造成这些后果的那些人却置身事外,没有受到任何惩罚。"

  示威行动发起者、加拿大反主流文化杂志Adbusters主编凯利拉森

  "尽管参与者众多,但游行活动很可能会平稳进行。美国人对于社会的运行规则有着清醒的认识,他们不会轻易破坏这种规则。"

  美国安全问题专家、纽约大学教授帕特里夏·德根纳罗

  据新华社电美国纽约反华尔街示威活动升级。美国纽约警方10月1日在布鲁克林大桥逮捕超过700名占据机动车道、举行非法游行的示威者。布鲁克林桥交通中断数小时后,于当晚恢复开通。

  堵塞车道被捕

  10月1日下午,一大群示威者登上布鲁克林桥,沿机动车道举行未经批准的游行示威活动。

  纽约警方发言人说:"警方多次警告示威者留在布鲁克林大桥步行道之后,逮捕700多名示威者。"

  他补充说:"一些遵从命令、留在人行道上的人没有被捕,其他示威者在机动车道上手肘相扣行进则被捕。"

  现场一片混乱

  目击者形容现场一片混乱,大批警察包围示威者,使用橙色网抓人。当警察使用手铐时,一些示威者试图挣脱。

  示威组织者和目击者说,几十名示威者被戴上手铐,坐在引桥侧边,警方叫来3辆大客车把他们拉走。

  这次反华尔街示威活动始于9月中旬,示威者在华尔街附近游行,抗议矛头主要指向华尔街"贪婪"、金融系统弊病和政府监管不力,还衍生出对政府过度动用军力、对少数族裔不公、失业率高等社会问题。

  据报道,抗议活动已经开始向美国其他城市蔓延。除了纽约,波士顿、芝加哥和旧金山等城市也爆发了相关的抗议活动。

  事件回放

  华尔街遭遇最大抗议潮

  本报讯 从2011年9月7日开始,近千名美国民众在纽约金融中心华尔街举行大规模示威游行, 抗议美国政治的权钱交易、两党政治斗争以及社会不公正。

  活动发起者:

  加拿大反主流杂志

  这场被命名为"占领华尔街"的示威活动是加拿大范库弗州的一家反主流文化杂志Adbusters于今年7月在社交网站"推特"上发起的,意在表达对美国金融制度偏袒权贵和富人的不满,声讨引发金融海啸的罪魁祸首。

  在这份网络倡议书中,Adbusters号召全球网民发起对资本和政治的抗议行动,并声称"希望能够召集到2万人涌入华尔街声讨金融危机祸首,将占领行动维持数月,表达希望获得就业机会的诉求"。

  Adbusters的主编凯利拉森说:"我们之所以发起本次抗议行动,是因为感觉美国已经到了必须改变的时刻。很多人失去了工作,无家可归,整个国家都在受伤害,而造成这些后果的那些人却置身事外,没有受到任何惩罚。"

  网站上称:"将占领行动维持数月。"一名示威者说:"在美国,1%的富人拥有着99%的财富。我们99%的人为国家纳税,却没有人真正代表我们。华盛顿的政客都在为这1%的人服务。"

  问题根源:

  失业率居高不下

  失业率居高不下是触发这次示威的最主要导火索之一。根据美国劳工部公布的最新就业数据,8月份美国30个州的就业人数下降,其中纽约州就业人数下降最多。当月纽约州雇主裁员2.2万人,凸显纽约州经济和就业形势不容乐观。

  而此次游行的参与者,大多数都是青年失业者,包括找不到工作的大学毕业生。一位不愿意透露姓名的示威者说,他们希望通过这次示威"显示民众的力量",迫使华尔街的金融巨头们吐出他们"霸占人民的财产"。

  示威现场

  布鲁克林大桥被堵

  据新华社电 当天参加布鲁克林桥游行的示威者主要来自"占领华尔街运动"组织。当天下午3时30分左右,示威者从位于世界贸易中心遗址附近祖科蒂公园的营地出发,前往布鲁克林大桥。

  布鲁克林大桥位于纽约市曼哈顿岛南部,是连接曼哈顿和布鲁克林区的重要通道。这座大桥拥有100多年历史,是纽约重要城市标志之一,也是情侣最喜爱的约会场所之一。

  示威者上桥后,游行队伍阻断通向布鲁克林方向的机动车道,警方开始抓人。布鲁克林大桥的步行道和游行队伍所在一侧机动车道均关闭数小时。

  大桥曼哈顿一端,靠近纽约市政厅附近形成交通严重拥堵。当晚8时05分左右,关闭的步行道和机动车道恢复开通。

  抗议主力为大学生

  本报讯 有分析人士指出,纽约的抗议活动与最近伦敦发生的骚乱不同,两处的参加者虽然都是年轻人,但纽约的示威者"素质较高",他们应该可以约束自己的行为,通过合法途径表达诉求。

  参与示威的大学生帕特里克·布伦纳表示:"我们一定要在这里进行长期抗争。"

  祖科蒂公园如今到处都是抗议者打出的海报和标语,俨然已经成为了抗议者的"大本营"。很多人在这里裹着毯子或者在睡袋里过夜,附近还设有简易厨房和图书馆等。

  组织者们还成立了"冬季委员会",以便为将来的寒冷天气做准备。

  来自纽约城市大学巴鲁学院的示威者丹尼尔·莱文在接受采访时说:"在这里,我看到的都是接受过高等教育的年轻人,他们在大学毕业后却发现没有工作可做,因此才来到这里进行抗议。"

  导演明星到场助阵

  本报讯 《华氏9·11》导演迈克尔·摩尔和女演员苏珊·萨兰登还到示威者阵营探访,以示声援。

  9月30日晚,超过1000名示威者在纽约市政厅附近的警察局总部举行一场和平游行,抗议一星期前警方对示威者"反应过激"。

  一星期前,"占领华尔街运动"成员组织在联合广场商业区游行,示威人群涌入道路中间、影响交通,警方逮捕80人。

  抗议者的批评集中在三个方面:华尔街无节制的贪婪;金融危机以来经济弊病的延续;政府和监管当局的放纵。

  有分析人士称,这场游行,反映了美国经济困境下加剧的经济、社会矛盾,更表明金融危机以来美国政府和监管当局推出经济、金融改革措施未孚众望。 (熙怡)

  专家解读

  不大可能"翻版"伦敦暴力骚乱

  本报讯 时事评论员钱彤表示,华尔街是美国的金融心脏,是美国金融业的象征,也是这次奥巴马在金融救援计划中给予最大力扶持的。这次游行示威的活动,多数都是年轻人来参加,他们的目标主要是为了反对华尔街的这种金融腐败,反对大公司滥用金钱施加政治影响,同时也反对奥巴马向银行机构提供这种大规模的援助,因为这一部分会影响到他们个人生活。

  奥巴马头疼

  钱彤认为,从下一步演变来看,虽然现在规模有变大的趋势,而且示威者也通过网络向外面散布了一些信息,获得一定的影响力,但是要再进一步发生大规模暴力骚乱这种形式的可能性,目前说应该还不是特别的明显。

  钱彤称,目前负责应对示威活动的主要还是纽约市政府。如果事态要进一步升级,可能会由联邦政府来接手,但是目前这种可能性还不是太大。

  和伦敦骚乱不同

  不过,钱彤指出,奥巴马已经开始进行他的竞选连任筹资之旅,在美国金融心脏发生这样大规模的示威,对他来说显然不是什么好消息,美国的失业率仍然居高不下,会成为奥巴马竞选连任过程中一个非常大的麻烦。

  还有观察者指出,纽约抗议活动与最近伦敦发生的骚乱不同,虽然都是年轻人,但纽约的示威者比较自律,希望通过合法途径表达诉求。来自纽约城市大学巴鲁学院的示威者丹尼尔·莱文说:"尽管参与者众多,但游行活动很可能会平稳进行。美国人对于社会的运行规则有着清醒的认识,他们不会轻易破坏这种规则。"



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RTL.be : Rigueur à 10 milliards d'euros: autant que la France pourtant 6x plus peuplée

比利时明年目标要省下100亿欧元,象比他大六倍的法国一样。Laurette Onkelinx 今天上午在RTL电视台说政策将只是严峻 RIGUER,而不是紧缩 AUSTERITE。

准备干粮吧,她只不过在玩文字游戏。



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Rigueur à 10 milliards d'euros: autant que la France pourtant 6x plus peuplée

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03 octobre 2011 08:56

"Oui la rigueur. Non l'austérité", tel est le slogan de Laurette Onkelinx, la vice-Première ministre qui a abordé le plan de rigueur (10 milliards d'euros à économiser) que les négociateurs s'apprêtent à réaliser pour l'année 2012.

"On a une épreuve incroyable devant nous" a commencé par dire Laurette Onkelinx, vice-Première ministre et l'une des principales actrices des négociations actuelles, à notre journaliste politique Fabrice Grosfilley, ce matin sur Bel RTL. L'épreuve, c'est le plan de rigueur destiné à économiser 10 milliards d'euros pour 2012, ceci afin de réduire le déficit, problème majeur dans notre pays, problème qui plonge tant de pays européens dans la tourmente. Pour franchir cette épreuve, une arme: LA RIGUEUR. Oui, on va vers une politique de rigueur. Et d'austérité ? "NON" répond immédiatement la ministre de la Santé. "Qu'est-ce que c'est l'austérité ? C'est une politique aveugle. Celle par exemple qu'on connait en Grande-Bretagne où en même temps on vous prend vos allocations familiales, on augmente le coût de l'école pour les enfants, où les logements sont plus chers, où tout est plus cher. Et c'est une politique sotte, aveugle, qui tue la croissance", a-t-elle justifié.

Effort presqu'équivalent à la France, pourtant beaucoup plus peuplée

Pas d'austérité mais la rigueur donc. Une rigueur à 10 milliards d'euros. "Est-ce que vous vous imaginez ce que c'est ? En France, grand plan de rigueur: 11 milliards d'euros alors qu'ils sont 65 millions et que leur richesse nationale, leur PIB est 5 fois et demi le nôtre", a comparé, inquiétante, Laurette Onkelinx.

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Why Tuesday’s Apple Event is One of the Most Important Ever


 
Why Tuesday's Apple Event is One of the Most Important Ever
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Ho-hum. Another iPhone. Tuesday's Apple event is going to be boooo-ring, right?

Well, not so fast. I think that from a milestone perspective, Tuesday's announcement may be among the most important Apple has ever made. 

(You'll notice I said iPhone, singular, not iPhones, plural. I know this because as an Apple invitation Kremnologist, it's clear that the little 1 on the phone icon means Apple is launching only one phone. I think.)

The reason the event will be so important is that history judges such moments not so much by the product announced, but by the revolutions they start.

For example, when the iPod was first announced, it was just a cool new music player, Apple's entry in a crowded market. But that moment in history is now seen as a giant event, because it represented a change in direction for human culture. The iPod made possible iTunes, and the universe of electronic downloadable music as a replacement for the old CD model. The recent Facebook-as-a-media-center announcement, the cell-phone-as-an-entertainment-hub habit and much more can be traced directly back to Apple's announcement of the iPod.

When the iPhone was first announced, it was cool, to be sure. But the iPhone's importance once again is that it changed culture, opening the way for a transformation for how most people use a phone, for the app store concept as a mainstream way to get software and eventually a transformation in how all mainstream computers will be used. For example, the awesome new gestures, Launchpad and other features in Mac OS X Lion can be traced back to the 2007 iPhone announcement.

So from a milestone-that-leads-to-culture-changing technology perspective, Tuesday's announcement will be ginormous.

Of course, we don't know for sure what will be announced. But it's possible that Tuesday's event will usher in not one, but two, new eras in consumer technology.

The Social Tablet Era

Facebook on iPad. Big deal, right? I think it is. At post time, none of the major social networks has a native tablet app for any of the major tablets. We have never seen social networking optimized for touch tablets.

Rumor has it that Facebook will release its long-awaited iPad app Tuesday at the Apple event.

The lead engineer for Facebook's iPad app, Jeff Verkoeyen, says on his blog he worked 80 hours a week to get that app done months ago — that it was "feature complete" in May. (He's since left and moved to Google.)

Facebook or Apple or both have apparently been delaying the app for months for some reason. Now they're launching together, according to rumors. And Facebook's "Project Spartan" HTML5 development environment is also rumored to be on the menu.

Here's the thing. Apple agreeing to host Facebook's iPad app rollout makes absolutely zero sense unless one of following two things is planned: 1) Facebook will release a tablet version only on iPad and on no other tablets; or 2) Apple's iCloud content will be jacked into the Facebook matrix.

Of these two, the second one is far more likely. In the same way that Facebook's new services will enable the discovery, playing and sharing of music via Spotify and many other streaming music services, I think they'll also enable you to do the same thing with iTunes music, to be served up via iCloud.

Regardless, Facebook's iPad app will probably be incredible.

But app quality isn't what makes social networking on a tablet so compelling. Two years from now, I predict social networking will be the main thing people do with tablets — especially now that media consumption and gaming are becoming social networking activities. Social networking will be what drives the next massive wave of iPad and tablet purchases. Social networking will drive iPad sales to a whole new level.

There are two reasons why I say that. First, if you map "prime time" for iPad use and overlay it on "prime time" for social networking, they both occur at the same time: Evenings, breaks and weekends. And they both take place at the same locations: The couch, the dining room table and Starbucks.

The second reason is that both social networking and touch interfaces, the iPad being by far the most compelling example of today's touch experiences, tap into our homo sapien hardwiring for how we want to spend our time. People are designed to socialize with other humans, and also to explore the world with touch.

Nobody will be able to explain why using Facebook on an iPad will "feel" really, really good. But it will.

Right now, a Facebook app seems like a minor upgrade from just using the iPhone app or logging into Facebook via Safari on iPad. But this is like saying that building a digital camera into a cell phone is only a minor change from carrying both devices. But history shows that the cell phone camera changed how people live and interact. Social networking optimized for tablet computers will prove to have a similar culture-changing effect.

Anyway, the Social Tablet Era starts Tuesday, if the rumors are true.

The Artificial Intelligence Phone Era

While the main use for a tablet will become social networking, the main use for a cell phone will be interacting with our personal robot assistants.

Within three to five years, we'll talk to our phones, and our phones will talk back. Special software, either residing on the phone or off in some distant data center, will use artificial intelligence to gather reams of data about us, and our present circumstances and proactively suggest things to us.

When we want something, we'll just tell our phones to do it:

"Call Steve, and if he doesn't answer leave a message that I called."

"Where's the nearest good Chinese restaurant?"

"Postpone my three o'clock meeting for some time next week."

The software accessible from our phones will figure out what we meant, interact with our calendars, contacts databases, social networks, favorite e-commerce sites, booking services, and the people we know in order to do our bidding.

In the third example above, our phones will notify other people I'm meeting with, find out when they are available, confirm all attendees for the new time and then put it on my calendar — all without my involvement.

This Star Trek-like capability will become expected and commonplace. But we'll all trace it back to Tuesday, when Apple rolls out the Assistant.

In quintessential Apple style, the artificial intelligence agent that will appear in the next iOS release will be strictly feature limited to only the parts that work really well. The rest will come later.

Yes, Siri, the app upon which Apple's Assistant technology is based, which itself is based on a Pentagon artificial intelligence agent technology program, has been around for a while. So have other similar attempts.

But the Apple rollout will instantly mainstream personal artificial intelligence agent technology. And that's a huge milestone, the stuff of science fiction — until Tuesday. Similar Posts:






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Day One is a Beautiful Journal App for Your Mac, iPad, and iPhone [Review]


 
Day One is a Beautiful Journal App for Your Mac, iPad, and iPhone [Review]
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Sometimes you just want to write something down. Some people would call this process "journaling," or even "keeping a diary." In reality, the whole concept of keeping a journal or diary is about recording memories and thoughts. It's therapeutic. It's comforting.

Day One by Bloom Built is a beautiful and simple app for journaling on the Mac, iPad, and iPhone. The app balances features with simplicity to bring you an excellent environment for writing on a daily basis.

The best part of Day One is that it doesn't restrict you to a certain way of writing. If you want to use Day One as a daily journal, then by all means do so. If you want to use it as a place to write down certain memories and events as they happen, then that works, too.

On the Mac

Day One on the Mac is a writer's dream. The app is minimal and full-featured at the same time. You have five windows: New, Days, Calendar, Starred, and Reminders.

You're supposed to write in Day One, so the New window is displayed front and center when you open the app. Little prompts and thought-provoking sentiments are displayed above where you write that say things like, "Write the way you think," and "Your journal is a vital record." You'll occasionally get a prompt to write in a certain way or about a certain emotion, and you can choose to use that prompt as your guide if you so desire. A little thought to spark inspiration is always helpful.

The Days window gives you a glimpse at what you've written in the past. You can scroll through your entries and reminisce. The Calendar window gives you more of a general overview of your activity in Day One. Hover your mouse over a certain day to see a quick summary of your entry. Starring an entry will place it in the Starred window for quick reference.

The Reminders window introduces another cool thing about Day One: the menu bar app. Day One can also run in your Mac's menu bar to let you quickly add an entry. Setting a reminder will make the menu bar window automatically open at the top of your screen at a defined time during the day. That way you never forget to write. You can customize the frequency of Day One's reminders to your liking, or just turn the feature off altogether.

A keyboard shortcut can be set in the app's preferences to access the menu bar's quick entry field. You can also enable password protection to ensure that prying eyes don't get a peek at your secret thoughts. Entries can be exported as text files, and you can even write in Markdown. Search and tagging make finding old entires a breeze. The app takes advantage of Lion's full-screen mode to let your write without distractions.

Day One works with Dropbox to seamlessly sync your data between devices. That brings us to Day One's iPad app.

On the iPad

Day One on the iPad is a wonderful way to journal. The app takes many cues from its Mac counterpart, but the overall experience is simplified for iOS.

Typists that favor the iOS virtual keyboard may take to Day One on the iPad faster than the Mac version. The app is lightweight, but it still offers all of the features that you expect on the desktop.

Entries are indexed properly and you can quickly view starred posts. You can also email entires from within the app, which is a nice touch.

The app's preferences mainly include syncing with Dropbox, passcode lock enable/disable, and reminders. Day One will remind you on your iOS device about when you need to write, just like the Mac version.

Your font size can be customized and Markdown support can be toggled in the app's preferences. It's all really slick.

On the iPhone

Quick entires on Day One for iPhone are the name of the game, but that doesn't mean that you can't read the longer stuff that you already have saved. The iPhone app has a really cool feature that gives you daily usage reports on your Day One activity.

Creating new entries is a snappy experience — the app couldn't really be designed any better. I was continuously impressed with how well everything worked as I explored different parts of the app.

The app's preferences on the iPhone are exactly the same as the iPad version, passcode lock and all. There's even support for TextExpander snippets (another one of my favorite apps). When you combine Markdown with TextExpander support, you've got one powerful writing app.

Verdict

Perhaps the best part about Day One is that your journal is constantly synced and updated as you write on your different devices. The developers are working on iCloud support at the moment, so expect that feature to go live soon. More features that are currently being worked on for iOS include: search, photo support, tags, and an export option.

Day One is a simple, powerful writing tool for your Apple devices. You can download Day One in the Mac App Store for $10. The app is available as a universal app for the iPhone and iPad for $2.

Archiving your thoughts and memories can be quite an enriching experience. Start writing with Day One and see for yourself.

Rating: ★★★★☆  Similar Posts:






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