The social network movie aka facebook movie official trailer
The social network movie stars retro N-Sync looking JT aka Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Zombieland star Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg, I love you man’s Rashida Jones, Brenda Song and Joseph Mazzello.
Have faith in this movie thou, it is directored by David Fincher, whose previous smashes include the great Fight Club, Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman star film Se7en, The Game and most people favourite Alien 3.
The movie is supposed to be connected to Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal.
The books main focus is the beginning of Facebook’s and “founder” Mark Zuckerberg’s time at Harvard University in 2003.
The film is due out in the States on 1 October, with a global release in the weeks after that.
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My reaction to Google buzz
Ok peeps, so I’ll get my geek’s hat on and add my views on Google Buzz
You need to offer a minimize buzz feed
Quick add with people who are commenting on your buzz
Drop and drag for buzzes (if that’s the right word) like within gmail (googlemail for late comers)
Search buzzes
Buzz to wordpress
Don’t be scared come follow me -
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Must have applications for blackberry users
I have had my blackberry for a few months now and I am surprised I have not posted about it many times before!
I often write posts and articles via my blackberry curve, it definitely has been a crackberry for me!
Must have apps –
Blackberry messenger: This is the place to communicate for me, I used to be a text addict but since I have a large number of friends on BBM it has replaced the need to text! It allows you to send pictures, send voice files, location (for the stalkers and partners out there) and generally just keep in contact.
For those who do not know where it is go to instant messenging and then blackberry messenger, you get a unique pin which allows your fellow blackberry messenger contacts to add you and chat. The best and easiest way of getting your pin is typing in mypin into BBM or text and will give your pin straight away.
Opera mini: Everyone hates the web browsing on their blackberry so well known browser king Opera have developed their very own, most PDA users use Opera and some more techy users of newer mobiles.
The main benefits are, it is fast, much quicker than blackberry browser, it offers full web access which most do not and you can have speed dials so its a lot quicker to access the sites you wish. Download it here
Google sync: I am a real gmail sorry googlemail for the newer users power user. I have had gmail for ages and since being unemployed it has helped me organise my emails, contacts and life.
Google sync is basically where you can sync all your blackberry contacts with your googlemail contacts, it does have an annoying bit where it can duplicate data but you can delete or edit in either.
If you use gmail and your blackberry then download this. Also check out the google suit for blackberry its really good and offers maps which is actually quite helpful.
Social media everyone’s favourite time waster and some people’s lively hood has been made so much easier on the BB.
Ubertwitter: Ubertwitter is the best mobile client I have used, I am not a fan of the web version of twitter and as I have more than just a few twitter accounts I can manage in one place. To me its a mobile version of hootsuite (which is the best web client for twitter) and offers some really easy features. You can add your location (not for me) you can upload pics in a click of a button (no need to mess around with twitpic) and is so quick. Download here
Facebook: Yes we all love to check facebook on the go, upload a quick picture to annoy your mate and update your friends on what you are doing. Anyone that has used the mobile version gets annoyed but the BB version is actually really good and allow you to do most things you would on a computer/laptop. It also can sync into your contacts and calender which reminds you of birthdays, events and give you a nice little mug shot of your friends. Honestly if you like facebook and use it on your BB check it out.
A silly battery draining app but I love is buzzme pro only app which cost me any money but allows you to manage the number of vibrates, the colour light that flashes for emails, texts, phone calls etc. You can even create your own colour how cool is that!
Check it out but I do warn you it does drain your battery.
Anyways check these out and if you want to add me on anything just ping me a line,
Danny Denhard
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Yahoo “year in review” 2009 top 10 UK searches
This years yahoo search top 10 has been released and a few surprises in there.
Here is the top 10 –
1. Big Brother
2. X Factor
3. Job centre
4. Michael Jackson
5. Jade Goody
6. Premier League
7. Swine Flu
8. Katie Price
9. Cheryl Cole
10. Train Times
Not sure if it is a reflection of yahoo users or what dates they went from, but the top search was the worst and ultimate series that ended “Big Brother”.
Second came ITV and Simon Cowell’s pop machine x factor.
Third went to the job centre, with the global recession this is not a massive shock.
It also includes two celebs which passed away, king of pop Michael Jackson at number four and English reality tv star Jade Goody fifth.
Swine flu which swept the world came in 7th, and was followed by glamour model and business women Katie Price aka Jordan.
9th was Cheryl Cole, one fifth of Girls Aloud, xfactor judge and solo star Cheryl Cole, and lastly train times.
What interests me is there is no google, no facebook and no twitter included in their top 10. I can guarantee that all three will show up in Google’s end of year searches.
I can assure you that google’s end of year results will be completely different.
Danny Denhard
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Hitwise overall search terms 12/08/09 to 12/09/09
Hitwise UK have released the last four weeks search terms, here they are -
1.facebook 3.49%
2.youtube 1.02%
3.ebay 0.93%
4. facebook login 0.72%
5. bebo 0.42%
6. ebay uk 0.32%
7. you tube 0.26%
8. argos 0.22%
9. bbc 0.22%
10. amazon 0.22%
The result aren’t so surprising but has made wonder how the general public do not know how to use search engines properly.
What got me thinking was the search terms, all the sites that the general public are searching for are domain names, facebook being number one is a simple domain to remember – facebook.com, likewise with youtube – youtube.com, bebo – bebo.com, ebay uk – ebay.co.uk.
So looking at this data it begs the questions -
1. Do the users in the UK need a crash course on how to use the internet
2. Do internet search engines need to rethink the way they work
3. Does the internet need a revamp.
1. Do the users in the UK need a crash course on how to use the internet – short answer yes, long answer yes, users in the UK are of many nationalities and is proven that users are from all age ranges, so searching for a domain in a search engine could be a trust thing or it could be they do not remember the domain name. Again being a confident user it suggests to me that users need to remember the domain name, its not difficult to remember facebook.com, most big companies own all the domain extension and send you to your local/national domain.
2. Do internet search engines need to rethink the way they work – short answer yes, long answer – here goes…… Search engines do a good job, not great but does the job currently. I think one of the major search engines or discovery engines or whatever they are called now needs to release technology where you search just once word and it takes you to the domain, wouldn’t take much work for them and would save searching the results. The other suggestion that I have come up is browsers do something similar to chrome and newer firefox, where you enter your term in and it takes you to the domain or offers you a few suggestions. (if this does happen remember to tell me so I can take the credit)
3. 3. Does the internet need a revamp, short answer yes, long answer (can of worms coming) right where do I start? There are now hundreds of millions of websites available for you to use, many sites are now blogs, and many sites are parked so they get paid when you click on their ads or search on their site. I think the internet as a whole does need some sort of changes made it enforce some clarification.
However back to the real question and point, domains/websites should be easier to find, not essential for it to be localised but maybe categorized so its easier for the internet users and easier for the search engines and web browsers to direct you to the right place. There are many things I would love to suggest to change but its impossible to write them all in one post. So yes the internet does need a revamp but changing one small thing or standard will affect millions of websites and search engines.
So from ten little stats i’ve rewritten the internet…but seriously I think it cannot be that difficult for the users to put .com after the domains, or use their favourites on their web browser. Especially when getting connected to the internet is so important.
Rant over until the next time 
Danny Denhard
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Facebook lite review and preview – back to the glory days!
So facebook lite was released today (to most people in US and has hit me in the UK)
I thought i’d give you a quick break down -
The stupid apps are gone!
No facebook chat
Its back to the main feed in the middle and no silly so and so has reached level 24 of Mafia Wars
Its back to the simple ways – post a photo, post a video, write a wall post, inbox, events and profiles are all brief and user friendly.
I do not think facebook thought this would be a twitter killer as a number of “industry experts” are referring to it, but it does show how easy facebook is and what it was originally designed for, quick, easy and simple communication which twitter delivers.
The one thing which twitter holds over facebook is the openness and how you can network more easily, this could happen of course but at the moment facebook lite is of course a work in progress.
Ultimately it is like the facebook mobile app but personally speaking it’s gone back to the glory, simple communication, a brief overview of activity and easy to use.
What is next for facebook?
Dedicated email functionality – think this will be a real winner for them
Search – the world of search is clearly where they want to be, being a portal for search and a one stop shop could be the next big step. It has been said facebook wants to challenge Google and co for top spot on the internet
Ad revenue – If search takes off then the advertising platform will be their next project, self funding is the only way forward and they clearly fancied their chances at providing their own ads. The idea of working like adsense/adwords would be the best for them, I think this could go hand in hand with search.
So a little conclusion, facebook lite will be for the smaller user, the one who sends an message or keeps up to date briefly.
The full version is for the stalker user, the one who needs to know everything that is happening with their friends. The ones who flirts and the ones who use it plays Mafia wars and the other games. For me facebook lite will be where I will be!
Facebook lite – http://lite.facebook.com/
Full facebook – www.facebook.com
Danny Denhard
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UFC fighters twitter list
UFC champions -
Lightweight champion
BJ Penn
http://twitter.com/ufcbjpenn
Welterweight champion
George St Pierre
http://twitter.com/Georgesstpierre
Middleweight champion
Anderson Silva
http://twitter.com/brazillianspida
Light heavyweight champion
Lyoto Machida
http://twitter.com/lyotomachidafw
Heavyweight champion
Brock Lesnar
http://twitter.com/DCBROCKLESNAR
UFC legends
Randy Couture
http://twitter.com/Randy_Couture
Tito Ortiz
http://twitter.com/titoortiz
Chuck Liddell
http://twitter.com/chuckliddel
Royce Gracie
http://twitter.com/roycegraciemma
Top contenders
Kenny Florian
http://twitter.com/Kenny_Florian
Forrest Griffen
http://twitter.com/ForrestGriffin
Shane Carwin
http://twitter.com/ShaneCarwin
Rashad Evans
http://twitter.com/SugaRashadEvans
Dan Henderson
http://twitter.com/danhendo
Rampage Jackson
http://twitter.com/Rampage4real
Nathan Marquardt
http://twitter.com/NathanMarquardt
Frank Mir
http://twitter.com/ufcmir
Rich Franklin
http://twitter.com/FollowACE
Mike Swik
http://twitter.com/officialswick
Other UFC fighters
Ryan Bader
http://twitter.com/ryanbader
Dan Hardy
http://twitter.com/danhardymma
Amir Sadollah
http://twitter.com/amirMMA
Nate Quarry
http://twitter.com/NateRockQuarry
Mark Muñoz
http://twitter.com/markkmunoz
Patrick Cote
http://twitter.com/patrickcoteufc
DaMarques Johnson
http://twitter.com/DaMarques_UFC
Keith Jardine
http://twitter.com/KeithJardine205
Gabriel Gonzaga
http://twitter.com/gonzagabjj
Joe Laozon
http://twitter.com/JoeLauzon
Joe Stevenson
http://twitter.com/joestevenson
Frank Trigg
http://twitter.com/FRANKTRIGG
Jason Miller
http://twitter.com/mayhemmiller
Michael Bisping
http://twitter.com/bisping
CB Dollaway
http://twitter.com/cbdollaway
Kimbo Silce
http://twitter.com/kimboslice
Marcus Davis
http://twitter.com/irishgrenade
Sam Stout
http://twitter.com/samstoutblog
WEC fighters
Urijah Faber
http://twitter.com/urijahfaber
Efrain Escudero
http://twitter.com/effyescudero
Jens Pulver
http://twitter.com/Jens_Pulver
Rob McCullough
http://twitter.com/RaZoRoB
Former UFC fighters
Andrei Arlovski
http://twitter.com/AndreiArlovski
Frank Shamrock
http://twitter.com/frankshamrock
Travis Lutter
http://twitter.com/travislutter
Houston Alexander
http://twitter.com/scrib1972
Other MMA fighters to follow
Bobby Lashley
http://twitter.com/fightbobby
Josh Barnett
http://twitter.com/JoshLBarnett
Jeff Joslin
http://twitter.com/JeffJoslin
Female MMA figters to take note of -
Jessica Pene
http://twitter.com/JessicaPene
Gina Carano
http://twitter.com/ginacarano
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Top 5 social sites – week ending 28/08/2009
1. Facebook – 47.50%
2. YouTube – 16.63%
3. Bebo – 4.26%
4. Twitter – 2.21%
5. MySpace – 2.21%
No surprises here from the weekly release from hitwise. The only point to take note off is Twitter which has over taken Fox’s Myspace.
Myspace is basically an online space for music videos and emerging artists which is very one dimensional. I cannot remember the last time anyone referenced Myspace.
Whereas Twitter has proven to very beneficial for music artists, marketing companies, SEO’s and “normal people” communicating with one another. The ability to link with people with the same interests is so easy and offers a good way to engage with end users or your target audience.
Facebook dominates social network sites for a number of years now and with the recent work undertaken by them to integrate updates into twitter accounts they are effectively becoming the first port of call for the internet (the doorway to other sites). Facebook have also appointed the brains behind gmail to increase the usability of facebook and maybe actually use it as an online webmail client (I know I have been battering on about it for months now)
Twitter has close to 51 million registered users (this will include spammers and dead accounts) but increase in users have exploded worldwide, Biz Stone has suggested the social HQ for the 3 year old company is London which would surprise most.
It might be a case of Bebo looking over its shoulder for twitter, the one thing Bebo has on its side is the younger user, the 12-17 year old bracket is monopolised by bebo currently, this could be down to twitter limiting users to 140 characters and bebo is more like a mini website rather than a profile.
Youtube – google’s video sharing site is staying steady in second place.
Youtube have recently changed a number of elements to its site and in the UK has brought back the ability to add music video’s. I think the sooner the other social platforms integrate directly into youtube the sooner both Google and the other networks can share revenue.
The issue with Youtube recently is the amount of video’s pulled down, which has led to site such as vimeo to become more popular with bloggers aka social activists and music promoters and artists to promote their content. Personally I like the way in the UK there is a new wave of content being uploaded by the tv stations, it shows how online broadcasting is the way of the near future and how important it is to keep their content available in other avenues.
I expect to see Twitter in third place by Q2 next year, the only thing standing in the way could be a sale or spam accounts.
Danny Denhard
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Top 20 websites via Hitwise week ending 27/07/09
1. Google UK
8.39%
2. Facebook
4.91%
3. Windows Live Mail
2.78%
4. Google
2.07%
5. eBay UK
1.97%
6. YouTube
1.89%
7. MSN UK
1.62%
8. BBC Homepage
1.23%
9. Microsoft
1.14%
10. BBC News
1.04%
11. Yahoo! UK & Ireland
0.99%
12. Yahoo! UK & Ireland Mail
0.80%
13. Wikipedia
0.76%
14. Google UK Image Search
0.62%
15. Bebo
0.62%
16. BBC Sport
0.59%
17. Gmail
0.48%
18. Sky Sports
0.44%
19. Amazon UK
0.43%
20. Bing
0.39%
Its always interesting to review the top 20 websites (well for me it is) and its also strange I could predict the top 3 or 4 each week. Although website popularity rarely changes too much month to month its good to see some surprises in there.
To break it down –
4 search engines were in the top 20, this is not including google image search,
Two sports site are also in top 20, what surprised me was BBC was more popular than a bigger and possibly better service Sky Sports.
Facebook was number two, thats 13 places above its nearest rival bebo, one surprise was twitter but with all the 3rd party applications you can use Twitter with its not too surprising.
Hotmail aka live mail is the most webmail service, more popular than Yahoo mail and Gmail, all three being in the top 20. Just a thought… Maybe is facebook took on and allowed email addresses direct into facebook they could wipe out the free webmail alternatives.
Youtube continues to be extremely popular and helps Google dominate the top twenty visited sites, that 5 sites in the top twenty.
Wikipedia the online encyclopaedia although has come into some criticism recently, still seems the most trusted human edited service on the internet with 0.76% of visits.
Lastly, two big online shopping power houses still buck the trend and stay strong in top twenty, auction site Ebay are number 5, obviously it provides buyers and sellers a safe and secure way to sell but also seems to be offering a better peer to peer shopping experience than any other, rival Amazon is 19th. Wonder what amazon could do to break Ebay’s strong hold?
Danny Denhard
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Search engine search enquiries last four weeks via Hitwise
Hitwise released their latest stats for search engine enquiries this week, it includes the last months data -
1. www.google.co.uk – 78.39%
2. www.google.com – 12.19%
3. uk.search.yahoo.com – 2.91%
4. www.bing.com – 2.36%
5. www.uk.ask.com – 1.71%
With the worlds biggest search engine Google scooping up 90.58% of all search queries, its hard to see how any of the other places will catch up.
With this weeks tie in with Yahoo and Microsoft it would only pull 5.27% of all search queries.
I think over the coming months as seen with the new deployment of Jeeves over at ask.com and Bing aka Microsoft have seen with deployments of new search engines/result engines/decision engines and leap of faith taken into the new search engines its going to be a long but productive change for yahoo/bing.
Where the likes of ask and bing differ is the new services they offer –
Ask in the UK offer an answers service, fronted by the modernised Jeeves. They have a daily Q&A and works well with the marketing champaign that works with it. Jeeves on twitter offers daily pointers and shows how using twitter can push your professional service, its a shame they do not actually have more visitors.
Bing on the other hand now sell themselves as discovery engine, the traffic has increased and think that anyone is willing to give new versions/alternatives a try. I personally like the look of bing but the search engine is not that tight, maybe with the yahoo tie in it will really help improve the algorithms and get search right, the bing look definitely makes up for the lack of constant results.
Personally until a search engine delivers the best search results and can take full human style questions (which no search truly does) its google who will dominate the search market.
The only way big players or a new search player can compete is by using their search engines as the main section on their portals and offer out their search facilities on other big sites or tie in their search with other sites, blogs and even work with the likes of wordpress, typepad etc to have their search engine as the default search.
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