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Everyone uses Social Networks to connect to friends, contacts and business associates. So which are the most popular social networks around the world. Royal Pingdom tested the 12 top social networks to answer this interesting question.
Their study has revealed some interesting observations like Facebook is most popular in Turkey and Canada, Friendster and Imeem are most popular in the Philippines, Twitter is most popular in Japan, Orkut is more popular in Iran than it is in the United States and LinkedIn is most popular in India!
They say these results have been compiled using a new tool called Google Insights for Search, which analyzes a portion of worldwide Google web searches from all Google domains to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you’ve entered, relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time and then shows you a graph with the results.
LinkedIn is an online network of more than 25 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and your network consists of your connections, your connections' connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals. Its is definitely a great tool to showcase your professional presence online.
The popular Twitter tool has in built limits to control spam and prevent cheats from gaming Twitter. A Twitter limit will only reveal itself when you cross it, which means you’ve exceeded the maximum number of times allotted to perform a given action on Twitter.
Twitter Limits Updates, Messages, Follows, API Calls
Brent Csutoras who was following 2000 people on Twitter, found his account limited when he wanted to follow more people. Similar experience was noted by many more Tweeple recently. However, some people have verified that these limits can change for each person, depending on your Twitter standing.
I am sure there are many friendly people out there who have more than 2000 friends to follow, and this limit will keep some friends out. Many people simply follow back to reciprocate the gesture, but it is difficult to follow the tweets of 2000 people.
Twitter has a help page clarifying the following and update limits. So currently Twitter applies limits to any person who reaches: * 1,000 total updates per day, on any and all devices * 250 total direct messages per day, on any and devices * 100 API requests per hour * Maximum number of follow attempts in a day
Remember that there is no limit to your number of followers, but just a limit to the number of people you can follow.. This will help to block spammers from gaming the Twitter system. Do you follow us on Twitter?
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25 year old Indian shooting ace Abhinav Bindra won the first Individual Indian Olympic Gold Medal Ever. This win supercedes the silver medal feat of double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Athens 2004 last time. And he blogs…
Abhinav Bindra Wins Olympic Gold Medal
Abhinav Bindra (Olympics Profile) is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali district, Punjab and is now the Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event by winning the gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He now becomes the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. Previously the Indian Hockey team has won gold in Olympics 1980.
I would like to reiterate that everyone who represents India at the Olympic Games has put in years of toil and sweat. I ask the Indian people to support our athletes more. It is fine to celebrate our achievements but it is just as important to keep up the backing when we are not on top of our game.
It is important for India to do better at Olympic sport as these are the true measure of a nation’s sporting depth. I wish more private initiatives come up with corporate support apart from the backing of the government. The joy that the nation feels at my win is humbling. I just wish that this is repeated more and more often.
Lenovo athlete bloggers
Besides providing computing technology, Lenovo's sponsorship of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, they have launched the Voices of the Summer Games Lenovo Blogger Program, and have invited a collection of athletes from every sport and every region around the world to showcase their blog and talk about their experiences leading up to and during the Olympic Games. Now that gives a true picture of the real side of sports, their effort, ambitions and joys. Incidently last time silver medal winner, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also blogs and is a Lenovo Olympic Games Blogger.
Here is the video of Abhinav Bindra getting his Olympic Gold Medal at the Olympics Awards ceremony. A proud moment for Indians. A giant leap for Indian Sports.
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Guest article by Jason from Third Error. Microsoft Windows bundles a number of software applications in order to provide a basic experience, such as Internet Explorer, Wordpad, and others. In this article, we'll be listing replacements for basic Windows software and utilities. If you have a suggestion, feel free to list it in the comments.
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox - a fast, open source, secure, and extendable browser from Mozilla. Offers a number of features over Internet Explorer, including Smart Location Bar, Places Manager, and a rich database of extensions.
Opera - Feature-rich browser. Includes email client, BitTorrent downloads, Speed Dial (page with quick access to favorite websites), and mouse gestures.
Safari - Ported from Mac OSX, Apple brings Safari to Windows. Features private browsing and other enhancements.
Wordpad
OpenOffice - a Java based office suite with features that rival the commercial Microsoft Office, and is compatible with Microsoft's own formats.
AbiWord - Word processing program similar to Microsoft Word. While it does not include all the applications of OpenOffice, it can serve as a replacement for Wordpad.
Notepad
Notepad++ - a feature-rich text editor. Features syntax highlighting, function completion, tabs, and a plethora of other capabilities.
Notepad2 - While not as feature-rich as Notepad++, it offers a simple replacement for Notepad with syntax highlighting.
Calculator
Power Calculator (XP only) - Microsoft offers a free more powerful alternative to the built in Calculator.
Command Prompt
CygWin - CygWin emulates the Linux shell for Windows, allowing you to work with a more powerful command line.
Built In Unzipping Utility
7-Zip - Supports a number of formats, including RAR, ZIP, TAR, and 7z; can also generate a self extracting archive.
TUGZip - Supports a wide range of formats and can create a self extracting archive.
Windows Media Player
foobar2000 - While only audio, supports a wide range of formats without plugins, and has low memory usage and is extremely customizable.
iTunes - Media player from Apple. Provides access to the iTunes Music Store (although not recommended as it bundles DRM with songs).
Songbird - In alpha stage, integrates well with music websites. Supports syncing to other devices.
VLC Media Player - Does not have a library feature, but plays almost any media format.
Miro - Video only, features RSS downloading, BitTorrent, and support for video websites such as YouTube.
Windows Media Center
XBMC for Windows - Supports a large number of formats and is skinnable.
Elisa - Provides support for a large number of media formats, external devices, auto detection of media on the network, and basic Internet integration.
Paint
GIMP - Advanced image editor with functionality similar to Adobe Photoshop.
Paint.NET - While not as advanced as GIMP, Paint.NET provides a large feature set, including support for layers and unlimited undo.
Windows Search
Google Desktop Search - Allows you to search the computer and Internet history in an interface similar to Google Web Search. Also provides a sidebar and quick launch utility.
Copernic Desktop Search - Provides an intuitive UI for searching and claims to be light on resources.
Add/Remove Programs
Revo Uninstaller - Powerful uninstaller that attempts to remove all traces of a program when uninstalling.
Disk Cleanup
CCleaner - Searches system for unneeded files and cleans them. Also has a registry cleaner, start up manager, and minimalistic Add/Remove Programs interface.
Remote Desktop
TightVNC - TightVNC sets up a server on the computer you want to control, and client software on the controlling computer. Offers a number of features over Remote Desktop.
UltraVNC - Like TightVNC, with support for a Java viewer, text chat, and encryption.
TeamViewer - Quick setup, with support for both Windows and Mac. Has file transfer; no firewall setting changes needed.
Windows Photo Gallery / Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Windows Live Photo Gallery - Microsoft provides an enhanced version of Windows Photo Gallery free, as part of the Windows Live suite. Provides photo library tools.
IrfanView - Light image viewer with a wide range of features, including image manipulation and conversion.
XnView - Another light image viewer with a wide range of features. Image manipulation, conversion, and meta data editing are a few features.
Windows Movie Maker
Jahshaka - Offers much more functionality than Windows Movie Maker. Open source.
LiVES - Not available for Windows natively, but can boot from a Live CD. Has a greater feature set than Windows Movie Maker.
Windows Messenger
Windows Live Messenger - Offers more functionality (and bloat) than Windows Messenger. Supports only the MSN protocol, with some integration with Yahoo.
Pidgin - Supports a wide range of protocols, including Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, AIM, Google Talk, Jabber, and others. Extendable with plugins.
Digsby - Supports a wide range of protocols as Pidgin does, and also features integration with social media such as Facebook.
Miranda IM - Light messenger with support for a wide range of protocols. Highly extendable.
Yahoo! Messenger - Offers some integration with the MSN protocol. Mainly supports the Yahoo! protocol.
Windows Explorer
xplorer2 - Offers a wide range of features over Windows Explorer, including dual pane and tabbed browsing.
Blackbox for Windows - An alternative light shell replacement for Windows, based off of the Blackbox Window Manager. Highly customizable.
Disk Defragmenter
JkDefragGUI - Is able to defrag when your screensaver comes on. Has other powerful features.
Outlook Express / Windows Mail
Mozilla Thunderbird - Email client from Mozilla. Extendable with plugins and themes.
Windows Live Mail - An improved version of Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail is part of the Windows Live suite.
Evolution - Originally for Linux, Evolution is now available for Windows, offering an Outlook-like GUI.
Mail functionality is also provided by SeaMonkey (formerly Mozilla) and Opera
Windows Firewall
Comodo Firewall Pro - Protects outbound connections as well as inbound connections, unlike Windows Firewall. Has database of "safe" software to prevent unnecessary warnings.
Audacity - Record, mix, and apply effects to sounds in this fully featured audio editor.
CD/DVD Burning Functionality
ImgBurn - Works with all types of media, able to create, build, and burn CD images.
Windows Sidebar
Google Desktop Sidebar - Google Desktop features a sidebar feature as part of the Google Desktop package.
Yahoo! Widgets - While not a sidebar, Yahoo! Widgets allows you to place widgets onto your desktop. Also features a widget dock where you can view your widgets at a quick glance.
Klipfolio - Place "Klips" around your desktop, with information from the web. Takes up less space than traditional widgets/gadgets.
Start Menu
Vista Start Menu - Larger start menu which allows you to find your applications more easily and quickly perform tasks.
Launchy - While technically not a menu, Launchy allows you to launch programs by typing a portion of the application name.
ViStart - For XP users, this replaces the current Start Menu with Vista's start menu, even containing search functionality.
Run
Launchy - Launch programs by typing a portion of the application name - as opposed to typing the full application name or executable name.
This guest article is written Jason from Third Error, where is writes about Windows (and applicable software), web applications, web design, and a bit of *nix (Ubuntu mainly). Got some tips to share, you can also write a guest article on QOT.
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